Cinque, Newtown

Cinque, newtown

Primo caffe coffee. 261 King St, Newtown. Attached to the Dendy cinema at Newtown (you have to walk past the café to reach the cinema), this place is a regular destination for a pre or post-movie snack.





When they're busy, they hand out raffle tickets to the queueing diners, not as a contest, but to keep track of who's next. Expect a long wait for your order once you see a waitress with a raffle book.





An unusual menu choice to here is the bowl of coffee with wood-fired bread. Coffee, alas, tastes like primo: no amount of skill can cover that flavour. The bread, though, provides an extra range of flavours.

Comments

[Teresa]

Hi, you may want to review this place again - they have recently changed their menu and now have only one dish for vegatarians - vegieburgers - in Newtown! when i asked for a vegatarian pasta to be made up they refused. not a good attitude to diversity - i don't think they'll make it...Thanks, teresa

[Rita]

I have never found any probs w vegetarian meals at Cinque and I go there about once a week. They staff will always omit meat from a pasta dish - if it is not pre-made. So completely different perspective to Teresa above - that is not good that you had a bad experience!

This cafe has been around for yonks and I dont think they are going anywhere soon!