Kuta Café is not a gourmet restaurant. Once you've accepted that, you are much more likely to enjoy your time there. The views are simply spectacular - I visited for breakfast at around 8.30am and enjoyed an incredible view across Brisbane and all the way up to the Pacific Ocean, all of which was sparkling in the sunshine. There is no table service at Kuta, so you go to the counter to order and pay for your food. The breakfast offerings include eggs, toast, waffles and fruit. I had avocado on toast with poached eggs, and enjoyed my meal - the eggs were runny (though slightly overdone) and the avocado was pretty fresh. The toast was pretty hard though and the coffee wasn't the best, but it was a decent enough meal. My sister didn't quite agree, as her fruit plate came with the grapes still on the stalk, and with parsley sprinkled all over the fruit(?!). Little touches like fresh pepper rather than the powdered variety would have been great, but hey it's a café not a restaurant. The real draw to this place, though, is the view. The food is not spectacular, but I can hardly imaging a better location for a stunning breakfast just 20 minutes outside of a city. For this reason alone, I would definitely return to the Kuta Café, and highly recommend it to both tourists and Brisbane residents alike. read more

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This a great little joint to get some casual food like cakes, nacho's, chips and ice cream when you're up sightseeing on the famous Mt Cootha. During winter the hot chocolate is popular, during summer the ice creams are popular, this place is open most the day and some of the night so take advantage of it. Prices are the cheapest and they tailor to a lot of tourist groups going through the mountain, in fact a lot of their business depends on it, and thrives on it at the same time. It's got outdoor seating and indoor seating as well as a gift shop, but I recommend the outdoor seating. The view is just magnificent. It's the place to grab your drink and have your snack if you've hiked up the mountain from Chapel Hill... it's a good 30-45 minute trek and you may even bump into people horseback riding. Great little spot, more for morning and night people, the lunch isn't the greatest, but the nachos aren't too bad at all. read more

Kuta Cafe - Restaurants Near Me - Mount Coot-tha, QLD

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Only claiming to be a basic Cafe (Brisbane in general is pretty basic in the food scene unless your going top end) , so you expect burgers and chips with coke on tap but they do a good breakfast and nice coffee (they don't ask 'would you like that in a mug'!). Amazing view of course. Friendly staff. Their gas cooker wasn't working and at 9am they had no fruit for the fruit salad and one of the waitresses didn't know where any of the table numbers were but the lovely cook ‍ sorted me out. read more

Kuta Cafe - Good - Restaurants Near Me - Mount Coot-tha, QLD

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What can I say? This is a cute place to get a bite but the real drawcard it the Mt Coot-tha view. It's pretty standard tourist cafe fare but they easily cater to gluten free requirements and are licensed from 10am. Our table had coffees which were okay but not mindblowing, smoked salmon bagels for two, an avocado on gluten-free toast which came with feta and tomato relish, and a big vegetarian breakfast. We were happy enough, and service was prompt. A lot of the outside tables are covered so when it rains as it did the day we went, you can still take cover and enjoy your meal. However, the way to the restrooms is not covered so when it's raining and nature calls you're going to get wet. When the weather is good, it would be a great little place to have an ice cream or a cold drink while showing off the Brisbane skyline to visiting guests. Otherwise, I could take it or leave it. read more

