The Strand Cafe

4 Reviews on “The Strand Cafe”

• Kiwi Eats Asia

  We sometimes get morning tea here for my company and although I haven’t tried a lot of their food, the things I have tried were pretty good. Since I started at my company a year ago, their service has improved a lot and the counter staff are friendly and efficient and much smiley-er than they were before (perhaps owing to more competition from Huckleberry next door?)At the moment they have delicious scrolls with cheese, bacon and sneaky caramelized onions inside – very yummy and super filling. Their muffins are giant but not much in them except for plain muffin. The drinks are good – I highly recommend the syrupy cherry hot chocolate (black forest) that they are currently doing as a winter special 🙂 Very yum. Their chai lattes are also nice and spicy too. They have very expensive smoothies that are average ($9!) and they serve fresh juice bottles which is probably healthy but also a bit repulsive if you were looking for something sweet. I’d recommend for coffee, hot choc and other hot drinks and those scrolls.

  October 3, 2017, 4:33 pm

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• Thao Nguyen

  For such a stunning setting this cafe was somewhat disappointing in terms of food and service. The oldish waiter was a bit grumpy…no eye contact no smiles. Food was uncovered on the counter directly beside where people lined up to order….not particularly hygienic. Sandwiches and baps were etc very basic, had trouble choosing something, not because everything looked great (which is usually the case for me!) but the opposite – nothing really grabbed! Basic macaroni cheese in a paper cup? …..looked like something we used to whip up in our flatting days when we couldn’t be bothered cooking a proper meal. This cafe has a lot of potential….especially as there are so many professionals in the area who are always on the lookout for nice places to have lunch/breakfast meetings etc. If only they’d do something about their food…..

  January 26, 2016, 3:15 am

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• Clynton

  The Strand ticks all the boxes. With great service, friendly staff that pay attention to detail. Food was exceptional, with one of the best Big Breakfast I have had. Eggs cooked perfectly and a great balance with the potion sizing. Coffee was good. Well balanced and made well by the baristas. Good crockery sizes too.Priced on the medium to high side, but give the quality, worth it.Overall good place for coffee and food. Would also make a good meeting place. Definitely recommend Thank you The Strand Cafe, I will be returning soon.

  October 16, 2015, 2:56 am

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• Table For One

  This cafe is located inside the grand Saatchi & Saatchi building in Parnell. They’ve been renovating the outside of this building for quite some time, so it’s finally nice to be able to walk past/enter without having to avoid any road cones, caution tape or scaffolding.It’s quite cool sitting in the cafe as you’re right in the middle of all of the offices, which are on multiple levels, and you can see everyone coming and going. It feels a bit like a lobby and I can imagine that it’s a nice space to unwind for the large number of people that work in this building.This cafe feels like a bit of an in and out place for me. There were a couple of groups of co-workers having meetings over coffee.I only ordered a hot chocolate as I popped over after lunch when I felt like some time to myself. The hot chocolate was great, just the right amount of foam and chocolate on the top and no syrup left sitting at the bottom of my cup.There wasn’t any cabinet food like I’d expected but there was a menu which seemed to have a few brunch/lunch type options at reasonable prices for Parnell. There were lots of smoothies on the menu which sound yummy and super healthy.The seating was pretty plain, a leather lounge suite and different sized groups of tables and chairs. It’s quite a large area so it feels sparse.The staff were friendly and my drink was served up extremely quickly (you’d be surprised at just how long a hot chocolate can take sometimes!). I’ll be back to try a smoothie when the weather is warmer or more likely when I forget my breakfast.

  September 3, 2015, 7:35 am

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