Hello fellow tea-lovers! I would like to apologise in advance for the short review on John Gorilla. I normally write the reviews within a day of visiting a cafe, and due to an unusually busy this review has had to wait until today - so my memory is a bit sketchy. But I know good tea when I have it!
Cafe review: John Gorilla
Where: 49 Pearson St, West Brunswick
Being fortunate enough to be faced with a Friday afternoon
off and lacking internet in the house (disastrous!) I once again made the trek
over to West Brunswick for a second attempt at John Gorilla. It was a fairly
miserable, grey afternoon, typical of Melbourne so I expected the café to be
fairly busy.
This visit met with success however! I found a plethora of
available tables and a very friendly, attentive team of staff. It was just around lunch time so I ordered a
toasted pumpkin dahl sandwich to go with my English breakfast tea and set up
with my laptop to access the free wifi. I knew from sniffing around the tea
scene that John Gorilla stocked Larson & Thompson tea, so I was fairly
confident in a decent cup of tea.
I was not disappointed. What a cute set up for tea! I
particularly liked the tiny milk bottles and the bright colours of the tea pot.
The tea itself went superbly with the pumpkin dahl (which was delicious). It
was a lovely, well rounded tea suited for milk and sugar, and just right for
overcast weather. I have to say my only qualm was that the wifi kept dropping
out, which is very frustrating when trying to do work. I also wasn’t really sold
on the available sweet offerings, but it’s early days yet for John Gorilla and
they seem to be doing a cracking job. Just be prepared to wait for a table if you visit on a weekend.The Rating
Atmosphere: 3.5/5
Available food: 4/5
Tea range: 4/5
Tea had: 4/5
Overall: 17.5/20
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