Whisk and Ladle - Brisbane

Surprising good place- really lovely service and good, well cooked portions. They make a good hollandaise too- excuse the half eaten photo- I was too pleasantly surprised and got stuck in. I had poached eggs with salmon on sourdough- it was really good. Partners big breakfast looked really good and he was quite through the meal which is always a good sign.

I have mixed feelings about this place, I really have tried to enjoy their food, guess since they opened I have been there a few times trying different dishes to see if I could find something I like but until now I got no luck. Although I really enjoy their coffee and all of my friends do as well, the food is not even close to the coffee quality. Today we were looking for a late breakfast and after trying to go to Fromage the cow and being told they were already on lunch menu we decided to come back to whisk and ladle and have something to eat. Today again the coffee was excellent, we had a long black, a soy cappuccino and a flat white. The long black was as strong as I like it, the cappuccino was creamy and had a nice touch of chocolate. The flat white, I didn't try it but despite looking nice my friend said it was average. We also ordered corn and zucchini fritters, Thai beef salad and the beef teriyaki stir fry. The corn and zucchini fritters they looked more like pancakes than what you would expect from a fritter, with almost no zucchini to be seen and a lot of dough to it. Also, they were more soggy than crunchy and felt like they had been made before and just heated up on the microwave. The tomato relish that came along was okay and the poached eggs were a bit over to my liking. Would give it a 1.5/5. The Thai beef salad was so sweet I felt like I was having a dessert and not really lunch, I was expecting a bit more heat coming from it and maybe some acidity to break the sweetness but I didn't get it. I ended up not finishing the dish because I couldn't bare the sweetness anymore. The good thing is that there was a lot of veggies and it's quite a big serving for a lunch menu. Overall would give a maximum of 2 out of 5. The beef teriyaki stir fry, was probably the best dish we shared among the table. Was not oversweet, but my friend said it tasted more like a sweet and sour sauce than teriyaki sauce. Again, this was a huge serve for 1 person and I saw my friend pushing himself to finish his last bites. Maybe about 3/5 would be okay for it. The only thing that keeps me coming back to this coffee shop is their coffee and the hope that I can find something to eat while I enjoy my coffee.

I have mixed feelings about this place, I really have tried to enjoy their food, guess since they opened I have been there a few times trying different dishes to see if I could find something I like but until now I got no luck. Although I really enjoy their coffee and all of my friends do as well, the food is not even close to the coffee quality. Today we were looking for a late breakfast and after trying to go to Fromage the cow and being told they were already on lunch menu we decided to come back to whisk and ladle and have something to eat. Today again the coffee was excellent, we had a long black, a soy cappuccino and a flat white. The long black was as strong as I like it, the cappuccino was creamy and had a nice touch of chocolate. The flat white, I didn't try it but despite looking nice my friend said it was average. We also ordered corn and zucchini fritters, Thai beef salad and the beef teriyaki stir fry. The corn and zucchini fritters they looked... read more

This morning, while I was heading to explore Bunker, I saw this café due to its eye-catching location. More importantly was the occupancy of a table by a gang of cyclists at the al fresco dining area, which was a strong indication of coffee quality with respect to my principle. Therefore, I changed my mine and approached the counter of this café. Ordered my fat white and the Trio of Mushrooms on Toast. Well, I agree with Diana's comment on the coffee, which came with a very nice coffee art and a coffee cup with very pretty color. The savoury dish was on the top of the hill with nice combination of mushrooms pan-fried with spinach & goat cheese sitting on two pieces of rye toasts. Overall, other foodies' comments, particularly the one written by Atreyu did not let me down, thanks for all of them.

