Bean Out - Carindale

Quite a nice little cafe. They serve Merlo coffee and fresh, leaf tea as one would hope. The pancakes were light, fluffy and drowning in maple syrup and ice cream. I wasn't expecting much , but this place was very pleasant.

The manager is exceptionally rude. She practically scolded me about ordering the special on the board, and then told her her staff in the same manner that they need to do something about that immediately because it's just ridiculous to have to make only one slice of toast at a time. Rude. Burnt coffee. Hard as rocks poached egg. Kid walking around dragging his feet delivering food to people's tables.

I really want to like this cafe but it's far too expensive for a small local cafe. A coffee and cake serving costs between $10-$15 and the cake portions are really tiny. Considering the amount of elderly in the area, I think a really good coffee and cake deal is needed here. The coffee is ok - probably one of the best in the area (there isn't a lot of competition though). The food is basic but tasty.

I've been to this shopping centre cafe numerous times and have always been impressed with the quality of the food. The crispy thick cut chips with aioli are perfect. The chicken and avocado on Turkish is always tasty with some yummy sauces. And with various Mediterranean inspired sweet options you can't go wrong for desert either. And the coffee is always good too.

The chicken turkish bread from this cafe is a lunch favourite for me, and I'm also a big fan of their milkshakes. I've found the coffee to be reasonably good, and the service is usually decent. Usually I go for takeaway, but I've dined in a couple of times before and the experience was fairly average, but I wouldn't mind doing so again.