Cibo Meets Its Match - DESMOND AND MOLLY JONES

WE HAD HEARD GLOWING REPORTS OF THIS LITTLE CAFE IN STANLEY ST WOOLLOONGABBA. I HAD A PERSONAL INTEREST IN IT ALSO BECAUSE THIS LITTLE GEM HAS BEEN OPENED BY TORI GARRETT (DIRECTOR) JAMES GREVILLE (PRODUCER) AND JONAS MCQUIGGAN (DIRECTOR) OF TWO LITTLE INDIANS

SO THAT THEIR PRODUCTION COMPANY CAN HAVE A DECENT COFFEE IN WOOLLOONGABBA AND TO KEEP THE WOLVES AT BAY IN THE LEAN TIMES OF FILM MAKING

WOW! WE'VE FINALLY FOUND IT! AN ICED COFFEE WORTHY TO SHARE THE EXHALTED HEIGHTS OF OUR CIBO EXPECTATIONS. A BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED AND GENEROUS ICED COFFEE BRIMMING WITH COFFEE GELATO AND TOPPED WITH A HUGE SCOOP OF CHOCOLATE MOUSSE. THE COFFEE ITSELF (GENOVESE) WAS STRONG RICH AND SWEET. THE ADDITIONS (MILK, COFFEE GELATO, GOURMET QUALITY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE) RESULTED IN A DECADANT EXPERIENCE OF EYE POPPPING PROPORTIONS.

WE CHOWED DOWN ON TOASTED PANINI'S THAT WERE ALSO EXTREMELY PLEASING! THE CHEEKY BOHO STAFF WERE PRETTY DAMN COOL TOO!

WE'LL BE BACK!

DESMOND AND MOLLY JONES 615 STANLEY ST WOOLLOONGABBA

RATING 9

DUDLEY ST DOES IT!

CIBO WATCH OUT!

DUDLEY STREET EXPRESSO
I HAD HEARD FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE (MY COOL SISTER-IN-LAW) THAT THIS PLACE ROCKED. GREAT COFFEE IN A GREAT ATMOSPHERE OF COLLECTABLES.

SO TO THE ICED COFFEE... COFFEE WAS SMOOTH AND JUST STRONG ENOUGH. I LOVED THE WAY THE GUYS POUR THE SHOT OVER THE COLD MILK, STAINING IT IN A SEDUCTIVE WAY. THE ICE-CREAM WAS VERY GOOD - I SPOTTED VANILLA BEAN SEEDS IN IT! (BUT NOT SO A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER UPON REVISITING)

AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF THE ICED COFFEE THERE'S A SWEET SURPISE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS - NOT SURE IF IT'S COFFEE SYRUP, CHOCOLATE SAUCE, SUGAR SYRUP?
BY THE BY - YOU MUST TRY THEIR TOASTED SANGERS - HOLY MOLEY!

RATING - 8

ALBERTO'S SHOT - WEST END

ALBERTO'S SHOT WOULD HAVE TO BE OUR CLOSEST COFFEE SHOP

I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE'S POSITIONED HIMSELF IN A NICHE AREA - A BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY - CLOSE TO THE CITY CAT STOP AND ORLEIGH PARK AT WEST END BUT FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE COMPETITION IN BOUNDARY ST AND HARDGRAVE RD. PLUS HE'S JUST TYPICALLY AN ARROGANT ITALIAN. WE WOULDN'T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY. (Post Note - His staff are just rude in their attempt to be funny. Cut the crap guys and just make the coffee!)

I FIRST MET ALBERTO WHEN HE WAS WORKING AT CIBO WEST END - AHA! THE LINK - THE TOP RATED ICED COFFEE PLACE ON THIS BLOG. SO HOW DID ALBERTO'S ICED COFFEE STACK UP?

I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS A VEEEERY STRONG SHOT OF COFFEE OR THE COFFEE HAD BEEN BURNT WHEN ROASTED (YES IGNORANT AREN'T I?) BUT THIS ICED COFFEE HAD A VERY BITTER TASTE. I DON'T USUALLY LOOK FOR SUGAR WHEN I TAKE AN ICED COFFEE BUT THIS ONE HAD ME PLEADING FOR SOME RELIEF FROM THE BITTERNESS. ICE CREAM - THE USUAL & NO ICE - GOOD! TAKE-AWAY PRESENTATION - PAPER CUP, BETTER THAN PLASTIC

RATING 6.5