old green bean

really like this place! it's a regular stop for us - great, healthyfoodwith good atmosphere. the old green bean provides a welcome point of difference for anyone chasing something better than the bland fare served up at most bendigo cafes. coffee is roasted on site, and is easily the best in town for mine. if you haven't been in yet - do yourself a favour!

nice!. i have been here three times now, once for lunch and twice for breakfast. great coffee, goodfoodand reasonably priced. lunch is definitely a bargain.

excellent and well managed cafe. the place was so busy, yet the staff remained friendly and attentive. we were seated after a very short wait.foodwas delivered within a short time and was yum. coffee was perfect.
highly recommended

my favorite place to come for breakfast in bendigo. i like that they change the menu frequently and keep things fresh. thefoodis always good, very reasonably priced and the coffee is great.

great atmosphere and friendly staff members. thefoodis presented well and great portion sizes. the menu is great on its own but the specials always impress.

wow!
the old green bean gets a perfect score.
the wait staff were wonderful! our coffees came out within a few minutes of ordering.
thefoodcame out very quickly as well.
i ordered the blt with a hash brown and fried runny egg and it was magic!
i also tried the middle eastern roti and the roti was perfect the flavours inside were great and the fresh tomato on top just made the whole dish come alive.
the coffees were equally as good.
a must try for all! highly recommended!

disorganized when you walk in not knowing what to do you are then told sit anywere and order at the counter then have to wait again for someone to take your order, what a stressful environment before you have even had a morning coffee. then your morning coffee arrives barely luke warm so you ask the waitress for a hot coffee then comes back burnt and too hot from being microwaved!! really a coffee house that can't even make a fresh coffee for a customer, ended up not staying forfoodand left them with the burnt coffee. terrible service and even worse morals and coffee, never again!


-----11 apr, 2013-----

great decor with friendly service the muesli was tasty and fresh, coffee was nice but could have been hotter. will dine here again next time in town!

i love this place (and i'm not alone!) and feel the need to defend them against the last nasty and bitter review- having previously been and left a nice ish review the user (victorian dinners something...) claimed not to know what to do when they got there and that their coffee wasn't 'hot'. oh and then god forbid 'burnt'. i hate when people complain about queues, it means the place is busy and good and worth the wait, and i happen to judge a coffee on whether it comes out at a nice drinkable temperature, and is damn good. what did you expect when you no doubt waved down their poor old waitress? just ask for it extra hot in the first place (apparently it was your previous complaint anyway)and stop your negative whingeing. this is a gem in regional bendigo and i will be going back again and again!


-----28 may, 2013-----

best coffee not just in town but in general!foodwas awesome, staff are all lovely and bustling atmosphere testament to an awesome spot. new favourite!

the old green bean gets everything right;food, service , coffee, atmosphere .. i moved up here from melbourne and went on the hunt for a top notch cafe > found it.

went here because of the lovely reviews. lovely sunny north-faced terrace. service was friendly.foodwasn't great though. we had the nachos wich were dry and too salty. not enough sauce, salsa, avocado, too many nachos relatively. beans were dry. shakshuka was okay, but also too salty (maybe it was the feta that was just too salty?). aloha juice was really nice.

great little hipster vibe cafe. deliciousfoodwe ordered the salmon smash avo and the breakfast burrito. both dishes were on point. the chai is a winner as well. friendly staff and nice table setting out the front.

really nice little cafe! thefooddiversity was amazing and i struggled to chose just one meal, so definitely will be back here again to try something new next time.
was bustling for lunch but we got a table pretty fast and it wasn’t too loud despite how many people were around. scottish breakfast tea was very good.

bendigo is one of my favourite country towns for a day trip, especially as it has so many amazing eateries. old green bean is one of those places that specialises in country hospitality without being too cliche. this is a pretty arty/funky venue in a great corner location. with three distinct areas to sit, this place is always bustling and there is a happy hum in the air as people mingle over coffee and delicious food.

i can never pass up the pastries cabinet as there is always an abundance of home made treats, and a piece of cake or yummy tart never go astray on a day trip. we also had the delicious hotcake, which was a big, fat hotcake served with poached pear, nuts, cream and a warm butter sauce. it was so good, and the texture of the hotcake was great for soaking up the delicious sauce.

the staff are just so lovely and welcoming and make that trek out of the city well worth the drive. the coffee, fab ambience and yummyfoodare a lovely bonus.

thefoodwas okay. the big breakfast is literally so big. just like how its named. the turkish cheese bread in the big breakfast menu was delicious. the coffee was good. but it was a bit too bitter for my liking.

rating: 3.5
family friendly, quirky country cafe. decor is lovely. sit out the front if you can - the cushions are fun. staff are nice,foodis generous, and home-style. a nice stop when in bendigo.