Black Coffee Lyrics

My partner and I were looking for somewhere to have dinner on the coast that didn’t scream ‘tourist attraction.’ Unilocal led us to Black Coffee Lyrics.
Hidden down an alleyway lined with massage shops and up some stairs Black Coffee Lyrics was definitely off the beaten track. The interior has a ‘grunge’ vibe, with dark lighting. I think they are going for a kind of Melbourne feeling.
We ordered a Pimms cocktail jug to share. This was yummy, but I must note the whole notion of a jug was kind of pointless as it only had enough for 1 drink each.
To eat we had calamari and a pizza to share. The calamari had this balsamic sauce on it that was weirdly sweet and super overpowering. Not to my taste at all. The pizza was okay, but the base was soggy and overly doughy.
Altogether our meal cost just over $ 70.
While the staff were lovely and the interior was funky the food was very blah and overpriced.

Awesome little café /​bar hidden away from the main strip of surfers paradise. The drinks they have available and the food were great. Makes you feel as though you aren’t in Surfers anymore, which can be a blessing.
Over the weekend of the Gold Coast marathon we went twice, once for breaky, and the other for post marathon drinks and dinner. Can’t fault it.
Very relaxed and chilled vibe make this a place I’ll come back to when I return to the Gold Coast.

The staff where really friendly and the food was tasty and reasonably priced. Loved the hidden away vibe, with slight speakeasy feel to the place. Would highly recommend!

A piece of advice would be to make reservation before coming. We were walk-​ins and nearly couldn’t get a seat even when the place was still quite empty as we’re told that those seats were RSV. Luckily we manage to get the bar seats.
Anyway the pizza is pretty good! Great atmosphere. We decided to come here as it was highly recommended by the locals. Pretty hard to find but definitely a gem.

Came to BCL last night for drinks and was immediately impressed with the place. Great selection of beers, wine and everything else. The espresso martini was very good.
Returned the next morning for a completely different vibe and breakfast. Couldn’t really fault anything and given a sorry state I was in the place revived me again. Well worth a visit even if the prices are slightly high.

After hearing about how great this place was I made a booking for my birthday dinner and drinks here… disappointment is an understatement.
We arrived a few minutes before our reservation and let a waiter know we had a booking – we were put at tables that had benches so high that our legs were crushed if we pushed our seat in and if we pulled the seats back it would be too far back and very uncomfortable to eat.
Not that it mattered in the end because we sat there for close to 30mins waiting for our first drinks to arrive, then once we had finished our drinks we sat there for another 30mins waiting for someone to take our orders – we politely asked for service a few time to be told they’d be with us «in a minute” – didn’t happen. So we paid for our drinks and left.
Pretty poor for a place with such potential – as far as I’m concerned if your business is that busy, hire more staff so that you can serve all your customers in a timely manner.

A nice little hidden gem, food and service were great. I want to come back for lunch and have the pulles pork bun, sounds amazing.

My friends and I LOVE hitting up BCL for a tasty lunch, quiet dinner or delicious cocktails before a night out on the town.
Hidden on the second storey in one of Surfers Paradise’s notoriously dank alleyways you will find some of the best food on the Gold Coast coupled with laid back, hip/​Melbourne-​style vibe and super attractive wait staff.
If you’re into cocktails I strongly recommend their Earl Grey Tea cocktail served in an actual tea cup! The pizza is to die for and the coffee is perfect.
This place is the total opposite of everything the Gold Coast represents and that’s why I love it so much, definitely a spot that the locals love and tourists don’t really know about ;)

In the midst of all the worst things an ocean front tourist trap can be — (Surfers Paradise = Ft. Lauderdale = Playa del Carmen) — Black Coffee Lyrics is a very welcomed respite. Hidden, beautifully rustic and alternative, friendly and delicious. The eggplant starter was incredibly scrumptious — crispy, soft, hot and tasty. The Beat Root salad makes my mouth water as I write this — tangy and moist. Delicious pizzas. Great wine. Happy staff. Good times — comfy, quiet and as I said, off the beaten track. See other reviews here for how to find it — well worth the effort if you’re not a tourist at heart, looking for some rare locals flavor.

