The Jolly Miller Cafe is a Cafe located at 2/2 Brook St, Sunbury VIC 3429, Australia. It has received 476 reviews with an average rating of 4.1 stars.
Monday | 6AM-4PM |
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Tuesday | 6AM-4PM |
Wednesday | 6AM-4PM |
Thursday | 8AM-4PM |
Friday | 8AM-4PM |
Saturday | 6AM-4PM |
Sunday | 6AM-4PM |
The address of The Jolly Miller Cafe: 2/2 Brook St, Sunbury VIC 3429, Australia
The Jolly Miller Cafe has 4.1 stars from 476 reviews
Cafe
"Dropped in to order a Birthday Cake, Thought we would get Brunch/Lunch @ 11:15am whilst there"
"Pretty ordinary really"
"Booking on line was very easy"
"Always enjoy the meals"
"This place buzzes with customers most of the day"
Dropped in to order a Birthday Cake, Thought we would get Brunch/Lunch @ 11:15am whilst there. Staff were attentive took our order reasonably quickly. Ordered brekkie Roll, Kids Bacon & Eggs & Chips - Not exactly difficult. We were the 4th occupied table so not busy, 40min later grabbed the waitress who checked, Ooops sorry the printer is playing up and missed getting the order to the Kitchen. Interrupting the day manager sitting there eating his lunch (printer must have worked then !), he apologised and deducted the meals from our bill which then consisted of two drinks (Coffee & Milkshake). A bit of customer service skill might have suggested waiving the drinks bill for what was a poor service, a bit of common sense might have suggested if the printer was playing up that ALL orders be verified with the kitchen after initiating them. Two tables who ordered larger meals after us were served yet nobody noticed a problem till I hailed the staff. Lost a Meal Service, Lost a Cake Order and now a Customer. Me thinks some changes are needed and it isn't just staff if Management cant give them the right tools. In a word 'Dissapointing'.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$1–20
Pretty ordinary really. Walked in - there wasn't really much in the way of signage of how it works. We took a seat, then figured out we must go up to order. We went to one register where the guy looked at us, and went back to what he was doing. (Right in front of us on the other side of the bench) after a few minutes I asked if we were meant to actually order at the table and he said "no over there" and pointed to the other register. The food that came out was actually pitiful. I ordered the smoked salmon and smashed avo. The avocado was gross, it stuck to the inside of my mouth, much like peanut butter does. There was zero flavour, apart from the store bought smoked salmon, which had obviously been sitting out for some time. The toast was hard and dry. The eggs were over done, and as I said - zero taste. I'm glad we ordered hash brown and chorizo as extras, at least I enjoyed them. The cafe itself is also old, and looks completely run down. I was going to get a fruit smoothie until I saw the fruit in the cabinet, looking disgusting, and old, and somehow dried out after being thawed out. It was an interesting breakfast. But definitely won't be going back
Booking on line was very easy. Food was good, decadent cakes and coffee even better! Cakes looked and tasted amazing. Service was a bit hit and miss, largely due to the new staff who were still finding their feet. One of the dishes arrived cold. Understandable that things will happen, especially with the staffing challenges in the sector. But the situation was very well handled by the manager. Quite impressive. It was lovely to see it handled so professionally and beyond expectation. Turned the situation from “we might try somewhere else next time” to a “we will be back!”. You might expect some bumpy service for a little while but please support the team as they learn. And try one of their cakes!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 5
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot, Free street parking
Always enjoy the meals. Service is pretty good. UPDATE - 5 September 2021: We shopped here yesterday 4 September 2021, with COVID we thought we would support local. Although happy with the cakes and Roti we purchased, I'm so disappointed with the yoghurt. One of the expiry dates was the day we purchased and wasn't noticed until today, the other is tomorrow (6 September 2021). We understand everyone is trying to survive at the moment, however the one we had to throw away should have been in an "eat today" section, or discounted, or (just) something to let you know! The expiry date is on the bottom of the container, and honestly, who turns a yoghurt container upside down? I want to support our local community, but don't 'shaft' me... Sadly, it is this experience that has me changing my rating...
