Pandanus Cafe - CABARITA BEACH

Went here for a late mid week brekky. Had coffee and a light meal. All was cooked well and the portion size was good. Great value for money. Coffee was well make and to my liking. I have no complaints what so ever. I spoke to the new owner, Dave. Top bloke. He is professional, friendly and will make a good go of this cafe. Very impressed.....Keep it up.

After a recommendation, I went with 3 other family members for lunch yesterday. It was a beautiful day so the cafe upstairs was busy. We sat downstairs which wasn't all that busy but it is serviced by the same kitchen. Table service was excellent; however, the chef would not swap chips/salad for vegetables with my steak. There wasn't much else on the menu that would work with my way of eating.Others ordered Greek salad with barbecued octopus (octopus was cold when served), chicken satay burger (no complaints), small fish and chips (no complaints). After an hour and a half of waiting, 3 of the meals arrived. My steak arrived a good 5 minutes after the others, It was smothered in sauce which also drenched all the chips under the steak making them inedible. Two-thirds of the steak was medium rare (as requested); the final part was raw. So for $27.95, I could eat only about $15 worth of the entire meal. We discovered the waitress is actually going to be the new owner who will take over in 2 weeks. It could not come fast enough as there needs to be some changes. We all promised her that we would come back for one more chance. As I don't live in the area, it will be a while before I go, but my family live there and dine out quite regularly. They will be very careful about where they spend their money in the future. It can only improve.

We had a beautiful breakfast! I had the Nasi Goreng and fried egg and Vietnamese coffee, both amazing!! My partner had Eggs benedict with bacon and he couldn't fault it, he had a cappuccino which he said was perfect! Service was great, food came out quickly and while waiting can sit and look at the fantastic view of the beach!! Thoroughly recommend.

Menu not amazing. Only thing I could pick out was wedges. And I never order wedges. Asked for sour cream on side. When it arrived sour cream all over them. How hard is it to do that? Waste of money. Don't eat here unless you are desperate or like boring ordinary food.

Sat down with friends (and dogs) Monday and the waitress was marvellous, placed two tables together, levelled the legs and really made us welcome. Breakfast was nothing out of the ordinary but edible nonetheless. Tuesday morning returned there after walking the dogs and the owners were surly and bordering on rude. I asked for a table in the shade and the man begrudgingly moved one and then the female owner reluctantly took our order. Won't recommend when there are better coffee shops 2 minutes across the main road.