The Espressonist

Really nice, relaxed vibe. Plenty of tables and seats and a lovely, quiet view of the boats and river. The food menu is good with a decent number of options - would easily give 5 stars if there were just one or two more vegetarian/vegan options though. They have lots of tasty pastries and sweets at the counter too. Really enjoy every visit here and would consider this to comfortably be the best cafe in Docklands that I've found so far.

This place was highly recommended by the people of Docklands, so we came here for breakfast and were greeted by friendly staff. We ordered the French Toast (served with fresh berries, house made vanilla bean ice-cream, maple syrup), and the Smashed Avocado (served with poached egg, charred corn salad, whipped feta, pine nuts, pickled chilli, salsa Verde, lime zest). The French toast was not sweet, so that was a good change, and the smashed avo was zesty enough. Coffee was decent.

Nice location with a nice and tranquil view. Friendly, polite and attentive staff. The food and beverages are not only well presented, but delicious! Great place for times of indulgence or just for when having a stroll and looking for a nice selection of coffee or grab-n-gos. Prices are very competitive considering the great quality of the menu.

Very expensive for what this is -restaurant prices for cafe meals. $22 burger + $7 for fries is ridiculous. Two of us ordered poke bowls, then were told there was only enough for one bowl which is completely fine but then someone ran out to tell us actually, yes there was enough for two serves. When the meals came out it was very clear that actually there was only one serve left and it had been split in half, charged $20+ per serve. We know this as one of us had eaten here before and had the full serve poke bowl. The food was good, just incredibly over priced.

Go to place for brunch or early morning coffee as it’s just close to my place. Happy bunch servicing good and delicious food. Tried almost half of their menu thought will give a review as I never got disappointed. Must try - chilli crab scramble egg on toast, chicken burger, barramundi , smashed Ava none the least.