Ooh, Kara. You surprised me. This could just be because I was (and still am) morally opposed to you…read morespelling "café" as "kafe"--look, I spent ten years refusing to set foot in the "music kafe" in Brisbane--but you were open and you were right near somewhere I'd just shopped and needed to drop, so in I went for some lunch. Kara, that menu item that I settled on--don't call it a "chicken salad". You're fooling everyone. I almost skimmed right over it because I didn't feel like a salad. It's not a salad; it's a slice of heaven. Cold soba noodles and a delicious sauce and I haven't stopped craving it since I first ate it. The coffee was also excellent and the service was SO FRIENDLY! HELLO! Beautiful high ceilings and a lovely design, too. I'll be back, Kara! Though I'd still prefer it if you changed your name.

Don't be put off by they way they spell cafe - Kafe Kara is an excellent little spot for lunch in…read morethe CBD. Their food is excellent and the coffee good (if a little bitter - depends on your tastes). The cafe itself is long and narrow, disguising the amount of seating available from the street, so it is worth wandering in even if they 'look full'. It's probably worth noting that the cafe can be a bit noisy at kitchen end (out the back) and the tables are fairly small, so you won't have a lot of room for gadgets and your lunch :)

I have to say that I am a big fan of this lovely little restaurant. When we went a few years ago…read moreour experience wasn't so good but fortunately we gave it another chance and I can't speak more highly of it. The food, particularly lunch, is absolutely lovely. Terrific quality and consistency. The owners (Mark and Ruth, I think?) are delightful and very welcoming - particularly Mark. My favourites in the lunch menu are the crispy skin duck, scallops, and fish (usually Blue Eye Trevalla) and chips. everything is fresh and served with either seasonal vegetables or really fresh salad. And I mean fresh salad. There is nothing worse than going into a restaurant where the side salad is limp as if it's been sitting around in the fridge waiting for plating. I understand their speciality is breakfast which we haven't tried. But importantly they have great coffee too! Worth a visit.

Great view from the rear window if you can get a seat! I rushed in and asked for a quickie brekky…read more of cappuccino and fruit toast. They obliged and within minutes my coffee and thick fruit toast with yummy cinnamon butter arrived. The staff are very friendly and the full cooked breakfast delivered to the other diners looks wonderful.

A nice little cafe right off the Highway- very tidy inside and outside with lots of seating. The…read moremenu isn't overly ambitious, has your usual cafe/small restaurant fare with breakfast served most of the day. When COVID shutdown hit, they offered milk/bread/eggs and other small groceries, which was handy as I lived nearby. Parking can sometimes be an issue, so be prepared to walk a bit during busier times. Coffee isn't the greatest, but I do give them points for consistency. It's always far too hot and a bit weak for my taste, asking for an extra shot definitely helps. Not the best coffee on the Eastern Shore, but certainly not the worst.

A lovely addition to Lindisfarne - scrambled eggs close to being over cooked but the coffee and…read moreservice was great. Will come again most definitely!!

Yum. Coffee was good and prompt. Breakfast was exact what we ordered and quite satisfying. Well…read moredone and thank you.

Opposite Salamanca market in the midst of fancy schmancy cafes with prices only starting from 15…read morebucks and above, this place offers cheaper options but the food you get in return is grossly undervalue I ordered scrambled eggs on toast and the wholemeal bread was stale and definitely home brand. The scrambled eggs appeared to taste like powdered eggs and their tomato relish was definitely ketchup. My friend got their breakfast focaccia with bacon and other fried things and loved it. The other friend got a mushroom stack with salsa and barely touched her meal. I would rather pay exorbitant prices in Hobart than ever visit here again.

