Cafe Cortille is a quirky little cafe in the style of Melbourne retro look cafes. There are lot so different eating areas in this cafe - upstairs, downstairs, out front, in the courtyard. The caravan inside the cafe is a novel idea.

I do love the breakfast menu - their eggs benedict and also their waffles are my top picks! The coffees are also fairly good and always hot, although I prefer the fresh juices and smoothies with my brunch. The meals are always neatly presented. I have a friend who is gluten intolerant and he can always find something to order from the menu. There are a few dairy free options as well.

The only issue is that service can be quite slow, which is fine as long as you don't have to be anywhere else in a hurry. The staff are generally pleasant and attentive.

This cafe offers suspended coffee which I think is a great addition to Bendigo. The coffee is generally good too.

They have a cute caravan inside the cafe, a large and quirky upstairs area and a small courtyard. The menu is a little limited, with no small lunches really, and the service can be very slow. I've waited up to 50 minutes for lunch, which is tricky when you're at work.
My son loves the milkshakes and chips though, and the staff are kind to him, so we keep coming back.

Approximate cost: $20

Doesn't even come close to living up to the hype surrounding it. Staff may appear outwardly friendly but are snobbish and arrogant, and loath to admit when they are clearly in the wrong. The second - and last - time I went, I was meeting friends. Being the first to arrive, I asked for a table. That was all ok but the waiter kept pushing me to order before they got there, and before I'd even had a chance to look at the menu. So, ok, I ordered a drink to start with. When everyone else got there, we placed our order, and waited. And waited. And waited some more. We asked the waiter (on the one occasion that he came past) where our food was, and he said it was coming. Eventually, it came to pass that we were going to be late for another engagement, so we had to leave. While I was paying for my drink (the only one to arrive), I was asked to also pay for the rest of the items we had ordered. When I explained that we had not received anything in well over an hour, and this was why we were leaving, the waiter was not only unapologetic but had the intention to charge us anyway, as though doubting my word. The waiter who had originally taken our order happened to be nearby, and questioned “so they were never sent out? I placed the order” while also fixing me with a suspicious glare, as though this was all our fault and not that of their disorganisation. I wouldn't have been so frustrated had it just been the lack of service, but it was more so the fact that we were blamed and regarded as borderline criminals, as though we just didn't want to pay. Never been so humiliated in my life, and will never return.

One positive about this cafe though, they do offer suspended coffee, a growing phenomenon in Melbourne and other parts of the world (I think it originated in Italy?), which is commendable. The principle behind it is that you can pay for two cups of coffee, drink one while the other is 'suspended' so that when a person in need comes in later they can get one for free.