Round Table Coffee

Stepping through the door at Round Table Coffee feels rather like popping into someone's very groovy lounge room. The Bracken Ridge cafe is light filled and welcoming with an extensive library/book exchange corner, while its walls are a spoon collector's dream.

There are hundreds of exotic teaspoons, each with its own unique story to tell, and if you look closely, you may even be lucky enough to stir your coffee with Round Table Coffee's very own signature teaspoon.

Round Table Coffee serve hot and cold drinks including old school milkshakes and beans brewed locally by Cleanskin Coffee Co. Their delicious range of cakes, slices and muffins are supplied by New Farm's Spoon Deli, and the sandwiches, wraps and croissants are freshly made by Flaming Food.

The surrounding streets are named after a medieval knight theme (Gawain, Lot, Percival and Gareth might ring a few bells) which inspired the cafe's own name, and curious historians will enjoy the subtle references to The Knights of The Round Table dotted about the room.

Parents will appreciate the discreet children's corner stocked with seventy Golden Books, a chalk board, coloring pencils, and lego tucked away in a cool school desk.

In a nutshell: Round Table Coffee is a suburban hideaway with a great vibe, perfect for settling in with a good book, a cake and several coffees to keep you going.

Need to know: There is plenty of parking available along Gawain Road in front of the cafe, as well as a car park behind the shops.

by Lucy Hordern