This will only stay a hidden gem for so long, because if something this good and charismatic just needs to be found with a small couple of "wrong" turns from the main road, well ... you have something pretty good on your hands right here. A natural result from newly constructed and developed apartments right along the Milton railway, Whisk and Ladle has been lapping up the attention as of late and it certainly is proving to be worthy of it. With the XXXX Brewery, the Suncorp Stadium, and train station as nearby landmarks, it will not be long - if it is not already - that many will flock to this place and enjoy the delights. After a big meal out, my dining buddy and I were both within and around this area. A small drive around was done, since there was not a whole lot that needed to get done for a few hours. The meal was pretty good, but it honestly wasn't really touching the sides so much; also, both of us agreed that we were bereft of a good and memorable coffee out. That was part of the reason for coming here, the complete deciding factor in it was in passing it by. The situation was going down Railway Terrace and seeing what was new there - and it has come a fair way in the past years, complete with high-rise apartments on the edge of the train tracks that have several established eateries right there along with the several that are known to be local favourites. This place may or may not have been here the last time I checked, but it certainly is among the ones that have gotten considerable attention in the meantime. Seeing that this place was still open and did coffee, my dining buddy chucked a U-ey and in we went. This is not the most ostentatious of places. It has a pretty simple outlay, with a fairly plain and modern-looking design. The whole area space probably is more long than wide, fits a fair few tables into the dining area with a spacious balcony outside. Which is where I sat with my dining buddy, and this is fantastic - the fresh air is lovely, you get the faint hum with the flow of traffic along Corination Drive, and it has the aesthetics of sitting in an urban village. This can certainly work in their favour. While it was getting close to the end of the business hours, there was no rush being made from any of the waitstaff here. They were polite, hard-working and pretty chirpy. The small things are here again, such as getting the water for the tables. This is all done right as you sit down, since we are talking the counter service structure here. Not many clients were present, so this was an easy feat. Heading to an outside table, one of them followed and there was a chilled bottle and some glasses right there. It is perhaps a gesture obsessed about, but this might well be one of the most telling factors for customer service. Seems small, but makes a big impression. The menu of this place works in about two or three prongs. The first one is an all-day breakfast, the standard of a cafe around these parts of the world. While it is not so outrageous as many places I have been to, it uses a range of the usual tools to be inventive and make a few dishes I don't believe I have seen elsewhere quite yet. The first page more or less is basics and healthy stuff, until one of the last items on that page which showcases what you are in for next - straightforward, robust choices. All hot, and although not the biggest selection of items on offer this definitely takes place within the hardest to pick from if I had to so choose. If this is not going to be a favourite for breakfast from nearby locals (and some from more afar), I will definitely be eating my hat. And to make it even better, it doesn't stop there. Many of these locals tend to become complacent during the lunch hours offering a few items, and more of the same. Right here there is a bit of something for everyone, and it reminds me a lot of a melting pot deli - there is Italian, Cuban, and Greek dishes among them, not *influenced* but the actual dishes there. Some burgers, a couple of salads, and snacks await. Also for the sweet tooth, they have a changing cabinet full of cakes, slices and such, which are freshly made in house. Then to make it all worthwhile, there is the drinks menu. Of course, we have to start off with the usual two first options - tea and coffee. The tea is loose leaf, and has the basic choices available, and with the coffee, they have Greek coffee and the associated beverages that are on offer along with the general favourites. Milkshakes and iced drinks are there for something a bit cold, as is smoothies - both dairy-free and dairy-based, and a general range of sodas, and juices. The coffee that they use is from the Colombian Reserve. That is one of the options for coffee, along with a single origin bean. Often it is not so much something I take that much notice to, but if it has the word "Ethiopian" on it, then that is the blend I will get in my coffee. As it can be inferred, they offered and Ethiopian blend and that was what I had in my doppio. It had notes that were both fruity and floral, kind of citrus-like and a bit sweet. The texture was somewhere between thin and robust, plus the hit of caffeine was there in some way. It is not one that will perk you up absolutely, however it has a lovely body, is not acidic or anything, and worked a treat. This left me pretty impressed. To really try this place out, the two of us got a brownie to share. This is how you do a sweet, and it is easy to tell that it was freshly made in the kitchen. The body of the sweet was soft and chewy, dark and delicious with a definite hint of proper chocolate being used in the recipe. It was solid, and held together with a good crust that was a little bit on the caramlsied side. A few nuts were here and there in the mixture, and they weren't overboard in using icing sugar; that was more of a side decoration. So the sweets were enough encouragement to be convinced that the rest of the menu is top notch. With the 4.0 rating, the bias is definitely seeping in right here. A good coffee does a lot to a place for me, as does a coffee that is not up to expected standards. When it came from here, the coffee was really good. But a good coffee does not a great place make, to be it is a lot like a lump of butter without bread - enter the brownie or some sort of sweet. That was also really good, and when it is like that, a even bigger impression is made. Combining these two aspects is - to me - one of the best combinations, and finest eating experiences that exists on this rock in space. In still keeping with being reasonable and not blowing up expectations, for the two of them working so well a solid 4.0 is given; granted, if the quality of them is anything to go by, then the rest of the fare here should definitely be worth trying. So with a menu that does appear to want to do something different, and present something that is a mixture between a New York-style delicatessen and a suburban cafe, Whisk and Laddle definitely has a bright and charismatic appearance and ambiance to it. If there was ever a definitive local, and this is coming from someone who has sussed out a lot of these "the locals" before, then Whisk and Ladle is among the best and most welcoming that is in town. Part of all this comes from the image and outlay of an alleyway in other major cities, adding a communal edge and flair to it. In addition, the menu is appealing, the service is friendly, and the atmosphere is relaxed. TL;DR: From the outside looking in, this might be a prototype for a general delicatessen ripped from New York and transplanted into the heart of Brisbane. Going from there, it has the friendly sensibilities of right here, a relaxed atmosphere and it really sounds like a gem to the people in Milton. If the coffee and cake is good enough for such a long ramble, it is safe to say that their main fare is just as good, if not even better.