Luxurious drinks.
Hipster clientele.
Artisanal foods.
Good time.

In all my years visiting GC from Melbourne I’ve never experienced anything close to great food in Surfers. I was really surprised by BCL café. Exceptional coffee, even in Soy latte form, and original fresh and tasty food. Exceptional. I will be back!

This is Surfers Paradises hidden Gem! and Coeliac’s you won’t be disappointed with the variety of eating plates available here.
The one thing about Surfer’s is trying to figure out where the hell the locals eat in all that Tourist Crazy! and this restaurant is amongst the tourist crazy.
3131 Surfers Paradise Blvd is an Arcade. It looks like the little asian courtyard of cheap asian food with a set of stairs that almost lead to know where with empty buildings. But it’s up those stairs where this hidden gem sits!
This place is a foodies must! The menu is not a screamer and presents like any tapa’s menu you might see however the food combinations IS TO DINE FOR!!! it will knock your taste buds for six!
You have the option of shared plates, pizza’s or mains. We mixed it up with a combination of shared plates, main menu dishes and a bit of pizza.
The cocktails selection is a page but they can make any you desire and the wine selection is not bad for the tropical climate of Queensland.
This is a foodies hunt and again no TOURISTS come here!!! it’s A LOCAL EATERY!
Very jazzy ambience and if your from Sydney be patient with the service.

Being a complete stranger to a certain city sure has its own challenges despite all the available technologies these days. We crossed the alley a few times until finding out that it was on the second floor.
After getting to this medievally designed place with all the dark internal and the straight wood out of the chopping table tables and windows and the layout of the place to me just looked like this guys were trying too hard. Anyways we got a table and this guy came to us and we gave orders for coffee and looking forward to ordering something from the menu they had until the guy went passed us and said «sorry I’ll be right with you», five minutes later, «sorry I’ll be right back», another ten minutes later he took our coffee cups and apologised again that we got irritated and left.
There are more than enough good reviews here for people to make their own minds and decide for themselves but I was unimpressed.

Absolutely love this place!
Stopped in for lunch and had a sandwich and a cocktail. I’m totally no help because I can’t remember what the sandwich was called — but it was SO GOOD. I would definitely have it again, but I’d also be tempted to try other things on their menu. I’m also no help because I just asked the bartender to suggest something for me, either vodka or gin. He chose gin and just went to work. I did enjoy my drink — I think he’s won some awards from stumbling across a different food page on instagram. Pretty rad.
I’ll definitely be going back, especially to try the cold press drip coffee.

Fantastic!!! Cool tapas style place in central location but a little hidden. Easy to find though. Service is excellent. Staff knowledge of dishes and drinks was superb. Could not fault this place. Reasonably priced as well! Would easily come back to this place!

Fantastic joint, so cool and even catered for our two young children with games and books. Just a pity it’s not open for breakfast everyday. :-(

Only open for dinner weekdays, open all day on weekends. Had dinner here when visiting for a conference and was hands down the best restaurant we found in Surfers. Service was very good, food was excellent — fresh, interesting preparations, nice selection of wines to go with it. Didn’t have dessert but the ones I saw looked amazing. Tip would be that it gets very noisy inside, so if you don’t want to shout or miss every other word, ask to sit outside if the weather permits. Overall a wonderful experience much different than the usual crap food in Surfers. It is a bit hidden, upstairs in a nondescript mall right next to the Hilton.

This place is a diamond in the rough. Buried at the back of a very unsuspecting arcade, Black Coffee Lyrics will meet your breakfast, burger and beer needs. I recommend the chips too — sweet potato AND regular chips in the same bowl. Best of both worlds!

Great coffee and excellent friendly service. Visited here pretty much every day that we have been on the Gold Coast and every day has been consistently great.
The breakfasts are great value and wonderful. Hard to find, but worth it.
(And at night they make awesome cocktails!)

I’m impressed with this place — very cool. Is a bit of an odd location, tucked away on the first floor of an otherwise very ordinary arcade/​mall. but worth a visit. My double macc was great and eggs were perfect. Relaxed friendly service. Possibly a good meeting place with big table space or couches out the front. Wish it opened earlier than 8am so I could pop in here tomorrow morning before meetings.