It's noisy, service is average, but the truffle eggs are to die for. definitely my favourite breakfast dish now. It's a lovely dish served with aged cheddar and cherry tomatoes. My partner has the smoked salmon eggs and loves that too. Their coffee is excellent so overall we put up with the noise and service because it's just so yummy

Approximate cost: $16

The coffee and breakfast here is excellent. Though the best breakys on the menu get price once you add extras. I think the lunch menu is far too limited and the acoustics are terrible. It is so noisy I can hardly hear the person sitting across from me

Since the recall of Bonsoy, I would have to say that this place made the best soy coffee using Vitasoy. However, they really need to work on their staff in particularly the younger girls. They don't know where the coffees are going. My partner and I were asked multiple times if a coffee was for us. The table next to us had problems with coffees not arriving. In the end it turned out that their order was never fully written down. When I went to pay for my coffee it was not in the computer. Excellent product but poor staff training.

Fantastic - every coffee consumed here or for takeaway was perfect. I drove out to Maling Room one afternoon to see about getting some whole beans as we crank out our own coffee most mornings. I was knocked off my feet at how friendly Andrew was even though they were fairly busy. He spent a lot of time with me discussing their house blend and a few other blends they were tinkering with. He cupped me several different ones and sent me away with several free whole bean samples to try at home. Needless to say, throughout our year in Melbourne I returned many times for take away coffee, whole beans, and a sticky beak to just see what they were up to. Every second or third visit they'd be trialling a different espresso machine, experimenting with the house blend, etc. Last time I was in they were about to start on-site roasting! Best of luck to Andrew and co there.

Coffee is wonderful quality - one of the best in Melbourne - so good we buy their beans. Food is good and prices are reasonable. However, if you sit outside the service is terrible. Inside can be very loud especially when it is packed by Mums around school pick-up or drop-off time. Apparently heritage listing means they can't install sound inhibitors - real shame

Approximate cost: $15

This is a cafe who does great coffee and really good morning and afternoon tea items and light lunches. It is in a beatuiful building and the owners have resisted the tempatation to sqeeze in more patrons for the sake of extra patronage at the expense of a good ambience. Fitting with the area ther are lots of non diary, non caffine options.

Approximate cost: $8

This place sells great brunch type food, but the real gem here is the incredible coffee Andrew and the guys produce. Incidentally, Richard, who runs www.villinoespresso.com.au in Criterion Street Hobart, trained here. The coffee machine at the Mailing Room is amazing. Get a double ristretto slightly longer short machiatto and you will see what I am talking about. Not a hint of bitterness.

Great little cafe - the food is top class - especially their late breaky menu. The eggs benedict is my fave. Coffee is one of the best in town and the service is super - the girls are right on top of it - always asking if we want more drinks before we have to hunt someone down. A regular haunt for those lazy weekend brunch's with the girls!