Dench Cafe

Came here for a meeting.

Service was excellent. Nice and cosy feel

Food and coffee were excellent. Portions were huge.

Think I need a sleep now. Will be coming back (thanks!)

Dench is a fantastic find! The cozy atmosphere offers a welcoming ambiance, making it an ideal spot for catching up with friends. The bustling local community feel adds a genuine touch. The food is simply delicious, and noteworthy is the generous portion sizes, ensuring you leave fully satisfied after indulging in their well-crafted dishes. Dench offers a well-rounded dining experience with a warm atmosphere, a strong community vibe, and consistently delightful food

A large cafe with a great menu. I was spoilt for choice w some great dishes to choose from. The menu is great, but it was hard to choose a dish lol.

I ended up ordering baked bacon and eggs w pancetta ham & bacon, thick brioche, beetroot hummus, semi dried tomato & macadamia. The presentation was the best I've seen in 2022. Such a level of detail.

The second vegetarian dish was Roasted Tomatoes, Grilled halloumi, semi-dried tomatoes and macadamia pesto, goat cheese, gran bread, snow pea tendrils, pomegranate, pepitas, balsamic glaze and a hash brown. Phew, try saying that after you have a Bloody Mary hahaha. BTW the Bloody Mary was spicy and the celery crispy! Yum.

This cafe also sells Dench bread which we all know is great, right? The 100% rye is absolutely delicious and the small carrot cake was moist, with some yummy icing and walnuts.

The service from all the staff was friendly welcoming. My strong almond latte which was really good, I didn't see the brand of almond milk but I'd buy it.

Oh and I almost forgot. I had a Bloody Mary too, and this was spicy, with nice cold tomato juice and fresh crunchy celery. Just how I like it, thank you.

Overall this was a solid experience in a very handy location, with plenty of off street parking in the car park across the road, on street parking everywhere and attentive service.

It doesn't get much better than this. Highly recommended.

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I recently had a great breakfast at Dench Cafe in Fitzroy North. We ordered the Brunch Buddha Bowl, the Dench breaky board special, a Hot cross bun, a Peanut butter jelly smoothie and coffees. Everything we ordered came out beautifully plated.

The Brunch Buddha bowl was a bowl of goodness. Featuring tabouli, spinach, roasted cauliflower, roasted tomatoes, smashed avocado, pickled zucchini, a soft boiled egg, salsa and beetroot pesto it was colourful, fresh and healthy. My friend highly enjoyed it.

I had the Dench breaky board special which comes with a basil & coconut panna cotta, a potato & herb rosti, scrambled eggs with jalapeño & chives, chorizo and a pear & roquette salad. I enjoyed each of the components of the breaky board and thought everything worked well together. The hint of basil in the panna cotta nicely balanced out the sweetness. The great thing about a breakfast board is you get to try a little bit of everything, it’s the perfect way to have something sweet and savoury.

In addition to an extensive breakfast and lunch menu, Dench Cafe also sell a great range of breads and pastries. I noticed plenty of regulars making purchases whilst I was there and I couldn’t resist ordering a hot cross bun which was delicious.

Overall I had a lovely experience at Dench Cafe and I recommend checking them out if in the area. I rate it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Thanks very much for having me.

Dench is my favourite brunch cafe in Melbourne! My favourite dish is the summer lamb brunch - it was changed for winter and I really hope they have brought the summer one back ! Heading there tomorrow can’t wait 💕

Such a nice cafe in Fitzroy north, coffee is always good, huge selection of bread, pastries and sandwiches! Dined in recently and the food was amazing! All in all really nice spot for some food and coffee!

I love Dench! Best bread in Melbourne. Have always loved the pastries too but only recently tried their meat pie. Hands down the best meat pie I’ve ever had! You can taste the love. Keep up the great work Dench! I thank you! And just when I thought I couldn’t love this bakery more...Finished beautifully with a lamington (with jam-yes!) and lemon slice.

Dench’s home delivery boxes have been amazing!
Over the last couple of weeks we ordered 9 boxes to surprise friends in isolation.

The brekkie & sweet treats were perfect! They were so happy when they received their delicious & generously sized goodies.

Thanks for helping us share the love and lift up spirits during this difficult time.

Stay safe & well!
P.S we’ll be ordering boxes for more friends as well 👌🏻

Amazing coffee and food. Always go here when I can! Really friendly staff too. Been coming for years and everything is always up to scratch. And more!

yum. this place found us when we most needed it. like as they say sometimes you find the cafe and other times the cafe finds you. everything at this place was yum. i almost cried when i ate a bite of my friends meal. a word to sum it up phenomenal.

So tasty, and great presentation. I got French toast and soy late. ☕ Friendly staff.

amazing food and staff! Thanks to the lovely Clare for excellent hospitality :)

Excellent opportunity to try fabulous breakfast. Will definitely go again.

What an amazing brunch place ! I loved this spread 😀

Great food, the menu is incredibly well put together and the quality of the cooking is superb. Nice location and friendly staff. Gets a bit busy on the weekends but.... oh well. Worth the wait, queue etc

Such a nice cafe. The French toast is perfect and the coffee is nice and strong. I also went once for lunch and had a chicken sandwich which was also nice.

Coffee is awesome here.
Have been reading the reviews and find it so amusing that peeps baulk at the cost of the coffee here! Have you all been living under a rock? You make it sound like it is the only place in Melbourne charging this price! Not to mention the cost of the bread......go to a supermarket and get yourself some mass produced bread at $4 a loaf if you’re not keen to purchase same day baked bread!!
Staff are lovely & coffee is amazing at $4.40, would happily pay $4.45🙄👍🏻

The food here is so yum! Whatever you get it's all stellar and some incredible baked goods to boot. I'm only sad that they got rid of the winter eggs which was my go-to.

Best bacon and egg roll in town, hands down, at only $12.5. Cheesy, crunchy, delicious sauce - 10/10

New owners. Coffee was so good and the food delicious. Great service. Thanks all see you soon!