Food …….3.5 /5
Service ……. 4/5
Coffee ……. 5/5
Scones …….
Value ........ 4/5
Revisit? ……. 4/5
TOTAL 20.5 /25
What a little gem! It changed hands recently but this café
sells some of the best coffee in the Dandenongs! Though it is small, only
seven tables and a few window seats, it is worth the wait or braving the
elements and sitting outside….but watch the wasps in the summer. Their breakfast menu is perfect for long lazy weekend breakfasts ( full or half serve) or
if you are in a rush try the carrot cake. When the raspberry white choc muffins
come out of the oven ….ahhhh what a delight! They also do foccacias, soup and
other lunchtime treats. Definitely worth a second, and third visit.
This restaurant caters for
gluten free, vegetarian and decaf, soy and herbal teas are available.
Unfortunately the size of this café makes the use of wheelchairs or prams etc.
difficult indoors.
Does not take bookings and gets very busy particularly on Saturday
mornings. Toilets are through the kitchen.
***UPDATE***
ReplyDeleteSince first writing this post, Cafe Have Ya Bean has been taken over by new owners. Slowly they have made small changes - to decor, staff and menu. We decided to try it for lunch, and were a bit surprised by what we found.
The coffee was still excellent, and the food was pretty good - chicken satay skewers were melt-in-the-mouth delicious and the rice well cooked, but the sauce lacked some oomph; the tandoori chicken wrap was lovely, but would have been better without so much chutney (you couldn't taste anything else at times). The service however, seems to be going downhill. It took over 10 minutes for the table to be cleared after we had sat down (other customers came in after us, and their table was cleared sooner), and it was about 40 minutes before we had ordered and our food came.
We will visit again soon, and keep you updated about what happens next...