Round Bird Food & Wine Merchants

Lots of thought has gone into the food presentation and flavour combinations. It felt like we went to a 5 star restaurant for breakfast. Will definitely recommend friends visiting this area. Well worth the price! Warm and friendly service crews. Overall fantastic brekkie to start our trip!

Very good hot chocolate with house-made marshmallow. The cakes were also very nice.
Multiple vegan cake options, as well as GF.
Yummy!! Well priced as well.

They serve Jesus walks coffee so you know they know their stuff! One of my favourite meeting places in Lilydale. Fantastic coffee, always well done, delicious flavours and generous service. Fantastic pastry treats if you don’t feel like waiting for hot food. Super efficient service. Their artisan store has fantastic local products.

Decided to go out for brunch and looked at this place because of the cute name, and the menu looked great. Got there for a busy Sunday morning but they were able to seat us. Staff were friendly and effective despite how busy it was. Coffee and food both came out quickly. The coffee was the best I've had in a cafe at a long time, and the dishes were excellently prepared and tasted great! Price was very good for the quality of the food. Can't wait to come back!
Update: came back to the new menu and they've redesigned the interior and it's better! Food and coffee still great. Service excellent.

I've never wanted to kiss a chef based solely on their food until I came here! The food was absolutely exquisite, tasty and fresh.
The waitress was polite, kind and efficient. I'm mad for not eating here sooner, definitely my new favourite spot. The space is so gorgeous too.

We dined in for brunch and coffee and found we’re pleasantly surprised how well everything was done here. We ate everything from a ham and cheese croissant to the Korean bowl and it all was plated perfectly. The coffee was the best you can hope for and we really enjoyed the assortment of goods near the front counter. So happy to find this place on our travels.

Quite nice place to get some lunch from. The cappuccino and noodles bowl were both equally delicious.

Lovely cosy cafe/store with local produce on offer. So glad we stopped for lunch. The pork belly was succulent and chicken burger scrumptious with chips. Friendly staff and the take away white chocolate and raspberry muffins were amazing!😍

Their vegan dishes are the best!!! We ordered the Risotto and Tofu Stir Fry and it was absolutely delicious. The place is cozy as well with an artistic vibe, lots of natural and nice hanging lights.

The staff are very warm and friendly; service is surprisingly fast considering the place was full during our visit! Really impressed overall and will recommend it to friends visiting the area. 😉

If you need to take a break before or after wine tasting in Yarra Valley, Lilydale is a good midway point (coming from Melbourne) and Round Bird Can’t Fly is a great place for breakfast, lunch, or coffee. They also have a good selection of Vegan dishes.

It has comfortable indoor and outdoor seatings. Food and service are great, love their coffee too.

Lilydale is on the up-and-up food wise.
After the town being in a lull for many years, things are starting to change and thankfully, Round Bird Can’t Fly is part of the rise in culinary delights in this town.
A friend invited me and between us we drove 50kms to get there (it was halfway point) and so glad she recommended this place.
We’d booked a table on a cold Sunday lunch and with the rain teaming down, it was lovely to walk into a full café with a friendly, warm atmosphere. The décor is recycled industrial with the warm of homemade produce on the shelves and local artwork on the walls.
The menu isn’t huge, so the choices are easy to make.
After a hot chocolate (with handmade marshmallow square) and latte each, we ordered two meals that were superb.
The meals arrived and served on stunning pottery which seems to be a theme at Round Bird. The gnocchi with heirloom tomatoes, stracciatella and prosciutto and basil ($25) plus the bento bowl with miso rice, teriyaki tofu, avocado, broccoli, edamame, pickled carrot, vegan kimchi and my friend ordered mushrooms as well ($25)
The gnocchi was handmade and the texture was light without being too cheesy, which often happens with cafes. The prosciutto was thinly sliced and not overloaded on the plate, giving the taste a combination of salty, creamy and delicate puffy gnocchi. My friend’s bento bowl was refreshing with an abundance of fresh vegetables and ideal for the vegetarian or vegan. Which brings me to another tick in their favour – they cater for dietary requirements of their guests. So just let the staff know if there is something on the menu that you’d like without the ‘this’ or the ‘that’.
Takeaway coffee appears to be a roaring trade and with the exceptional cakes display, there is something for those that have a sweet tooth.
Local food wares available for sale at the front of the cafe plus, the pottery that the meals are served on are also for sale at the front of the cafe.
If you were coming for dinner, there is a small wine list with reasonable prices.
Nicely, there is a private dining area that has the decor that’ll
Appeal to everyone.
There is outdoor seating as well and once the warmer weather comes around, it would be the perfect place to sit with family or friends and pass the time with drinks / meal.
Parking is pretty good out the front but there are time limits, so beware.
Access into the café is very good. Seating can be accommodated for a wheelchair or if someone needs more space / accessability..
Disabled toilet which also includes a change table plus one other toilet.
Staff were friendly, helpful but also discreet, not interrupting our long overdue catch-up, filled with joyous memories and tears.
Summary: 10 out of 10. A must visit in all seasons and explore the rotating menu.

All I needed today was a strong coffee. Great service and attitude from all the staff! Appreciated!

Best cafe in area
staff are always friendly food is creative and great quality. Love the changing menu. Coffee always great. Caters for meat lovers and offers best vegan and vegetarian options in local area too.

Absolutely loved our dining experience here. Car parking was easy to find, the service was friendly, warm and efficient, and the food and coffee were delicious.

The food menu offered here were quite special, and often had crossover between Asian and western cuisines. Coffees were tasty and served at a nice temperature.

it is a lovely cosy cafe with friendly staffs ☺
they offer a range of food from simplicity to sophistication to vegans. ordered their cauliflower & bacan croquette and banh xeo with my friends which we adored.😋
love the mugs and cups used here tor there coffees, ordered my usual-oat cap, it was a four beans blend if i remembered correctly. ☕
if there isnt enough parking at the service road, theres loads next to it with a bridge connected, pretty convenient.
highly recommended and you could also drive another 5 mins to lilydale park for an enjoyable after-meal scroll. 🍁
will come again🤗

If you're looking for a cafe in the Lilydale area, you cannot and will not find a better quality cafe than Round Bird.

I have been coming to the Round Bird cafe for years now and to put it simply the coffee is excellent and well balanced, whilst the food is of an incredible quality for what I would call underpriced compared to most other cafes in Lilydale and the surrounding suburbs.

Our oldest daughter got married last night and had brunch here this morning. WOW the food was amazing, particularly loved the muffin with the apple pieces. Tx also for the take home packs

I enjoyed my lunch here with colleagues. I had their Pressed Lamb and an iced latte. Their prices are pretty steep with mostly every meal costing $18 and above, however the quality of food was good.

They have quite a few Vegan options too which looked tasty.

They do split bills which makes it easy when dining with colleagues or friends.

Very happy with my visit in this cafe today. Flawless service, great filter coffee and absolutely fabulous fluffy hotcakes!

We're new to the area and I reckon Round Bird has been our most often visited cafe. We love it. I go for the Reuben, but there's plenty of other offerings. I feel at home here.