Le Monde Cafe

Visited Le Monde again this week for lunch and it was as good as previous visit. Quick, efficient and friendly service too… and of course a lovely macchiato.
Enjoyed a recent lunch break here with friends from work. The potato rosti with poached egg and grilled bacon, a house favorite, hit just the right spot — tasty, comforting and elegantly sufficient. My friends both raved about the generously portioned roast vegetables and brown rice salad. Service was efficient and friendly. Lunch was topped off with an excellent and properly made macchiato (not the almost ubiquitous mini-​latte which seems to be an increasingly common interpretation of a macchiato around Sydney these days). Will definitely go back.

Food is definitely 5 star. I absolutely loooooooooved my potato rosti. My buddy got the truffled egg that was beautiful. Service is slow and OK but they lose one start for their toilet. It’s located in the far end of the parking structure next door!

Lovely café, friendly staff, amazing food!
We came by for brunch after hearing a lot of good things about le monde café and we weren’t disappointed. The place is a bit dark but very cosy, the chairs are particularly comfortable. The staff smiles at you and is very polite, a great plus.
Now to the food: I ordered the zucchini and haloumi fritters with extra sourdough bread: a fantastic choice, delicious and tasty thanks to unidentified spices used in the mix, yum! Also, the cooks are definitely not stingy with the portions. My partner ordered scrambled eggs with feta and a side of avocado, equally delicious apparently.
The coffee has great flavor, much more fragrant and strong than most coffees I’ve tried in Sydney, I understand why they won a few awards for their coffee over time.
The place also has a high table where you can sit down and read some of the many newspapers and magazines available.
A great place for a weekend brunch!

Excellent for a quick lunch in the city. Good service. Good food.

Staying in Paddington on holiday and stopped in for breakfast on my way to the harbor for the Dragonboat races. The Unilocal reviews that brought me here certainly didn’t mislead. Excellent service, tasty food that came out 10 mins after I ordered, and a short 10 min walk from my door. Definitely worth a try if you’re in the area!

Fantastic food. We love to come here when we are in Sydney. Ingredients are always top notch and the combinations interesting and every mouthful is an explosion of flavours. You must visit. PS– we are coffee, this place knows its coffee!

Good coffee, good service. The scrambled eggs and muffin were good, but poached eggs and toast were average. Poached eggs smelt of vinegar. Espresso was great.

Had the special of Prosciutto, fig… poached eggs, avocado and Truffle oil. Super yum. Had breakfast envy as I saw the potato rosti dish so will be back tomorrow.
Food came quickly. Looked amazing. Friendly staff.
Good selection of free newspapers to read — big bonus!
Hard surfaces so sound can be a it amplified
My new favorite breakfast place in Sydney.

Superb breakfast spot away from the hustle and bustle of crown st. Walked straight in without a reservation. Pretty standard breakfast fare with a twist here and there and excellent coffee.

FANTASTIC! I work just a block over from this place and I couldn’t be happier! The coffee is some of the best I have and I live on Crown street so I have plenty of options. The staff is incredibly friendly and I am so pleased to be a regular. Shout out to Maverick who works the counter… he remembers my name and order… no way I am having my morning coffee somewhere else with their service and product.

Great solid menu with reasonable pricing. I had the pork belly, she had the potato rosti. I had food envy when it rolled out but both ended up being very solid choices!
Pretty noisy inside but a good morning nonetheless!

Today I can say I’m finally getting a handle on the prices here: I paid $ 18.50 for a coffee and a sandwich and didn’t make a snide remark about it. Bravo, me!
Le Monde Café can be forgiven for a french name because it served pretty good modern Aussie fare. I ordered a flat white, standard, perfect temperature, delicious, and the haloumi sandwich. The salty haloumi was balanced with red onion jam and spinach. Yum. My dining partner slowly but resolutely ate her whole massive plate of fritters so I can assume she liked them. The meal was filling but not heavy which is exactly what you need at lunch time, something that won’t induce you into a food coma and make an already difficult Friday afternoon impossible.
I was so tempted by the gorgeous plate of brownies at checkout. I’ll definitely venture back over to Surry Hills to try their all day breakfast menu in the future.

