Locale

5 Reviews on “Locale”

• Sherrym1au

  Hubby and I decided to head out for breakfast/brunch on the recent public holiday. Perhaps not a wise idea?! This was our first time at this very Italian café – i.e. run by Italians and frequented by them too. There was a lot of chatter around us, which certainly added a touch of authenticity to the experience. Sadly, we felt very left out. As is customary, orders are taken at the counter, and food brought out to your table. The waiter who was also the chef, thumped our plates on the table without a word. There were no greetings, no smiles, no recognition at all. We were both surprised by the coffee; we had expected a good cuppa but no, they were weak and not a good flavour. I’ve been having a lot of coffee at my local recently, and this was nowhere near as good. But the food was good value;a good price with generous plates. Hubby chose the Vulcanici with meatballs and scrambled eggs. The meatballs had a nicely tender texture but were very bland. The menu mentions chilli, but hubby sadly could not detect any. His eggs were eggs, ok but not outstanding. I had the Salmone – poached eggs with salmon. The bread was good, serves were generous, the avo mash was very fresh (it even had tiny bits of skin to prove it) and the eggs were beautifully runny just the way I like them. We ate and ran, hoping the staff have happier days.

  December 20, 2019, 2:23 am

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• Carl Martens

  What a find!. A friend and I went there yesterday. A pleasant surprise. The food is homemade, reasonable, and delicious. Good, friendly service — it’s like your visiting someone at home. Can’t wait to to get there again.

  April 30, 2015, 2:23 am

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• Natalie Portmenteau

  Excellent. Title says it all – a little cafe doing great coffee (sidenote: and super hot as well, unlike so many other places) and interesting and delicious breakfast options. I had a simple, vegetarian dish of eggs, pecorino, mushrooms and truffle oil which was filing with great flavours. Friendly service to boot. Looking forward to coming back.

  December 26, 2014, 2:23 am

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• Ilikethefood

  This isn’t really a breakfast place. The menu is just what sits in the cabinet – sandwiches, arancini, a frittata? and some GF sweets. The sandwich I had was quite nice so if you’re in the area looking for a cheap lunch I would recommend this place. I don’t really understand why a place would specialise neither in fresh food to order, nor coffee (it’s di Bella). It isn’t bad but it doesn’t live up to the standard I expect in relation to other places Brisbane has to offer.

  January 8, 2014, 2:23 am

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• DianaW

  Diana. After such a weak & watery cup of coffee at Sourced down the road this little coffee shop was a welcome sight. I needed a hit & I certainly got it here. Great Italian vibe to this great little shop

  November 10, 2013, 2:23 am

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