double shot deakin

very impressed with double shot - i don't usually venture too far out of this city, but this cafe was really lovely. quite big, very busy. coffees were great, but the eggs benedict was the winner. hollandaise was perfectly made, eggs cooked very well, salmon was fresh. only cons were 2 eggs on one piece of sourdough - would've ordered an extra slice if i had  known. the meals were a little cold, and wasn't the fastest service (to be fair we had a table of 15 and all food was brought out at the same time, so understandable). the raspberry pancake was delicious, so dense and tasted like a shortcake. overall a good experience, would recommend and will be going again.

this cafe has been a beacon of canberra food scene for a very long time amazing breakfast, lunches and creative creations from head chef damien and his team. recommend this place to anyone visiting or residing in canberra 5 stars.

ok coffee. the service was very nice, the coffee can be really nice but other times not i guess it depends on who is making it, but definitely worth a look!

literally worst service of my life. friends got pushed off a table bc it was their "instagram" table, then when we moved, my friend got told "not to turn around" because they didn't want her face in their shot. my other friend asked if she could get some take away hot chips and the waitress didn't look up from her phone and said "mmm no" and walked away. pitiful honestly.

food is overpriced for what it is, had the eggs benedict and it was basic. coffees did not arrive until well after the end of the meal and ended up being the wrong coffee order, waited again for the right order and the coffee tasted very bitter and was unable to drink it. couldn’t be bothered sending it back because we had already waited so long for it.
one of the servers bought us 2 different lots of meals that weren’t ours and then delivered our meals to someone else.
very disappointed as we don’t often eat out and it was a treat for us.

went saturday morning and felt staff were arrogant and very stand offish. we went for a late breakfast and we’re constantly pressured to leave so our table could be used by other large groups. given we spent over $150 at the cafe i was quite taken aback by the directions to oder inside then outside and having staff unexpectedly reach between myself and the other 5 people at the table with a complete lack of subtlety in questionably trying to move us along before we had finished our meal. if you eat here be prepared to be moved along for the occasional cyclist ordering a coffee with no regard for tact or allowing a group to peacefully finish a meal. rude staff with food not at a standard to overlook the attitude.

we’d visited urban pantry before and loved it, though the menu there at the moment seems pretty generic so we opted to try their sister cafe, double shot, in deakin since the menu looked more interesting and extensive. we get there early, which was lucky, for around 10:30 it got crazy busy, both for dine ins and takeaway.

this cafe is located on hopetoun circuit. it was doing a roaring trade both in dine in and takeaway. they were still doing takeaway containers only with plastic cutlery and takeaway cups too. you’ll need to place your order up at the counter and make payment there. if you choose to dine in you’ll need to get them to seat you due to current restrictions.

although dining in with cardboard containers was not as glamorous with proper crockery and cutlery, eggs benedict with pialligo bacon was still a tasty meal. the poached eggs were done well and the dish had a lovely taste to it. the bacon was crisp. i had a lovely belgian milk hot chocolate which was sweet and creamy.

i have eaten here 3 times and twice in the last month, the food is definitely above average. my issue however was the the portion size for the price. definitely give a go to the specials like their orange poppyseed pancakes which were really good. their raw vegan desserts too are excellent

reserved a table for six indoors and was disappointed when we arrived to be seated outside next to a heater with blankets. we were told we’d be warm but we were not and the heater stopped working during our stay. we also had young kids so not ideal. nevertheless, food was really yummy but a bit pricey. i ordered the mushrooms and kale bruschetta for $19 and paid extra $ for the bacon.

nice enough, but two smoothies and a mug of coffee was twenty eight dollars...😳 i wouldn't choose this place first out of several other nice places in the area. that sunday surcharge is a bit rich considering how intensely busy they are and the price of the food, i am sure they can afford to pay their staff penalty rates...

great venue, fantastic staff, great coffee - but $18 for a cheese toastie - seriously?? i had a cheese toastie at nishi in their downstairs cafe, and at $9.00 considered it expensive enough but it was truly delicious, plus they had added chutney. ds should use half the ham as there is far too much, add some tomato, and halve the price to make it palatable all round.

yep!!! good stuff!! perfectly cooked eggs on sourdough and good strong coffee.
busy place, however staff were friendly and polite and quick service

dropped in for a quick lunch mid-week, so it was busy but not heaving.

i tried the breakfast burrito- egg, bacon, chilli jam. it was surprisingly good.

the service was friendly and the flat white was great.

give it a go but not in the weekend!

wish we had read the reviews before coming. the reviews overwhelming say it all: ‘will not be back’! we read about doubleshot as ‘breakfast faves’ in canberra visitor guide 2018. maybe their editor should have read previous reviews before recommending & including doubleshot in their magazine. maybe doubleshot gave the editor a free brunch? basically staff appear more interested in clearing tables than serving customers. very unwelcoming, disinterested, non-smiling staff (and that comment is about the experienced ones, new staff had no idea). we were finally shown to a table after being completely ignored at the ‘wait here to be seated’ sign. the cafe wasn’t overly busy. we were seated and left. we asked to see a menu by a what appeared to be someone in charge who was clearing tables around us. she was completed disengaged, no eye contact, nothing. we were told had we waited at the ‘wait to be seated’ sign rather than simply sitting at a table we would have been given one! whoa! no one knows what’s going on here. coffee arrived first and was split into saucer. food arrived and was literally thrown onto the table in front of us and no comment. bizarre! food good but expensive, coffee ok. best part is the setting as there are very few outdoor cafes/venues in canberra. we will not be coming back. the staff need training in being respectful to customers, smiling, making eye contact and generally engaging in the huddle and bustle of a cafe, looking like they are enjoying themselves.