Bread & Circus

Overall a good place for brunch. We came on a rainy Saturday, and waited about 30min for a party of 3.
The not-​so-​scrambled-​eggs were really good! Would definitely order them again.
What I didn’t like about this place was that it felt on expensive side for the food offered. The service also could’ve been a little better — they forgot to bring us our drinks and then came out wit the wrong order. Also, don’t get the filter coffee (stick with espresso drinks).

Adorable, pink, highly decorated atmosphere. Cozy, has wifi, easy to do work, lots of healthy menu choices and great drinks from coffee to juices. I got the breakfast humble of yogurt, granola and fresh fruits. I could eat it for breakfast everyday! It was delicious

Came in on a Sunday morning once and the queues were enough to deter me and I had my breakfast elsewhere. Came back on one Friday morning, I don’t know about any other Friday morning but that day there was no queue.
There were six communal wooden tables with vegetables, plants and kitchen items adorned the tables and more produce scattered around the café and even a big pile of produce on one big table right at the centre of the café prepares you for the type of food you’re in for. The pink and pastel décor and plates did a great job in softening the whole outlook.
The menu promotes healthy, wholesome meal. Let’s be honest, nowadays people are becoming more aware of what we put in our mouth and care of what impact it’ll have on our health. That’s when things like ‘biodynamic egg’ and ‘activated almonds’ become popular and organic is suddenly cool.
The highlight for me was Breakfast with Gwyneth, and Gwyneth definitely would be proud of this wholesome and oh so tasty meal of mine! Sautéed white quinoa with kale, chilli and mixed greens, and two perfectly fried biodynamic eggs. They were seasoned well and tasted like flavoursome fried rice with the great texture of quinoa.
Then there’s Parmesan Not-​so-​scrambled Eggs. Biodynamic eggs with fresh chilli or real truffle oil, Parmesan, avocado, baby spinach, tomato, fresh herbs and sourdough. My husband chose his with fresh chilli and he thought the meal was average but I was happy with the flavour.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and would love to come back again and make a note to myself not to come on a weekend.

I hate this place. So much so, that I’ve lived overseas for over 2 years and am still annoyed by it. The food it delicious and fresh, but the venue, wait times, clientele and service blow so hard.

If you’re planning on eating here alone, be prepared to be treated like a second class citizen, moved here and there so they can seat groups etc. otherwise the food looked ok.

At first I was not convinced — the line is really long and the whole share table thing is not perfect for every type of meal. So I only recommend this place if you’re either going at a quiet time, or taking enough people that you won’t be listening in on someone’s awful conversation that you wish you could ignore.
Weekday breakfast here is a great time. It’s really quiet and there’s something about the simple «not so scrambled eggs» dish that has that «this is what I feel like, but also I couldn’t do this myself» vibe. It’s not something to feel guilty about having gone out to get, but it’s also not one of those café breakfast where you think — «why am I here at all?»
The coffee is really great, and they often have beans in from all sorts of great roasting companies in Australia. The soy chai is done in a big soup pot with all sorts of infusions depending on day, and I’m reliably informed that it’s amazing.
The lunches here are great. A simple salad driven menu for a fresh and interesting lunch. The sandwiches come kind of deconstructed in a box — so if that’s likely to make you annoyed, I can recommend the «Daily plate» it’s a sample of all their salads and a protein of your choice.
Anyway YUM

A new happy place. Bread & Circus offers a fresh and wholesome menu which is updated daily, although the breakfast menu tends to remain the same. After coming across picture perfect posts on Instagram, I just had to visit. Located in a shared warehouse, Bread & Circus also has a great communal vibe.

Had thr pancakes for breakfast and they were good! The price though is kinda steep. $ 20 for pancakes better come with a lap dance. Other than that place is is good for breakfast!

The soup here blows my taste bud.
Their slow cook lamb and frekkeh soup is amazing in winter. I LOVE it! Super tasty and comforting!

Really cute café and interior, great Instagram photo opportunity haha. We got late breakfast here on a Sunday and didn’t have to wait for a table but noticed there was a long line when we left. It was also cool to be able to see into the bakery and them making fresh bread on the way in.
The food and coffee was great, I got the porridge and it was a very decent serving. The staff were all really lovely and the place had a nice organic and fresh vibe.

I love the concept of Bread and Circus: healthy food and (mostly) communal tables. There are lots of fresh fruits and veges on display to keep with this theme. I saw the cute pink coffee cups on instagram and that was what initially led me to visit Bread and Circus. But honestly, the coffee was a bit meh. No real punch even though I had a double shot. I ordered the porridge, which was beautifully presented with granola, hazelnuts and a poached pear on top. Nice combo of flavours and I liked the contrast of the smooth porridge and the crunchy topping.
Overall though it was very expensive, even by Sydney standards, and I don’t really think the food and service met such a high standard. Not saying there was anything particularly wrong with my experience, just that for the price I would expect it to be exceptional and not just pretty good.

