Espresso Alley - Northcote

This café is a great find.It doesn’t look much from the front, but inside is a funky café with a great ambience.We had a breakfast meeting at 7.30am, during the week.The service is quick and friendly.Loved the coffee- excellent blend.I had the mushrooms with a perfectly poached egg- which was amazing.Loved the pumpkin bread.My co-workers had smashed avocado- which was also lovely.Can’t wait to go back on the weekend- I’m sure it will be a favourite for the locals.

Had planned to stop here on a recommendation and just grab a coffee to go. It was lovely inside and the staff very friendly so I decided to stop and have an early lunch. The coffee was perfect and the options for brunch were hard to choose between. I would recommend even though rather hard to park anywhere nearby.

The coffee was great! Food was served quickly and was tasty. Our initial waiter was patient, helpful with recommendations. However the waitress at the end was unfriendly, borderline rude as she mentioned (without any prior warning) and almost at the closing time that the cafe was shutting. So a bit of a downer to what had otherwise been a pleasant local outting.

I live in the area and despite all the coffee shops this is by far my favorite. The coffee is great along with a great menu. They get pretty busy on weekends so at times food can take a few to come out. But its just a great all around spot that checks all the boxes.

Nice food, good coffee. Staff are a little rude. Don't even try talking to the barrister, have been there a few times and each time she has had her angry pants on.