Halfway through taking a friend for a driving lesson around the mountain, I needed to wrap my white knuckles around something other than my passenger side handles. Me being me, I chose liquid stimulant number one. To get to Mt Coot-tha Lookout, the Kuta Cafe, the Summit Restaurant, and the gift shop, drive up Sir Samuel Griffith's drive (from the highway side) and follow the brown sign halfway up left to finish the rest of the windy way up. You'll hit a roundabout at which you'll turn left and be greeted with diagonal parking. If it's full, keep going and there's a small parking bay to your left. If it's full, keep going and there's a few side parks on the road back down. If they're full, turn left before you hit the give way sign to enter into another carpark. Confused yet? Then catch a bus. Ambience *** I can't comment on the gift shop - I'm a local, I don't need souvenirs, so I'm not going to bother myself with the gaudy wheelarounds cluttering up the shop. The cafe is fairly obvious as you'll see oversized umbrellas and tables and chairs aplenty all over the deck area. They look smart and new in stark contrasting colours against the sandstone garden barriers. They're well placed, as even from inside we could see a decent view. There are numbers on the tables, and if you haven't been here before, you need to know: they make you pick your table before you order. I know it's weird, why can't they just give you a table number like every other cashier service cafe in existance? So it's really NOT solo diner friendly. You'd need to pick a table, run up and stand in line for 10-20 minutes, and then hope someone hasn't already ordered for your table, or if successful, return to your table after ordering, hoping some other schmuck hasn't sat down to hear the bad news, ending you up in 2 possible awkward situations. It's been a while since I visited the cafe (and was heading for the adjacent restaurant anyway), so I'm not sure if things have changed or always been this way. Difficult enough was that my guest (learner driver) insisted on paying for my food and drink (have I mentioned I'm fussy?), hence she had to be the one to order while I sat guarding our table. This table number situation has clearly distracted me past the point of enjoying any of the ambience the cafe could have to offer. Still. Over a week later. Service *** I assume the cashier was friendly enough, my friend had no complaints; our waiter who brought the food and drinks over looked very nervous, very unsure, and very hassled. He was the only one I could see, and given it took at least 30 minutes for our morning tea to arrive (scones, muffin, and coffee on a busy day), I'm not surprised if he was over the gig already. I sat there trying to figure out whether, as a gimmick attraction the owners of the cafe don't care about repeat business and just want to pull in as much one-off dosh as possible, or whether half the staff had called up sick with the rest on holiday. Food *** As afore-mentioned table-guarding was taking place, I didn't get a chance to look at the menu, which SUCKS. I really like to know what I'm ordering. I asked friend for a flat white and scone (did not expect her to know what a Devonshire tea was and wasn't eager to explain it), and she ordered for herself a blueberry muffin and cappucino. The coffee was hot enough for me when it came out, but my grandma would say it was too cold; the flavour was spot on, though, might be a bit strong for others, but perfect for me. The scones were smooth and buttery in texture, though I've cooked in enough cafes to know they were same shape as the Sara Lee ones which come in a caterers slab to be cut up and thawed in cling-wrapped pairs before being zapped hot for the customers. Hey, they may not be, I could be wrong, but I'm 75-85% sure I'm right - and I'm not dissing it, I happen to like Aunty Sara's cooking. There was, however, the dreaded sploodge of cream gun cream. Ok, it's cream just like any other thickened cream, but a Devvy tea is just depressing when it's not done with dollop or double thick cream. The jam was at least not in portion control sachets, I have to admit, that, other than the generically good tasting scones was the meal's saving grace. I'm not saying it was housemade jam, I know Beerenberg sells jam in 2L tubs, I'm just saying it was a touch of relief to what was an otherwise blah plate. Additional notes The cafe does take-away, so if you want to step up to the higher platform, get your coffee or muffin to go! They also have ice-cream. I can't comment on prices, as I didn't pay. I do recall (back in the day) the prices weren't too bad for tourist prices. The whole mountain area is 50km/h and the cops don't mind waiting for your return trip down the mountain, so be watchful for them when you head back to the world. read more

Kuta Cafe - Devonshire coffee, 28/01/2013. - Restaurants Near Me - Mount Coot-tha, QLD

Good cafe with an excellent view. I had the coffee and was pleasantly surprised that it tasted good and was not overpriced, given that it is the only cafe on top of a touristy lookout. Score for Mount Cootha! The muffins and desserts are alright too, nothing special but decently edible. There is lots of outdoor seating, some under umbrella cover and some not. A variety of table sizes for different sized groups. It was pretty empty and relaxed on a nice weekday afternoon. read more

For the location of this cafe the food didn't match the view. I talked it up in my head more than I should have knowing it was on be peak of the beautiful Mount Koot-Tha. I can't speak for the restaurant but the cafe/gift shop is more of a tourist bake shop at lunch time with greasy foods and fries that, to me, taste cheap. It was my fault for thinking that breakfast could be all day; breakfast ends at 11am so I ended up with the chicken and slaw burger. The burger itself was quite nice the fries on the other hand where not on par. I rate this place 3 stars having seen what everyone else had to eat as well. The view is stunning so I highly recommend you go up to see the Brisbane skyline. Tourists or not, it is quite nice. read more

