Deus Cafe

Ugh ok I’m really teetering on the edge giving Deus 4 stars here because I’m really feeling like its for of a 3.5 but it’s not average enough for a 3.
The whole vibe of the joint is a little «we’re too cool for you» and while it’s a great space with lots to look at you also sort of feel like you’re being judged somehow. Something else that seriously put me off is the fact that they charge a surcharge on the weekends. Like, I know it’s fairly customary for hospitality joints to charge a surcharge on public holidays, but every weekend? That’s a bit rich if you ask me.
But after my negative rant I can announce that the food is pretty darn good. We all inhaled what we ordered. I, myself, had a ‘breakfast burger’ type thing that was pulled pork with a fried egg and a roast capsicum sauce on top and it was divine. I polished that baby off real quick.
Deus Café is also attached to the infamous moto workshop so you can wander through and have a look at some sweet 2 wheeled rides and purchase some merch. But it does cost a bit to be cool — don’t forget.

I’ve driven past Deus café for years but have been afraid that I am not motorcyclist-​y enough to go and feel comfortable. Actually going in revealed a real mix of clientele from young families to grandparents. Comfort level through the roof!
There is a few long communal tables but you might be lucky to snag a table for 4. THe décor is suitable warehousey and walls covered with old music memorabilia and old comic books.
I completely agree with other reviews in the coffee is A*mazing. The salad I had was pretty great — tasty and good value at $ 20 with generous portions of all the good bits.
Some staff members were a little less than friendly but maybe they just needed another awesome coffee.

What’s not to love about Deus Ex Machina? The café served up a great breakfast when we stopped in. Bacon and egg on a ciabatta and dill cured salmon, creamy scrambled egg and a toasted brioche was the order and it arrived quickly with a Flat White Coffee and an orange juice.
Conversations stopped as the breakfasts were slowly and not so slowly devoured. It gave us a chance to review the cool artwork on the walls. Even a jackhammer outside the main an trance didn’t take anything away from the experience.
And then after breakfast? Well of course there was nothing left but to drool through into the area next door with the coolest bikes on display and with For Sale signs displayed. Oh yes, there are racks of cool clothes for everyone. And finally, the soundtrack to it all was a cool mix of Yello and Tom Waits. Doesn’t get much better than this.

Although I haven’t tried the food here yet, the coffee here is DIVINE. I am a true believer that Australia does have some of the best coffee I’ve ever had. Deus’ coffee is cream, strong, but yet so good you could finish a cup and want more. Definitely worth trying if you’re in the area.

Get the French Toast with Rhubarb, SO GOOD!!!

Bit of a MumsnBubs fest really.
If you don’t possess a baby, or like being around people talking about babies, avoid this place on Saturday morning.
Mid Friday arvos are the time to pounce on the Deus burger. Its shiny buttery brioche bun, melted cheese, veal patty, tomato, lettuce and mayo ingredients, accompanied with shoestring fries, are YOUR baby.
Shift your gaze to the Chopper print on the wall, stare into the eyes of a crazed Eric Bana, and sink your fangies into your offspring. DROOL.

Large open space connected to a cool motorcycle shop. Great food! However, the coffee could be much improved.

Really cool looking place with great food. very busy and hard to get a table at first in the middle of the morning, but worth the frantic dash to get one. I don’t know a lot about bikes, but the ones in the adjacent Deus shop were so cool I walked out wanting one.

A colleague brought me here for a chat and, because it was a bad day, I had the steak sandwich and fries. That bit of good luck means I can give you more of a measured response than if I were to have just had the coffee which would have been my ordinary practice on the day. And it was good. Unfortunately, you can’t always give food the attention it deserves when you’re crying, spluttering and sniffly so I can’t tell you if it was great –I was feeling a little too sorry for myself — but it was memorable enough that I recommended it to another friend who went at a later time for a casual date.
But the food isn’t really the only point here. Deus café’s reputation is also due to the beautiful warehouse-​like space, the über-​cool prints on the walls and points of interest-​things propped up on the floor, the motorcycle store next door (owned by the same people) and the staff who are, and I just know that I’m going to sound like my mother here, such nice men.
My reasons for coming back as often as I have are yet again, somewhat separate from the food, but not even mainly as a result of the space, the house style or even the nice men. I relish coming back here so I can order my usual skim cappuccino (strong and very nicely done) and to grab one of the many New Yorker magazines that are strewn on a table close to where you walk in. What a treat.

It may be better known as a custom motorbike shop, but the menu at the adjacent Deus café is just as much of a drawcard.
Vintage posters and wall-​mounted bike parts enhance the industrial-​chic, warehouse vibe alongside beautifully crafted communal timber tables, but the masculinely modern interiors belie the impressive selection of salads and dainty baked sweets on offer from the counter.
Substantial in size, the classic tuna nicoise is dense with blanched green beans, plump black olives and hunks of quality fish, while on one occasion a daily special of caprese was practically a platter of thickly sliced, ripe red tomatoes topped with torn chunks of mozzarella and basil and lashings of olive oil.
The atmosphere is always buzzing — probably a result of the high ceilings that seem to amplify conversations — and its position on the bustling Parramatta Road can sometimes make parking tricky (head for the clearway-​after-​3pm area on the left hand side), but be sure to persevere for a memorable lunch out.