Sticks & Stones Cafe

We love this cafe: the food is delicious and beautifully presented, the service is prompt and attentive and the coffee is absolutely perfect!
We have visited regularly and recently we have been delighted to explore the new menu - we miss the pink pancakes, but we loved the new chocolate with berries! :-P this time we also tried the grilled chicken and pear salad - a new favourite!!! i cant wait to go back and have it again!
We highly recommend:-)

Our local and we love it. Great coffee and meals. Always a friendly hello, get you seated and water brought straight away.

For 5 days zipping around Victoria this is the highlight of eateries! This is when I think I give others 5 stars to others, too easily.
Pacific Paradise Bliss was an off beat choice, that is fantastic.
The whole crew are friendly and helpful, thanks for the morning

A stand-out cafe with great coffee, friendly low noise layout (Big sized kids area just out the back and not front and centre in like some other places in the area)
Service is friendly and attentive, Coffee is great, food is presented well and tastes great. Top points for Sunday morning breaky. A gaggle of MAMIL out front after enjoying their morning cycle.

We had our breakfast here with my family. We ordered Turkish eggs with breads and it was delicious. The staff, the environment and the restaurant were amazing. Highly recommend this place!!

Absolutely sensational. As a person from central Asia and the middle east, I get a bit skeptical when I see Turkish eggs or anything that seems adventurous in terms of flavours etc on a menu. I ordered the Turkish eggs with Halloumi and a rosti. From the flat bread to the yoghurt, the chilli tomato puree, it just hit the spot. Whoever the chef is, understands flavours. Add to that excellent service and happy staff, and you've got the most deserving 5 stars I feel I've given in years. Moreover, and most importantly, my wife loved her meal. Anyone who is married, knows that this could make or break the next 20 minutes (days).

Enjoyed an amazing breakkie with the family here, the atmosphere is gorgeous, staff are friendly & attentive, the food & coffee is 10/10. Plus, there's a little dedicated space for little ones to play or colour I'm at the table.
I've made this my regular now and happy to share my great experience with others to highly recommend 😀

Sat outside with our puppy, it was a bit drizzly but totally fine because it was all undercover!

The coffee was perfect, very smooth and tasty and the food was DELICIOUS with lots of vego options 👍

Very friendly and fast service too!

First impression is great. Love the train paint on the wall, great vibe , clean and family friendly place. They have the honey bee drawing to keep the kids entertained. The staffs is very friendly as well. We ordered one of each dish, wagyu beef brisket is a bit dry, but the rest is very delicious .

Was welcomed immediately by a very friendly waiter. She was super helpful and we sat in the booths. We ordered the apple crumble pancakes and the loaded baked potato. Also got a chocolate milkshake. Food was delicious staff was great.

I visited sticks and stones today with my friend. The cafe has a lovely warm feel to it and has been fitted out beautifully. I had a lovely mug of coffee and it come presented in a beautiful Robert gordan mug. Food was fantastic and the menu has just been updated. Do yourself a favour and go.

Sorry I didn’t get a photo of the Calamari or the Freshstart lunch. We didn’t get photos because we were too busy raving about how great it was. The Freshstart: I haven’t tasted anything that yummy in a long, long time.

Presentation, taste, service, absolutely spot on! Well done chef!

Cozy place. Friendly staffs. Great coffee but their Charlie Chai is just fair. Average servicing portions and delicious meals - worth the penny. Could be busy during peak hours but there’s parking spaces available right across the café (library). After devouring sumptuous meal, enjoy walking and sightseeing in Emerald Lake. We will definitely come back again. Highly recommend this place.

My wife and I enjoyed a lovely breakfast here. We ordered eggs benedict and smashed avocado. Have to say it was one of the best we ever had. The staff were friendly and helpful. Buzzing yet relaxed vibe.

The food here is absolutely delicious. Truly some of the best brunch food I've had. The presentation of the food looks beautiful too. The cafe has a warm and cosy atmosphere.

Great place fantastic food people very friendly can not fault this place in anyway been there a few times all ways a great vibe even when busy no one stressed like other places I've been keep up the fantastic job guys see you again soon

Omg we actually found a fantastic cafe that has amazing delicious food with gluten free options on everything. Pulled pork benedict is superb and the smoothy delicious.
The owners are super friendly and welcoming. If you are in Emerald and vegan or gluten free come and support these beautiful people.

Lovely atmosphere and great food which is always presented beautifully. Feels like the kind of place that should be in inner Melbourne, except you’re surrounded by the refreshing country air. Staff are very accommodating of dietary requirements (the menu itself is quite varied). Waited a little while for food to come out but it was well worth it.

Attentive staff, prompt service, tasty food, good coffee.

This place was fantastic! We sat in the back corner, looked newish great decor and the service was really great. Then the food came, and that was another level! I got the polenta (like a hash brown crispy on the outside, soft and creamy in the middle) with brocolli purée, haloumi, roast capsicum and poached eggs. It was very yum, capsicum gave a little sweetness, haloumi saltiness, eggs creaminess. Partner had parma which he loved and a Hargreaves Hill beer which he adored (and local). Now he wants some for home!