Bangbang

There are many great things about Bangbang Café in Surry Hills. First of all, it’s a few minutes from my apartment. It’s a pleasure to pop over for coffee, meet folks there for business meetings, and recommend people who stay with us to go over as their first port of call.
I’d mention the coffee as of key importance. In fact, a year or two ago, it went through a phase (as I suppose cafes do) where I felt conflicted, because I liked the café to hang out in, but I wasn’t crazy about the coffee. But now, they’re back up there with the best in Surry Hills: strong and delicious.
The café’s gone through some big changes. Years ago, when I first arrived in Sydney, it was a great café called Plissé: excellent food and sweets. If memory serves, it went through one or two other incarnations which were sadly mediocre until Alan Thompson, the DJ, took it over with a British-​inspired menu, and groovy décor. Alan’s moved onto bigger and brighter things at Barista and Cook in Green Square. I happened to try and get in on opening day (we didn’t mean to go on opening day!): it was so packed that we were warned we wouldn’t even be able to get a coffee for 45 minutes. Better luck next time.
Alan’s a hard act to follow so I’m pleased to see Matt and his crew putting their own spin on the place, changing the décor and moving in a new direction. They’ve mostly kept the delicious breakfast menu, but are switching things up for lunch. Looks good. I’m looking forward to trying it out. The inventive burgers have caught my eye.
I’ve so far stuck to the breakfast menu, and it’s delicious. The classic corn fritters of Sydney… here served with crispy bacon, two poached eggs, and maple syrup. It was really very good, even though I found it a touch salty on the day. But beautifully presented, and portioned… and… well, it was yum. A mate who had the same thing found it a bit rich for a weekday, but admitted he loved the maple syrup. My friend who had blueberry pancakes found them delicious, and I thought the serving size was just right (since in North America, you often get a stack as big as your head). Oh, and the pea, feta and avocado mixture I had on toast this morning was very, very nice.
In the meantime, just outside the café, the sidewalk has suddenly become this oasis of greenery and looks beautiful: the best of Surry Hills.

Such a trendy café hidden at the top of Reservoir St. The staff are extremely friendly and welcoming plus the food is deeelish! Their burgers are definitely top notch with the special turf burger being absolutely mouth-​watering! They also have themed nights which sound like so much fun!

Went with my wife. Both our coffee where very bitter, she could not drink it at all and I managed half a cup.
Not many people there when we arrived, yet it took very long for our food to arrive. As someone mentioned already, small sizes. And to top it off, staff was rather rude or annoyed when you had an extra question. Maybe just me, or maybe you have to wear a full beard and order a gluten free vegetarian taco to fit in.
With lots of cool coffee shop in the area, no need to come back.

THE BURGER WARS ARE OVER
bang bang wins. I’ve eaten all the «best» burgers in Sydney and this is easily one of the best if not the best.
I had the all star burger which is basically a cheese burger with tomato and lettuce. The bun was perfect, the sauce solid and it was served up an an awesome paper bag.
Also, the coffee is outstanding.

Need your coffee served with an attitude? Come to this place. Seriously, the barista needs to chill or remember his meds in the morning. A take-​away flat white is not hard and not worth arguing about.

Sweet corn fritters with poached eggs, a very minuscule drizzle of maple syrup.
An entrée size meal for breakfast and over priced.
Bland tasting, had to try and «wipe» the maple syrup off the side of the dish to get a bit of flavour.
2 stars for the hot coffee, and having an «interesting» menu.
Have been here once before, at least then my meal have wonderful flavour.
Will come back at some stage, but not on my list of fav places to go for brunch.

Went here for breakfast! We were a large group but they were nice and accommodated everyone. We shared a whole bunch of stuff (see attached photos) and everything was pretty tasty.
Loved the vibe of the place. It’s cute, quirky. Busy, but not overwhelmingly so. A good place for coffee & conversation.

