Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Coffee Brothers, Mona Vale


Island coffee near the beach
From a suburb with few cafes, suddenly Mona Vale has an embarrassment of places. Opened in March 2012 next door to the bus depot, this place has bundled together all the good things you’d like to find in a cafe: sensational coffee, made expertly, an edgy feel (cable spool tables and hessian covered stools) matched with laid-back cosiness, and just enough go-withs (panini, wraps, salads, soup, cakes, pastries) to make a good excuse for a return at lunchtime.

Coffee preparation is taken uber-seriously. The coffee is tasted every hour and several factors are rated by the barista, and only filtered water is used. The coffee is grown in Vanuatu, purchased as direct trade, and arrives as green beans which Coffee Brothers roasts. It is single origin organic and there are plans to introduce other single origin coffees over time.

And if your home machine is playing up, this place also does repairs. Although, if this place is near enough, you almost wonder why you’d bother. Better to come in and let Tom and Dan, the barista team, work their black magic for you.

Coffee: Coffee Brothers
Street and carpark parking.
Bus transport.

1/54 Darley Street, Mona Vale
@coffeebrothers1
http://www.facebook.com/CoffeeBrothersAustralia
+61 2 8411 2190