The food was appalling. I ordered the Salmon Bagel. The salmon came in an oily, overcooked block. It tasted bad. The meal supposedly came with capers and cream cheese but neither was anywhere to be found. The onion rings tasted like it had been cooked in the forbidden ancient oil from 1999. The garnish and seasoning for some reason was on the side of the plate?? My friends big breakfast was oily, underwhelming and over priced too. And to top it all off the coffee was bad aswell. Not a nice experience to spend $55 on and by the end of it still have not eaten anything. Please don’t come here, you will regret it.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$50–60
Food: 1
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 1
I visited with a group of 14 Rotary cyclists. There was a good range of tasty looking food available. Coffee was served promptly. I enjoyed my Spanna.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Coffee is good, got an oat flat white, terrific. However the food is average, big breakfast is basic, slice is tough, not as good as it's reputation.
Service
Dine in
Just been this afternoon. Appalling customer service from blonde girl behind the counter. Very rude and impatient with first myself and then my husband. So what if our drinks were slightly different than normal! Kind of ruined the experience of getting out of the house, wish we hadn't gone.
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 2
Exceptional service from a thoughtful team. I enjoyed a delicious lunch snack from the cabinet & coffee.. Great selection & innovative seasonal flavours.
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Always a win here! Lovely staff, amazing service, good food and good coffee. Hits the spot every time 😊
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I frequent Bay Espresso for takeaway coffees and work meetings. The girls behind the counter are just so friendly and welcoming ❤ their service is excellent and they manage the busy periods with such ease as it is a very busy spot! Great coffee and awesome cabinet food. The menu is excellent too. Great spot for a quick catch up or for breakfast and lunch meets.
The cafe is a nice space for relaxing, the artwork is colourful and the lighting creative. There are lots of spaces, inside and out to chill, and there is a good looking array of healthy eating options with lots of GF and DF versions available.
This cafe has a very good rep for coffee, which we probably should have ordered instead of the berry smoothies, as unfortunately, they weren’t great. They lacked flavour, and were topped up by adding milk after the blending process to fill the takeaway cups, which only thinned down the smoothie even more. The savoury kumara and bacon bake was delicious, and the carrot and quinoa salad was pretty good, but lacked some punchy flavour. The cauliflower and bacon bomb had a gluey sort of texture, which was rather off putting.
Overall, a fairly disappointing visit to a cafe with a solid standing. Hopefully a return visit sometime will prove to be better.
