Cafe Gaia - South Yarra

3.5/5Great brunch experience! Very cosy and nice place. Place was quite crowded and many people had to queue outside so I’d recommend making a booking. The eggs benedict was my personal favourite and would recommend this!

Went for brunch here last weekend. Absolutely loved the food.

I would rate this cute little cafe near South Yarra station a 7 out of 10. The service was very friendly and welcoming, and they politely asked us to leave when we overstayed due to reserved tables. The coffee was good, coming from Proud Mary, and the latte art was a pretty rose instead of the usual leaf design. The Jamon potato rosti was crispy and not oily, with thinly sliced and flavorful Jamon. The truffle mushroom pancake was unique, with the mushrooms inside the pancake and a delicious taste. I enjoyed the seaweed topping, though I would have preferred less watercress. Overall, this Asian fusion cafe was interesting and I had a satisfying brunch experience.

Clean exterior with homey interior. Friendly and amazing staff and comfortable seating, well lit and a wide selection of food!<br/ <br/ With so many options it was hard to say what I wanted to get since everything on the menu sounded great, but ended up with the following<br/ <br/ Dulche de Leche Pancakes (4.5/5)<br/ Such an amazing dish! Delicious flavours with great textures. Soft fluffy pancakes (although wouldve liked a little more volume and puff) that weren't overly sweet. Blueberries were in the pancakes that gave it a great burst of flavour. The dulche de leche sauce was divine and so good that I wiped the plate clean. Berries definitely added some tartness and the puree was nice and fragrant. The crumb topping gave it the texture it needed and overall completed the dish. Freeze dried strawberries as well were perfect.<br/ <br/ Chili Scramble (3/5)<br/ Goof amount of spice, cheese, and soft fluffy eggs! My only concerns were that the cheese sort of were not as melted as I think the dish got slightly warm (not ad hot) when it got to us. Overall enjoyable with the chorizo adding a bit of salt to the spice. Sriracha sauce on the side definitely brought up the spice level! Eggs were perfectly scrambled. Sourdough was not soggy, but the crust was a little too hard to cut in. Good portion.<br/ <br/ Overall loved this cafe. will definitely come back. Wanted to try their savoury pancakes too! Cant wait to return.<br/

Love this place. I’ve been here a couple of times now and so far only tried their corn and sweet potato fritters, but I keep coming back for them! Lovely atmosphere, very relaxed and good music. Staff are super friendly and welcoming.