Place was great! Food was fantastic! Piper our server was so on her game! Best place for breakfast…read morefor sure! Thank you again for the hospitality!

The Grumpy Barista, previously of the inner west suburb of Petersham has found its way to a new…read morelocation in Alexandria. The café occupies the corner of Garden st and Henderson Road and is industriously styled with cool marble and pink interior and a hanging garden. There's plenty of space inside and out, so I you won't be waiting long for a table. Serving Toby's estate coffee and a range of modern Australian dishes for both breakfast or lunch, as well as some sweet treats, is a popular café with the locals and visitors to the area alike. I've visited now on more than one occasion and the café is continuously striving to perfect their menu offerings. A group of us dined on this day to sample a number of the menu choices. The Grumpy's special of chili scrambled eggs were presented atop sourdough bread and a side of heirloom carrots, a heatlhy and wholesome meal. The winner of the day, and also one recommended to us was the Green Pea Smash with burrata and prosciutto. A great combination of flavours. From the sweets menu, we went for the Fig Brioche, topped with macadamia, honey, ricotta and vanilla ice cream (in place of the regular fairy floss). There were a few fruits topping it and would love to have a few more. The Grumpy's granola and pannacotta is also not only beautiful, but delicious and served with a raspberry pannacotta. Could be a sweet or breakfast ;) The venue also serves the famous cronuts (a mix of a doughnut and croissant, filled with a range of insides like cream, Nutella, caramel and topped with oreos etc. Surprise yourself. The guys at grumpy's are always friendly and hospitable. Make sure you pay them a visit.

This pub was actually pretty cool, even if it was just that fibreglass cauliflower hanging over the…read moreentrance. Then again I really don't like cauliflower, though that didn't put me off the place. In fact as a pub it was pretty cool, and the service wasn't bad either. They also had quite a decent selection of beers available, which is something that I also appreciate quite a lot.

A respectable, local pub to have a casual meal before a night out, a relaxed Sunday Breakfast (from…read morethe menu), or have a couple of beers and catch a game of football. The pub features a pool table section, function area, ATM and bottle shop. Having experienced some rude service in the past here, it's great to see the new bar manager interacting with the customers a bit more. The bistro offers a standard but well executed pub menu including spaghetti Bolognese, bangers and mash, chicken parmigiana, seafood, steaks and burgers; with a few nice surprises thrown in. The roast pumpkin salad with grilled Haloumi, cherry tomatoes & pine nuts ($12) is definitely worth trying. I also like the pork cutlets served with mash & steamed veggies, topped with a spicy Asian orange sauce ($18). Organize a few friends for some good natured and entertaining competition on a Wednesday night- trivia night.

My Airbnb was just across the street, and I couldn't have been more lucky in finding this little…read moregem. The food is as gorgeous as it is delicious. I sincerely think this is some of the most creative breakfast I've ever experienced. The staff is super-friendly.

The night before tried to get ramen at another shop, but completely failed because they had no…read morecommunication to people that they would be closed for a month. Other people like us showed up to the restaurant only to see a homemade sign stating they were closed and so ended up coming here the next day to get my ramen fix. I thought the pork gyoza and RaRa Tonkotsu were good and satiated my ramen craving. Space is rather tight and you have to outside the restaurant for the washroom.

Quick drop in and grab yo go. Cashless with in app ordering. Cute if you want a drop in meal.read more

Absolutely fantastic. Great food, great atmosphere and most of all the staff are so friendly and…read morethe service is brilliant

I stumbled across this hidden gem when I was living in the area last year. I now travel back here…read morefor absolutely no fuss, delicious authentic Vietnamese food. I usually order Cha Gio - 6 hot,crispy spring rolls - $8.50 or the more healthy cold version - Goi Cuon. This is chicken and prawnmade in a rice paper roll. My favourite dish is the Bun Ga Nuong. Lemongrass grilled chicken served with vermicelli noodle and fresh mint, carrots, lettuce, shallots and roasted peanuts. Yum! This is only $11.00 - a bargain. All dishes are served with fresh tea. Nest time I come I want to try the Vietnamese pancake.

