Gingerlee
Gingerlee
117 Lygon St
Brunswick East
Ph 9380 4436
Positioned on a north-eastern corner on Lygon street, this cafe was a lovely place to be this morning. A classic Melbourne mix of rain and sunshine. I was quite mesmerised watching rain rolling down the wide windows and a fan inside spinning at a lazy pace, hanging low from a high ceiling. Tables and seats run along the right-hand wall as you enter and are a great pace to sit in the morning sun. I sat a bit further back, where the glass was type you can’t see through and an intimate space opens up which is like a cosy enclosure away from the outside world. Fittingly, there’s soft booth seating here. A plain white wall has a large picture of a ship on it.
Coffee, which is all I had this morning, is first rate. The two lattes I had were smooth and creamy. Furthermore, the glass of water which was brought to my table seconds after sitting down was never allowed to fall below half-full. I noticed a macchiato at one table and it looked perfect: stark contrast of black coffee and white top, not too full in the glass.
14 September 07 by Lawrence Martin
I agree, a very nice looking cafe but in stark contrast to all the other cafes in the area, the staff (actually, the manager I think) of this place is hauty – bordering on rude and makes customers feel like they are being done a favour by being allowed to eat there. Their inflexibility in simple modifications to menu items, the inexplicable 30cent surcharge for skim milk combined with the rudeness means I won’t ever bother them again.
— Lou · Dec 1, 11:06 PM · #