Came in just after the morning rush at about 10:00am, greeted by friendly staff and placed my order. A latte and eggs Florentine. The coffee came quickly, fantastic temperature, however, slightly to bitter. Might have to change the ground of beans used for flavor and noticed small residue in the bottom of my cup. My meal took longer than expected, but not unreasonably so to be served, as the cafe was over half empty with most only stopping for coffee. The hollandaise sauce was a great consistency but perhaps under seasoned. One egg was over poached and the other was perfect. Fresh green spinach was tasty and not drowned in butter. English muffins where toasted well. Good portion sizes
Had an 8am meeting on the terrace so parked up and popped in for something quick for breakfast.
I mentioned my time limit and was told it shouldn't be a problem.
I ordered sourdough toast with marmalade $8.00 and green tea $4.50. Bit expensive but not bad.
Waited a few minutes and received my order. Three generous slices of toast with a dish with two butter sachets and some marmalade on.
One more butter sachet and a little more marmalade would have been perfect but it was fine.
The toast was nice and satisfying. The green tea wasn't as nice as some but again it was fine. Quite a small pot for $4.50.
All in all it was pretty good and I made it to my meeting on time.
Great place for a quick bite. Nice risotto and good coffee. This place is endorsed by the actuarial presidents from AU and NZ so must be good. Maybe a bias to corpse eaters - could do with more vege options.
Great! Will be back for another omelette tomorrow!! Amazing proportions and cooked perfectly. Coffee is top notch and staff friendly and helpful.
Rhonda Maindonald-Balsom
+4
Quite like this place. The food is wholesome and well made. The environment is homely. The service is friendly. A little bit of touching up needed on the upholstery and this place would be perfect. I'll keep going back
Always great coffee, the food is outstanding, and always get great service. Plenty of seating both inside and out, plus good cover outside if it's raining. Well worth popping in if you're nearby
Rise is styled in an industrial fashion with polished concrete floors, exposed fittings and plastic chairs. The splashes of colour help soften this look that on the whole is quite attractive. However, the hard surfaces do tend to reflect sound making it quite noisy even when the cafe isn't full. I had poached eggs on toast for breakfast and they were well cooked with the kind of thickly sliced bread you'd expect from a good cafe (as opposed to standard sandwich bread). I also had a flat white coffee, which was rich and strong, very good.
Nice cheese scone and a good flat white here. Good atmosphere and quit big. Could be a bit dingy on a dark day as it is tucked under a building.
Some of the best hot chocolate and coffee we've ever had and the staff were very friendly
Friendly team , great coffee and a nice alternative too from the other noisy cafes on the Terrace, if you want to go and enjoy a coffee and check out your work emails in peace.
Furnishings very sparse but really good for having an out-of-office business meeting. Can get full and very noisey around 10am and lunchtime.
Decent coffee, but good for meetings. It's particularly nice to sit it the outdoor area in clement weather.
Great service and Coffee.
Would happily return or recommend to a friend.
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