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Very good cafe. Very well made coffee and not in the bland and slightly too milky Melbourne tradition either. Small brunch menu, but the French toast was spot on real, thick brioche, genuine maple syrup. Pies and pasties good too. View all feedback.
Very friendly service from a warm and friendly man at front of house. A little gem!
The gentleman who works here is always friendly. Nice enough atmosphere, standard menu and sweets as well. <br/ <br/ I really like this little place, great coffee as well!
WooooT! lemongrass chilli chicken dirty rice with snow pea carrot is out of this world.We ordered 1 serve last weekend and 2 serve today great job guys coz even my wife loves it!! btw great dish for winter
Walking into the Chapel Café on Bay Street is like stepping back in time – not in the trendy ‘retro’ sense, nor the ‘well-heeled antique’ or ‘Country Vogue’ sense of the past. Rather, it is the warm and genuine attitude of the owners Vinny and Tu. Vinny is blessed with a photographic memory with which he remembers both one’s name and one’s coffee order after the first meeting. Tu is the the engine in the kitchen who keeps the customers well fed with delicious home cooked food. Conversations, snatched between coffees, are full of a depth of presence and interest rarely seen in the fast-paced life dictated by modern living. Vinny and Tu remember what we spoke about yesterday and last week. We have covered a myriad of topics from ecology, art, design, society and culture, their treasured customers both human and canine, their deep appreciation the Port Melbourne community, and their passion for a business that immerses them in the hubbub of coffee orders, brunches, lunches and afternoon teas, 7 days a week. I always walk out of their café imbued with a feeling of optimism and a sense of being part of something bigger than my own little world, which is a gift when one works alone.Lara Bardsley
I read the review below and was surprised how one person can have a completely different view to another. I am a cafe regular, as in every day, often for both breakfast and lunch, and always a coffee or two in between. I love the Chapel Bakery Cafe. This is my cafe of choice. I have tried up and down Bay St, and i spend a lot of my days in the city too, and always i come back to the Chapel. Every single person I have recommended this cafe too have loved it and regularly go back. Even a driver i regularly use he travels from the northern suburbs just for the coffee (I shouted him one just once as I had him stop off so i could get a coffee .<br/ The coffee is the best, the service is always friendly and I like the style of the food. It is not French, never has been, no idea where people got that idea. It is more traditional, no Kale, Quinoa and goats cheese here (I am so over that . . . traditional but excellent bacon and eggs (although i prefer the chorizo and adding tomato , tuna salad, a fruity fruit toast, french toast (maybe that explains it? , and a great museli (with yoghurt and fresh fruit .<br/ <br/ For lunch, I do love a fresh chicken schnitzel roll with mayo and this one is the best real chicken and the perfect blend of other components.<br/ Of course there are salads and other choices for those who don 't share my tastes : <br/ <br/ Concerning the ambience, it is nowhere near as noisy as the others on Bay St due to the wooden floor vs tiles and the wall decorations stop the echo effect. It is a small and quaint period building not a modern minimalist cafe. The seating is comfortable and spacious a pet hate is sitting shoulder to shoulder with others and having to hear their conversations while i try and relax. Another reason why I love the Chapel Cafe it is not full of loud boisterous people.<br/ <br/ Is it dirty? Not at all. Does it have some rustic and characterized fittings? Yes, by design it seems. I love it. Clearly, as per below, it is not for everyone. It is a casual and enjoyable place to frequent with great coffee and food, not a fine dining experience restaurant. <br/ <br/ It is a cafe with character, not one of the standard sterile, cramped, noisy, overpriced with 'over fancified ' menus. I get that people love those, I don 't, and if you do, there are plenty of them around. No Golden Latte 's here. <br/ <br/ But if you want one with genuine character, you need to either live in Fitzroy or visit the Chapel.<br/ <br/ I love my coffee, Chapel Cafe has the best (and it is from a local roaster Axil . I love good simple food done well, and i love a quieter, casual and friendly atmosphere. If you do too, then i suggest you try the Chapel Cafe for yourself.
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