Plantation

Been there twice. Had a very good cold brew once (which was probably a chilled batchy) and a very bad batch brew the second time.

Plantation do a really great sensory labs beans based coffee. They obviously have some pride in what they serve up in their take aways. Get down there and sit in the walk way and have a coffee there before the Melbourne winds pick up again and it is unbearably chilly to sit outside at QV again! Locals get a discount on Soy!

Great coffee but service is slow

Good coffee with nice flavour, but slow service

My latte was a bit bland for me, lacked flavour. Also didn't like the self-service concept, reminds me of starbucks and gloria jeans. Was a smooth cup and temperature was ok though.

Plantation – Melbourne Central I was spending Saturday in Melbourne to try out some new cafes and some I hadn’t managed to get to on previous visits. Plantation was recommended to me by a friend. I was surprised to find a decent coffee in a food hall. I ordered a single espresso. They were fairly busy so I had a short wait after ordering at one window and moving to another. There were plenty of tables but the nearby food court detracts from the atmosphere. I rated my coffee 7/10. Thundergod 16/04/2016

Long blacks were very smooth and balanced, on par with the best of them

Only decent place for coffee in melbourne central. Consistent quality, friendly customer service and great latte art.

The worst "specialty coffee" ever. Yes they have the name and what else? St Ali and sensory lab are just marketing specialists. That's it.

Went to the new Plantation Specialty Coffee in QV, only been open for 12 days - couldn't find any option other than this to review on BeanHunter. Super nice guys. Helpfully talked me through best option to have with milk. Amazing looking new coffee machine. And great tasting coffee. Very good. Obviously being in a QV walkway means that the atmosphere is more shopping centre than serene - but they're making it work. Well worth a try.