I was really excited to stumble upon Coco's Cafe. Every now and then I feel the need to take heed of the inner hippy that’s inside me. After days of heavy meals, we wanted a light lunch. Something nourishing.
I love freshly squeezed fruit juices and smoothies. So I got a mixed berry, banana and apple smoothie. It’s such a great way to get vitamins and fibre into you.
We especially loved the soup of the day – an aromatic, homely turkey vegetable broth. Chunks of turkey in a deeply golden brown broth with cubes of veggies. It was delicious and just what we needed. It came with slices of multigrain toast.
The Lawyer also got a coffee, which was pretty big in size.
So impressed were we of the food that we came back the next day. However, the food wasn’t so good this time round. I tried a different smoothie, which was fine.
The soup of the day was a curry based soup. It was okay but it was nowhere near the flavoursome and may-I-have-some-more qualities of the turkey broth from yesterday. Also, it was as appetising looking as the turkey broth.
Rather disappointingly was my breakfast dish. This wasn’t at all what I had expected. Bland cubes of potatoes despite it being cooked with lots of dried herbs (which I realised was their version of hash potatoes), and a soggy-ish mound of scrambled eggs that was topped with crumbled fetta and olives… it was all rather unappetising.
Verdict – we liked it.
Overall
Based on our two visits, Coco's is a mixed bag. The first visit showed us that they can serve great food. The second visit was a letdown.
The place is popular with the locals (I think it’s the only ‘health food/new age-y’ café in the town) and with tourists who are needing something healthier and/or vegetarian. Seating is limited and it's a bit cramped. It's best to go before the peak breakfast and lunch times.
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