Keri Craig Emporium
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Hours
Mon
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tue
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wed
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thu
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Fri
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sat
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Ratings and reviews
3.5
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CUISINES
Cafe, Australian
Meals
Lunch, Brunch
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Table Service
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CUISINES
Cafe, Australian
Meals
Lunch, Brunch
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Table Service
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3.5
60 reviews
Excellent
18
Very good
21
Average
3
Poor
7
Terrible
11
Robyn H
5 contributions
May 2022 • none
We enjoyed a lovely plate of sandwiches and a lime tart and coffee roll along with tea for two. The food was very nice but the tea was sooooooo weak despite waiting for it to get stronger. Very expensive for what you get but the ambience of the place is lovely. Service was a bit overwhelming.
Written 17 May 2022
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Gerry B
Brisbane567 contributions
Aug 2024 • friends
Nice spot, good personal service, the high tea was nicely presented in a good style. The food on the high tea was nothing special, all relatively standard, nothing to write home about. Imperial hotel (was Versace) on the Gold Coast has a magnificent high tea
Written 1 August 2024
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Mick R
1 contribution
June 2024 • couples
Mmm! Food is all right. Not great but quite nice. Very pricey though.
The pots of (teabag) English Breakfast tea were dire. Weak with a weird taste. Just dreadful. The more so at $8.50 a pot which, for less than two cups, isn't reasonable at all.
Ambience, location, and service were excellent.
Okay, in that spot rents will be sky-high so expect to pay a bit more, but best take your own tea if tea is your thing.
Written 23 July 2024
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STEPHEN N
Brisbane23221 contributions
Sept 2021 • none
We celebrated a birthday on 02/09/21 & our very first time inside Keri Craig Emporium & what a impressive High Tea presentation, a glass of champagne to start with & then the beautiful small slices of sandwiches / cakes etc, + hot drinks to follow.
Friendly staff who certainly enjoyed their work & never felt rushed throughout our High Tea experience. Highly recommended & extremely good vale AUD $90.00 for the two of us. The Emporium is easy to locate through Brisbane Arcade.
Written 17 September 2021
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Katie H
1 contribution
June 2023 • family
Really quaint, different atmosphere. I took my two young daughters for a high tea. Staff were very attentive and we felt very 'looked after'. Beautiful food, the 'children's high tea' was well thought out giving them lots of options and worked well for us. I'd definitely recommend this experience as it's a very well priced and different venue, food is lovely and not overly fussy for family tastes.
Written 23 June 2023
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122jillyk
89 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
I don't believe I've ever been served by a more insincere and discourteous waiter. After being seated (we were neither brought nor offered any water) we had to wait 15 minutes before our order was taken ( this is a small coffee shop). About another 15 minutes later cakes were brought out and napkins were literally dropped from a height on to our laps. At 11.30am they could no longer offer a devonshire tea.
The drinks came, my husband's order of a skim flat white was a cappuccino and an ice chocolate was a milk shake.
We were not the only group disgruntled by the appalling service - groups around how had been partially served kept trying to catch the waiter's attention and many exasperated looks were witnessed.
This is not my first visit here but it will be my last.
Written 28 December 2022
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elainej465
Queensland394 contributions
Mar 2023 • friends
Saw a sign for the cafe so decided to try it. We were welcomed by a charming young man who seated us & went through the menu. We decided on the afternoon tea ($55pp).
Wow what a great feast…. Variety of sandwiches served with glass champagne, followed by scones & cream then two different cakes served with tea.
