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  6.3

  elwood 62 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Very cosy (somewhat squashy) serving excellent breakfast fare. Service is quick and friendly. Coffee is above average.

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  8.5

  Bones72 41 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Still the best atmosphere in Ballarat and the coffee much better. Great breakfast menu and ambiance terrific. An improve from previous visits well worth another visit!

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  8.5

  Wordgirl 27 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  I came here on the recommendation of workmates and wasn't disappointed. The coffee was smooth and drinkable and certainly preferable to the burnt bitter water we were tormented with elsewhere in Ballarat. The service is prompt and the alfresco dining is dog-friendly.

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  8.0

  Chalk 16 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Good coffee, good service and good food. Next time I'm in the area I will pay a return visit.

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  3.3

  brownwater 6 reviews  ·  10 months ago

  Coffee ok ... Although been many times and it's different every time. Today was no exception. What is consistent is the blank faced staff who look/act too cool to serve you anything but a story on how they work in the scene. Breakfast is usually ok but not outstanding. Are people just fooled by... Read more

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  3.5

  kojays 29 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Coffee not hot enough no room to move and food takes 4 ever to arrive

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  8.5

  Jamit 9 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  It doesn't get better than this in ballarat. Excellent coffee and food, what more could you want.

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  6.0

  Beanny 5 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Small and neat place, gets crowded easy, prompt and friendly service, can't complain about the brew

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  6.8

  Anthology 53 reviews  ·  4 years ago

  Rather upmarket and cosmipolitain for a rural centre, Ballarat's long serving L'espresso is a fantastic slice of Melbourne right in the center of town.
  
  L'espresso doubles as a record store with hand selected cd's lining one wall and a list of current favorites sitting comfortable on... Read more

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  8.0

  C8H10N402 4 reviews  ·  11 months ago

  Service outside is a bit hit and miss but the coffee is consistent and enjoyable.

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  4.8

  Artscendence 3 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Disappointing, not 100% arabica coffee. Great food with a long wait, still one of the best places to buy that obscure music cd.

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  5.0

  Selcsum 4 reviews  ·  2 years ago

  Nice n cosy cafe. Service was good. Shame they use vittoria beans. However coffee was still ok.

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  7.0

  jacqsback 3 reviews  ·  2 years ago

  Good coffee but not hot enough. Great atmosphere but depends on staff. Pricey for food.

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  4.8

  JDalgliesh 3 reviews  ·  3 years ago

  Although the coffee is good, the space is crowded and the atmosphere pretentious - to the point where visitors to Ballarat were embarrassed by snooty service. Not a place to relax.

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  6.3

  Edd222 2 reviews  ·  11 months ago

  Service is sometimes hard to get. However. Generally good coffee and happy going back.

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  6.0

  Azzman 18 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Nice atmosphere but the coffee was disappointing. Macaron was yummy

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  8.0

  FinnMan 2 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Good coffee good service. They do offer Gluten free food if you ask. still my favorite cafe in Ballarat.

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  2.3

  wallythebean 3 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  it's Lavassa coffee so it's bitter, flat and full of robusta. what's to like... the food is expensive and takes forever to be ordered and then made. not my fav cafe in town - not any more. and it depends on who actually makes the coffee...pot luck!

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  7.3

  beanaddict 6 reviews  ·  2 years ago

  Best coffee in ballarat by far. Although that depends on the Barista you get which is a shame. This place gets packed out most of the time so expect to wait for everything but it's worth it for sure. Even the local celebs come here, lespresso has been running for something like 20 years and is a... Read more

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  7.0

  Adrianmorley 4 reviews  ·  2 years ago

  I have always found the coffee consistently very good and the waiters nice. I would recommend this cafe to anyone and would not consider it pretentious. Although the food is pricey.

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  1.8

  robdoyle86 5 reviews  ·  2 years ago

  Poor service, poor coffee, good food, ok atmosphere

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  2.3

  willis13 2 reviews  ·  2 years ago

  it seems you must be a personal friend of the wait-staff if you wish to avoid waiting an insane amount of time for your burnt tasting coffee

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  2.0

  Espresso2XS 2 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  If you like your burnt robusta over extracted with boiling milk thus is the place for you

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  5.8

  Jav79 1 review  ·  3 years ago

  Yes it's pretensious and you can get snooty service, but the coffee is good and so it the food. Very Melbourne looking, it's great to have something like this in Ballarat.

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  7.8

  Bones72 41 reviews  ·  1 year ago

  Coffee extracted to perfection and service friendly - one of ballarats best

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