This place buzzes with customers most of the day. Waitress is friendly, service is fast. Been here on a number of occasions. Went twice in a row got same thing. 2nd time round avocado sandwiches weren't all that great. Will be back to try again. Atmosphere was welcoming and friendly. Coffee is normally very good. Street or coles parking available with in and outdoor seating. Wheelchair access.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Cookies and Cream Supershake
Wheelchair accessibility
No steps to get in, restaurant is spacious enough to accommodate prams and wheelchair.
We ordered breakfast and it was absolutely delicious. The twisted Benedict and the brekkie bruschetti were plenty of food and delightfully yummy. We ordered a smoothie and coffees and all of it came quickly with Supreme service!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Brekkie Bruschetta
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free street parking
Wheelchair accessibility
Very handicap accessible, the entire floor is the same level as the sidewalk with easy ramps from parking to sidewalk
When we sat down a senior supervisor came quickly to our table with water & menu. We ordered a chai but no one returned to take our food order. We needed to go to the counter & ask for someone to take our order. Eventually the order was taken but no chai. One main meal came straight away with the chai. The second meal did not come for at least 10 minutes later. Both meals were good but service poor especially when the shop only had a few customers
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 2
The Jolly Miller is a good place to go for a coffee if your catching a bus or waiting for a train, it has great opening hours, free and good wifi, and has a large space. However there are a few things that may make neighbouring competitions more appealing. For one the food is quite expensive, including the desserts. The atmosphere is ok, but not very 'cosy'. The coffee lids have bad drinking holes and the waiting time for a coffee isn't the fastest. All these thing however don't mean it's a bad cafe, it's a good cafe, just may need to address a few problems.
Worst roll I've ever bought. I have seen this cafe a few times when I've travelled to Sunbury(I live in Newham) so today as I travel into a doctors appointment in the city I decide to try it out. I grab a takeaway chicken, avodavo and lettuce roll then jump on the train to the city. The roll was so stale it clearly is 2-3 days old and the lettuce was brown. The small amount of ago looked okish and the chicken seemed fresh so I scooped those out with a spoon and had to left the rest. This yucky roll cost $11.90. Be warned, standards at this cafe are very low
Extremely rude staff. I have never experienced this level of terrible service. Had to wait ages to get served although there were plenty of staff around doing nothing. Then when we were served we were overcharged and they gave us the wrong thing. We gave this place one more chance after being served a hamburger on a mouldy bun the previous time we were there. Will never go there again. Only gave it one star because there is nothing below. It would get a negative rating if possible.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–20
Is the gisborne store and this one owned by the same people? Because this one is no where new the quality I'd expect after being a regular at the gisborne store. The staff were rude and seemed like the didn't want to be working. I ordered my regular meal (the nourish bowl) which I love at the gisborne Cafe. Unfortunately at the sunbury store, I was served raw pumpkin, undercooked potato and very old tasting kale. I will not be coming back!! The chef at gisborne needs to give the sunbury chef some tips.
Service
Dine in
What a fantastic place! Got to sit outside in the fresh air. The waitress was faultless on point and didn't miss a thing. We were brought menus within a couple of minutes, ordered coffee and when the coffee came we were offered water also. The food was great and there was little wait time considering the café was busy at the time. Cutlery was presented to us before the food arrive and was nicely wrapped in a napkin. We will definitely visit again!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Came in not hungry, but i ate that whole, huge Cajun chicken on turmeric infused couscous! The whole big bowl. It was Amazing. Delicious. The gorgeous girl who served us (i think her name was Susie?) was an absolute delight. I saw her in action..... everyone loved her and for good reason. She is a delight. My soy latte was delicious, too. Will definitely be back.
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Lovely owner made room for us despite no reservation and being really busy; we were freezing cold so really appreciated the gesture. I've been on holiday nearly 2 weeks and this is one of the best meals I've had in Victoria. Family all loved their meal and our 2 year old devoured his pasta. There is a whole menu section of fantastic vegan options. Highly recommend eating here. Thank you!
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Paid for coffee for takeaway. The girl took the money then I was left standing there at the barista station for 4 mins with no one making the coffee. In exasperation I had to leave to catch the train. If you're going to have a weekend surcharge of 10%, at the very least train your staff to not have a customer left simply standing there for 4 minutes with no communication. Unacceptable. Wont be going back. Wasted nearly $8 in the process.
