St Jude Cafe

I really enjoyed the Brunch Bowl. Fresh, healthy and flavorful! My husband got the awesome Chicken Benny French Toast. Delicious! Our cappuccino and long blacks were great too. The restaurant has the best ambience and the staff is friendly and attentive.

St. Jude Classic is everything you’d hope for in a traditional, old-school café. From the moment you walk in, you’re welcomed by a warm, nostalgic atmosphere that brings back memories of simpler times. The vintage decor, relaxed setting, and friendly vibe make it a perfect spot to unwind and enjoy a meal. The food is fresh, flavorful, and made with care. Whether you’re grabbing breakfast, lunch, or just a quick snack, everything is served just right. And let’s not forget the coffee – smooth, rich, and always served hot. It’s the kind of cup that makes you want to sit and enjoy it slowly. The service here is also worth mentioning – the staff are kind, welcoming, and genuinely make you feel like a valued guest. If you’re after a cozy café with classic charm, great food and coffee, and top-notch service, St. Jude Cafe is definitely worth a visit.

Loved our visit to St Jude Cafe! We had the Chicken Sandwiches and the St Jude Nasi Goreng — both full of flavour and beautifully presented. The coffee was smooth and well-balanced, and the Glow Up juice was refreshing and vibrant. Cozy Outdoor vibe, friendly staff, and a great corner spot for a relaxed brunch. Definitely coming back!

This is my favourite local cafe in the area. A stones throw from centennial park and dog friendly too. The food is always amazing and they make great coffee too. Love the outdoor seating. Can recommend the bacon egg roll here and also the pumpkin corn fritters

St Jude’s is one of the best cafes we’ve visited this year. The coffee was expertly made, and the food was outstanding. I had the brunch bowl—the chicken breast was well-seasoned, the rice was aromatic and flavorful, and the accompanying salads added great balance, cutting through any richness perfectly.

We stumbled across St Jude’s on a walk around the Waterloo/ Surrey Hills area. The chicken wrap has to be one of the best in the city, truly phenomenal. The place has a real rustic look to it that only adds to its charm and the menu is unbelievably cheap. 10/10

Have been here many times for takeaway and always loved it. But today I ordered my usual vegan bowl which seems to have shrunk dramatically in size! Attached photo of vegan bowl from Instagram page v what I received today. 😕

Nice, tidy cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and great sandwiches. I'll be honest, I really don't love their coffee, maybe it's the oat milk they use, I'm not sure. But I've tried on multiple occasions and I find it too acidic. Maybe it's the kind of coffee people love in Melbs, because heaps of people do love it. Sandwiches are where it's at for me. Eggplant katsu is 🤌

Great, fast service. Choice of Coffees and a range of cold drinks on menu. The avo on toast was average, sounded better on the menu as it did not deliver. The shroom choice was much better! A great vibe.

Come for coffee and stay for lunch. Breakfast served all day! Hooray! Coffee with friends turned into lunch with friends. We enjoyed the variety of the menu and the freshness and tasty flavours of the food. The service was good and this place was busy the whole time we were there. Seating is available inside and outside. The highlight for us was definitely the meals. My friend was raving about her slow-cooked pork sandwich with coleslaw. My husband was really enjoying his omelette too. I had the salad special with a poached egg on top. Looking forward to another meal at St Jude's soon. Have to try the pumpkin fritters that my fellow yelpers are raving about!

I am going to tip toe around the service at this place and remember two key things: 1) I'm in Slurry as a result life takes a pace that requires you to sip long lattes (that aren't made with Bonsoy - because that was so last year), pontificate the world's problem over homemade ginger beers (which are bloody refreshing here) and then eventually get around to eating something that probably has truffle oil or something smashed involved 40 minutes later. 2) I'm in the Hills where your 'tude has to match your denim shirt, ironically oversized baseball cap and cinos. And then there was the food...eventually... I have to admit for $16.50 in Surry Hills I was surprised at the enormity that was my 3 pumpkin and sweet corn fritters with a poached egg and $2 worth of smashed avocado side (recommended by the only friendly waiter in the place). With a touch of mint and coriander in the fritters they were light, crisp and filling but not stodgy. The simple baby spinach salad and poached egg added plenty of character and different flavours to the meal but it wouldn't have been a 5 star meal unless I'd ordered the smashed avo on the side (be warned). It is incredibly busy and super trendy, so much so they can stick chucky like dolls on their walls as decoration and it be cool, but the food is worth its weight and wait.

