The Twelve Cafe

LOVED this cafe. Very sweet staff and cute interior with outdoor seating too. The food was filling and delicious, and the coffee was just what I needed. The cafe is situated on a quieter street, which was nice. Good variety in food and drink options. Recommended!

I popped into The Twelve Cafe after seeing it on EatClub while I was nearby, and left feeling pretty disappointed. This is just my personal opinion, but the place felt quite grubby and greasy, with not many clean tables to choose from. It was busy, so it’s clearly popular, but the overall vibe felt a bit dirty. I ordered the Reuben sandwich, which was more like a strange variation than a traditional Reuben - half toasted, half soggy. There was nothing technically wrong with it and I did finish it as I had limited time for lunch, but it wasn’t enjoyable. Service was minimal at first, though fine once I got someone’s attention. Glad I tried it at a discounted price, but I wouldn’t pay full price or return.

Does anyone know how to make a hot coffee/capuccino anymore? When you ask for a capuccino to be "very hot", do you expect it to come out just above warm? Do you expect it to taste weak? If I'm going to pay $4-5 for coloured water, I do expect it to be hot and strong. Alas, not from Twelve. And not from Deus just up the road, which I gave up on years ago. Surely a barista worth his/her salt should know how to use a coffee machine properly...presumably that's why you get the certificate. Sadly, in my eperience, not. Only about 1 in 10 do. The rest just go through some sort of unthinking motion.

Best coffee and avocado toast EVER 🙂 Best cream cheese and blueberry bagels EVER. Oh and the bacon and egg rolls and the freshly squeezed juices - it’s ALL yummy and delicious. The staff are amazing, so helpful and accommodating, especially Julie, such a beautiful person. Thanks Julie 🙂🐿️🌈❤️

We arrived not long before they were closing. They were no longer doing anything except take-away. This said, they welcomed us, moved a couple of stools outside so we could sit, and took our order. They were really friendly. We both had Tradie Wraps, essentially egg, bacon, sausage and a hash brown in a wrap. Yum and also very filling. Note: because of the fact we came before it was shutting we didn’t really get the chance to experience its ambience, hence the 3 rating for atmosphere as we don’t know what it usually is like.