Cartel Coffee Roasters

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"Cartel"- an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level. This in part is true with Cartel Coffee Roasters with geshas going around the $10 mark, but the quality of coffee they are sourcing is of a high standard. Cafe ambience was balanced, slight Japanese/Chinese influence and "forrest like" features. I had my usual flat white and couldn't fault it at all, temperature, ratio and flavour were all amazing! I did however have a less flavourable experience with my doppio slightly over extracted which meant I lost out on a few fruity notes... Overall Cartel is great for anyone looking to enjoy a great coffee, triple peak grinders and a beatuiful slayer show they definitely have a vested interest in the quality they serve.

love this place... I remember the Breakwater roastery where I first had an Esmerelda where Nathan* personally served me in 2011. v. fond memories, this outfit is the highlight of Geelong expeditions *pre-ink

Perfect combination the Archibald Prize and finish with great coffee. Excellent service and will see you again.

Superb coffee with efficient and friendly service. Food choices limited. Definitely not low carb

Tempted to say the best coffee I have had as its not normally my style as the filter was a little light in flavour though the espresso was the best.thank you.

First time visiting and worth the trip from Melbourne thank you for spending time going over the coffee worth every cent !

I had a dreadful experience at Coffee Cartel last Sunday. I’m 8 months pregnant and went in to order a weak latte. I was told by the woman serving me that I could have a single shot rather than their double shot coffee. I then tried to order a chai latte and was told they had run out. I then tried to order an early grey tea and was told they only serve black or white tea!!! This was all delivered by an incredibly rude young woman. My husband posted a review earlier this week and I can see that owner has responded basically saying he got the cafe wrong. Trust me, he didn’t. Rather than spending time doubting the honesty of your customers perhaps you can spend a bit more time training your staff to be kind and respectful to customers no matter what they order or what they look like. To the owner - I’d be very happy to speak to you about my experience, it’s definitely one of the most unpleasant cafe experiences I’ve had in a long time.

Im confused been drinking here for many years with family and friends, We have always had the best coffees and friendly service not only in Geelong but in most cases around the world Our family love everything you do and thank you for all your hard work and effort bringing the standard of coffee to us.

In about five minutes Cartel Coffee Roasters managed to: - Refuse to give my wife a coffee any weaker than one shot (she is pregnant and managing her caffeine intake) - Inform her that the reason they couldn't give her a chai latte (her second option) was that they (the cafe, not the lattes) are 'so popular' they had sold out - Tell her that they don't stock earl grey tea (her third option) because the only varieties of tea they serve are 'black' and 'white' All this without a hint of apology or regret. Instead their attitude was clearly that she wasn't good enough to have the same taste in coffee as their staff. In summary, there are plenty of other great cafes in Geelong, and I heartily recommend going to one of them instead!

Another Great coffee, even when this cafe is Busy they took time again to run through the Bkon filter machine with a delicious coffee.