One of our favourite Brunch go to places. Pumpkin and sweet corn fritters, poached egg, rocket and spinach with dressing and hollandaise sauce, add a side of smashed avocado, and totally yummo. Coffees always hot , just as I ordered, partner always has a second one, I'm too full to fit anything else in. Staff always friendly and cheerful, so nice to see , and to be able to relax and enjoy a meal in a wonderful/colourful atmosphere that this place exudes. Would recommend highly. Lots of interesting things to choose from, with many daily specials.

As a franchise cafe owner in Perth, I like to explore independent cafes and see what they do well...or not so well. I only had coffee at St Jude's, which wasn't bad. The decor inside the cafe was bizarre with a religious theme (appropriate for the name I guess). The food did look delicious. What really attracted me to this cafe (and others like it) is the suburban feel...surrounded by homes, it seems the sort of place locals would meet and greet each other. Outside seating is great to watch people go about their daily routine.

This place is just down the road so I obviously had to check it out. I've been here for coffee before ($3.50 now, not $3 like a previous review said) and it was pretty good, so I decided to come for the food. The staff is friendly and speedy...when you can manage to get their attention. Someone said get the pumpkin fritters...so I got the pumpkin fritters. My partner got the cous cous salad. My pumpkin fritters were pretty good, but there were some parts that were reaaallly salty. My partner's cous cous was so salty it was inedible so we sent it back. Chef must have accidentally spilled a bunch of salt when he was preparing our meal or something. Thankfully they took it back and got her another dish with no issue. Food was alright, salt withstanding and the coffee was good. Service is fine when they pay you attention. A-OK.

St. Jude is a very local place - and part of a new breed of cool Sydney cafes that deliver good coffee and healthy food - that's more than a panini. The space looks like it has been created from an old corner store/butcher - the kitchen looks very professional and efficient. The design of St Jude is fairly classic with some quirky retro objects on a shelf above the main room - there's footpath seating as well. St Jude is worth a visit - part of the cool Sydney cafe scene.

So this little corner cafe in Redfern is awesome. Creepily decorated with old religious pictures and dolls, this place is surprisingly charming. I think the charm is found in the staff that work here. Attentive and extremely friendly, they will make you feel right at home. The coffee here is good, not great, but really good. Ordered a few cups, so I think the proof is in the empty cups of coffee. But the real reason you come here is not the coffee but the food. The food here is really good. I have only come here for breakfast, so I can only comment on that. But the breakfast is really good. I love the Bennie here. Also, I know that it is random but the muffins here are great! Fresh and baked on the spot, they are always great. One of the best thing about the cafe is the outside seating, but they are hard to come by, as this is where most people go. Sitting inside is good, but not as good as sitting outside in the sun. So if you are looking for a cool little place to have a good breakfast then look no further.

I wanted to like St Jude. I really did. It's one of my locals and I was so excited when they opened, but...alas...I was whelmed. Not overwhelmed. Not underwhelmed. Just...whelmed. I went on a weekday morning and was lucky enough to snag the bench by the big open window, so I enjoyed my leisurely brunch with the sun on my back. They get a big tick for that. The interior is insanely cool and so perfect for the location on Bourke St. Not sure about the creepy doll on the shelf above the coffee station (I swear it was watching me) but big tick for decor. The service was slow. Not a tick. I ordered a fresh watermelon juice and it was bloody terrible. In fact, it was undrinkable. I had one sip and it was so awful that I pushed it aside and stuck to water. Not a tick. I ordered muesli with yogurt and poached peach. The honey and milk came on the side, and the serving was so huge I couldn't get through it all. It was pretty tasty, so tick for that (and half a tick from my companion who got to eat the rest of it). I don't drink coffee (sacrilege!) so I can't comment on the quality of the black crack, but my dining companion didn't complain, so tick there too. In terms of pricing, it sits at the higher end of the Surry Hills spectrum. Yes, breakfast everywhere in this area doesn't leave change from a 50 if there is two of you, but for a brand new cafe whose food and service is still wearing training wheels, I kind of resent getting no change from my 50. Honestly, I probably won't be back. We have enough options in Surry Hills that also have sunshine and do good muesli, that my needs can be met elsewhere.

I stop by most mornings to feed my caffeine addiction. The coffee is excellent. Yes, there is a wait but it's also one of the best cafes on Bourke. The location is beautiful, bright, fresh, and there's usually dogs to play with. Highly recommend.

I've been to St Jude several times and returned yesterday for breakfast - a fruit platter with yoghurt and sweetened quinoa. There wasn't as much quinoa as I'd hoped and the fruit selection was standard fruit-salad fare, but none the less it was a healthy and refreshing start to the day. As always, the service was great.

My favourite on the eastern side of Surry Hills/Redfern. Always a delicious menu (love their baked eggs, and the pumpkin and corn fritters with a poached egg) and excellent coffee. Large windows open up onto Bourke St. and there is plenty of sun to lounge in. Friendly attentive service too.

