Lantana Café is one of those cafes where you’ve got to hear about it to know about it – although that has probably changed after winning Time Out’s Best New Café for 2009.. Not a very large venue the queues for brunch on a weekend can go down the alley sometimes its that popular. Turnover isn’t particularly fast but if you’re patient and you’re willing to squeeze in close to other people, sometimes sharing a larger table, you’ll be rewarded with some awesome coffee made Down Under style and also a brunch menu which is slightly different from the norm, for example, including such choices as Brioche toast w/ vanilla poached pears and raspberry ricotta cream, poached eggs with a Sicilian ratatouille served on sourdough toast with a yoghurt
tahini sauce and a tempting looking corn fritters stacked w/ crispy bacon, fresh rocket, corn salsa and lime aioli.

Oddly service is very laidback and lacking the urgency required to turn people over and get more in – which is a boon if you’re one of the people lucky to be already sitting down and eating, not so much of a boon for you if you’re in the queue! A hit an miss proposition it seems in terms of service but the good coffee and food still has people coming back time and time again.