Waited in a queue for lunch on Saturday for around 20 minutes and parking was hard to find.
The eggs in my parmesan not-​so-​scrambled-​eggs were so delicious! I couldn’t stop thinking about them and tried replicating them at home the next day. My dining partner’s feta frittata was flavoursome and fresh and there was a generous portion of the side salad.
The food and drinks are pricey. Got the ginger rainwater kefir by the fermentary was $ 6 for a tiny glass, maybe 100ml at most!!! Daylight robbery!
Service was not good, there were too many diners and not enough staff.
Also there is a credit card surcharge for all credit cards.

I’ve only been here once and it was good, nothing spectacular but worth checking out. Expect to line up, also be sure to organize a group of 4 so you can sit at a booth which was pretty nice.
Menu was good, I looked up the hashtag on Instagram to see what I could expect. The fruit platters look pretty but I don’t understand why people would choose it… I was torn between the porridge and the ‘not so scrambled eggs’. After my father in law ordered the eggs I regretted my choice instantly; but the porridge was still nice — mostly due to the granola/​pear/​hazelnut topping, otherwise it was a touch bland. I also got the coconut/​banana/​berry smoothie which was delicious.
Cute little set up, the bakery is interesting to watch while waiting to be seated. Décor is to be expected of Alexandria these days (you know what I mean!). Nothing particularly unique, although I must say, it’s the first time I’d seen «reverse osmosis water» labels on the pipes… Righto.
To summarize… It’s good, not great, yet not bad… Ultimately I wouldn’t rush back.

This place is located in a industrial/​funky space in Alexandria. Parking can be a bit of an issue on the weekends so be sure to get here early otherwise you may find yourself in a spot of trouble. The lines outside this place because there’s Don Campos and now Pana Chocolate that’s opened within the same area is insane. So be prepared to wait for a while — have a coffee or two!
I love the fresh, raw kind of style food Bread and Circus offers. The staff are friendly although the service I’ve found to be a bit of hit and miss. Most likely because they are run off their feet as it’s busy.
Definitely a place to visit if you’re in the neighbourhood. Alexandria is the place to be!

OK, I grew up on a farm, and I was a scientist. I therefore take a dim view of people who think that organic food is better for you, that biodynamics means anything, and that gluten is some sort of toxin.
So my meal at Bread & Circus seemed a bit pretentious. It was some crazy salad that had absolutely everything (though mostly endive) in it, yet still seemed to… lack something. It felt like a trying-​too-​hard assemblage of everything that was meant to be good for you, rather than a carefully selected set of complementary tastes and textures. And it weren’t cheap, neither.
The shared bench tables are fine, the service was great. But they’re obviously very successful, as it was packed on a weekday lunch, with lots of people getting takeaway.
A little too trendy for its own good.

I came to Bread & Circus on Good Friday as I had checked online and this café was open so YAY. We arrived around 10.30am and there was a long line! The waiting time wasn’t too bad, around 20 minutes, and the staff gave us a menu to look over which I didn’t need — I always check the menu before I go to a place, how else do you decide whether you want to go there or not?
Anyway so it was breakfast time and I am a sucker for pancakes! The only reason I agreed to go to Bread & Circus was because of their pancakes. Here is the description: Caramelised Lemony Banana Pancakes: banana, ricotta and biodynamic egg flourless pancake w/​maple syrup, lemon compound butter,
caramelised banana and strawberry — $ 19
The wait for the pancakes was kinda long and my friend who had been to this café before said that the food does take a while to come out. We had both ordered the same dish, as my friend and I get food envy when the other person get’s a better dish so we always order the same thing. Lol
The pancakes came out and i would say they look more like hotcakes. These pancakes are «healthy style» so don’t go thinking they are gona be those thick regular type of pancakes. Nevertheless, the pancakes were delicious!
The pancake was lemony and when you add the ricotta and maple syrup, there is a great balance. I also combined the banana and pancake together in each mouthful and it was just divine! I really enjoyed the pancakes and I would return back for something else on the menu.
Note: My sister had the pancakes and she didn’t like it. I must admit I have a healthier palate than my sister so the «healthy style» of pancakes IS my cup of tea.
Parking Tip: There is a «Secure» parking up the driveway next to the café. Go down the long driveway, and the parking lot is at the end. It is paid parking, and you pay when you exit at the boom gates. Parking here is worth your while if you hate trying to find street parking.