Not much about the place that is French apart from the name and, I guess, the French toast. However, it really doesn’t matter much. The food is delicious.
Like anything in this part of the City, you’re going to battle traffic and limited parking to find a place to leave the car. Worth the effort though.
The French toast is delicious — and not sickly sweet, thanks to the yoghurt and granola topping to balance the maple syrup.
The truffled eggs has a hint of lemon that also does well to balance the flavours and everything is well presented.
Didn’t have the coffee — stuck to chai latte — which is nice and warm on a cold morning.
Service was prompt and food came out quickly. It’s quite open so can be a little chilly up front in winter, but still a great place to come.

A surprise find for a good breakfast! The café is small but their service is fast so getting a table for 2 was fairly easy when we went. I would definitely go back.
Mid-​morning (10am) on a sunny day, the café gets a lot of sunlight so sitting outside is pleasant. I notice that they put up a sun blocker to make it more pleasant for people sitting inside too. Very thoughtful.

In a nutshell this place is awesome!
This place is passionate about the coffee and their food. And you can tell. Coffee beans are a home blend and quite smooth.
The only problem is that there isn’t much room to sit, so try to reserve or come early. And trying to pick what to eat for the awesome menu was a serious challenge.
The staff is really friendly and accommodated good choices — for a particularly picky friend of mine.

Tucked away in Surry Hills, but definitely worth a visit. I went on a week day so didn’t have to wait for a table which was great. The coffees are really really good, and I dare say you’ll be happy with anything out of the breakfast/​brunch menu as both mine and my friend’s meals were so good we stopped talking soon after the first bite.

I have had the pleasure of working in Surry Hills for the past 8 months and every morning I love waking up wondering which coffee shop am I’m going to try today. I’ve tried about 20 different places and there are 4 that have made me a repeat customer. Le Monde would be top of this list. For realz. Coffee is really really good, and consistently so. In addition to serving up a wonderful cup of java, I like Le Monde ‘cos:
— It has a slightly tatty and unassuming exterior (substance over form, yo)
— Staff always make me feel like a valued customer in their café.
— Magazine and newspaper selection is plentiful
— Coffee orders get out FAST
— Big tables to spread out your paper or accommodate a work meeting
— Brunch is a cut above what you’d expect, and pretty affordable.

I love breakfast! Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Pancakes, eggs benny, french toast, and all sorts of other deliciousness!
I have had many breakfasts all over Sydney and the breakfast I had at Le Monde would rank as one of my favorite.
I ordered the breakfast board which included toast soliders and yoghurt and muesli with fruit. Although the breakfast was simple everything was done really well. The eggs were perfectly cooked with the right amount of gooeyness. While the yoghurt and muesli was simply delicious. I just wanted more!
Will definitely be back again to try other things on the menu!

This café has a very unassuming façade. An easily miss-​and-​pass location. We have the address in hands and still can’t find it. A large overcast awning block half of the entrance and the signage was not bright and attention-​drawing.
Anyhow, we did find it and it was a nice little gem-​find too!
We ordered their signature dishes: The Potato Rosti and the Croque Monsieur and they were delish! Flavoursome, moreish with good premium ingredients.
They were filling and satisfying delicious.
The ideal brunch selections.
We’ve been missing out of these times…

I’d heard great things about this place for brunch, but had held off visiting after a disastrous first visit for takeaway coffees (chai for me) which took forever only for me to take one sip of my chai, spit it right back out and proceed to toss out my whole cup en route to Central Station. Places that are great at coffee are not good at chai. You can’t have it all…
Nearly a year later… I’m glad we gave Le Monde a second chance. It’s a cozy little spot with super friendly baristas and a lovely waitstaff. The food was good. I had the Brekky Board which consisted of Boiled Eggs & Soldiers (little slivers of toast that you dip into the eggs) and fresh fruit with yoghurt and muesli. McKay had the Chorizo Omelet special.
Bottom Line: Good food. Again, though, it doesn’t beat the likes of neighbouring brunch spot favourites Robocog and Bruschetteria 102. Wouldn’t be upset about eating here again, but not the best I’ve ever had.