The Pond Cafe

Great service by the waitress. Very friendly and fast. Awesome food. Would recommend everyone to go there.

Beautiful spot in the Main Street of Torquay.
I had the spicy chicken noodle salad and it was delicious. So fresh and refreshing on a hot day.
Service was great and really quick.

Went here for breakie and was not disappointed with the coffee.
My partner had the breakie and he said it was the best burger he has ever had.

We waited for 20 minutes for our food only to find out that the waiter forgot to order it. We wasted half of our coffee as it got cold while waiting and they still made us pay for it.

They're obviously not training their new staff properly.

The best beef brisket sandwich I have ever eaten in my life. Possibly in the top 5 meals I've ever eaten. Ridiculously good! I was shaking my head in disbelief the whole time. And the staff were super nice and not pretentious at all

Great service, great food and coffee. Beef brisket sandwich was amazing.
Very busy on weekends, but with ocean views it's worth the wait

Best breakfast dining experience in Torquay! Great coffee/juices and food. Bit on the pricey $$ side of things which was the only downside. Great location.

Service was really good & organised. Coffee was good & food was tasty. Restaurant decor was trendy & well set up with nice artwork & plants. COVID safety was on point with staff checking vax certificates & wearing masks. Got really hot with the sun coming in, some outdoor blinds or fans could be useful. Didn’t have a plain eggs on toast & add ons seemed limited.

This is the overall best cafe in Torquay for breakfast and coffee. Great location, good menu, consistent quality and staff who are doing everything they can under difficult circumstances. I also appreciate that they have good airflow inside and umbrellas outside.

Great Cafe for breakfast, staff are awesome, food is tasty and fresh. Definitely a must for Torquay

Easily some of the best coffee in Torquay, have been coming here for many years. Brekky is super good, service lovely and even though it's usually really busy wait times are pretty good. Sit outside w an ocean view.

My go to spot, the team make you feel like family, the coffee is always on point and the food is delicious and we'll timed! Thanks Team ️

Came here for breakfast after hearing about good reviews.
Had the best breaky burger I've had in a long time, I probably should have ordered one to go it was that good.
Great coffee and our outdoor table had a nice sea view.
Staff were friendly and on their game.
Would go back for sure.

Ordered eggs and toast.eggs were filthy
dry looks like they didnt clean up their flat grill before cooking the eggs. Toast were super dry like croutons! I wonder if the chefs are experienced cant even cook proper eggs!

Have had breakfast a couple of times On weekday mornings. Service is friendly, and quick. Food is freshly prepared and tasty.

Delicious coffee and lunch served by friendly staff. Recommend changing to a non-perfumed hand sanitiser. The perfume from the current one overpowers the aromas from the food when eating a sandwich or burger. Not getting the best experience in this case.

Went twice during our weekend in Torquay. Highly recommend the Pulled pork burger and Brisket sandwich

Waitress was rude, service was slow and then ‘the pond’ was just a through together of bits and pieces. Disappointing, staff must’ve had a bad day. Potential is there, great location.

I’m not sure if we just came at a bad time, but there were many mistakes, and they didn’t apologise.it’s like the wait staff were distracted? Even still, they were very friendly. We also asked for menus as we wanted to order more and had to flag someone down after a long wait. I got the feeling that if your request was out of the ordinary it was missed. I.e one of the mistakes was we asked for a gluten free toast for one meal and we received it for both meals, it was several mistakes like this just accidents. Other than that the food was delicious and so was the coffee.

Very loud talking and laughter from staff behind the counter was deafening and distracting. Made for a very uncomfortable lunch time atmosphere. 2 choices of plant-based items on the menu and unfortunately the one I chose was horrible.