Zucchero Espresso Bar

DO NOT SUPPORT WORKPLACE BULLYING AND HARRASSMENT!!! I give this place minus 1000 stars. Pity I had to put even one star on!!!
This place has clearly changed hands and they should change their name instead if trying to ride the coat tails of the old owners. Went here shortly after new ownership and coffee was still good, food and service was still good.
Went again today and it was completely deserted at Friday lunch time. All other places were busy but this place didn’t have anyone in it. Should have taken the warning. Especially after seeing a tiny little picture of fusion food being advertised on the window as you walk in that had no likeness to the usual food served here.
Coffee tasted like the machine is not being maintained by the owner but wasn’t too bad. Service was excellent though. Food was great.
It was ok until… The NEW OWNER started YELLING at one of his staff!!! In the front of the café! It was SO BAD that I went out to investigate and ask the girls if everything was OK! He (the owner) didn’t bat an eyelid but the waitresses were all nice and saying all was ok. I went back to my table and was mortified when the owner didn’t stop yelling and being downright rude to his staff! He kept on yelling at them it was HARRASSMENT and it was SO AWKWARD.
When we walked out I noticed he had her sitting at a front table with a notebook like an interview or staff meeting. Why would you do that at lunchtime in front of customers — why would you do that to a waitress at all!
DO NOT go to this place that guy needs to be shut down. I hope those girls get getter jobs and bosses that appreciate their work!

I ordered the $ 21 Hung’s Big Breakfast at Zucchero Espresso Bar and was a little disappointed. The cherry tomatoes were nice, but the portion of breakfast was a little too small for a whopping $ 21. And of course coffee was extra $ 4. My breakfast was served with two pieces of bread and I had to ration the one packet of butter between the both. Nothing really impressed me with my visit to Zucchero except for the exit door I passed through vowing never to return.

Now that new owners have taken over, this place has really lost its appeal. My love of the mushrooms that the previous owners made was demolished when i had it from the new menu today. Very dissapointed! Service was messed up as well, literally… They messed up everyones orders, meals were going to the wrong tables. They just had no idea what they were doing. The strange this is, that all the décor is the same.

Rubbish. Small portions. Cold coffee. When asking to change ham for salmon on the eggs Benedict they added $ 8 to the price (which already included the pice of the ham) not going back again!

It seems like this place has changed owners. Used to be great, the new owners have spoilt this place, which is shame as it used to be so good. Go next door to 16 ounces instead

DOWN HILL
I haven’t been here for a while and I have to say that I’m a little disappointed. It use to be so great here that you could hardly get a seat. The place was practically empty so people have obviously noticed that something has changed.
The coffee isn’t what it use to be either :(
On the upside they have put together a nice out door seating area which looks quite cool. Out back they have a wall of old pictures taken from yesteryear perth.

One of the best little coffee places around, not just in Vic Park. Coffee is consistently good and I’ve always had excellent service Breakfast is always a winner too.

I have been a regular here for some time now and really enjoy my twice weekly trips to Zucchero.
A great team of people serving up great food (most of the time).
I would give 5 stars if the consistency between visits were there however the favourite part of my trip (the mushrooms as served on a Bacon Stack) are in-​consistent. Sometimes great, sometimes not so great but still worthy of 4 stars.
If you have never been to Zucchero before, drop in for a bite to eat I am confident that you won’t regret it.

Grabbed some takeaway lunch from here today.
The guy on the counter was very friendly and funny. The line was massive (this place is very popular with people working in the area), and the wait to receive your food was pretty extensive, but is was peak lunch hour.
The food was good. I had the zucchini tart and the chickpea salad. Shame they didn’t have more than one salad option. They also stock more sweet baked goods than you could poke a stick at — biscuits, slices, cake etc etc.

This is the best café for breakfast in Vic Park. They know how to make coffee and it’s always good!
Breakfast options are phenomenal — both sweet and savoury dishes never fail to please. Great vego/​vegan/​GF options as well. Plus, they always have several tasty treats to tempt you for the walk home.
Only downside: they often close the kitchen after lunch, so even though they close shop at 3pm, you can’t have food made past 1:30 ish.

Another Brekkie joint?
After seeing RAVE reviews about this place until now I thought it was high time to check out this place today. Getting a seat wasn’t too much of a hassle even though the place was quiet busy (9 am in the morning).
Most of the options on the menu are quite cheaply priced and from personal experience I would recommend the MUSHROOM dish that cost only $ 10. Coffees seem pretty reasonably priced as well. The SALMON dish basically Eggs Benedict on polenta with smoked salmon is also quite nice and at $ 18 represents reasonable value for money. The most expensive thing on the menu is actually $ 18.
The wait staff are quite friendly and the atmosphere and ambiance inside the café is quite relaxing and a good place for a relaxing breakfast conversation. Having said this I don’t know if I will be back. Not to say the food wasn’t nice or that it wasn’t reasonable value for money … just that it didn’t blow me away.
See for yourself …

Went here to catch up with a friend the other weekend. Clearly popular, and for good reason, we were lucky to get a table. I only had a long black coffee, but the breakfast at the next table looked great. We will be back.