Jolly miller is a beautiful resturant with an amazing vibe to it, the workers there are really amazing and Suzie is a very hard working and committed employee she never fails to put a smile on peoples faces; will definitely be coming back!!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Crushed Avocado
A larger cafe with plenty of tables to accommodate small and larger groups, the staff are very friendly and the brekkie bun that I had hit the spot nicely. My only negative was that I ordered a hot Belgian chocolate in a mug but the mug had no handle on it which I thought was a bit weird just had to wait a bit to cool so I could pick it up.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Went with family we were visiting, something for all tastes. Table of 8 accomodated for easily. Food was great, large portions (doggy bag required). Served very quickly by friendly staff. Food ALL came out at same time. Highly recommend for cakes coffee and drinks also based on the yummy treats on display
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
I've tried it a couple of times, every time it's just been horrible unfortunately. How does the avocado have the same texture as peanut butter? I read another review where they said the same thing (it stuck to their mouth like peanut butter) and I couldn't help but laugh, because that was the same for me. Really wish we had a better experience, we gave it enough chances
Food is delicious, staff are friendly, and everything was clean and comfortable. Nice little place for brunch, lunch, coffee dates or a milkshake (the supershake isn't a drink, it's a whole dessert!).
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Wagyu Beef Burger
Nice place to pop in for a quick coffee - their desserts look amazing! Jolly Miller is the nice, simple and easy option - lots of range to choose from for a quick bite. The hot chocolates taste amazing! The only constructive criticism I'd give is that the decor lacks a bit of atmosphere/character - they could have a bit more fun with the look and the feel of the place!
Was fantastic but recently gone downhill. We go almost every weekend for breakfast, but lately the poached eggs are overcooked, toast is burnt, stingy with the bacon, and stingy with the fruit on the French toast. The coffee has always been terrible so avoid it, but the chai is nice. It's a nice atmosphere, needs additional umbrellas outside as there's not much shade.
Staff nice at begining then she asks me do you want you drink in a cup or mug I said cup she gets it in a mug anyhow no problem then we finished our drinks before getting the cookies we ordered! I had to go again and ask for them although place was not busy at all. I should have canceled order but the kids were being patient so this review is well deserved
Lemon curd tart was so yummy! Customer service was a let down, they seemed to be short staffed on a Wednesday morning which was very unexpected. More staff would improve service & create better customer care - I was close to leaving due to the long wait.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$1–20
Brunch came out quick and was delicious! Very pretty meals too. We had a tiny mix up (no fault of theirs, just me not being clear when ordering) the manager came out and apologised saying the correct meal would be with us in 30 seconds. It was there before he finished the sentence! Also 11/10 coffee. Will definitely go again
I am Coeliac and they served me hot chips with gluten. I wasn't impressed with the quality of the food.. it was cold and tasteless. I was ill when I got home home because if eating the chips that weren't gluten free and they were not made there, they were frozen. Not impressed.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
I used to love the Jolly Miller, but most of the cakes seem to have shrunk! You used to be able to buy a lovely big chunk of jelly slice or a big vanilla slice, but everything is now about half the size for the same older price. My vanilla slice was about 4cm square and even the old fashioned apple cakes have shrunk …
Unfortunatly this would be my first and last visit to sunbury jolly miller. Iced chocolate tasted like watered down chocolate milk and there was more ice cubes than milk! Not impressed for a $7 drink. They seem like they take more interest in their table wear over their customers experience. …
Great place. Huge range and friendly staff. I love how it is not pretentious with super fancy furniture. It looks like a big bakery and that gives it its charme. I think that's why a lot of older people love this place. I prefer this one to the one on Gisbourne, because it has more character.
Order a medium soy Latte take away I can't have dairy, paid $5.30 for it (guessing extra for the soy) got a cappuccino instead, had to run for the train so didn't notice till I had left the station, there was only 1 person waiting in front of me so not sure how they got the order wrong.....
Not What it use too be what a difference one week made, last week came in for a fantastic meal then I came in this morning only too find the prices on everything went up some more than $3 also the "big breakfast" or the Mr big was nothing more than little... bring the old menu back!
Consistently good food and service. Family friendly and can sometimes be a bit noisy.
