The Little Ox

I’ve been here twice and was grossly disappointed both times. The initial visit was a chicken sandwich that was lacklustre and didn’t have much flavour. They had run out of the «special sauce» so that was the reason it wasn’t up to par apparently. The second visit I had the calamari salad. The salad was very wet, soppy almost, and there wasn’t lettuce, simply veggie noodles and shredded carrot in a very small bowl worth pomegranate seeds that were too hard to eat. The calamari wasn’t cooked that well, some pieces were underdone. All in all, I left hungry.
Having said that, the coffee is great! So well done to the baristas there.

Dec 14, 2014
NEGATIVE

What happened here?. This place is usually awesome but this morning the smashed avo and salmon was hideous. The eggs weren’t done correctly, the salmon was borderline stale, and the coffee was so bitter! UGH!

Beautiful spot to meet a friend for lunch! I had a delicious flat white and the daily special sandwich. I can’t exactly remember what it was but I know it was mouth watering, very fresh.

Food here tasted amazing, I had the blue cheese gnocchi and squash and my partner had the corn fritters with ham hock. Such a great balance of flavors and good filling portions, we both commented that it is probably one of the best places we’d eaten in Melbourne (a big feat). Friendly staff, good deco with outdoor heating. BIG ⁵⁄₅

The food and atmosphere were some of the best flavor of Brighton I experienced for breakfast and lunch!

Thanks to my fellow Unilocalers, we found this little gem in our neighbourhood and have been coming back weekly ever since.
The food is consistenly good and they change the menu seasonally (in addition to daily specials), so you never run out of awesome things you want to eat. When I come here, I think, «oooooh maybe I’ll have that, but that looks good too.» Normally, my boyfriend and I agree to get two different things so we can try eachothers’ or just straight up go halvsies. (I’ve finally broken down his resistance to sharing… muuhahahah *evil laugh*.)
Personal favourites: Chicken quinoa salad, the Williamsburg (or Brooklyn, the variation of their Eggs benedict), sandwiches are ace, corn fritters are delish, pastries and desserts are solid, and their coffee is good too.
Still haven’t tried everything on the menu, but am confident that it is all delicious because they seem to have their act together in the kitchen. Quality ingredients and delicious combinations. Plus, the staff are friendly, welcoming, and attentive.
Bottom line, stoked to have a dependable, consistently good café with reasonable prices and decent portions.
Winner! Thanks Little Ox, you foxy oxy!

Nice little Brighton breaky place. Try the corn fritters, they were yummers! My girlfriend says it’s always been busy when she comes here, not matter what time it is. I’d definitely come back to try some other menu items. The servers were great and we had room for a pram next to the table. Cutey boy at the counter calls you bella when you pay ;)

Great coffee and service

The breakfast is excellent, it’s pretty noisy so maybe go when you are hungry, not when you are recovering from a hangover. I had the BLAT which is served like a burger, it was pretty good, needed ketchup.

I like this café for its bright and cheerful atmosphere that will instantly re-​energise your mood with thanks to its contemporary décor and bubbly staff.
It’s all-​day breakfast and bustling from open til close. Expect to wait a while on weekends!
Coffee is great and the menu selection offers some very inventive, unique and fresh options.
I do think that some of the menu items are overpriced, especially when ordering extra sides, but all in all, it’s not a bad little spot to find yourself catching up with friends for some chit chat and coffee.
Tip: A lot of their seating is outside, but it’s all good, because they have blankets if you’re feeling chilly!

The best BLAT in Brighton, hands down.

Best Dish Forward: Beetroot, Olive Tapenade + Fetta Bruschetta
Join the kept women of Brighton for a weekday brunch, you will be ecstatic about the amount of work out gear, gossip and petite dogs that surround you. The big breakfast equivalent is also a solid call and no one will judge you if you stumble across the dessert fridge for some breakfast dessert, its definitely a thing.

This hidden gem is the kind of place that you have to be told about otherwise you would have no idea that it existed. The food here is amazing, fantastic kitchen. Sometimes I find the need to talk to the people in the kitchen and tell them how satisfied I am.
I have seen on TV a lot lately the use of micro herbs but never actually eaten somewhere that put them on my dish, I got that fancy schmancy treatment here. I didn’t actually need it, but it did look nice. On my way out I fell for my temptation and brought the best meringue that I have eaten in my entire life. Just before being put into the over to cook a shot of coffee was poured into the mix and swirled around. So chewy in the middle. Perfect.