Top notch Vietnamese joint just a couple of minutes down the road from Redfern station. Has an…read moreauthentic feel, which is partly to do with the great food, and partly to do with the slightly underwhelming decor more seen in Vietnam than downtown Sydney. Had the pho, which at $10 is amazing value. Served with a significant side of fresh chillis and your standard fare of fresh green produce. BYO booze is also a significant plus.

Clean and modern Vietnamese restaurant tucked away in Alexandria for your eating pleasure…read more The food was cheap and of a high quality with some items on the menu which I've not seen at a Viet restaurant before; which was refreshing and I wanted to try everything on the menu (where is my second stomach)? I had the sugarcane prawn vermicelli salad... the prawns were interesting, sort of like a fish cake texture which I wasn't expecting but the rest of the salad was fresh and delicious. Their rice paper rolls are also of a great size and I recommend the chicken and avo. My boyfriend had the beef curry (5 time something) and it was TO DIE FOR!! I will definitely be returning to see the Nguyen Bros and to try loads more on the menu.

Quick and easy lunch. The stock in the pho reminded me of those from cabramatta. Good spot for…read moreVietnamese after shopping at Woolworths! Reasonably priced for food around the area.

3.5 maybe. Too used to LA brunch places and quality. This place nailed the aesthetics but the food…read morecould be better. Benedict poached egg not poached enough.

Overall the food was ok. The menu (still the Christmas menu in February) is not expansive which is…read moregood, but I strongly advise looking at the pricing before you order, I ordered eggs on toast ($14) and a side of bacon. This came with two eggs on ONE slice of toast. Had I ordered just the toast ($8 for two slices) and two extra eggs ($3 each) it would come to the same price with more toast. The coffee was very good though. I'm dropping stars because considering the price, one slice of toast and two eggs is outrageous. Repeating my sentiment though, go for the coffee!

Big fan of this place as it's a step above casual but notch below fancy Japanese in the area. I've…read morebeen here twice and haven't been disappointed yet. Sushi is fresh, specials are tasty, and the Yuzu cocktails/Matcha latte's are bomb. Try the fried eggplant, agedashi tofu, and any of their specials...though their skewers could be better. If you like Kura you'll like these guys.

Great sushi and other selections of food. Average speed but very nice people and staff. Great…read morelocation as well as it is in the heart of Alexandria. Not a wide selection of food but yummy for what it is. Great place to stop and get a light lunch. Except the rolls are very large and hard to fit in your mouth. :) Tempura prawns and pan fried pork dumplings are very yummy :)

On Sunday this place dispenses with their regular menu and hosts a "New York Style Brunch". It is…read morethis that attracted my attention. Anything NYC is ok with me. The service is spotty at best, but not unusual for this part of Sydney where the staff are more likely to be part time students who just came off a hard night at the local clubs than full time hospitality folk. So after some confusion around table numbers and what we did or didn't order, the food eventually made an appearance. The Huevous Rancheros looked very good, and I am told was quite good. The French toast was small in serving - but very tasty. It left me room to try the PB&J off the kids menu. Very basic is appearance and taste - but still fun. The seating area is very spacious and the ambience feels very Sunday brunch. Relaxing and cool. It's a quiet part of town generally on weekends. We followed up with the "crack pie" which didn't crack at all, instead it was a gooey melted version. Still taste nice and the praline ice cream that came with it was very good. Needs some attention to detail - but I'd come back again.

I really enjoyed this space. The service was very good, the waiter forgiving our mis-ordering and…read morebeing very friendly. Given its in the Eveleigh Carriageworks space, it wasn't particularly full which we liked as we could actually hear each other talk. A good range of wines, though none of the cocktails appealed. It has a really nice atmosphere and some good configurations for seating, plus a random pool table in front of the bar. I think we'll be back.