Dee’s Kitchen

Get your smashed avo elsewhere.
Rude service. Waited 40 minutes for two juices to only receive one. Waited 50 minutes for some simple avo toast and muesli. And to top it off they charged us extra on our bill. OK food, not worth the wait. Wouldn’t recommend to my dog

Super hungry but wanting more than just eggs on toast we drove over from rosebud to dromana. Just from looking at the mouthwatering cakes and baked goods on display we were sold.
The menu had great depth with plenty of inspiring options in both the sweet and savoury sides. After some debate because we wanted to try so many things on the menu we opted for the shashuka and hot cakes.
The shashuka was a Middle eastern inspired dish, poached eggs baked in tomato sauce with spinach and yoghurt. We opted to add chorizo which is never a bad decision. It also came with a warm round pita that provided a tasty way to mop up runny yolks and tomato salsa.
The ricotta hot cakes were superb. Sweet but naturally so. They were topped with Greek yoghurt, fresh berries and drizzled with honey and crushed pistachio. The texture was excellent and flavours worked really we’ll together. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.
Coffee was excellent too and service was friendly.
The also have a great range of breads, deli goods and wine that you can take home.
Think I’ll be coming back on my next trip to the peninsula.

Whomever wrote that this place has services issues… Well, perhaps they took that on and fixed it. Everyone we met with this morning was wonderful and chatty and looked after us. Add in some excellent food, and it’s a great stop for breakfast.
Oh, and be sure to check out their takeaway case. Yum!

Dromana in Winter has not a lot of options available, especially if you think about dinner at 8pm!
I stumbled upon Dee’s Kitchen at such a time on a Thursday. I really like the fit out and the space is really big. The menu is small, but great Eastern Mediterranean feel. The food is really fresh and you can tell its cooked to order.
There is a deli onsite that sells cakes, small goods and other nick-​nacks.

Turn down Pier Street if you are in the main strip of Dromana shops for this gem of a café. It’s a bizzare feel, it’s like some grabbed a café from Collingwood, Brunswick are and just placed it in Dromana. The vibe is great, staff are friendly and the options are plentiful. At 11:30am on the Sunday of the QBD long weekend they were packed, I came in only for take away coffees but had to dodge my way through a sea of waiting patrons at the door.
By the time I made my way to the counter, with some sneering looked from waiting patrons I ordered a few coffees (beans of Coffee Supreme) and some brownies. The baristas were working like lunatics, so many coffee orders… so little time. I waited about 10 – 15 minutes to get my coffees which speaks more to how busy these guys actually are!
I told my friends who were at a holiday house up the road, so we decided to venture out there for a late lunch around 3:30pm. The crowds had left and there was plenty of seats available as they food options were now limited with the kitchen closed. Salads or Focaccias… PASS!

Despite a few teething problems, Dee’s is a welcome addition to the Dromana shops. In the early days the wait on coffee was unacceptable, but then it arrived along with a great food order and all was forgotten!
Now Dee’s seems to be humming along nicely. The menu has had a few minor tweaks. Serves are generous and delicious. And I can never leave without a takeaway piece of their amazing baklava!
Dee’s also offers takeaway deli produce including a delicious selection of cheeses (on the pricey side, but worth it).
A great place to read the paper and watch the world go by or enjoy a drink and nibble as the sun goes down.