laneway espresso dromana

never had a bad meal or coffee from this place! i make a point of coming here every time i'm down on the peninsula. coffee is always spot on, eggs cooked to perfection, everything is very reasonably priced and they're so friendly!! perfectplaceto hang out in the lane way, watch the ocean, have a delicious coffee and and enjoy one of the beautiful homemade cakes! (made in house, totally worth it!!) treat yourself ;)

really upset to see thisplacego so down hill over the passed 12 months.
thisplacea year ago was making some of the best coffees that i’ve ever had.
very sad to see that they haven’t managed to hold on to their wonderful baristas from previous years….
i’ve been in several times over the passed week and each time the coffee has been well below par with long wait times and not being told the true wait time. as someone who has worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years this is not how you should be running your business and you will soon lose so many of your customers..
shame on you

what an absolute debacle,
not only is thisplaceridiculously overpriced, the quality is well abysmal.
waited over half an hour for a coffee that was sour and luke warm, obviously none of the baristas know what they’re doing. might want to invest in some real baristas… and as for my breakfast, yuck, paid far to much for something i wouldn’t feed to my dog. none of the staff seemed to be wearing their masks properly or seemed to care once i told them about my experience… i will not be back and will be telling everyone i know about how atrocious thisplaceis.. i would give a zero if it was possible

my parents are regulars at laneway and always take us when we visit the peninsula. the staff are friendly, the coffee is spot on, the food is delicious, and the vibe of theplaceis perfect. love our casual brunches by the bay at this place!

you can't review thisplaceuntil you've tried their cheesecake. our favourite thing with coffee on a saturday morning adventure

greatplaceand good vibes.
thisplaceis pet friendly and offers good range of food.
have been here many timed and have tried egg with toastie, coffee, carrot cake and orange cake. everything was well prepared.

interior of theplaceis unique and amazing.

laneway espresso has beautiful view and lots of parking nearby.

this is my go toplacein mornington.

cheers

quirkyplacewith funky music. a real gem of aplaceon the peninsula. generous size breakfast my fave heirloom with 2 poached eggs. coffee on point. polite staff and child friendly the kids corner keeps my girls busy everytime we go. highly recommended to anyone looking for a quality breakfast and coffee.

the latte is great. however, due to having only one machine, the line is quite long. it took us 30minutes to get our coffee.
the desired extra hot latte was not hot. the takeaway cups with sugar should come with spoons.

overall, theplaceis lovely. i’d like to come back later.

would i return? if i was a local for sure as it seemed to be the best café for miles. in saying that it is not up to melbourne standards but they charge the same price.

laneway espresso dromana is a large café attached to an antique shop. there is a cute laneway outdoor area which i imagine would be amazing in summer, right opposite the beach. the cafe has quirky decor with no apparent unifying theme other than retro. it is pleasant and gives theplacea warming eccentric feel. a greatplacefor large groups, families and everything in between. if you like antics and alike its would be great to be able to have a wonder through the shop before or after your meal.

the coffee came quick and was good especially if you were to compare to others in the area. we also ordered a juice which wasn’t fresh but from a bottle which is always slightly disappointing. our food ordered consisted of the old fashion bacon & eggs and the mediterranean breakfast.

the old fashion bacon & eggs was just that. two pieces of toast, with bacon and two eggs. simple! the bacon was definitely done in the oven and was a dark golden red - that's how bacon should be! the eggs were running and cooked well also. the mediterranean breakfast was something i haven’t seen anything like on a menu before. it was basically a greek salad on bread with eggs. that may seem gross to some people but my partner said it tasted pretty good so check out the images. overall both dishes were cooked and presented well however for the complexity of the meals and their ingredients it was a tad over priced.

service? would be better if you didn’t have to order at the counter…
wrap up: thisplaceis a reasonable staple for brekkie in dromana.
hot tip: they have several newspapers to share around if you can grab one.

i got the roasted mushrooms on toast from thisplaceand it was one of the best i've ever had, the atmosphere was great as well. definately aplacethat my friends and i go for breakfast or lunch!!

it’s the perfectplacefor a 3.5 score if only that score was available to award.

this is a good local option for a meal or snack. laneway expresso appears to do a bustling business on what we saw. there were plenty of people in here on a cool melbourne winter day today. the cafe did well to make sure they had enough people to keep up the service.

theplacehas quirky decor with no apparent unifying theme other than retro. it’s not unpleasant though and it gives theplacea warming eccentric feel.

the world’s most beautiful woman chose a chicken and avocado toastie which she declared to be good and competently made. she liked it. i selected the mediterranean breakfast which was quite good as well. it needed the added side of bacon though i thought. the eggs were beautifully done and i was delighted they’d seasoned them really well including with some very good pepper. the accompanying salad was very well made and had excellent flavour including from some abundant and nicely blended feta. all in all, the dish worked well.

niceplacehere. i’ll certainly return.

thisplaceis a reasonable staple for brekkie in dromana. food is ok- nothing wow-worthy but not terrible either , staff are friendly, it's pretty busy most of the time and so food in the cabinets is turned over daily on weekends so generally fresh. portion sizes can be a bit hit and miss and sometimes i've needed to supplement brekkie. coffee is pretty good and there are usually a good number of newspapers to share around. this is all 'round ok.

my first introduction to the cafes of dromana left me with mixed feelings. the highlight of thisplaceis easily the design. not only is it a cafe but it also features an antique furniture store, which i had to venture through to get to the cafe.
however the design does not make up for the reasonably average food. i ordered the smashed avo and was quite impressed by the focus on locally sourced ingredients. unfortunately this did not help a particularly bland meal. presentation was reasonably good too but it wasn't the most practical in my opinion.
and same goes for the coffee. the presentation was nice, particularly the use of a souvenir teaspoon. however the coffee itself was reasonably weak and too milky for my taste.
overall thisplacelooks great but looks are often a bit deceiving

i have given thisplacea go three times now thinking that the slow service was just because they were slightly busy. three times now i have waited over 25 minutes for a take away coffee, no apologies or anything, and a fairly average coffee at that! they weren't even particularly busy during these times! if coffees are likely to take that long, the staff need warn the customers before they purchase and some acknowledgement of the wait would be nice. will not be returning and would not recommend you do either.

i generally call into laneway espresso whenever i pop down dromana way. living in box hill i could hardly call thisplacemy local but it's my local on the coast perhaps. the coffee is consistently good and strong. no offence to the hard working locals cafes down here but there are a lot of sub par cafes on the coast so it's good to have aplaceto go to which is reliable in the coffee department. i love the avocado feta/ cherry tomato breakfast but will often just call in for a takeaway coffee and something little out of the cabinet.