Deli in the Park Cafe - EAST LINDFIELD

Came here as we thought the park would be nice for our son to play in whilst we had breakfast. Took a while to get the waiters attention & had to follow up on our coffees twice. It was a busy Saturday, but still, if your gonna seat people and take their money you should be able to provide the service. With that said, food quality was decent.

I've been here twice. And have been refused service on both occasions. The first time, they said all the seating was reserved even though there were clearly enough seats. We thought they could be busy and walked away quietly.Today, I thought I'd enjoy my book with a cup of tea at this place, and was told the place was closed. I could see enough people sitting at the cafe, and politely asked, as you do, if I could at least do a takeaway tea. To which the answer was no, we are closed! At which point, I asked them what time they close, to which, he mentioned 2.30 pm. Well, I looked at my phone and it was 2.23pm, and accordingly advised him it wasn't 2.30 pm yet. At which point, he said "thanks for letting me know!" So, I'm not sure what timings this cafe follows. Maybe they should put a sign here saying "Whites only" I've lived on the north shore for more than a decade and never ever felt this discriminated against. Time to let everyone know that the deli only caters to a select few. Shame on you!

The coffee is superb. The menu for breakfast and brunch has generous servings at reasonable prices. Service is fast and friendly. Sitting right on the park, watching the native birds dance is visually nourishing.

Visited leafy East Lindfield to shop at a specialist butcher and found this little gem next door where we enjoyed a very tasty late breakfast outside and dog-friendly too. Very attentive staff and decent cup of coffee too. Looked to be very popular with the locals and we will certainly return if we are in the area.

A gang of girls (way beyond our teens) descended on this cafe for coffee after a nearby bush walk. Service was smiling, friendly and amazingly accurate after mixed orders of coffees made this way and that! Little sweet treats like melting moments were way better than some cafes offer from their glass containers. How good it would be if the local council allowed tables to extend out under the massive tree outside. Our group watched generous hamburgers and food fare pass by to adjoining table - looked good.