Espresso 3094

Espresso 3094

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Posted 2014-11-30 by Jeni Wilsonfollow


There are many trendy and niche cafes in Were Street Montmorency. My friend picked the Espresso 3094 because she had been intending to come here for a very long time. It's a local cafe for her and she often walks to this street for a coffee but she had never been here because it was always packed out. Given the competition in the area this is a good sign. Besides if everyone else has had the chance to eat here then why shouldn't we?

The cafe is simply styled in and predominantly white with black boards inside the small shop. There is a slim line window seat often seen in new modern cafes. There are outdoor tables where people are reading papers and magazines.



Inside we were lucky enough to find a table. It's an intimate affair with less than 30 cm between us and the next table and tight on the other side where the barstools are overlooking the street. Some people like this style of bustling cafes but if you don't there are outdoor seats on the street or a large adjoining outdoor area next door. I'm not particularly keen on hearing traffic noise or inhaling fumes while eating but the seats were always full while we were there. But, whatever your choice it is catered for with the different possibilities at the Espresso 3094 cafe.



Apart from the decor there are number of other things I noticed immediately upon entering the cafe. The smell of a rich bodied coffee, the large number of staff quickly and efficiently moving around and outside, the huge range of slices biscuits and cakes and then a large plate colourful breakfast. It was hard not to notice. Particularly appealing was the bright green avocado (half) sliced and fanned out in the middle of the plate. Yum. This breakfast must be the biggest I have ever seen piled purposefully on that plate.

There were a number of mothers with babies and food scattered around. It's that kind of cafe where everybody is important and everybody should be allowed to enjoy the food...even the little ones.



I think my friend had fruity toast and tea last time we went out too so I guess it's a bit of a favorite. It was very thickly sliced and full of varied fruits. I love apricots in my fruity bread but I had enough restraint to resist her offer of a taste. But this self-sacrificing didn't last long. She was a little disappointed that it didn't come with extra butter. I wonder if this was a health conscious decision.

I quickly broke my personal pledge made earlier in the week not to eat any unnecessary sweets. I choose the strawberry tart bit in my defense it was the smallest possible sweet selection. I did sacrifice the hot chocolate and choose a mixed juice which I think was most angelic of me. It was possible to choose the mix or allow the staff to create their own delicious blend. I decided to take whatever was served. It was a huge glass of Multivitamins and appeased my conscience.



We were surprised that given our simple selection that the meals did not come out together. The waitress looked quizzically at me when I asked her about my juice and tart until she realised it had been delivered to the table next to us instead.

I was a little amused that the customers on the next table had gladly accepted my food without question and they look like they're enjoying it immensely. My juice being bright orange signaled it was a combination of carrot, celery, apple, pears and perhaps a touch of ginger.

It could just be a case of 'the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence' but our visit was short so I need to go back for brekkie. Espresso 3094 is an affordable, popular joint for good reasons. You'd be hard pressed to find a bad review on them anywhere. Espresso 3094 café, remember the name from the coffee and the postcode.

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181402 - 2023-06-16 01:17:39

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