Wedge Espresso

Had breakfast here with my family early on a Sunday morning and it was just perfection. The service, atmosphere, menu and food were all perfect. Wedge is such a cute hole in the wall café and I will most definitely be back to eat the rest of the menu and people watch. I strongly recommend the (wheat and dairy free) pancakes with berries, caramel sauce and a side of bacon.

If it wasn’t for this place we wouldn’t have wandered down to Glebe from the CBD. Make sure you do because Glebe is definitely one of the coolest suburbs in Sydney.
Wedge Espresso is a hole-​in-​the-​wall breakfast/​brunch place that could be a bit hard to find if you’re just looking on the main street. Its unique longitudinal benches that face the road makes for an interesting perspective as you’re dining. The staff are extremely friendly and accomodating as well. This is the perfect place to people watch as you’re drinking coffee watching people walk and drive past while you’re curing your hangover from the night before.
Try the homemade juices in the bottles, not only are they yum, they are also YUM. (yes, you know the difference.) I got the Glebe super bowl with extra chicken and salmon, and they were pretty generous with the serving. Not only was the whole salad fresh and delicious, it was hands down one of the best salads I’ve ever had in my life. It’s no wonder this place is rated so highly, it is amazing and so deserving of its praise.
Will definitely come back!

The staff are just wonderfully friendly even though the café was packed and it took us 10 mins to be seated. Their breakfast plate is great and very filling! All their food seems fresh and well made. However, I wasn’t a huge fan of the Rose-​berry non-​dairy smoothie that I ordered which I think was a bit overpriced (at $ 8.50). I wouldn’t recommend that if you want something sweet. But if you like superfood smoothies and green smoothies (they had one of those too) then I’m sure you’ll like it.
In summary, it’s a very «aesthetic», tiny café with a cute vibe that suits Glebe perfectly. It’s a great place to go for lunch after a day at the markets. Also, their food looks great in Instagram photos in case anyone’s interested hahaha.

Smooth skin latter and a donut to match. Wasn’t intending to come here but had to pop in on my way to the markets. Love the coffee, love the street appeal

Adorable hole in the wall café offering good meals and excellent coffee. Rotating tea selection is also unique. I had the pulled pork and slaw sandwich, which I highly recommend.
The downside of the venue is it is quite small and usually crowded. However it is absolutely worth the wait.

It is the first time that I have been back to The Wedge since it was sold, and in most instances that would mean that I was in for a poor shadow of the cafes former glory. In this case, that could not be further from the truth.
The new owners and staff have taken up the mantle and moved ahead, not backwards. They should great passion for what they do, and for the community that they serve. It is great to see.
It is also great to see that they are really paying attention to what their customers want by specifically choosing the Tightrope over other options. More so, thanks to the support of Sample Coffee Roasters, they have a great selection of singles on hand. Now all they need is to update their grinder… :-)

It’s nice to see that even a hole in the wall is being filled with amazing things in Glebe. This coffee shop is indeed carved out of the side of a building but it works. It’s cute. This place seems to have a following and their coffee is good but I want more sweets on the menu. I do tend to associate coffee with a pastry but the lunch menu is strong and it’s a neat place to chat with friends.

The Wedge Espresso is a quirky little café nestled in Glebe that’s great for people-​watching. Its atmosphere is laid-​back, friendly and full of natural light.
People often say the hardest thing to do is to be good at the simple things. I think The Wedge Espresso has done exactly that — making everyday magic with the simplest ingredients. There is nothing too special about this place, in fact, it’s the simplicity that they do best keeps luring me back.
My favourite: The Henry.

very little seating, so better for take-​away. Great chai latte. Cash only

Great set up for breakfast here. The henry was absolutely amazing, the coffee was spot on and the prices are among the most reasonable I’ve seen in sydney.

The Wedge is not f’ing around with their chai lattes. Comes in an *actual* chai teapot, infusing the steamed milk with its luscious combo of spices, coming complete with a strainer on the side to pour your tea through, catching all of the *actual* real spices that make this tea incredible. A small side pot of warmed honey to stir into the the best chai latte in town completes the experience. Other coffee shops selling that powdered, overly-​sweet crapola that masquerades as «chai tea» should hang their heads in shame!

Good coffee. Good brunch. The staff were really friendly. However, this is literally a wedge so you might not find a seat. I was lucky enough to find a table instantly. Food is fresh — but don’t expect much variety.

Best chicken sandwich I’ve ever had!
Seating can be a bit tricky at times, so I tend to just get take away. You can easily boil in the sun on a hot day so take care in where you sit.
The food is absolutely delicious and well worth a visit.
Bit of a downer is that they only take cash, thankfully ⁷⁄₁₁ is across the road with an ATM machine.

Enjoyed relaxing atmosphere. Perhaps a little too relaxed? It took a long while for someone to take an order after we were told to just take a seat at any table of our choosing.
Coffee was fantastic. Good aroma, nice crema and that complex yet enjoyable taste in your mouth. Good coffee but ours were served a tad cooler than we preferred.
Highly recommended.

