5
Shaun Haskell -
a year ago
So after a particularly long week, and after some favourable reviews by friends, I decided to try out the brand new Cafe Euphoria for lunch.
Boy was I impressed, and I had some reasonable expectations too.
When you walk in your warmly greeted by your server and the front of house. Both create a welcoming experience which on its own would be amazing, but we haven’t gotten to the food yet.
I order a vanilla milkshake and it was delightful, getting vanilla right could be tricky by the staff at Cafe Euphoroa have put the work into making sure things are just right.
I order the burger sliders for lunch, which comes with a side of wedges. The size of the side is not to be underestimated as it is sizeable.
I ordered the blue cheese sliders (with Guinness blue cheese sauce), something I’d been looking forward to since I read the menu and this was certainly not a case of “never meet your heroes”.
I was able to see my food being prepared through the large glass encapsulated kitchen and they were presented beautifully on my table.
The flavour was amazing, they had a good blue cheese flavour, beautiful and expertly balanced by some caramalised onion to add a burst of sweetness.
I would recommend having a napkin to hand as they can be quite saucy.
After lunch I had a coffee to warm up again as it was a chilly day.
Again, no disappointments.
They use Truth Coffee and they have a skills to make their beverages well. Further, their barista is a warm, friendly person, an obvious trait of people who work here.
All in all it was a fantastic experience, and I’d be happy to go back… in fact, I think I’ll go now.
**Although I didn’t have any on the visit, CE also has a great range of sweet treats confectionery made by their in-house pastry chef. I’ll certainly be having some on my next visit.