Comments on: Café review – Double Roasters, Marrickville

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:44:30 +0000

I’ve enjoyed several cafe lattes from Double Roasters. The pork belly sandwich is delicious. A little on the fatty side but that didn’t stop me from eating it. With all the good coffee places now in Marrickville, they are all so busy on the weekend. My husband and I tried to have breakfast one saturday morning but we had to wait, which we didn’t.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:39:35 +0000

Gosh! Im exhausted after reading these posts.
Do you ever wonder why certain people take the time to read your blog then even more time to comment? I’m sure they could use their time in a more positive way.

By: Detective Chow

Detective Chow — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:54:02 +0000

Some great photos here (the egg looks so tasty, and the close-up of the coffee is nice composition. Something about that spoon really grabs me).

Interesting that this is the persistent-most-popular post. I guess the locals want to know what people think of it.

By: Lau

Lau — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:30:28 +0000

Hi Nicco,

Doesn’t sound like you had a great experience. Thanks for letting me know. It’s always disspointing when you get a weak coffee! I always order macchiattos so it’s good to get feedback from a latte drinker. Although I will say the macch I had at Double Roasters was a tad milker than the norm.

On your point of a double ristretto shot – that’s not standard for most cafes, but I have noticed it’s very much in vogue now. And I think that is a place prides itself on its coffee, even going so far as to roast their own, you’d expect a decent caffeine jold for your buck. Did you have to pay for the second latte or just the second shot?

I will have to argue with you about iced chocolate. Iced chocolated has cream, that is the ‘icing’. Otherwise it’s just chocolate milk or, with crushed ice, a frappe.

I am adding Peony to my wishlist, thanks for the recommendation! Where is it located?

By: Nicco

Nicco — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:14:54 +0000

Stopped here on a Saturday morning around 11:45. Ordered a latte and an ice chocolate after asking if they could do such a thing. Latte arrived true to its name but not true the needs of a Sydney caffeine addict. Looked like a glass of hot milk with a dash of caramel flavouring and some elegant froth. Clearly I should have ordered a double shot latte which I then did – don’t you think its confusing in Sydney? Where I have coffee Monday to Friday (Peoni, Surry Hills) a latte is a double shot ristretto and perfectly strong enough without having to order a double, but at Double Roasters, a regular latte is a sad looking affair. Meanwhile, the iced chocolate arrived with a large globe of unrequested ice cream floating in it and a few dashes of chocolate syrup stuck to the inside of the glass but otherwise very little evidence of any chocolate. My partner drank it quickly but there was no contented sigh to follow. A few minutes later the double shot latte arrived – it was great. Creamy and very drinkable but not really qualifying as ‘strong’ coffee despite having to pay for an extra shot.

As we didnt eat anything I can’t comment of the food but it looked good. I think for somewhere that roasts its own coffee they could serve stronger coffee as their base line (especially in what was a pretty small latte glass)and like most places they need to do something about their iced (and possibly) hot chocolate. All you need is some decent quality cocoa – not a few squirts of chocolate syrup. If it leaves the counter still looking like a glass of milk you know something is wrong.