Envy Cafe & Gallery

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Envy cafe in Summer Hill serves as a multi functional art gallery, with a range of exotic Vietnamese artworks providing the backdrop for a relaxed and vibrant dining experience. While you take in the paintings hanging around the room, enjoy a selection of gourmet cuisine such as a tandoori chicken wrap, chicken queseadillas or a lamb burger. Milkshakes, frappes, juices and tea and coffee are also available.

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  • cmonster   18 reviews
    This place has gone downhill fast. Their coffee prices have gone up and the quality has gone down. Their food quality has also gone down quite a lot. Their courtyard is lovely, however they don't allow dogs, which I for me is a minus but I'm sure for some people this is a plus.

    2 months ago - 16/03/2013

  • frankyt123   3 reviews
    coffee is great and perfect

    3 months ago - 29/01/2013

  • Belmore74   4 reviews
    The food here has become very average. I ordered zucchini fritters which sounded lovely. They were runny on the inside the texture of uncooked batter. Tasted and felt terrible to eat. Asked the staff who said it was ' the water from Zucchini'. Didn't really matter they looked And tasted uncooked. The desert was nice but uncooked food is not ok. The coffee was good but not great. Staff made the best coffee! The food lets this place down which is a shame as the atmosphere in the courtyard is lovely.

    4 months ago - 08/01/2013 via TrueLocal mobile web

  • Bev Saidel   3 reviews
    Sadly there is no longer much of anything to envy at the Envy Cafe and Gallery. The menu has become smaller and much less interesting and the food is no longer of the same quality as in the past. That said, the service and the coffee is very good, but that's just about the only thing that is. My food was cold and the spinach gritty. If you want a breakfast that includes eggs there are only two choices on the regular menu - it's the Benedict or the big breakfast, that's it. You can't even get eggs the way you want them with add-ons. Sadly disappointing.

    07/05/2012

  • cafeset1   22 reviews
    Dined there for lunch on a weekday recently, which was a change from the overcrowded Sat/Sun mix normally there. Breakfast menu is great and coffee made well. Really enjoyed the Eggs Benedict, which was one of the best I've had. The sandwiches were good too. Excellent presentation.

    14/11/2011

  • greenngold   3 reviews
    Great little cafe for weekend brunch. Their coffee is excellent and since they open at 6 they're pretty popular with commuters on their way out to work. The food is fresh, the service is quick and the courtyard is a great find too...if they didn't point you in the right direction you wouldn't even know it was there.

    15/04/2011

  • APsydney   22 reviews
    A hidden treasure in Summer Hill. We stumbled upon this restaurant when we walked past the outdoor courtyard and decided to check it out. From the front entrance you would never know this little cafe had an expansive courtyard out back. And why would you sit anywhere else? It's perfect, quiet, tranquil and covered in shade by big blossoming trees. The coffee is incredible, I'm talking "whoa this is good" when you take your first sip. We both got the breakfast special which included two eggs, toast, ham, bacon, breakfast sausage, sauteed mushrooms and roasted tomatoes. Everything was delicious and cooked to perfection. They also serve a great looking lunch with sandwiches ranging around $11 and up. An absolute must try cafe for Summer Hill residents or anyone passing through.

    13/03/2011

  • Nancy_B  Cafe Crowd   60 reviews
    I make it a habit on weekends (am always running late for the train on weekdays!) to stop in at Envy for a coffee. Their coffee is great and the people who work there are friendly and efficient. If you go past the coffee bar at the front, through the little caf lined with beautiful artworks (for sale and for reasonable prices) you will find yourself in a beautiful leafy garden. The garden backs onto the Summer Hill car park but anyone who has dined in the garden would know that the car park never seems to infringe on this tranquil space. There is also a little hut type dining area which is ideal for rainy or windy days as diners can still sit looking onto the garden but be sheltered from the elements. The breakfast menu is great with a good choice of cooked breakfasts plus muesli and porridge options. The lunch menu is also a treat. Last time I was there I had the wagyu beef burger which went down a treat. Not only was the beef amazingly tender but the fries served with the burger were incredibly crisp and tasty. If you havent overdone it with the main menu, stop for a little cake or pastry on your way out. They are incredible (the pecan cupcake is a particular favourite).

    03/02/2011

  • tabasco   12 reviews
    I hadnt been to Envy in ages but I wont leave it so long in between visits! Inside is cosy with a few different nooks to sit in. The walls are covered with interesting vietnamese artworks which you can purchase, and there is a lovely outdoor area, with lovely trees and canopys. The day I went was really steamy, but it was very pleasant out there in the greenery. Envy has great smooth coffee. I had an amazing bircher muesli while my friend had an lovely sweet fruit salad and toasted banana bread. There were plenty of other things on the menu to tempt, and I did spot the French toast looked delicious. Their special of the day, brown rice porridge and fig capote (which I didnt notice until I had already ordered) sounded amazing and I am hoping this is on the menu again. On another recent visit the other day, and had a delightful haloumi salad, while I thought it was a little over priced, the haloumi was mouthwatering and cooked to perfection.

    24/01/2011

  • EmmDee   12 reviews
    Ive been here a couple of times and unfortunately havent had the best experience. On the first visit I was up for a big weekend breakfast but there wasnt much vegetarian to choose from and they werent open to changing anything on the menu for me. As I was there with a group it felt rude to leave, so I had banana bread. It was quite nice and the coffee was pretty good, but I was a little disappointed with the experience.

    I decided to give it another go, so took along my coffee loving friend. We sat in the front room again (they have a back area too but it was full) & I was prepared to not have many vegetarian breakfast choices. I just had coffee & toast - a light meal option. The food was good but the coffee was a little bitter.

    The space doubles as a display area for artists & though the artwork is quite interesting, it feels like too much is squashed into the space. The vibe in the front room is quite strange as it feel a bit like a walk though & on my second visit the barrista was being quite grumpy with the other staff not the most pleasant thing to be around. My coffee loving friend suggested the grumpyness might have been the reason for the coffee being bitter, an interesting theory!

    30/12/2010

  • Monday:
    6:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Tuesday:
    6:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Wednesday:
    6:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Thursday:
    6:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Friday:
    6:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Saturday:
    6:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Sunday:
    6:00 AM-4:00 PM

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