I went to Wedge after several people told me it was one of the best brunch spots in Sydney.
I’ll keep this review short, as Unilocalers have commented on how amazing the food is — and it is. I had the roast chicken sandwich with the iced tea. The chicken was well cooked and perfectly seasoned, and the bread was scrumptious and crispy. The food came very quickly! Also, our waitress was a very lovely and patient girl.
What I was rather unimpressed with was the general cleanliness of the place. I asked for water and a very dirty bottle of water with equally dirty glasses. Thankfully my iced tea came with a straw!
The tables were not wiped with a rag after patrons left, and there was a general mess about the café. Despite the excellent food, I would have second thoughts about going back due to the general hygiene of the place.

LIVE UPDATE: I’m sat at Wedge’s big bench seat watching the Glebe Point and Cowper Road pedestrian traffic go by, with a latte in one hand and a pulled pork sambo with spring onion, mint, coriander, salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil in the other. That’s right kidlets, this shizz is going down right now, this is live Unilocal reporting where you hear it here first, *as it happens*:
— One girl just trotted down the back and claimed the vacant couch corner. A dude who had his eye on it is looking disappointed.
— Some guy just sipped on a cappucino, closed his eyes and whispered «Mmm, nuttty» to himself. He doesn’t know there’s a bubble of froth on his mustache.
— A guy who looks homeless just walked past and gave a girl at the bench seat a newspaper saying «There you go love». She was, of course, reading a newspaper at the time, rendering this gift lovely, but wholly redundant.
— Some young guy in tight jeans and a cable knit sweater is shooting the breeze with the dudes working the counter ‘n’ coffee, he looks like a friend of theirs but maybe he’s just chatty. I’m unsure as to whether he will order anything.
— A stressed-​looking girl next to me is drawing a map of Australia with a Coca Cola bottle inside it with lots of arrows and captions. She’s probably in marketing.
— Two girls get a big beautiful bowl of bircher and a serve of brushetta. I get a whiff of garlic as it goes by. Excellent.
That’s it for now. I’ll update this review if anything else notable happens while I’m here. This has been Ben B reporting for Unilocalwitness News.

Yes yes! I have a new favourite breakfast. The Wedge «Breakfast Plate» is decadent, yet healthy. It was EXACTLY what I wanted on a hungover Saturday morning last weekend. Avocado on toast (with plenty of olive oil, sea salt & pepper), a boiled egg (not too hard boiled), prosciutto, fresh chopped tomato … and a side of Bircher muesli. It was absolutely bloody fantastic. Truly. Simple ingredients — but everything was oh-​so-​fresh, and nicely presented. The rest of the menu looked great too, and I will definitely be back. Glebe side-​street magic.
It’s a very funky café fit-​out: but because it’s a little wedge-​shaped shop, it’s sometimes hard to nab a table at this place (I have tried and failed, in the past). You can sit on the bar and look out onto the street, or find a rustic looking little table. The coffee was solid and professional, and the service was friendly without being overbearing.

I was scouting out some good places for espresso and this fell into my radar. I have to say it took me a few crosses to find it, it’s tucked away down the side of Cowper St rather than on Glebe Pt Rd.
Two people out the back were flat chat getting coffees out but having said that the coffee was really good — not as strong as I normally have it, but nicely done nonetheless.
After reading some of the reviews here I had the pulled pork sandwich and yes, its as good as others have said. Marinated pork, mint and lovely bread with large chunks of grain throughout. No butter but olive oil instead. Very good. I’ll be back and bringing others just for the food.
Friendly service. If its windy you might get a barrage of papers and light soil on you as the design of the place tend to acts like a wind tunnel. I do like how most of it is set up to face out onto the street.

The owner read my first review and asked me to come back in and give it another try so I popped in here yesterday with a friend and boy was I impressed!
The service was 100 times better. When I asked about the muesli he tried to explain it to me then just gave me a little to try which was really nice of him– we took a seat and ordered the bircher, tomato & ricotta bruschetta, a flat white and an iced tea.
The iced tea not only looked gorgeous but had a really lovely rose infused taste. I think it was a jasmine based tea with rose petals too– very cute, tasty & light pink in colour.
The bircher was delish. Came with a rhubarb compote and a yoghurt.
Flat white was great too– temp maybe a little cold but otherwise all flavours were nice and subtle. Very tasty.
Would def be back– Thanks for taking care of us Courtney had a great time!

I had a hard time deciding what to rate this place, tossing up on either 3 or 4 stars.
I loved the venue — cozy little espresso bar with more room then I had thought after reading the reviews and looking at the pictures. Corrugated metal along the walls and large open windows with benches that allow a pleasant view of the street scape, great for people watching.
The service — great, in a word. The guy that served us was very friendly, happy to talk, and eager to make sure we had everything we needed.
Food — I shared the fig and ricotta on sourdough, and it was quite good. I am not sure if it was coincidence, but both of us felt slightly queasy after the snack.
As for the coffee:
Coffee: Double macchiato
Bean: 5 senses
Crema: Not bad, could have come through the froth a little stronger ⁷⁄₁₀
Overall Taste: Slightly bitter, under-​expressed? 6.5÷10
Served in: Small glass (+1)
Preparation: Apart from the slightly bitter taste it was reasonably well prepared, a nice amount of milk (i.e. not too much), as I mentioned above the crema and froth were a little too layered for my liking, I prefer when the crema really comes through the froth.
Apparently from reading other reviews they have some single origin espresso’s which I did not try — the service and venue were good enough that I would happily return with a friend and try this next time.