The 10 Best Coffee & Tea in St Lucia, Queensland

Fresh reviews:

This clean and modern outdoor café is a breath of fresh air amongst the hustle and bustle of University life. They serve a variety of specialty caffeinated drinks, baked goods and both a full breakfast and lunch menu. The lunch menu is vietnamese inspired and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. The fresh…

Matt H.

Lakeside Cafe

There’s two Mr Bean’s Coffee stands at UQ and one of them is close to the Bus Intersection at Chancellor’s Place just opposite the Student Center. The coffee is consistently good here. The lady behind the counter is lovely and there’s usually a second person taking the orders (mostly uni students trying to earn…

Tanja K.

Mr Bean’s Coffee

I’m a bit of a Merlo’s devotee when it comes to coffee on UQ’s St Lucia Campus, but Genie’s goes alright too. I would say that Merlo’s is the main meeting place for students – a bit more hip, popular with undergrads, and centrally located – whereas Genie’s attracts an older crowd, more post-grads and staff…

Emma H.

Genies Cafe

If wanting to escape the crowds of BarMerlo or Darwin’s at UQ, give Café Nano a go. Nestled amongst the science buildings, the café itself is a hole-in-the-wall with mostly outdoor seating. The coffee isn’t bad, but it’s not the best on campus. They have toasted sandwiches, soup, cake and cookies – the…

Emma H.

Cafe Nano

Mr Beans definitely doesn’t have the best coffee on campus, but they do redeem themselves with their delicious range of waffles that come in vanilla, maple, cinnamon, chocolate, blueberry-filled, custard-filled or Mars Bar-filled ($ 2.30−3.00). On a cool, rainy day at UQ, there’s nothing better than a waffle…

Emma H.

Mr Bean’s Coffee

Although often a bit noisy due to construction and pop music blaring from the gym nearby, the draw-card of this place is its nice location and more relaxed atmosphere than the über-busy Merlo up in the Great Court. I also rate their coffee as better than the alternative Mr Beans coffee carts.They have a few…