This is the perfect setting for a great cafe. This is not it. Lower your expectations and enjoy the view. If you can take a picnic. This business simply has a monopoly and has had to painfully cope with people over the years. I have felt like an imposition to staff or an enemy on so many occasions it's hilarious. It's a droll Faulty comedy. I have had so many bad experiences here over 20+ years of bringing people up to the view and this business has been an embarrassment to us so many times it deserves a little spray - The service has been consistently poor. There is a massive turnover of staff here. Why? They can't all be bad. It has been rare over the years to be able to order, sit down and receive good quality food and beverages in a timely manner. There are reliably different staff not able to use the till, poor cleaning, tables stacked with multiple past customers leftovers inviting wildlife to help themselves. We've cleared plates and wiped ice cream smeared table tops quite a few times to get ourselves seated. There's an inability to make any minor adjustments to orders without major upset, no bottle opener to open beers purchased here, mashed mixed and sloppy ice creams, over charging, under charging, not charging. There is no table service however the systems that are in place mean that you cannot order and then go and sit down you have to find a table then order .. then if someone has taken that table... any way that insanity and inconvenience is only a precursor to coffee and food that varies in quality, speed and temperature. We've been bluntly refused service because we were 1 minute, 3 minutes and 5 minutes too early on different occasions - Oh yawn - doors open signs out everything on including two staff doing NOTHING. No hellos no good mornings no hospitality just rude refusal. This morning prompted this review. The gift shop is a similar business effort. No creativity, no passion, no interest in Brisbane here simply an interest in selling. In the right hands this place could lift the Mt Coot-tha experience. At the moment it is a place to buy something just so that you feel justified using the chairs and tables. read more

The Kuta Cafe and Gift Shop itself is fairly unimpressive. What's impressive is the outdoor seating and view from the top of Mount Coot-tha, where you can see a panorama of the city - a very pretty view by night. OK, the iced chocolates, mochas and general coffees are very good at the cafe. The cream is always fresh and delicious and the deserts are of the same calibre. Of course both are absolutely ridiculously overpriced, as this is a big drop-in for tourists who have come to Mt Coot-tha Lookout. The gift shop is predictable and there specifically for tourists. Everything is overpriced and heavily "Aussie" themed. Long story short: good but expensive food at the cafe and the gift shop is boring and overpriced. The view however is fantastic. read more

The view is spectacular,I brand my huge telescope with me up to here-not an easy task. The food was quite tasty great for a café poor for a restaurant and service is good. I went to the counter without a number but I went out and had a look ,chose my table and told it to the staff member serving me. It takes 5 seconds how can people take so long they move to the next customer? Anyways, I could put the telescope there while I was eating and the staff didn't mind :) Overall I think this is a great place, it actually isn't overpriced but delivers good value for money ( Service, food, location etc.) read more

We regularly bring out of towners up here for coffee. The city looks gorgeous at night and the coffee is amazing. One night on a whim I thought I'd try a soy hot chocolate. I had no hopes at all this would be good, in fact, I thought it would be downright awful! How wrong was I? This is probably my most favourite beverage in Brisbane! It's creamy and frothy and chocolatey. Pretty much perfection in a mug! We usually get a lamington or another little treat and the whole thing always goes down well with our guests. Highly recommended!!! read more

Surprisingly great food, fast service and reasonable prices. Surprisingly not too busy on Anzac Day public holiday. Breakfast burger delicious. read more

The coffee is good and so many wonderful desserts available, the biggest issue is choosing which one, if your after an evening dessert and coffee with a great view, this is the place but be aware it can be rather busy on weekend evenings. read more

The cafe place needs to improve a lot in making coffee... worst coffee and frappes at a very expensive price.... hate the coffee of this place read more

Process rules over customer service. For example, I went to order without a table number and I said I'd come back once I'd selected a table - this wasn't allowed - it added 15 minutes to the order as I needed to line up again. When the coffees arrived, at the table, they were served in paper cups. read more