Journeyman

Brunch is a Melbourne tradition, but not all places get it right.
While prices here are pretty standard (trending to the high side) Journeyman surprised me with its generous serving portion sizes and delicious options. I had the chilli scrambled eggs and my wife the potato croquette dish. Bothe were delicious and the plates were totally empty!
A great experience and we’ll be back.

Very good place to drop in and have a bite to eat. I recommend the chicken sandwich and the spanakopita. The coffee is very nice to. Very good service and overall a good restaurant.

One of the best breakfast places on Chapel St, so worth the 20min wait. The food is delicious and healthy. Good pricing and awesome atmosphere too… Highly recommended it

There is a reason this place is so popular, its because its so damn good! Food is amazing, Coffee is Brilliant and the service is good. Want a table?, then get in early. This place is full most of the time, so be smart about when you head down to Journeyman. Its worth the wait anyway.

Best coffee in Windsor. Period. (Read below for food.)
And…Finally, I decided to put my thoughts about this place on Unilocal.I love this place. I love its atmosphere and the staff are very friendly. The place can get a little bit loud during peak hours, but overall it is a nice environment to sit down and enjoy your drink.
Back as a student in my Swinburne days, Dukes (Journeyman) provided my caffeine fix for all of my Uni life. Years later as a Windsor local, the consistency of the coffee is still the same, so they are still providing caffeine for my blood stream. How cool is that? BUT, what about the food?
OK. Mind you, the rating above is just for coffee. Since Dukes became Journeyman (By the way, I loved Dukes’ branding and I find Journeyman name pretty hipster-​ish), the management has changed, and its menu became unstable. I am not sure if it is the management’s or chef’s idea (apparently it is under chef’s control), they removed my favourite items on the menu to replace with weird ones. I remember I ordered a piece of banana bread and instead received two banana breads on top of each other washed with some syrup and some cream with parsley on the top. I mean, what the hell. Also, blueberry pancakes are gone, even that menu item — which was my favourite, don’t judge — fish finger sandwich is gone after a short time.
If you are hungry, my only recommendation will be baked beans with feta. If you want to treat yourself, add a poached egg on top of it. There you go! You cannot go wrong with it, can you? Oh by the way, before I forget, if you are not a fan of baked beans, don’t forget to check out the fridge for other delicious selection of sandwiches or sausage rolls. Fridge items are not on the menu you will be handed. Last minute tip delivered, I’m off.

With smoking coffee, eclectic mix of breakfasts and lunches and a cake display to melt the most hardened souls, Journeyman rocks.
I came here early for business meeting. Soy latte was smooth and creamy. The poached eggs on toast with mushrooms, dukkah and caramelised bacon is worth crossing town for. The staff are friendly. I had to double check I was actually in Prahran
I’m calling it — one of the best places to have breakfast/​lunch/​saturated fat in Prahran.

Dropped in for a coffee this morning and although the place was pumping and waiters run off their feet, the coffee was great and the waiters super friendly. Definitely heading back for a meal some time soon!

I came here when it was called Dukes & I’ve had some pretty ambitious but #failwhale dishes: Duck egg on English muffin in a aioli mousse. Rock hard candied pancetta cubes. Shiraz jus on egg & field mushrooms. All enticed on paper but fell flat on the plate.
The coffee though was always good and still is. Now under the new moniker Journeyman — which I think is less catchy than Dukes — the menu seems to have been spring cleaned of these «kitchen overreach» tendencies. A welcome change.
We split the rockling burger — crumbed fat fillets with tartare sauce, dill, capers & alfalfa in a not too sweet roll. Delicious! And also the crispy pork croquettes on English muffins with bernaise sauce & apple slices. The pork was very tasty but not at all crispy, and the bernaise was too much of a good thing. Nonetheless very bloody yummy.
Journeyman is a stalwart of the prahran brunch crew and I’m up for another visit. There are scrumptious looking sweet treats too that I will definitely be hitting up in a not too distant future.

One of the best cafes on Chapel St… coffee is always great and tastes really fresh. The ambiance of the place is fantastic, got a great vibe, I love the fact you can see the coffee and food being made. I’ve had the food a couple of times its good but I wouldn’t say great.

Had an amazing Panama Esmerelda pourover for $ 8. Now, you may be asking how an $ 8 coffee can ever get 5 starts. The floral tones on the boquet and the subtle fruit flavors were more like drinking a fine wine than a cup of coffee. My wife’s latte was superbly well made. Excellent almond coissant. If you’re willing for a splurge on coffee, this is the place.

