Briki - Brisbane

Briki espresso and gelato cafe in St Lucia opened its doors several years ago and has been the best thing for the local community. It is open from 6 am in the m... read more Briki espresso and gelato cafe in St Lucia opened its doors several years ago and has been the best thing for the local community. It is open from 6 am in the morning and offers early morning birds, whether they are gym lovers, cyclists, dog walkers or locals a tasty consistently good coffee and yummy dishes for breakfast. I personally have made their Haloumi on smashed avocado dish one of my favourites. Having lived in the area for 5 years or so Briki has been the facilitator to meet many locals and the Greek family who owns the cafe have become friends. I have left St Lucia but will take with me many fond memories of the countless hours I have spent there and the surely hundreds of lattes I have enjoyed there. A must visit when in St Lucia or surrounding suburbs.

Briki is loved by all associated with Ironside State School and locals alike. This suburban Greek cafe has excellent coffee and a small but quality selection of... read more Briki is loved by all associated with Ironside State School and locals alike. This suburban Greek cafe has excellent coffee and a small but quality selection of light meals and Greek cakes. Open early until about 4pm it's always buzzing with parents and kids, school staff and locals catching up or meeting for business.

This is our go to coffee shop. They have recently expanded their food menu which is great, can highly recommend the smash avo with bacon and grilled Haloumi!!!... read more This is our go to coffee shop. They have recently expanded their food menu which is great, can highly recommend the smash avo with bacon and grilled Haloumi!!! Amazing and reasonable. The staff are all really friendly and it's nice a nice place to hang out and watch the world go by!

Excellent cafe with really yummy food wonderful coffee, delectable Greek sweets and a fab Mediterranean feel to this place plenty of parking great service ! read more Excellent cafe with really yummy food wonderful coffee, delectable Greek sweets and a fab Mediterranean feel to this place plenty of parking great service !

My friend and I were walking to maths when he told me 'I have a craving for gelato, ' and I asked 'feeling irresponsible ' and he replied 'nah, better not. '<br... read more My friend and I were walking to maths when he told me 'I have a craving for gelato, ' and I asked 'feeling irresponsible ' and he replied 'nah, better not. '<br/ <br/ 5 minutes later in Maths we were looking up ice cream shops in St Lucia and came across this gem, finding that there was a bus every 5 10 minutes, and we were there in no time.<br/ <br/ From our arrival the staff were friendly and helpful in our quest for quality iced confection, offering us tastes of their wide array of flavours. My friend got 3 scoops for 7 dollars, which is about average for gelato, and this was above average product (which I will elaborate on later). I got a thickshake for the same price (Milkshakes were 6 which is a little expensive for a milkshake, but 7 is reasonable for a thickshake and they were high quality) We weren 't there for food but we gave the menu a funk soul brother and nothing really lit our fires, but we wanted ice cream and we 're not really after a food place. The cakes and desserts in the fridge looked good, though. We aren 't coffee people so we couldn 't really judge, will update when we bring a coffee drinking friend.<br/ <br/ My friend 's flavours were Dark Chocolate, which was great properly dark , Lemon (a surprisingly good combination) and Kinder Surprise, for something different, and it was a beautiful caramelly chocolate. My thickshake was made with my choice of gelato flavours snickers and dark chocolate which gave a great choc peanut butter flavour and was delicious. I was hopeful at first of being served the shake in the big metal mixing cup, which is sadly falling out of favour despite its superior size and cooling properties, however the glass I was served it in was still sizeable. We sat and played cards while enjoying our purchases, overall very satisfied.<br/ <br/ It was delicious and we will be back, Briki quickly gaining favour as my Choice Uni Cafe.<br/ <br/ 4.5/5, would fail Math1050 again.