Last week I went down to try out Max + Sons coffee. I’d seen their Instagram and loved what I saw.
It’s a little bit miss-mashed, because it’s in an arcade; inside is all warm woods and golden lighting modernism, where outside is a lot of white and yellow minimalism. If I had a choice I’d sit inside every time at their wooden bench top facing out into the arcade.
We had a flat white, and an espresso over ice. They’re brewing with Five Senses, and I while I have a soft spot for smaller roasters, their espresso blend was excellent. Very aromatic and punchy in flavour, and not bitter at all and went excellent with ice. They use different beans for coffee types, and the flat white was very mild, which (I agreed with The Skinny Perth who was working that day) is very much the style at the moment.
Their donuts are by Top Dup, and are very fluffy and well filled but the flavours alway sound more exciting than they taste. The chia spice donut just wasn’t very chia, but was comforting.
The toasties are made to order, and they will change the bread to your liking. The pulled pork here was moist and delicious, and all the flavours were balanced perfectly, nothing overpowering the other. And for $10 with coleslaw it was a pretty nice comfort meal, even better when shared.
I’d go again for the espresso, because it was brewed to perfection.