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I just loved the simple styling and glow about Short Black cafe as we walked up in the rain tonight in Camberwell. The Italian based menu read very we…
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We were invited to Short Black today and given its name I had assumed it was a cafe. Upon entry I realised it offers more than just brunch fare and is…
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Short Black is THE place to go to if you are after amazing coffee and even more amazing latte art!! We were fortunate enough to have our coffees made …
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5 Reviews on “Short Black”
I just loved the simple styling and glow about Short Black cafe as we walked up in the rain tonight in Camberwell.
The Italian based menu read very well and it didnt take long for us to decide on our courses. There was a reasonably good selection of local and imported beers and wines
It was a great start to the meal with warm bread rolls delivered accompanied by a delicious butter of paprika, olive and garlic (butter changes weekly).
For entree we ordered the calamari. These thick strips of calamari where crumbed in a tasty herbed polenta, I loved the coating with the light crunch and the fact that they were not at all oily. The tartare was lovely and fresh, with a real caper zest. (Nailed it).
We chose the Pumpkin and potato gnocchi with mushroom chicken and cream. This luscious rich creamy sauce was oozing with flavour, it paired perfectly with the gnocchi which had a good texture, not too firm and no sog.
We also had the Margarita pizza (we added anchovies to this), and it came out with huge white anchovies and fresh basil, and significant amounts of cheese. The pizza had a delightful base, not too thick, not to thin, with a little bit of chew and bubbles in the crust, perfection, just the way I love it.
To finish our night we had lattes prepared by the award winning barista. I dont normally drink coffee this late and Im glad I made an exception in this case. Not only is Aaron a genius with the coffee art, but my coffee was so delicious I couldnt even tell it was made with soy milk.
Thanks Fabiha for the invite and Emily for looking after us so well.
We were invited to Short Black today and given its name I had assumed it was a cafe. Upon entry I realised it offers more than just brunch fare and is open for dinner too. We decided to start with coffee and while their superstar barista who creates unbelievable latte art wasnt in we still got a great caffeine hit.
We ordered an entree calamari and then the beef burger and lasagne for the mains. I considered getting a pizza but was thrilled with the decision to go with the lasagne as it was one of the most delicious Ive had. A real hearty and rich sauce with quality chunky pieces of beef rather than a mince and served in a bowl alongside bread rather than by the slice so you can mop up all that yummy ragu- winner.
I also ate a lot of the chips off my husbands burger plate and thoroughly enjoyed the moorish seasoning. The only disappointment was the calamari which we found a little bland. I wish we had the stomach room to sample some of the yummy looking cakes but we couldnt possibly have eaten more such was the generosity of the lasagne serving.
We observed some lovely staff interactions with what were obviously regular customers and it was really nice to see their banter and the friendly relationships they have. This is clearly the kind of place where you experience real and genuine service.
Short Black is THE place to go to if you are after amazing coffee and even more amazing latte art!! We were fortunate enough to have our coffees made by their incredible barista Aaron, who currently holds the title of Victorian Latte Art Champion. We were blown away by this guy’s talent! I MEAN LOOK AT THAT WOLF! Coffees aside, this place also serves up some delicious Italian food. We sampled their Lasagna (which contained house made lasagna sheets and large juicy chunks of beef), as well as their Pear and Pancetta pizza (which had a terrific base and was topped off with a nice gorgonzola).
Big thanks to Short Black for having us! Looking forward to our next visit!
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What a fabulous cafe in Camberwell. Lovely staff, amazing and award winning barista and food is equally as good. I loved the casoli experience which consists of 24mth aged prosciutto, two poached eggs, fresh pear all on multigrain. What a delicious and fresh brunch meal. We also had eggs on toast and the insta worthy banana bread stack with seasonal fruit, pistachio, flax seeds, nutella & mascapone.
The reason this cafe deserves a 5 is because of the barista, the coffee served was delicious really hit the spot. The coffee art was out of this world, please have a look at the photos attached and on our Insta as well. We will definitely visit again. Thank you Short Black.
3.5/5This a all-round Italian cafe, with ample premises and comfortable seating area, patrons of all ages and a large Italian and Australian classics menu, with generous servings. I had their hand-made chicken gnocchi with wine sauce and they were lovely, perhaps lacked a bit of finesse and were on the pricey side. Their earl-grey tea was great. I enjoyed my visit.