The Garden Grind

Dropped by for a coffee with my parents on a weekday afternoon. The cafe is situated downstairs of garden city, right in the middle of the shopping centre (where the new and old areas meet). The staff acknowledged us and greeted, asking what we'd like to order. We decided on 2 Flat Whites. Considering there was only one staff on board, our coffees came out reasonably quick. Our beverages were presented hot and served in take-away cups. Unfortunately, neither myself or my parents found the coffee strong enough. There was also way too much froth in our Flat Whites. Customer service was alright but could improve (a smile would've been nice).

First impression * decent Ambiance * lovely Indoors* with sitting place Presentations *average Food * had coffee Jain food * not available Staff* good Prices* little high Service* good Conclusively * can go

The service was shocking and the chef who is the owner is so rude! I ordered an omelette which had eggshell in it. After 2 mouthfuls of eggshell with a lot of crunching, I advised the waitress & asked if I could have another omelette. The chef then came out to me & I thought he was going to apologise. Instead he said 'eggshells, when you break an egg, eggshells sometimes gets in, it's not dirty!' I asked for another & he went back to the kitchen in a huff. Then I thought the better of it & asked for a refund. The chef rudely dismissed me & said to the waitress 'give her a refund, she's a fussy customer!' I was absolutely flabbergasted with his rudeness. I will never ever go back & I'm trying to get this message to as many people as possible to avoid this coffee shop. Absolutely disgusting service. I wanted to give a zero rating but it won't let me.

The service here was horrid. When I went to order inward greeted by a woman who spoke very poor English. When I asked that my sausage and bacon be a little extra crispy. I was told to trust her or go upstairs to the coffee club. After this I waited almost 40 mins for my food. All in all the food was good but the service was not good at all. Will not be returning here.

While my cake was quite nice some things on display looked off the shelf and a little 'take away canteen' style. The Piazza Doro coffee though was quite good.

Such a delicious breakfast! When we visited last weekend it started pouring down like crazy and the staff did an excellent job rearranging everyone out of

Best place for lunch and breakfast. I've met so many hot chicks here and I hope that I continue to do so

Great little spot in the middle of what is basically a residential area. We went here on a public holiday and had a 15 min wait, which was fine, sitting in