Esca - GLEBE

I felt unwelcome. I was solo, with my laptop, wanting to do work, like many people on the go nowadays. No wifi. Poor mobile reception for my hotspot. When I asked if there was wifi, an arrogant/rude no came back. To me it communicated, we don't want people working on laptops here. **** off kind of a response.

I lived in Glebe almost 20 years ago - this area was a walk down memory lane. The light lunch at Esca was fab as was the coffee which was fantastic.

My family's been coming here for brunch for many years, and I also have business meetings there as we live near by. There is a changed management in the past few years and happily the food remains high quality and the prices remain reasonable, with the added bonus of a very friendly owner manager who pays extra attention to its service and interested in client's feedback. I also noticed they regularly add new touches to enhance its decors and environment, like fresh flowers and new furnitures etc. Highly recommended.

The owner of this cafe has to be the rudest person in hospitality. I will never return to Esca. Do yourself a favour and go elsewhere. I see that others praise the food, however I can not see how. Burnt coffee, dry cake all served with a sneer & abuse. I always thought it was the customers who made the cafe. This bloke is not doing himself any favours.

As locals we tried this place once for dinner. Only had pizzas but they lacked substance. Should have read the reviews about the rude manager before going back a second time. Met a friend for coffee at 3.15pm. Advertised closure on the door was 4.30pm. At 3.25pm the bill was unceremoniously dumped on the table, we were told they were closing at 3.30pm and asked to leave. This was despite being only half way through our coffee and cake. When we questioned the time on the door, we were told “Not today”. Obviously as we were the only ones in the café, the owner thought it wasn’t worth his time staying open for another hour for us alone. The muffin was very dry, so we wouldn’t have finished it anyway. Rude manager? Will we return? Draw your own conclusion …