Been going here for years when in Melbourne but the hype seems to have gone to theirs heads!
Went for coffee on our first day and yes it was the best we have had in a very long time. The service was also great but they were quiet at the time.
Went back for breakfast a couple of days later and they were busier, but we got a table easily and ordered in due course. It then took 45 minutes for our straight forward order for three people to arrive. We noticed other patrons, who arrived after us, were served and had actually left before we got our meals. The food was nice and above average but not up to the standard of previous visits.
We then ordered the wonderful coffee and it took another 20 minutes to arrive. But, it was stunning.
We will go back as the coffee is wonderful but management need to check on the kitchen I think!

I love St Ali's. Unfortunately so do more and more other people, which can make getting a table at the weekends a bit of a challenge. However the wait is easily eased by grabbing one of their amazing take-away coffees, conveniently set up across the lane. Once inside, the menu selection is outstanding, and the food is fresh and extremely tasty. But it's the coffee that I come for. You can smell it as you walk in and it is clear why this place is named after the patron Saint of coffee. Top-class baristas make for some of the finest coffee I have ever experienced, and is the reason I will keep coming back again and again.

Recommended by our apartment owner and not the easiest to find but well worth the search. OUTSTANDING coffees and the food is well ahead of the standard fare of so many cafes. Great service too

Went for coffee and desert with some friends of mine who had been here before. The atmosphere was awesome, the owner and staff are very friendly, and they make a great coffee. St Ali's deserts are unique, and know how to make it work. Well done