Service
Dine in
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Jolly Vegan Burger
Vegetarian options
Wide range of tasty vegan and vegetarian options
One of the best places I have been to for breakfast and coffee. I had the Atlantic for breakfast and for under $20 It was extremely impressive. It was really yummy and also very nutritional. And the best part was it was all fresh produce ! Well done team, my hat goes off to you !
Amazing food and service. This place is fantastic for a wonderful breakfast with the family, all ages appropriate. We will definitely be back.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I absolutely love this place & would definitely recommend it to other people as well.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Scramble Eggs with Bacon
Food is always lovely but my recent interactions with the staff would make me think twice about dining here. They are short tempered and I felt like my presence was huge inconvenience to them.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$1–20
2022 - Review updated from two years ago - No desire to come back. Service very average. 2020 - Average Staff - 4/5 (Friendly) Atmosphere - 3/5 (Drab) Food - 3/5 (Bland) Cleanliness - 3/5 (Needs a freshen up) Value for money - 2/5 (Too Expensive for small portions)
The food was amazing and the service was very friendly. Will definitely go there again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Crushed Avocado
Charged me $7.20 instead of $5.20 for a SMALL coffee. When I enquired about it, the guy said that's how much they charge for a small coffee , I was there a day before and many times before, always paid $5.20 for a small coffee. Never setting my foot there again.
I ordered atlantic in breakfast today and the taste of salmon was extreme bitter i left it as it is without eating and they did not even tried to change the orderr or return bank money they fully charged me despite knowing that there was some wrong in the order
On a little family getaway we stopped by this little cafe. Service and staff here are outstanding! Honestly best bacon egg toasties and coffee we've ever had. We will surely come back here on our next trip
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Coffees half filled with foam when they shouldn’t have-DONT order mugs you’ll only get foam. Orders incorrect without asking first just stupidity from incompetent staff. Terrible seating and bad atmosphere in general with a stench enough to chase rats away.
Fast and friendly service! Food was absolutely delicious!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Ricotta Pancake, Crushed Avocado
Staff are friendly but service at times can be slow, when ordering a coffee at a peak time like a Saturday morning expect a wait. It has very dated furniture and isnt an overly appealing dining experience. The chips are great, the coffee is average.
Waitress was lovely, those behind the counter not so...not rude, just not particularly interested Food was good and arrived in a timely fashion
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
The Sunbury store of Jolly Miller is such a friendly atmosphere. The staff are excellent and fast paced.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This is a lovely place. When I walked in I could choose my seat and they promptly came over to give me a menu. The service is great and the staff are lovely
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–20
The food, the service and atmosphere is always so pleasant, makes you love to come back again and again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$20–40
Recommended dishes
Brekkie Bruschetta
Except for forgetting my order the meal itself was fantastic had the Salmon with crispy skin,I just found it a bit boring needs a lift someway but other than that it was great.
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
A bit pricey (the vegetarian sandwiches had very little inside, salads come in small portions), and the bigger selection is sugar based highly processed desserts, but is a nice place if you want to indulge a bit. Good service.
The food is fresh at Jolly Millers! One of the workers Suzie, was absolutely amazing, so polite and dedicated to creating a friendly atmosphere. Her service was spot on !
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Loved the food. They even altered the meal for me.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Bit disappointed have been here many times before. Found staff very uninterested in customers. Felt it was just a chore to be there.I thanked them when getting served no reaction whatsoever ever. Food was passable though.
Lovely helpful staff, super tasty meals, add a couch and music and I could live there.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Great to see new menu with more vegetarian/vegan options but disappointed to see no fish and chips [neither kids nor adults, no calamari salad
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Usually okay but not this or previous visit. Not good if a bakery doesn't have meat pies ready 2 hours after opening. Worse if the tomato of a cooked breakfast was tough and inedible. Will eventually return for coffee.
When you walk in you do not lack for choice! They have a huge range of cakes and slice's, with a great lunch menu also. To top it off they make a wonderful coffee with fantastic service. Keep up the great work! …
Great food and brilliant service, plenty of tables, great place to take the family
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Busy morning and all the staff was doing their very best to cater to all the customers. Kudos to them. There wasnt any chilli on the chilli crab scramble, was expecting it to be spicy. Other dishes was okay. More
Amazing food and amazing friendly service. We went new year's morning and the place was packed. We were expecting a lengthy wait but were pleasantly surprised when our food came out quickly and well presented.