The service was outstanding, venue quirky yet amazing & food yummy…. Great value and the whole experience was unbelievably good
Written 17 March 2023
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Michelle S
1 contribution
Sept 2024 • couples
Haven't been for a lvery ong time. Decided to take husband for a coffee. Decided to get 1 Devonshire tea and would share baby scones. Asked for an extra plate and then charged an extra $4.50 for plate for washing up. I could of cut scones on my plate and handed to him to eat and save that cost. Advised that we should of been made a aware of this when we asked for extra plate. Replied that the cost is on the menu. Found atmosphere not relaxing and bill brought to table was still finishing coffee/tea. Will never go back...very over priced and empty tables everywhere. Very disappointing after having such fond memories
Written 25 September 2024
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Mango T
Sunshine Coast20 contributions
Sept 2024 • solo
WOW what a mixed experience at Keri Craig! The staff are so friendly, so helpful, so customer oriented - what a delight to be truly cared for. Sadly, the man who owns and manages the store, Mr Craig, is rude and aggressive. After purchasing a very expensive item, I returned to the store literally 2 hours later for a refund, and was very kindly (but firmly) told that there were no refunds, but Mr Craig might be willing to talk to me. I waited around the CBD for 3 hours and returned to the store where Mr Craig spoke with me and within minutes he was accusing me of lying - he said I"d upset his staff, when in fact I hadn't -- they had commiserated with me that the store policy would never be flexed to allow me a refund. When I told Mr Craig this, he almost ran across the store to the beautiful staff who had served me, calling "I'm going to see if you are lying". He discovered very quickly I hadn't been lying, then proceeded to harangue his staff. I witnessed this awful display, feeling sick to my stomach that a truly gracious person who'd tried to help me was being verbally flayed for showing me customer service consideration -- sadly lacking in the man who owns the store. I've never once been intimidated or accused of being a liar in a retail environment and to make sure I never am again, I will not be returning to Keri Craig.
Written 3 September 2024
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Jenant143
172 contributions
Nov 2022 • family
We decided to go here for a birthday lunch having been there before.
The male waiter told us he would have to clear a table and would be 10 minutes. Well after waiting for over 15 minutes nothing had been done. He then said it would be 5 minutes again we waited and we then approached a lovely woman at the counter who helped us.
We all got the impression that this arrogant male waiter was unimpressed with us going to the counter that he totally ignored us and proceeded to serve everyone else.
The food is ok but very expensive for what you get. They ran out of the mini scones and it was only 1pm.
If it wasn’t for the lovely female waitress we would have walked out and went to a restaurant that had better service and not get treated the way that we did by this rude waiter.
I WILL NEVER EVER RETURN AND NEVER RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE.
I really think the cafe needs to retrain this guy about how to treat paying customers otherwise they will lose customers.
Written 30 December 2022
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Hugary1
Sydney8029 contributions
Apr 2022 • none
Nice quaint out of the way place with excellent coffee and light meals.
Good service, fresh food in large servings.
Nice find for us when we were peckish
Written 1 June 2022
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Bagslaj1
Brisbane85 contributions
Dec 2021 • none
Firstly, it has a beautiful setting. However the cafe staff need to be more courteous. We ordered coffee and a sandwich after a long wait with our glass of water coming towards the end of the meal. We asked to share a sandwich (11am) at $21.50. A side plate was plonked down on the table so we could both have a plate. The sandwich was lovely. We were told unceromoniously that we had to vacate the table at a certain time. We were happy to do so but it could have been said in a more diplomatic way. When we received the bill, it had a $3 charge for extras. When we queried it, we were told that was for the plate for sharing! There was no mention of this on the menu. We ended up not paying the extra $3 but we will not be back.
Written 10 December 2021
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Mary D
Kampot Province43 contributions
July 2019 • solo
The good ...small simple healthy lunch ... salmon rosettes filled with crab which needed lemon juice to add flavour. The small salad was fresh and delicious.
The bad .... No gluten free options for desert. Low gluten means it’s not gluten free. Food is either gluten free or not for those who have a medical condition. No desert for me!
The ugly .... black plastic straws are being used! What a shame!
Written 12 July 2019
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1212leannet
33 contributions
June 2019 • family
A beautiful little boutique with a quaint cafe. Plenty of unique items for sale and although it is also a small store we spent almost two hours here and picked up some very special momentos of our trip to Brisbane.
Written 17 June 2019
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Janette D
Brisbane70 contributions
Dec 2018 • none
High Tea in this beautiful store is a perfect way to share delicious food and experience shopping for clothes or
finding that special gift or trinket for mothers and daughter or friends and family. We always enjoy our visit here,whenever my daughter is travelling to Brisbane.
Written 5 May 2019
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