Great food, good coffee. Service is a little slow as they are always at capacity. Oh, there are baby dolls all over the place... not sure why, quite strange. Then again... it's Redfern/Surry Hills...

Nestled amongst the classic federation terraces on Bourke st, I was excited to check this place out. The Fitout is fresh and contemporary whilst touching on the country theme. On this occasion I only ordered coffee, a latte and dbl riss. Sadly both were disappointing and not of the standard that such a venue and location deserved. Service was good and the place had a buzzing vibe. Imagine what it could be with great coffee!!!

This place hasn't been open that long but certainly nice to have something different to the usual Asian restaurants that seem to be turning Waterloo into a mini china town! The staff are friendly and quite relaxed considering how busy they are. The menu is uncomplicated and straight to the point with a great breakfast and light lunches on offer. Sharing a dessert isn't frowned upon either! The coffee is amazing thanks to the barista! Overall really nice atmosphere with a bohemian mix of people! Keep up the good work guys!

Coffee good. I had scrambled eggs on toast but toast was over cooked. Struggled to get waiters attention to get a second coffee and water top up.

The food was not bad. The pretentious service made it undesirable to go back. My wife didn't like one of the dishes, and addressed it politely. We then got a lecture on Bircher Muesli -- "if it doesn't look the way that we're serving it, then either somebody made it wrong, or it's not Bircher Muesli."

This place is worth the stroll through surry to find!!! Great coffee and good breakfast menu! The only qualm is that they have tried to squeeze too many tables in there and the seating is uncomfortable and tight !

I am giving this place five stars for hygiene & food safety. The Food Authority of NSW awarded them 5 out of 5, on 02/12/2014 as part of their scores on doors scheme. (Full list available on the City of Sydney website.)

Nothing to complain about on this brunch visit to St Jude. Smashed avocado with spinach and ricotta & added egg was very good. Coffee very good also.

St Jude is a real 'go to' for us when hungover or just in need of a yummy, relaxing breakfast. The staff are always incredible, and I literally have not had a bad breakfast here. Coffee is delicious and I usually go for a second before I finish my meal. Recommend the smash Avo with poached eggs, with added smoked salmon and chorizo. Delicious!!

We've had an extended stay in Sydney and we keep coming back here. Consistently great coffee and delicious food. Yes to the corn and pumpkin fritters! The specials have been winners too. Have had only great service even when it's packed to overflowing.

A bit hipster but really nice friendly service. For $3 a flat white an good decent coffee, you can't go wrong. On a leafy street with a modern look

I'm a bit surprised St. Jude's is only getting three stars. I reckon it's better than that... I had the burger, and it was a very well-constructed burger. I'm not normally a fan of beetroot in a burger - frankly I think it ruins a burger more than 9 times out of 10 - but someone has clearly given the flavour combinations in this burger quite a bit of thought. The beetroot was singing in harmony! Perhaps even more surprisingly, the bun was beautifully chosen too - the bready bit of a burger is often overlooked - and the overall effect was really good. Sweetness balancing sourness, great texture in the mouth, nice ingredients. I reckon I'll be back, and I don't even live that close!

Always good food particularly the omelettes that come up as breaky specials with ever changing combinations. Great coffee and a unique venue on the Surry hills border ....it's a bit out of the way but always popular with locals which is always the best recommendation you can get. The outside tables are perfect in winter to soak up the rays and enjoy the beauty of the tree lined street.

Always see a huge queue out the front each time I drive by. So decided to try them out for coffee. The first time I went, they only had a few customers, so weren't too busy. Yet I had to wait several minutes for the two staff (who clearly saw me waiting two steps in front of them) to finish talking to each other so I could place my order. Did not get an overly friendly or welcoming feel from the place. However, their coffee was fantastic. Kudos to the barista - he certainly knows his coffee! The second time I went was absolutely jam packed - big queue and lots of people milling around out front. I was able to order my coffee fairly quickly (and the staff were a lot friendlier this time - so maybe they were just having an off day the first time I went?). The wait for the coffee however was too extreme. Granted, I really do like their coffee. However, 20 minutes is too long for a takeaway coffee. I highly recommend the place for coffee (haven't tried their food). However, I'll likely only return if there is no queue.

Great cafe run by lovely staff. Also have lots of options for those with food allergies. The pumpkin sweet corn fritters are the best!

Excellent service, owner Grant and Lisa. Just love French Toast. Best ever in Sydney!!

Just popped in for a take out coffee... Very disapointing! Tasted like warm milk! Love the look of the place, and the name so hopefully the coffee is sorted soon.