BLUESTONE CAFE BALLARAT

Very cosy with exceptionally friendly service. Only had a coffee but it was a great coffee. Highly recommend if in the area

An inspiring, delightful cafe. Stop by a bit late for lunch and had the beef stir fry. Immediately got the friendly welcome and assisted for seating. Timing for the menu to come out was perfect, not late but also not rushed as they wanted us to order asap. Lemon infused water came out without being asked. Specials of the day, run out dishes are informed right after. I was not asked whether I'm ready to order but he knew I was ready to order. He had eye contact every now and then while serving other customers. Same level of attention was given to others. Including phone service, pre-order, warmer seating, vegetarion menu, refill or coffee, plus just the right amount of chat with customer. Food came out around 10 minutes, perfect ! The food size is surprisingly satisfying. Not big like you're a hungry customer, not small like you do not pay. Take it slow and embrace the simple and beauty in life. The Indonesia style cooking is well represented with the right white rice quality and a great sambal. Indonesia has a very wide range of sambal, this one is not too spicy (caution for those who are not used to, this may be very spicy for you) but they can adjust to your liking. Ask for mild if you're not used to. I was impressed that the door was held for a take away customer and was assisted to their car right in front of the cafe. Definitely revisit this cafe next time around. Highly recommended !!! Pardon if the photo was imperfect but hope it's honest and helpful.

indonesian resto in ballarat, they serve variety indonesian food and western fusion, coffee also. the place is little bit antique. but the food is nice, i try for the nasi goreng it nice, will try for another menu next time. make sure to call first before coming. some time they closed for holiday.

Fantastic Indonesian restaurant/cafe. We devoured a lovely lamb curry, ayam chicken and stir fried beef with vegies. Sambal was excellent. Friendly service and comfy room

Excellent service, very friendly and welcoming atmosphere, the tastiest food. We cannot recommend this cafe highly enough.

Great place for delicious Indonesian food, friendly service and nice atmosphere. Prices are moderate.

Absolutely the best service, friendly atmosphere and truly wonderful food fresh and home cooked take some cash though no EFTPOS well worth a visit.

This cafe lives up to its high rating. It was so refreshing to have Indonesian elements on the menu. My husband and I were very happy with our selections: the lamb curry and an Indonesian fried chicken dish. The interior has been tastefully decorated, with the owner having had work done to expose the historic bluestone walls (hence the name of the cafe). Best of all, the owner was so friendly and kept us entertained with his travel stories.

Amazing little restaurant/cafe, went for brunch today & we definitely were surprised as it wasn’t what we were expecting but was fantastic! Friendly owner, greeted us immediately with a smile & so helpful.
Great food, coffee & milkshakes ☺
Owner apologised for no EFTPOS but immediately offered & encouraged us to write down our owings & fix him up the next time we were in town. (Housemate had cash so obviously paid) but that was such a lovely gesture.

Awesome and amazing place! Owner was so nice, we didn't have cash so he told us pay me next time you are in Ballarat. I went to the ATM and came back the next day! He also gave us free chocolate, and made a home made bottle of sambal to collect on Friday!!

Peter is so friendly, I’m not a local but watched him greet all the people he knew, and welcome them in, and create such a lovely friendly atmosphere. Delicious Indonesian soup and iced coffee.

Excellent food and friendly atmosphere. Beautiful blue stone building and a place to have a friendly yarn. Love this place, highly recommend!

Excellent food and coffee! Friendly, quick service and Authentic Indonesian food freshly cooked on the premises. Small but cosy café run by a husband and wife team, plenty of room and good for meeting up with friends like we did as you can talk without shouting to be heard. Will definitely be back!

My mother-in-law and I stopped her for a takeaway coffee on a visit to Ballarat and left with bright smiles on our faces. Wonderful chap behind the coffee machine who we had a good chat to :) rare to get service like that these days. Definitely worth a visit 👏

Owner/barista asked what temperature would I like my coffee to be - attention to detail! I really like the coffee, lovely caramel/chocolatey notes coming through. beautiful couple running the place; I went back 2 days later and service was the same, owner ran to open the door for me:)

Beautiful food at a great price, really cozy, and staff are so lovely. Got a hot meal and a pie to take for under $25!

Amazing service. Amazing barista. Increidble attention to detail and great prices too.Can't recommend this café enough.

Just had the best meal here, always drive past this cafe as we live just down the road but first time here. We ordered the nasi goreng, Soto Ayam, chai latte and New York cheesecake. Right off the bat, the cafe is so cute and the owner is so lovely. There was a lovely gentleman playing acoustic guitar and singing beautiful songs like Hallelujah, Jolene, Can't help falling in love. So sweet. The food was absolutely delicious and authentic, the homemade sambal was to die for!! The owner asked what temperature we would like the latte, such attention to detail. It tasted fantastic. He also gave us extra ice cream and strawberries with our cheesecake. They only take cash so make sure to bring cash! New favourite place in ballarat, make sure to visit if you're here! Will visit again often, love this place.

A fantastic little place. Very friendly warm owners. He makes everyone talk to each other. Authentic and excellent indonesian food. A must go in Ballarat

Amazing service and fantastic mie goreng here today, we were greeted by a lovely man who said they do not take card but happy for us to pay another time we are coming past, he moved us next to the fire when a table opened up, and in general speaking to everyone he is what I believe the reason for the amazing reviews here, including the food! Will be back with my mum and sisters ☺