Lonsdale Street Roasters

Coffee, Juice and Hot Choc was great. Food wasn’t up to the same standard.
Pulled pork burger roll disintegrated within about 30 seconds, however the pork was tasty. Also had the brisket burger. Brisket definitely needed more cooking as it was pretty tough, not a bad smoke bark though.

Delicious hotcakes. So fluffy. Would have enjoyed more icecream, but the fried bananas were an excellent touch.
Great little café atmosphere. Eat upstairs for that warehouse/​loft conversion feel, decorated by an 18 year old.
Takes me back.
One tip. Replace long table seating with tables of 4 or less. No one goes for coffee in large groups. You should have seen the anxiety and apprehension in peoples faces once tables had 1 – 2 occupants. A couple of guys mentioned going somewhere else, instead of politely asking to joi a table.

yeah… average food and service. Tries to create a Melbourne/​Hipster vibe… guess it does a good job for Canberra. Still… room for improvement is clearly there.

First time here, found them from hotel reference. Inside the environment is good and nice. The food are very good, just posted the photo with food name, please try it if you guys come next time

Over the 90s there was a grunge thing going on — I feel like this might be the last bastion of it, or else enough time has passed for it to become retro and come into fashion again. Needless to say I felt at home. Almost missed the fact that it has two floors, but headed up with a couple of friends for a late morning brunch and was impressed by not only the service (friendly) but the speed! Holy crap these guys are fast. The chef must be on roller skates because we seemed to get our food almost 5 minutes after we sat down. Very impressive.
I had the Kevin Bacon roll and it was good, also grabbed my partners avocado from her meal and it was good as well. I’m sure it didn’t need it but gosh it was tasty. Lots of old gear around the place, nice stylings and definitely recommend it. Will be back.
Coffee fans won’t be disappointed — we ended up having a couple of cups it was that good.

Oh Lonnys, your coffee is pretty good, which makes your skimpy servings all the more depressing.
I ask for a flat white and I get an inch of foam and an inch of air from the top of the cup.
Why am I bothering to purchase a large serving if I get a medium serving size at best?

Good spot for a breakfast. Chilled breakfast and a good coffee. Was so hungry didn’t have a chance to take a pic of my food. Ordered the eggs benedict which was topped with bacon and a side of caramelised onions and tomato relish. The bread was perfect for the dish and allowed you to cut through and enjoy a mix of all ingredients.
The staff were friendly and place had a good vibe with a funky layout. Store has its own coffee on sale on site too.
Happy to recommend the place.

Tasty fresh food, funky venue, but sloppy service — slow and got one of our meals wrong.

I’m a fan of any place that serves Nutella and sourdough, so I’ll keep coming back here for that (and also because my partner thinks they do the best eggs in Canberra). I absolutely love the atmosphere here!
The reason I haven’t given 5 stars is because their coffee grind isn’t consistent. Most of the time my coffee is great, but I’ve been a few times where the coffee I’ve received has been overly bitter. I wouldn’t mind waiting a few extra minutes for the grind to be fixed than to leave disappointed!

It was the first hipster place on the Canberra block. But backs up all the hipster attitude with a great coffee.

In amongst some outdoor shops on the edge of town is Lonsdale Roasters. Decked out in ‘op shop’ chic, there are a number of small tables crammed inside as well as a couple of large shared tables. They have a small menu with some fun things such as waffles with cinnamon butter and a ‘Baby Elvis’ pannini with peanut butter, nutella and banana. Of course, there’s just plain old toast too. These guys are serious about their coffee. It’s a full on roastery with beans sourced from around the world. Fun names such as ‘Johnny Cash’ and ‘Brown Sugar’ add to the eclectic vibe.
I was so happy when this place opened up as it’s very close to the hotel I stay at on the edge of the city (Civic). It’s a bustling location full of lycra clad public servants out for an early cycle and coffee as well as a healthy smattering of bespectacled, skinny jeaned slackers. ‘Hipsters’ as the kids call them these days. A regular haunt for this interstate traveller after a decent caffeine hit before work (it opens at 6.30am on weekdays).

Okay, but nothing special. The real test of a coffee place is not the latte art, but how well they make an espresso, and this was a disappointment. The water seemed way too hot for the roast, and the crema was lacking — there was something overly watery about the whole espresso experience.
Add in the hipster self-​awareness, rather than simply being hipster, the mistakes with the orders (probably because the person either couldn’t or didn’t want to hear me) and it wasn’t a great atmosphere.

In Adelaide we are spoilt for choice for good coffee joints. Finding this place was the highlight of my first weekend in Canberra. The coffee I had here was of excellent quality and I was super happy to have such a treat when I wasn’t sure if I would find anything like this! Wonderful.

Great atmosphere … Very hipster … Love having breakfast here — had toast with cinnamon butter … Would recommend it to anyone

Coffee and lunch on a quick trip to Canberra. A little piece of SF in the capital!