Brother Baba Budan, cool but.....

Finally, after so many tries, I could find an available seat at this little cool café. First of all, it is very cool and very grunge, in an area of Melbourne where there is the highest concentration of ties probably in Australia, maybe after Sydney CBD. It is indeed a bit weird to see typical office "penguins" (the tie reminds me a lot of the penguins I must say) in a very young style bar. Probably the brain remains always cool, even if the office uniform demands the tie. The café is as small as the pictures actually shows it, there is a table, a couple of benches and that is all. The biggest business is the latte takeaway clearly, even at lunch time, which somehow diminish the cool environment and Buddha Bar style music. Just make the picture of yourself having the latte, seating at the table (if you can find a spot) and trying to avoid the many business people that want to have a take away latte, does it sound relaxing? So first lesson learnt here, don't come on rush hours, there are at least two alternatives nearby without compromising on coffee quality (Captain of Industries and Brood Box). If you are in a rush before the office and you want a quick take away, than it's fine. I am Italian and I cannot drink coffee in paper or plastic glasses, it can be quick though but in small cups at the bar, no problem with that, this is what I have done for 15-20 years in Italy :-). Coffee quality, above average, but not as good as the St.Ali blend you can find also at Brood Box. Said that, places like this one change blend on a weekly basis, so you can be lucky or not, it is like when you taste wine and you are happier with a Cabernet than with Shiraz, or two Shiraz from different years. You should add that I may have had an hard day and coffee was not appreciated as deserved. Of course we are not talking about comparing cheap 3$ wines…but indeed Reserve wines. We are comparing 7 Seeds to St.Ali, the best probably in Melbourne. I am sure you find better blend in Melbourne, but you need to be selective and find the right blend in the right week. What about the food, none….only coffee….but really no space for that. Service was good, there was no sort of pretentious attitude.

Rating (5=too good to be true,1=i saw and tasted much much better)
Coffee: 3.5-4 good level but I would have expected something more
Food: 0 none
Service: 3.5 quick and responsive
Place: 4 just cool, the chairs in the ceiling are a great idea

brotherbababudan.com.au
359 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne CBD