I’ve wanted to come here for so long. SO LONG. Like crazy person checking their daily menu updates, daily, on their website type of crazy.
I’ve been here twice now — both times when visiting Sydney and it is probably one of my favourite breakfast places EVER. I would come here everyday if it wasn’t so far away from where I live in Sydney.
The food is delicious — huge huge drinks menu of juices, smoothies, kombucha, kelfir and all sorts of healthy things. The one thing I love about Australia is the abundance of REAL, GOOD, WHOLESOME food. You won’t get free-​ranged eggs here, you’ll get ‘biodynamic’ eggs which is a method of organic farming describe as «a holistic understanding of agricultural processes». So basically, holistic well taken care of chicken eggs. You actually cannot get better than biodynamic food, but more on the food in a moment
The staff are very friendly, gorgeous ambience — picture perfect. Walking in you feel like you’ve entered your life canteen. Cute pink plates, colourful menus and a very nice seating arrangement. Great for groups, but I would come early/​off peak to assure a nice table (there are communal tables and some booths if I remember correctly).
The food has super cute names — favourites being ‘Rainy Day Toast’, ‘Pimms without the Pimms’, ‘Breakfast with Gwyneth’ and my personal favourite, ‘The Ranga’ (orange an watermelon — ginger optional). Ranga is what they call ginger/​red head people in Australia — just FYI. My other fav was the ‘Ginger Rainwater Kefir’ because HOW FRIGGIN COOL DOES THAT SOUND — of course I ordered this (for the health benefits, obviously).
I came in desperately wanting the Morning Jumble, due to my die hard love for Bircher Muesli, but the second time coming here and sharing 6 meals between the 5 of us, they actually turned out to be my least favourite of the bunch. The Foxy Summertime Porridge is the best porridge I’ve ever eaten in my life. When they ask if you’d like the optional dollop of organic clotted cream, say yes. Don’t ask questions. That will be your biggest regret of the month otherwise. I surprising loved Breakfast with Gwyneth (sautéed white quinoa, kale, mixed greens, garlic, chilli with 2 fried eggs) after only ordering it because it was said to be a customer favourite. But I guess that’s why it is. The parmesan not-​so-​scrambled eggs were the first to go, and we fought to the end. So yummy.
So basically, when in Australia… eat at Bread & Circus for breakfast.

The dire can’t-park-for-a-50-block-radius-around-The-Grounds-of-Alexandria situation, even on a Monday, drove me to Bread & Circus, and I’m glad it did.
The fit-​out is a big, airy, sun-​splashed canteen with side walls open to the breeze, rustic wooden tables and summery cabana-​style striped cushions that made me feel happy for a reason mood scientists and interior designers could probably explain but which I can’t.
Just wanted something light so shot for a side bowl of the cabbage and kale salad and I had high hopes for some crunchy freshness busting with herbs and flavour but it erred on the side of underwhelming, the cabbage was a bit rubbery and there wasn’t enough of the kale or the other fun ingredients. It was different and had potential but didn’t quite get over the line for me.
The Sunrise juice I had was a revelation, however, robust and sweet and with a refreshingly tart bite just to keep you honest. Perhaps this is psychosomatic but it felt nutrient-​rich and I’m almost certain I was an inch taller after drinking it.
The other lunches I saw around me looked like the tits, maybe I didn’t order the right thing. Guess I’ll have to come again, what a tragedy. Not.

If you’re looking for something healthy and light this is the perfect place to go.
Guilt-​free food that is both satisfying and tasty.
Bread & Circus is also very cutely decorated, and one of the few brunch places in the area that cater to large groups.

Situated in what I would call a mini café Mecca, Bread & Circus is a new favourite brunch/​lunch spot.
Newbies will feel slightly lost until you work out that you report to the counter. let the friendly staff know how many people you have… and you’ll either be seated immediately or have a short wait until one becomes available. All the seating is shared. but that is part of the charm.
The «Breakfast with Gwyneth» ($ 20) has become my lady’s instant favourite. The dish is primarily sautéed white quinoa with two fried eggs, but also with other veggies that are cooked into a mass of deliciousness. (see photo!)
I have become hooked on their «Parmesan not-​so-​scrambled eggs with chilli» ($ 20). You get the choice of bullet chilli vs. real truffle oil. The chilli gives it a small yet pleasant kick.
I’m a little wary by the truffle oil option as in my experience the old saying of «less is more» rarely applies to chefs who accent their dishes with this rich ingredient. I haven’t had it, so can’t fairly comment on it… It might be great (the rest of the food has been).
The Secret I’m going to share is to add a side order of Ham to give you the option to create what I’m dubbing «the breakfast manwich». Essentially you take what is given in the scrambled eggs dish, load it up onto the toast provided, and top with the ham (photo for effect). The result is an open faced meal for a king.
We love Bread & Circus and have gone back numerous times.
Bonus points:
Go to the staff member who was wearing the Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 t-​shirt… always glad to see another geek.