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Cafe, Australian
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
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1. groovy cafe, great coffee
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2. Fantastic coffee and food.
2. Fantastic coffee and food.
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3. Good Coffee
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"Only had coffee which was excellent served by pleasant staff."
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Reviewed 13 August 2023 via mobile

Having visited a couple of cafes in Newcastle we found One Penny a great stop. Fast service with interesting menu options. Coffee was a highlight.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 3 September 2022 via mobile

Greeted with a friendly, prompt service and offered a comprehensive menu. Plenty of options for vegetarians and meat eaters too! Presentation was fantastic and the whole menu was well priced

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 3 January 2023

Had a great flat white at this cafe it was so good that I am going back tomorrow the food coming out looked good

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 7 November 2022

We had a piccolo latte of the house blend with the green beans coming from Brazil, Colombia, Honduras and Guatemala. Smooth, very balanced blend

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 18 October 2022 via mobile

Order 2 veggie meals for breaky.....both were fantastic!! Prices were great too. Staff were pleasant and food was quick to come to the table. Check out the pics, delicious. I'd come back, recommended.

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 17 September 2022 via mobile

Terrific Persian scrambled eggs on lovely sourdough, nice toasty and sublime green smoothies! So nice to be outdoors and away from the local-mullet-tatts-black-heavy-metal-tshirt crowd 😀

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 7 July 2022 via mobile

Delicious wholesome food, great coffee and friendly and attentive service. The wide ranging menu will suit all tastes and the venue is lovely and relaxed with great outside seating too.

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 27 May 2022 via mobile

High quality ingredients, but not well executed. The breakfast toasted muesli came with nice fresh fruit, but only a couple of tablespoons of yoghurt - I wonder if the people who serve it have actually tried eating through it. Pot of English breakfast tea was...made with tepid water, so was like dishwater. If I had more time I would have sent it back.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 26 March 2022 via mobile

Great looking little cafe with rustic ambience, roast veggie stack and Salmon stack was amazing and friendly service too. Overall it was great experience.

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 5 March 2022 via mobile

Take away toast $7 with the toast thrown into a box with some vegemite and one tiny butter that had melted. Inedible. Bacon and egg roll ok but $13? Madness. Also asked for it to be cut in half which was too difficult to comprehend....Move on to the next cafeMore

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 5 December 2021

This is a really nice place to stop for a brunch whilst walking around Newcastle between the CBD, the old railway station, and the river area. The coffee was fantastic, as with a very good egg and bacon roll. Decor is quaint and loaded with...history, service excellent.More

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 11 June 2021

Nice little industrial style cafe with friendly staff and they open nice and early on the weekend. Had 2 weekend breakfasts here and were both excellent. Coffees and leaf teas great, food menu very good, cooked well and hot. Very enjoyable and would return.

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 24 April 2021 via mobile

This little inside outside Cafe is rustic and cute. Staff are friendly and food is good. Busy at times but worth the wait. Right in the city. Brisk early in the morning sitting outside. 2nd visit for us and we enjoyed coming back.

Date of visit: April 2021
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Reviewed 25 February 2021

Iced coffee came first- great; generous with cream and icecream. Sourcdough, toasted, with salmon, mashed avocado, pickled cucumber, sprouts, topped with two superbly cooked poached eggs. One of the best breakfasts ever enjoyed. Fabulous meal. Thank you.

Date of visit: February 2021
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Reviewed 1 February 2021

Quite an ordinary street cafe, with OK service and bland food. My burger was quite uninspired, thin and with waaay too much black pepper. Meat overdone, and bun & sauce reminded of McDonalds (not the price though). Milkshake quite tasteless, too... Cleanliness is OK, but...not great. Had to replace a broken chair. Won't come back.More

Date of visit: January 2021
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One Penny Black is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5