double shot deakin

good thing i read the review about making a booking as it was busy when we arrived at 9am today (sat). when we were about to leave around 9.45am there was a queue for a table.

even with the business of the cafe, the staff were all polite and friendly. i wanted to try their healthy breakfast that came with smoked salmon, feta, avocado and tomato which isn’t anything fancy or different but it’s what i needed to eat on this holiday as i have been overindulging! my husband went for their spanish eggs with chorizo which was not really worth $24.50 but it filled him up. the highlight dishes were my sons strawberry and cream hot cake which came with berry sorbet, rose white choc & vanilla cream which was delicious. i could drink that little jug of that cream! a quarter way through his hotcake, he decided he wanted scrambled eggs instead, so we ordered that as a side and that was a very generous serve and it was only $4.50! we also tried their coffee and detox juice which had a good kick of ginger.

food didn’t take too long to arrive which was a bonus and i’m glad we got to try this cafe. the prices for some dishes were a bit pricey but it’s similar to sydney prices so i can’t complain.

very nice ambiance, quick efficient staff. great location. we both ordered eggs benedict and were very dissapointed.  it looked small on the big plate. it consisted of two very small thin burger buns, with eggs, bacon and hollandaise sauce. the toppings were nice and the sauce was nice but it was so small. and for $18 each we expected a little more. the coffee was nice. sunday extra charges and a visa card usage fee just made us feel it was a bit of a rip off. it was over $50.

reasonable food, generally consistent and above average coffee. off hand and lack-lustre service usually makes for a slightly irritating experience. wait staff are very causal and often forget orders. a few menu favourites deliver well and there are some good comfort food options. prepare to wait for food and longer for coffee - avoid weekend line ups!

went for breakfast around 10am on a saturday and i would highly recommend booking a table like we did as the wait looked really long!
we were seated quickly and were left for about 5 minutes to make our selection. we ordered eggs benedict with bacon and the fig & raisin toast. the poached eggs were oozing and done perfectly and most importantly, the sourdough toast wasn’t over-cooked!

food came out within 15 minutes of ordering and the coffees were quick too.
service was great with efficient and happy staff and i’d say i’ll visit again.

coffee review!

oh what beautiful coffee! 😍😍😍😍😍

unfortunately only found out about this place as i was leaving canberra!

absolutely loved the macchiato! would visit again when i am back.

food was nice but i found service very rude, food came out at different times, orders were wrong, no apology. also we had a booking but still waited 20 mins for table. was a busy day but still will not go back as found the whole experience very bad and not worth the money

mediocre food with small serving size. had the breakfast burger, which has good fluffy brioche bun. the taste of the tomato relish they use does not quite work with the rest of the ingredients in my opinion. just sweet and bitter without any tanginess. hot chocolate was not great. they used nutella which left some oil droplets on the surface of the milk.

granted, it was a busy sunday morning, but we stood waiting to be acknowledged while the host chatted to friends, and wandered past us several times without so much as a "with you in a minute". when the host eventually seated us, by didn't get us menus or water, multiple staff walked past with and without coffees/food, and no one acknowledged us, offered menus or water either, or even a nod or eye contact. we left after about 15 minutes.

double shot is a great cafe addition to the deakin shops. it's a fairly large space, with ample indoor and outdoor dining areas, and it's quite busy on a friday morning. doubleshot has been on my canberra hit list for a while, so i take the opportunity to try it out during my last day of a week long work trip.

our first meal at this place, and we weren't impressed. bad service, burnt chicken burger and tasteless risotto. coffee was good. better places to be found in canberra.

would recommend this place to anyone! i always go out of my way to pop in for a meal when i am back in canberra. last time i visited it was a busy saturday morning but the lovely waiter welcomed us and immediately started organising a table for six of us - very impressive! good service goes along way and they seem to know that at double shot... to top it all off the menu is broad and the food is fresh, modern and absolutely delicious.

busy, urban-style cafe in the heart of deakin. service was a bit clinical; but all in all not too bad. coffee was superb.

chicken burger: while this was a decent burger, it didn't live up to expectations! chips were served lukewarm-cold. it is served with fresh pineapple as a base - so really has a tropical flavour to it which will appeal to some! the crumbed chicken was perhaps a little bland...
chicken pot pie: the pie itself was full of flavour along with a sweet puff pastry piece. the size of the puff pastry complemented the pot pie as it wasn't oversized & didn't take away from the filling. the sweet potato chips were crispy & worked well with the dish.

i was looking for a new bruch spot and came upon this little gem in deakin. double shot has a really nice indoor and outdoor area with a very cozy feel. there's no need to book, just rock up and they will find you a table (we got in strait away) the food was really nice and they have some cool options that i will definitely be trying! the coffee was also great, even better enjoying it in the cozy outdoor area with the heaters cranking.  there are also some delicious pastry's at the front to tempt you whilst you pay!

there's only one waitress who was running around, giving her best service, taking order and asking how the meals were, she's so friendly and kind that she made me feel like i had known her from somewhere else (i didn't, she's just super friendly). she said that she could never figure out which cutlery go well with hotcake so she gave me all three (spoon, fork and knife), now that's when she made an impression to me. the rest of the waiter/waitress were not even keen in even doing their basic job.

coffee wasn't anything special and was served luke warm. food on the other hand was really really good. my husband has always been particular with serving size and this time he thinks he got a good value for the $. his pasta's size was generous but i think my hotcake's size was a bit small.

other than that, the atmosphere was really nice. i loved how they have different kinds of outdoor table. you can clearly see the contrast between this cafe and the one next door. double shot was fully packed while there was literally nobody in the next door cafe.

in conclusion, please improve on table service (other than the friendly aussie lady waitress with ponytail of course), adjust the size of food's size and come on, please improve your coffee coz i'd really like to come back again but there are other much better coffee choices in canberra :)

stopped here for a quick lunch today and sat outside despite the cold - the blankets were a nice touch! service was attentive although slightly rushed. however, the food was delicious and reasonably priced. excellent coffee and decor. we are already making plans to return!