Honestly, I didn't expect to find a brunch cafe out in Grafton, but then again I can't consider myself an expert on regional New South Wales. Well, this place certainly seemed to be pretty popular because it appeared as if the entire town had descended upon the place to have some brunch. Okay, I'm exaggerating a bit but there was certainly a crowd here. Still, I managed to find myself a place to sit, and they served me a pretty decent eggs benedict and pot of tea, and the price really wasn't all that bad either. I have to say that I did really like this place. read more

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It's generally a good sign when you arrive to a cafe in another city and there's a line out the door of punters waiting for their morning take-away. Well, at least, that's the interpretation we took arriving to this Grafton local as we attempted to find breakfast that didn't involve the Golden Arches and layers of regret for the remainder of our drive. Searching 'coffee' in Grafton on Yelp led me to two places, Toast being one of them. The space is what I'm going to call regional-chic with dashes of vintage inspiration (the wall of 50s Tupperware and a few Danish retro pieces specifically). It is counter service and there's a 50cent EFTPOS surcharge for purchases under $100. This baffled me. The menu delivers standard cafe breakfast options -- toast with condiments, eggs and bacon, corn fritters and omelets. I opted for the omelette with tomato, Bangalow ham, spinach and mushrooms. Our coffees (Botero) arrived and the blend is strong. It actually cuts through the milk making a flat white worth waiting 5hours for. My omelette, is a lot bigger than I expected and looks home-made. It's a comfort to see and even more soul-warming to eat. It did lack seasoning in the egg itself and would have been standout if there was a little tarragon, sage, garlic or basil. Still, for a cafe we took a punt on it could have been worse. So to Toast, I "toast" you for giving us a road trip breakfast worth paying for, and that hasn't resulted in any road trip regret. read more

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A lot of thought has been put into the look of this café with coffee colours used throughout and a wide open frontage letting in lots of light. It was very popular on the day I was here, and it's great to see a local business thriving. The coffee is smooth and tasty, but mine was slightly over extracted. Not too bad though. It's certainly a vibrant and pleasant place to come. read more

Toast Espresso - Front counter - Restaurants Near Me - Grafton, NSW

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It's good to see that the original Toast that has now opened up in Yamba is exactly the same as its new branch. It's always a good sign when you rock up to a cafe and the locals are streaming out the door and on to the sidewalk to get coffee and food. On the day after Boxing Day this cafe was bustling, probably because it was really the only decent place open. They serve good coffee and a variety of pre-made sandwiches which are in the little glass case at the front of the store but they also have a pretty decent breakfast menu with bacon, eggs, toast, omelettes and corn fritters and all the food seems pretty fresh and tasty. I had a bacon and egg roll on Turkish bread and it was a nice change from heavy rolls I've had before, the bread was light and fresh. I would have liked the egg to have a runny yolk but that's just me. Not a bad little cafe for a country town! read more

Excellant food and great location. Enjoy a stroll throught the gallery followed by lunch in the courtyard read more

My partner and I have had brekky at Toast al most every Saturday for two years after my partner runs Parkrun! Great food consistantly, great service and relaxing environment. We just love it! read more

.50c surcharge on transactions under $100 ?? What the heck? I've never seen that anywhere else - how is that justified? My Frittata slice was $8.50 (no salad) and cold on the inside - coffee was average - pretty disappointing experience all up. read more

Great service big smiles and superb food and coffee. It seems to be the place to go in Grafton.