Toby's Estate Coffee Roasters

I’ve been here twice since they’ve been awarded world’s best coffee. I don’t know about world’s best but they definitely made best coffee’s as I tried multiple of them, the second time paired it with some food as well. Just be prepared for at least 30 mins wait times in Q’s especially over weekends. Overall, decent food and great coffee with convenience of table service including paying at the table itself, make it a lot easier. Request to the shop - Atmosphere, Staff service and everything were great but please make sure the water jugs and glasses are properly washed please. I wasn’t able to drink water out of the glass as it had pungent stink to it. I appreciate it’s always busy but just a note on this. Thanks!

A friend of ours mentioned that this café had won an award and told us, “If you’re a bit of a coffee snob, you need to check this place out!” Naturally, we were curious — so we dropped by for a visit. It was pretty busy when we arrived, which is usually a good sign. Our friend had gotten there before us and was already in the queue. Not knowing how it worked, we initially lined up at the takeaway line. One of the staff kindly asked if we were just after coffee or if we were dining in. Once we explained that we were joining our friend (who was already in line) and planning to eat as well, they were super accommodating — took our order straight away and got us seated as soon as a table became available. Great customer service right from the start! Now, the food. We ordered the plain bagel, turkey bagel, and ham and cheese bagel. I highly recommend the turkey bagel — hands down the winner for me! It was so flavourful, with the perfect balance of fillings. The ham and cheese was also tasty and satisfying, but that turkey bagel absolutely stole the show. And of course… the coffee. Smooth, rich, and well-made — you can definitely tell they know their coffee here. It lived up to the hype and then some. All in all, it was a great little spot with friendly staff, good food, and excellent coffee. I can totally see why it’s popular and why they’ve received recognition. We’ll definitely be back — next time, I might just order two turkey bagels for myself! PS. The queue can be long, so prepare for a long wait if you're not in a hurry. Otherwise, do take away

🏆 Voted #1 cafe in the world. That's right, THE WORLD. 🌏 Three of the top 10 are in Australia and Toby's grabbed first. The coffee is good. If you go by even it's open, you'll see a queue. That's because they are comically ill-set up to manage takeaway orders and only seat like 10 people. Before they won the award, like, very few people went here 😂 So, if you're getting takeaway, you wait outside until they call you in. Then go stand awkwardly in the middle of the shop and order at a tablet and then they will tell you to go stand back outside. The coffee, tho, is good.

I recently visited this branch and honestly didn’t expect it to be this packed — even if you’re rated the #1 coffee shop. Waited for almost an hour, and when we finally got a table, the staff weren’t really welcoming. I understand they were under a lot of pressure, but after waiting that long, a little kindness would’ve made a huge difference. Also, the place wasn’t as clean as I expected. On the bright side, I got a flat white and it was actually really good — credit where it’s due. Just a friendly tip: save yourself the wait and grab your coffee to-go.

Went there cause they are listed as the best coffee place in the world. Waited for like 10-15 mins . The waiter was really friendly and kindly seated us. Then there is one other lady showed us a menu and everything however we didn’t not feel welcome at all. The food was okay however the coffee is really smooth, i tried their special roast called “panna cotta”- this drink left me speechless. Had to buy a bag of this coffee bean home. So good. Overall they served excellent coffee, okay food and good service except that one lady.

I visited Toby’s State Coffee Roasters with a group of coffee enthusiasts and friends who are passionate about their brews. Unfortunately, my experience was disappointing. To begin with, they didn’t have light or skim milk for my wife at 11:30 AM, which I found hard to believe. If you're serving coffee, you should offer a variety of milk options. Secondly, the brunch was not a brunch at all, but rather a collection of overpriced sandwiches and bagels. The taste of the food was mediocre and didn't meet expectations. To make matters worse, the sandwiches came with side chips that were just regular bagged chips. I thought this was a joke, especially for a place ranked as the number one coffee shop. It certainly did not deserve that title. We also faced a 40-minute wait for a table for four, which we had anticipated based on several reviews. Regarding service, it was disappointing as well—none of the staff seemed to be happy, and they appeared distracted and preoccupied. Additionally, when one of my friends made a special request to have the mustard removed from his ham and cheese sandwich, we were told that they couldn’t accommodate this because the sandwiches were premade. It was incredibly frustrating! Overall, the food was overpriced, and I would advise against eating there. Do yourself a favor and skip Toby’s State Coffee Roasters, unless you just want to stop by for a quick photo to satisfy your Instagram audience. It’s not worth your time or money. I am still feeling 100% disappointed, and this unpleasant experience will be hard to forget.

Quite possibly the worst pancakes I’ve ever had, so dry, no flavour. Can tell they are pre made; and arrived barely warm. This is not the cafe to visit if you are wanting a nice meal, they don’t have a kitchen per say, just a microwave and a toaster in the middle of the cafe. The coffee was ok, nothing to be hyped about. I think the reason they won the award is because of the experience of seeing the barista make the coffee in front of you from all angles and see the care they take with each shot etc But other than that not worth visiting really; I traveled 40 mins and won’t be coming back. Lots of local cafes near me with better food and same quality coffee.

Visited at 10am Saturday, dine in, no waiting. Coffee is good, best of the world would be questionable. Enjoy the atmosphere, can see the big warehouse and how serious they were on single origin coffee though I did not try. Price wise is ok, food may be a bit excessive. A big menu to explore here if you live here then is something to look into further. For me, not my first choice for coffee in Sydney, can consider for breakfast.