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Cafe, Australian, International, Healthy, Japanese Fusion, Indigenous
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed 27 September 2023

We took breakfast here every morning over the course of a short stay in Cairns. The coffee and food was consistently good with great attention to detail. The staff were friendly and helpful. I highly recommend visiting Caffiend for a leisurely breakfast when you are...staying locally.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Sian Fields, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 9 October 2023

Hi there, Thanks for sharing your experience at Caffiend! We're pleased that you enjoyed your breakfast and hope to welcome you back to Cairns soon. Team Caffiend ☕️

Reviewed 12 September 2023

Best coffee in Cairns. We had a gourmet breakfast and coffee experience with helpful staff, awesome ambience, and seriously good coffee. Beans are sourced and roasted in house and the staff even gave complimentary tastings to get extra feedback from American coffee enthusiasts (us). We...had the eggs Benedict and the Brekkie Toasty on focaccia and both were delightful. Locals at the shop were friendly and informed us we chose correctly for breakfast. After trying many places in Cairns, I can confidently say this is the best coffee shop and arguably some of the best food this lovely town has to offerMore

Date of visit: August 2023
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Sian Fields, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 25 September 2023

Hi Michael, Thank you so much for your awesome review! Our beans are roasted locally by our sister business, Tattooed Sailor Coffee Roasters. You can see the roasting process for yourself at their in-house espresso bar, Newell Street Cafe! We actually bake our bread (focaccia...More

Reviewed 19 July 2023

Best place to eat in Cairns; hands down. Their vegan gf sourdough was exquisite. We came almost every day it was so good. Their coffee was absolutely banging too. And they have a great selection of wines.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Sian Fields, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 7 August 2023

Hi Gregory, Thank you so much for this epic review! We are delighted that you enjoyed our house-baked gluten free bread - our team has been working super hard to create something tasty! See you again soon! Team Caffiend ☕️

Reviewed 3 March 2023 via mobile

The staff at Caffiend were friendly and accommodated our special order. Nothing was a problem for them. Mona was friendly and made the best cappuccino I’ve had in a long time. Definitely will go back again.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Sian F, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 8 March 2023

Hi Mary, Thank you for reviewing Caffiend! We are lucky to have the best team of professionals, and we're pleased that you agree! Our talented barista Mona + locally roasted Tattooed Sailor coffee is a match made in heaven! See you again soon, Team Caffiend...More

Reviewed 28 February 2023 via mobile

Visited this coffee shop many times in our 2 week stay in Cairns. From the very first visit we had the most amazing service from Julia (we love her). She made our coffee addiction worse by introducing us to Vietnamese coffee. She always gave her...time to talk to us and reccomended things to do in the area. Lovely, fun, bubbly person. Going to miss her and the coffee very much. Will have to come back after our time banana picking for another coffee and chat with Julia. Thankyou so much for making our time in Cairns so good. Also food was incredible too.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Sian F, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 8 March 2023

Hi there, Thank you for visiting Caffiend on your recent trip! We are really proud of our hardworking team - including Julia, who so good at what she does 👏👏 See you when you get back for more yummy food and Vietnamese coffee! Team Caffiend...More

Reviewed 17 February 2023 via mobile

Amazing coffee, nicest long black I’ve had in while. Staff were so friendly, sour dough is also top class!

Date of visit: February 2023
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Sian F, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 22 February 2023

Hi Eimear, Thank you for visiting Caffiend recently. We are proud to serve locally-roasted Tattooed Sailor beans - the Fruit Merchant blend makes for a super yummy long black or espresso! See you next time. Team Caffiend ☕️

Reviewed 15 February 2023

I had the bushy creek beef sandwich. The house made bread was Devine as well as the pickles and beef. Simply perfect. Not to mention the deconstructed dirty chai served by the lovely Julia. Allowing me to have a really strong dirty chai and simply...enjoy the chai on its own. Honestly a must in cairnsMore

Date of visit: February 2023
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Sian F, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 22 February 2023

Hello! Thank you for your kind review. We are glad you got to try the Bush Beef sandwich - we've been loving this special! We use the Prana loose-leaf chai and it's super delish! See you again soon. Team Caffiend ☕️

Reviewed 15 January 2023

Food really tasty, staff really polite. They really take their skills in best use to make your breakfast and piece of art.

Date of visit: January 2023
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Sian F, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 29 January 2023

Hi there, Thank you for your lovely review! We really appreciate the time taken to share your thoughts. Team Caffiend ☕️

Reviewed 20 December 2022 via mobile

We had a great lunch/brunch at Caffiend - the Eggs Benedict with Davidson Plum Hollandaise, and the Chilli Eggs both hit the spot. Lovely staff and a really nice atmosphere.

Date of visit: December 2022
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Sian F, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 27 December 2022

Hi Paul, Thanks for sharing your experience at Caffiend! We're pleased that you enjoyed your Eggs Benny and Chilli Eggs and hope to welcome you back again soon. Team Caffiend ☕️

Reviewed 20 September 2022

The food here is amazing. The staff is super friendly also. Everything was clean and the food came out very fast. We got the pancakes and they were incredible. Highly recommend.

Date of visit: September 2022
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Sian Fields, Marketing at Caffiend, responded to this reviewResponded 24 October 2022

Hi there, Thanks for sharing your thoughts! we're pleased that you enjoyed your experience at Caffiend! See you next time. Team Caffiend ☕️

Reviewed 24 August 2022

Well we'd spent quite a bit of time researching coffee in Cairns prior to our holiday and judging by the reviews, this place was top of our list. However, it failed to deliver. The food was excellent, so big tick there, but we found the...coffee to be weak and tasteless. In face I had to order another shot to put in my coffee, but even that only made a slight difference. That said, just by the reviews, a lot of people like weak coffee. So I'd recommend this place just for the food. The smashed avo was amazing.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 23 August 2022 via mobile

Go here! The tasty breakfast was expertly executed. The native produce was balanced well and a core part of the breakfast, not a tacked on extra, and i say that as someone who farms over 200 species of edible bush tukker. Coffee they roast was...delicious and i’m a victorian coffee snob 🤪. Staff were efficient, very friendly and the atmosphere was good.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 24 July 2022

We had lunch there today. Was an excellent experience. The meals were superb. Wonderful flavours and textures. Service was attentive and capable. The coffees were very good. Overall we could not fault the service in any way at all.

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 13 July 2022 via mobile

I used to work in a cafe similar to this place and while travelling around Australia I’ve been trying to find the best dirty chai latte and Rueben sandwich ( my faves ) and I definitely found it here! Absolutely lovely food and even better...staff! 100% recommendMore

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 3 July 2022

Mostly been before the change in owners, but went along just after in changed hands and everything was great. Coffee is awesome, and was out very quickly, and I can't go past the chilli eggs. Hopefully the standard stays high!

Date of visit: June 2022
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Caffiend is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5