Blow me down if Vilicia doesn't house the sweetest and chirpiest staff in Hobart town. They also…read morehave ridiculously good coffee blends, a sweet as heck designer fitout, and some of the best sweet and savoury treats in town--even moreso now that on Fridays and Saturdays you can grab a Lady Hester sourdough doughnut, one of Hobart's newest treasures. Make sure you grab a loyalty card to stamp those coffees off! And take advantage of their being open Saturdays--it's such a joy to have a decent CBD coffee place open on a Saturday and we want to make sure they keep it that way!

Lovely little cafe right next door to yellow Bernard. This is more of a place to hang and get food…read more Lovely interior, nice and bright and contemporary. The obligatory communal table and lots of bar seats. Just popped in to grab some take out so can't really comment on the menu or coffee (got mine from yellow Bernard) but the sandwiches were yummy, fresh and delicious and of course they toast them for you. I would definitely go back and try out their other food offerings and coffee to see how it compares to next door.

A dear friend gifted me a copy of Hide & Seek Hobart just before I moved down, and Shoebox was…read moregiven such a lovely wrap in there, I felt I had no choice but to rock up and see for myself what all the fuss was about... My take-away coffee was served way too hot, but my disappointment there was well and truly outweighed by my delight in the spicy Korean chicken pide. HOLY CRAP, THAT PIDE! I wouldn't have described it as "spicy" but the flavour was insanely good, and it wasn't just the chicken. The whole thing made my life better. Delicious, fresh bread and just the right combination of salad stuff made it one of the best face-treats I've had in this town. Eating in is only possible in small groups, because there's very limited space - but most of their menu can be taken away (pides pides pides get a pide take a pide away subliminal pide message). I was curious to see a little sign saying they sell duck fat (infused with amazing spices) here, perfect for roast potatoes... instant drool. I'm clearly going to have to learn which of the bazillion potato types that are available down here is best for roasting, so I can get on that. Thank you, Shoebox. There's a large selection of pides for lunch so do yourself a favour and try one. I won't rest until I've sampled the entire menu. I'm also planning on giving their coffee a second go... maybe with a wanky temperature request next time. P.S. These guys are pretty active on instagram, and I was VERY excited to see a picture of a little van and a mention of "food van culture" and "coming soon". I'm all ears...

Spot-on for takeaway coffee. I ordered, and had a latte in hand in a jiffy. It was creamy and…read moredelicious, and I think I'll make time for lunch next go around. Lucky for me, it's only 2 blocks from where I'm working at the moment. Lucky for them I am a coffee addict...

Small-fry, I've tried with you, but I have to call it…read more The space is small and beautiful but you didn't establish it. I went in with two friends today and despite a corner being vacated, your staff tried to place the three of us in a row, instead of in the corner. Have you ever dined with more than two people seated side by side? Conversation is impossible. We managed to negotiate our way into the corner despite your staffer's grave resistance to it (the hesitation being that us sitting in the corner would leave a single seat either side of us and heaven forbid solo diners from existing... we promised to move if the situation arose, and funnily enough, it didn't). Your menu (no longer presented on a wooden cube) is so expensive. The four cheese toastie was beautiful, but $18? And forgive me, but does anyone actually pay $20 for that porridge? And is a half hour wait for food really that great when you've got your prep piled on counters and only half a dozen seated customers? The coffee is still good.

Small-fry will make you feel like home. Not too many on the menu but what's on it is nice. Also you…read morecould find donuts and other sweet treats off the menu. The chef would cook just in front of you which is like in your own private dining room. Love the atmosphere here! Really Small but so sweet.

Great branch of this chain with friendly staff serving delicious pies. The potato pie features…read moremince abnd potato topped off by cheese and bacon. Surprisingly I didn't find thisbtooneich, I think because the plainer beef/mash offset the salty topping really well. One if my fave pies ever in fact, gloriously decadent! The chicken and avocado pita was also very nice and then have a good range of soft drinks including kombucha.

Terrific selection of sandwiches, baked goods. Very fresh and delicious. Great place to stop for…read morequick meal and take away. Friendly and cheery service!!