Tried the Scottish breakfast. fried black pudding, sausage, fried eggs, tomato & crispy fried potato/​flour. Perfect Saturday morning brekky!
Coffee was very good too.
Menu is a bit different which makes a change from the run of the mill offerings from so many other places.
Prices are at high end, but that’s Surry Hills.
Will be back.

This café is on a quite suburban street in Surry Hills. To the point, were I was certain that I walked down the wrong street. But there in the middle of the street is this little funky café.
The coffee here is quite dark, which is my personal choice. It is not as smooth as other places in the area, but it is a good dark bean. And relatively cheaper than other places.
I didn’t have time to try to food — but it looked impressive. Will be coming back to give it a go.

Passion: ⁸⁄₁₀
Crema: ⁸⁄₁₀
Coffee: Golden Cobra
Sure if you start from central this café will give you a great work out with the hill to get here, but you’ll be rewarded once you arrive with comfortable seats, good food and good coffee.
The coffee they use here is Golden Cobra, which is an awesome option for cafes looking to avoid the industrial flavours of the more generic blends, while still maintaining a great, robust (works well with milk) profile. It is unfortunate that they don’t offer single origin coffees for black drinkers, but it is an understandable business decision.
At $ 3 for an espresso and $ 3.3 for a flat white, they are still at the very affordable price end of the spectrum.
They also have a #powerwhoring spot in the table right in front of the till.
(Via BitterBliss —
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A rad little café nestled on the total babe of a street that is Reservoir. I had a brief but wonderful experience.
I popped in for a quick juice, they have lovely bottled stuff; when the waiter saw that I was sitting down and not taking away he insisted on giving me the «full experience». Back it comes in a glass with a slice of fresh orange, ice and straws. He didn’t need to do that but he did — and that’s what matters.

Wanted to try a different lunch spot around Surry Hills with a friend and stumbled across Bangbang. Found on hilly Reservoir Street, this place is casual and cool, with pretty great coffee to boot. They also offer takeaway. You can get your typical brunch items, but once 12pm rolls around you can order burgers/​sandwiches as well.
I ordered the cheesy wagyu burger with shoestring fries and it was decent. It didn’t blow my mind but it wasn’t bad either. The service is great, as the staff is extremely friendly. Some tables are shared as well and there’s outdoor seating, definitely a place to kick it to kill some time.
Would come here again.

Fellow Unilocaler Andrew S took me here and yum, im convinced. Baked beans are amazing here, although yes, it is one of those places that dictates how you can have your eggs.

Known for really good coffee but now after this morning known for a great breakfast! A large and varied menu with some off beat additions to Café breakfast standards.
The English Breakfast was great. Served really hot with high quality ingredients used.
Staff are attentive however a few rules do raise some eyebrows e. g so swappsies on menu items and no doggy bags :)

BangBang for brunch is a good place to be.
Signature dish is the ‘BangBang’ stack and is delish. I also recently discovered the BRAT (bacon, rocket and avocado on sourdough toast). The coffee is good and despite having a reputation of bad service, I’ve always had good experiences here.
I’ll be back. I have this place on my weekend brunch rotation schedule.

A couple of us have been going through the Sydney Morning Herald café list pretty regularly trying to make our own assessment of the «best of». BangBang was one of those 1 cup coffee places and was also recommended by another friend of mine. Situated on Reservoir Street in Surry Hills this clean and urban chic café is a little hidden since it sits beside a largely residential area off the main street. This does add to it vibe. We sat at a communal table facing the painted DJ headphone sketch on the wall. The menu was inviting and it was too bad that we weren’t hungry or I would have ordered a breakfast stack in a heartbeat. We were here to judge… I mean try the coffee. Sitting there I jumped on the iPad and learned that the café was owned by International DJ Alan Thompson (thus explaining the headphone sketch on the wall). Our coffee arrived and the smooth and rich flavor of quality Campos coffee beans and a great barista was evident. I need to come back to try the food, but the coffee was worth the visit. Bangbang indeed.