Brew’d

Had a long hard morning climbing the 1000 steps of the Kokoda Memorial Trail and my girlfriends and I were looking forward to a well deserved protein hit (read: bacon and coffee please). We headed over the road to cute little café called Brew’d.
We entered to find wooden floors and exposed brick which gave a funky New York loft vibe. We were greeted by… Oh wait, we weren’t. We came inside and hovered awkwardly around the counter for about 5 minutes, waiting to be seated, or perhaps were meant to seat ourselves? Is there table service? They need a sign or something because the barista sure wasn’t in a hurry to let us know, or to even say hello really. Hmm.
Eventually someone directed us to a table and we helped ourselves to a menu. It was pretty impressive I’ve got to say. Lots of choice and very well priced. I ordered smashed avo, bacon and eggs which I paid for. In cash… Because they are cash only. No I don’t mean they have a $ 20 minimum, I mean it’s 1980 again and we’re all expected to walk around carrying pineapples. Ugh this is my pet peeve. If you are a business where people regularly pay you amounts higher than $ 10, GET AN EFTPOS MACHINE!!!
It’s very lucky that my smashed avo more than made up for this massive transactional faux pas. It was delicious! They also do really, really good coffee. Their coffees come with a little chocolate on the spoon. I love a bonus treat with my coffee, Brew’d definitely knew their way to my heart. Even if I had to pay in cash for it.
The good: nice décor, expansive menu, very well priced (avg $ 15 for a hearty brekky), really good coffee, bonus chocolate
The bad: cash only!!! Slightly non-​attentive staff