Local Press Cafe - Kingston

I always love visiting some of Canberra's favourite eateries and checking out what they have to offer. We gave Local Press Cafe a shot on a Sunday at around midday - plenty of people were about and we waited in line for 10 or so minutes prior to been seated. I was pleased that we were able to score a table to ourselves, as the share table in the middle of the cafe didn't look very comfortable given the little space between customers (this is particularly uncomfortable for some). I thought the decor was really cool and the mood vibrant - it's generally a pleasant place to have breakfast. I was a little confused why such a popular cafe wouldn't offer table service - ordering at the counter is very old school and my opinion is it's well worth a popular cafe doing that little extra for their guests. The coffee was really nice. Whilst busy, the 55 odd minutes we had to wait for our breakfast is a tad long, especially considering we ordered eggs on toast and beetroot fritters. The food however was really nice. Eggs were cooked perfectly and the fritters were incredibly tastey. We were happy with our experience here - but whilst Local Press appear to do the most important things well, I thought the length of time we had to wait for our breakfast and the service were a little disappointing. A friendly piece of advice for management - charging customers a 5% surcharge for paywave and credit card purchases on a weekend (2% during the week) is unnecessary. (Sorry to end on a negative note!)

I always love visiting some of Canberra's favourite eateries and checking out what they have to offer. We gave Local Press Cafe a shot on a Sunday at around midday - plenty of people were about and we waited in line for 10 or so minutes prior to been seated. I was pleased that we were able to score a table to ourselves, as the share table in the middle of the cafe didn't look very comfortable given the little space between customers (this is particularly uncomfortable for some). I thought the decor was really cool and the mood vibrant - it's generally a pleasant place to have breakfast. I was a little confused why such a popular cafe wouldn't offer table service - ordering at the counter is very old school and my opinion is it's well worth a popular cafe doing that little extra for their guests. The coffee was really nice. Whilst busy, the 55 odd minutes we had to wait for our breakfast is a tad long, especially considering we ordered eggs on toast and beetroot... read more

Can't remember the names of the things we ordered but my date's soup was really yummy. I think it had lentil and winter vegetables. Very hearty and comforting.

Good food. Bit of a queue. But I guess the quality dictates the queue. Good size portions. A good twist of the breakfast classics! Recommend the 'Cornish' sausage.

Great cafe in a beautiful location - very busy on a Sunday morning as expected and as most cafes in the area are. Beautifully presented meals - we were a bit disappointed that the menu online was different than the menu in store. We came specifically for their highly praised porridge, which was no longer on the actual menu. We tried their poached pear-apple crumble - which was a fancy deconstructed version of a homely dessert meal. Probably too fancy and sweet for breakfast. We also had amazing pork & bean and a poached egg (shakshuka-like) dish - this one was a winner! Their meals were a generous serving and we'll be back to try their pancakes and standard-breaky-eggs meals ... and hopefully they'll bring back their porridge next winter!