So after asking the masses on Facebook one morning where a great local place for breakfast and coffee would be… The resounding favourite was dukes…
From the start service was very slack and not overly warm. The staff didn’t seem to have sections or have any joy at being there lol, there also seemed to be a lack of that overpoweringly intoxicating smell of roasting coffee that sweeps you off your feet in your favourite coffee house :(
The menu was an offering of poached eggs with honey candied bacon and avo mash with dukah, a play on eggs bene with pulled pork croquets on muffins with cider hollandaise along with some other sinfully tempting delights.
But I have to say as amazing as everything looked it lacked any wow factor for me… The coffee roast/​flavour was nothing special and the food though amazingly presented with utmost aesthetic appeal wasn’t overly memorable flavour wise.
The search continues
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It was a cold and blustery day, I pushed past the masses of life of leisure 40-something’s and the tweens doing laps of Chapel St with designer store bags and made my way into Dukes.
It really had no business being this good. From the batch brew filter coffee, to the single serve brews, to the espresso/​milk based stuff they have everything covered. The discerning filter lover wouldn’t have Dukes in the top half dozen roasters Melbourne wide but it’s not really relevant based on the crowd I saw on my visits.
The food served from the kitchen or pre-​prepped sandwiches was standout and what I would return for again and again. The portions, quality, value are all spot on.
Service on one day was stretched and a touch slow but they were exceptionally busy. Was great otherwise.
Setting is great. Passive colours with plenty of elbow space wherever you sit. No share tables and benches along the front window only. It’s a great change from the bright wood /​white tiled looks a lot of similar establishments use. Instead it’s welcoming, warm and unassuming.
Highly recommended.

What can I say about Dukes that already hasn’t been said.
I regard this place as one of the best of the best.
The baristas are experienced and you can tell they take their job seriously.
I love sitting by the counter watching them do their work with love. So meticulous.
Food, oh the food. wonderful.
Being so popular, Dukes is very busy and loud but it is a must visit on your list of ‘Great Coffee Places to visit’
Please go there and take a sneaky look at those baristas.

I wanted to like this place but I just felt the coffee on the particular day I visited was quite sub par. Definitely not a bad to stop by on but can’t recommend this place from my last visit down. The food was pretty average too.

Wow !
After 3 weeks without a good coffee (this is madness) I decided to go there for a quick brunch and a fix of this delicious nectar.
The fix was so good (house blend, long black) that I decided to go for another shot (Ethiopia Guji, long black) and no overdose here. Just a wonderful feeling of knowing you’re having some great GREAT coffee.
I had food as well (obviously) and went for the hummus avocado toast, tasty, great poached egg, nomnomnom.
Ended with a fig/​honey/​walnut muffin which was absolutely perfect.
Nuff said

This place is always super busy on weekends but if you are willing to stick it out there’s some great coffee and food on offer.
It is a pretty big place with good music playing and friendly staff and a good spot for brunch in a place with a lot of competition.
Recommended for a weekend brunch, my advice is to go slightly later and it gets much quieter after peak time.

These guys do a mean breakky and their coffee is pretty awesome.
Love their open kitchen so you can see through and walking past the guys roasting coffee at the back is always cool.
Seems to be always busy, but love the hustle and bustle.
It’s the place we go to be seen and people watch. It’s fun.
Love the staff here — totes professional.
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Located at the Windsor end of Chapel Street, this warehouse vibe café is a nice welcome to the Chapel Street district!
Earthy undertones and modern Australian flair best describes the interior, fitted with timber ceilings, exposed bricks, large windows and an orange glow that brightens up the dining space.
Coffee lovers will envy the huge Joper Portuguese coffee bean roaster that filters the bitter sweet aroma through the air. There’s espresso blends and single origins that are all available for siphon filtering.
The menu is relatively small, but the options are certainly not boring. Creative breakfast and lunch selections with plenty of colour on the plate to keep you satisfied.
The restaurant is always busy, but what good Melbourne café isn’t these days?!

Dukes is right near my UNI and that’s where I get my coffee/​chai fix. I’ve never eaten there but decided to give it a shot the other day.
The menu looks delicious and I was tossing between the corn fritters and fish tacos. I went for the tacos as a semi healthier option.
When it came out, it looked delicious but sadly it didn’t taste as good as it looked. Everything was really fresh but there was no taste explosion in my mouth… Even after squeezing lime and adding salt. The mayo was nice and creamy but without a strong taste, same as the fish. Disappointing :(
I would still go back and try something else and possibly leave ordering tacos when I go to Mexican restaurants!

With banging coffee, an interesting brunch menu and super friendly and efficient staff Dukes gets my thumbs up as a great all rounder.
The bircher muesli is loaded with cinnamon and apple and for $ 10 is a great way to get through the morning. But let’s get more serious and talk about the Avo and Hummus toast. There’s obviously some avo going on, but then throw on a poached egg, some big chunks of candied bacon and sprinkle the whole mess with dukkah. Good lord, my mouth is in rapture whenever I eat this.