Took friends for lunch on Sunday.
They eat out frequently. They were pretty impressed.
Never fails great service, meals and coffee good as well.

I go here occasionally with friends, but always get my back up because they don't list prices on any cakes at all. I always buy when I know prices, but not knowing the price suggests to me they must be expensive. It just annoys me and means I generally avoid getting a cake. How hard is it to have a nice little price marker on them? Everyone else seems to manage it.

Lovely slices and cakes but ridiculously overpriced.
Coffees are truly nice.
I don't like the set up and way too squishy sitting in there.
Staff are very friendly.
I think for some its one of those places some people like to be seen at and pretend they are rich.

Coffee and cakes are just great here, not the cheapest place in town but you only get what you pay for. Staff are friendly, as this place is near hospitals and on main street it can get very busy at times, but worth the wait.

Approximate cost: $varies

We are from Melbourne, but have had breakfast at Turret cafe twice now when visiting Ballarat. Their coffee is without doubt the best coffee in Ballarat (and some of the best coffee you would hope to get anywhere!).

The menu has a good range of breakfasts (we didn't look at the lunch items, but I'm confident those would be great as well), and we chose to share the big breakfast which comes with some of their home made delicious chutney. Happily, you can also buy jars of their chutney, coffee beans and other treats to take away.

Another great feature is the cake cabinet! They have a few larger cakes/desserts that you can buy a slice of, and as well as that they have many sweet treats that are small enough to be tempting and at the same time not make you feel that you are 'overdoing it'. These include lemon tarts, individual sticky date puddings, chocolate delicacies (various) and slices.

Having won a number of awards, Turret is somewhere that you can't beat for tasty food and magnificent coffee. I'd like to try it out for lunch next time ...

I have only eaten at 'The Turret' once and had a pretty good experience. They present as being very proper, modern and sophisticated. I felt a little out of place there only because I had not dressed to impress due to a late night previously and an early surprise breakfast outing from a friend.

The food was tasty and the prices were reasonable. I would suggest they look into their 'fresh squeezed orange juice' as the one I purchased seemed more like a watered down lemon juice, but the breakfast wrap was delicious.

I would suggest giving it a go and deciding for yourself..

Approximate cost: $20

Wow the slices are the best! Try the choc cherry terrine yummo! but don't eat it all save some for me. Coffees are good too. The staff are friendly and they gave my dog a bowl of water.Nice one

I LOVE GOING THERE, THEY ALWAYS REMEMBER MY NAME AND USE IT. WELL DONE GIRLS & BOYS. COFFEE IS GREAT TOO

Friday Night Dinners- we went for dessert and can highly recommend the Caramel Walnut Tart!!!!! Atmosphere was quiet, staff were fantastic and very professional. It was nice to see the Turret in another light (Fine Dining) rather than the regular cafe experience I have during the day.

Approximate cost: $12

The menu looks good with a reasonable range, though a tad pricey. I ordered the eggs benedict which the menu said came on sour dough, though when it arrived it was simply a hamburger bun sliced in two and lighted toasted. Definitely not sour dough! My relative ordered the eggs on toast with a side of crispy bacon - the bacon that came out was as limp as a week-old lettuce leaf and was surrounded in fat and rind.

On the plus side the service was good and the coffee 7\10. From the awards on the wall it appears The Turret could be a good place to go but obviously this depends on the day. Quality doesn't appear to be consistent to menu description. Parking was difficult nearby as it fringes the medical precinct of Mair St. Unless you have a small car and can fit in the undersized parks which share large tree trunks, you may have to park down the street a little.

Approximate cost: $12