Usually pretty fast cooked breakfast of good quality and serving size.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Very nice little Cafe, staff were courteous and quick to seat & serve us.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Great food and very personable staff. Prices are similar to other cafes in the area. They were great with my toddler. Recommended the twisted Benedict.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Cold and wet day. Mushroom pie below average size served with a satchel of tomato sauce, good God. Looked as though a rat had been scurrying around inside it. Also served warmed not hot Terrible Cafe.
Poor service and did not get correct order-wasn’t asked for any clarification & they got it wrong, mug sized coffees come with half filled foam instead of coffee. Rip off of a poor excuse for a cafe.
Thought this was only a bakery,I was mistaken. Great hot food and takeaway and really good Coffee. Open for breakfast and lunch. Agood surprise.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
I literally head here for my morning coffee everyday unless in hospital. The staff are always friendly and happy to have a chat. Easy to see why they do a roaring trade. Definitely recommended!
Food was great and they had pretty good coffee. I love that their decaf is freshly ground, so it actually tastes like normal coffee. A bit pricey but I'm happy to pay when the quality is there
The cake wasn't good Hot chocolate was so sweet we couldn't eat of drink anything
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 1
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 1
Our customer service lady was wonderful. Did not get her name unfortunately, but she did have dark hair. Food was great as usual as well as the coffee. We usually gave brunch or lunch here.
Paid 46 bucks for a big breakfast and orange juice . Oranges must be from the gods cause I’m amazed with the price , never coming back
Food: 1
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2
I've been here a few times now and cannot fault it. The service is exemplary and the food/drinks delicious. Highly recommend and thankyou to Aleisha and Susie for your fantastic service.
Recently changed their management and menu, ans a very welcome change at that. Little on the expensive side, but both the food and coffee are great. Staff is super friendly and inviting.
Awesome cafe, the food was fantastic. They do have a quite strict seating arrangement though. All in all I will absolutely be back!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
great coffee but not so great customer service. they greet you without looking at you . hand over the coffee with no eye contact which to me is bad service
Service
Take out
Great food and coffee. Awesome service
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Lovely amazing coffee and awesome breakfast. The look of the place is average but could be changed with some color and plants although the service is fantastic and food to match!
Best Chai Latte I've ever had. So spicy. Not sickly. Mmm... Oh and the Vanilla slice just about pips my fav Dunseath Custard Square from NZ. ... but I am a little bias ;-)
I had a mr big, everything was great apart from the mushrooms and the hash browns. I love mushrooms but these didn't taste nice at all, and the hash brown were very oily.
Always a great experience coming here, getting a coffee & a smile that comes with it is always a pleasant blessing
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I had milkshakes, nourish bowl and crush avocado . It was delicious . I definitely recommend to my friends to visit there.
Meal type
Breakfast
Was my go to for great service, coffee and a bite to eat. All of the above have gone downhill since a number of valuable staff members left. Such a shame.
Usually good service, but was left waiting for quite some time b4 i ordered and not a lot of people in store. Food selection great. Coffee good.
Always love the place, staff are so nice and always get decent meals with good price and big portions. The thick shakes are the best!!!
Had all day breakfast. Great service and food was good at a resonable price.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Recent business meeting - staff very attentive and pleasant
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–20
Service: 5
Lovely food, friendly staff and the best fresh juice and coffee in Sunbury!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Great organising to get a large group in on short notice. Great food and fantastic service. Really happy - thank you Tom & team!
Wide range of light meal options. Good coffee; reasonably priced. Well placed meeting hub. Can be a little wait for the coffee.
The lady who served us was amazing. Sweetest person ever. Coming back 100%
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Yummmmmm. One of the best breakfasts I've had in ages. Nice atmosphere and staff are really friendly. Was a pleasure.
Friendly staff and the service was swift, some of the meals coming from the kitchen looked great.
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Big breakfast was good, home made hash brown different but nice. Cake and sandwiches selection was great too
Only one person working behind the machine on a busy public holiday. How is that sustainable?
Amazingly good coffee, great service, and tasty well presented food. Will definitely be back!
Very good food and great coffee ☕️
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Perfect spot for a coffee if you're early for your train, or just missed it like I did
Excessive surcharges are a bit off-putting.
Food: 3…
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Very good coffee, excellent cake and superb service.