Bean on Dean

Ah, Bean on Dean. My new favourite local coffee joint.
Bean on Dean has a cool industrial vibe going on, with graffiti on the walls and cool refurbished furniture. It is fairly small, with about three tables inside as well as a window bar thing going on, and another three or four tables outside. The tables are more hipster than practical (think big round repurposed barrels paired with little stools that aren’t quite the right height) but perfectly fine for eating a piece of toast and having coffee, and super funky!
The menu is simple, but so good. My favourite for breakfast is the organic fruit toast. Seriously the best fruit toast I have ever encountered. Can’t get enough.
And the coffee… Definitely the best coffee I have had in a long time.
Service is great. Always quick, friendly and efficient.
If you are in the area definitely pop in for a coffee! Some of the best Toowong has to offer!

A great spot for awesome Campos coffee. The owners are there all the time and run the place well. It’s all about relaxing with a coffee and remembering that you’re in a quaint Brissy suburb. Food is good for urban fare and the smoothies with Almond milk are yummy. They do a great kids hot choc in a takeaway cup too. Much better than the corner store café. Try it — you won’t be disappointed.

Jet lag is a pain in the neck, adding a child into the mix just complicates the issue then add having your partner away for work– this is the trifecta of disorder. But this little predicament led me to Bean on Dean since they open at 6:30 when few other breakfast options in Toowong are.
I almost turned on my heals and walked out on principle aline when I saw a pre-​made bacon and egg sandwich was $ 12 but the fact the serve Campos coffee got me to reconsider.
I decided on the Kerfuffle almost just for the name but since it contained some of my favorite things– avocado, feta and sourdough I knew it couldn’t be a miss.
The munchkin and I enjoyed our breakfast at one of the inside tables and got to watch the staff at work. They seem to have a pretty good system and gave quite a few regular customers– probably due to the residential setting.
As a recent import to Brisbane I feel like I’m not always in the «cool» loop. After stumbling upon Bean in Dean I think I might be able to surprise some if my fellow Brisbanites with a fun alternative for a caffeine fix in Toowong.
Bottom line:
Small menu, good food/​drink but pricey

We accidentally overshot a bus stop on our way, saw the homey café in the midst of construction and plain buildings, and were immediately taken by Bean on Dean. What stood out to me first were their novel stools and chairs, along with the large mural and overhead lightbulb lamps, all of which came together to give the café an industrial meets earthy ambience. Oh, and I especially liked their table numbers that are set on a large wooden spool with thread!
The menu was neatly chalked on the board behind counter, where a flamboyant neon lime green espresso machine sits next to jars of baked goods. I do quite like the unexpected hints of pop art around the café juxtaposed with everything else wooden — it just seems to really work! Well anyway, I wanted to just take snaps of everything, but onto what we had…
The Salmon Dance ($ 13) was not bad, and the Kerfuffle also looked delicious. The iced coffee ($ 5.5) was awesome, as it was a hot day, and the British Ploughmans was pretty intense. it was pretty much a platter of wine food — cheeses, pearl onions, Granny smith apples, and a meat pie served cold. Everything was good, and the service was really good!

As soon as I read the menu at Bean on Dean I knew we’d be instant friends. Kerfuffle (avocado, fetta and rocket on toast), Flabbergast (walnut, ricotta and cream cheese topped with prosciutto) and Hodge-​Podge (breakfast muesli) are just a few of the left-​of-​centre menu items available from this café located in the inner-​west suburb of Toowong. Tucked away in a quiet suburban street in a small strip of specialty stores I didn’t expect to find a quirky, hip venue such as Bean on Dean. Serving Campos Coffee this is a great spot, that judging by the number of patrons when we visited, is already a popular go-​to place for many locals.