I stopped by at this lovely little shop on my way to an appointment i had in Hurstbridge. I was so ecstatic to see that it was a bookshop/ cafe. I had a little time to kill so sat down and had a coffee. The lovely young girls who own the place were so helpful and polite i warmed to them immediately. The coffee was fantastic! The vanilla slice very delicious! So wonderful to see a bookstore doing so well in this day and age. I will definitely be back with my partner.

I think what people are failing to address is the fact that Hurstbridge is practically a country town with nothing on offer like that of the vintage rose. they may not make the BEST coffee in comparison to Melbourne CDB but they are offering a great little business for locals to catch up, giving the community somewhere to go and lifting the spirit of the locals. I can only assume that those critizing this local and very new business do not see the value of keeping an area like this alive and building a strong base.

their service is fast, they are extremely helpful with the books and they are so friendly. i highly recommend going down and perhaps having a tea instead? one of my favorite local hangs with my partner, you'll see us there every weekend without fail.

My day started off fine, went to the Hurstbridge farmers market and then went for a walk around town to come across a grand reopening of Vintage Rose Bookshop. I was curious. The location looked much better, there were people everywhere and I thought to myself, surely they have at least improved their coffee. I saw some reviews about the coffee and thought ok lets give them another chance to be fair. Ooops, I was wrong. The coffee is still bad, maybe not the coffee itself but the way it is made. Crap, crap, crap. Hot, bitter, burnt. Now I'm sorry for what I am going to say but if people like this coffee or the lack of skills in making it then either they are comparing it to the instant coffee they have at home or they have no idea what a real well made coffee is. Try going around Melbourne to some top end coffee places and you will soon see the difference. Disappointed again. The rest of the place looks great though. As I said last time, maybe just sell books and ditch the coffee. This will avoid a negative review and showcase what you do best with the books and authors, etc.

Over the weekend I was curious to try out the coffee in a bookshop to see what it was like as I don't care much for books but needed a coffee hit. Regular latte was ordered and I thought a cute little place would serve up some decent coffee. Nope.....one of the worst coffees I have had, hot, burnt, bitter, my tongue was numb for hours. Someone with a half decent coffee machine should at least learn how to use it. There is more to making coffee than pressing buttons and turning knobs. Maybe stick to selling books....

I love the fact there's a bookshop in Hurstbridge! I love the fact there are many books to choose from for all kinds of special people in my life. I went into this beautiful bookshop with my two young children and we sat down for a lovely hot latte and two babycinnos for the kids, the staff was extremely friendly and even allowed us to stay past closing time so my son could choose the book he wanted. What a wonderfully warm and inviting place to visit.