• Benchtop Espresso

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Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Café offering vegan banana bread, roasted vegetable salad, vegetable hummus toastie, and hummus salad. Open Mon-Fri 6:00am-2:30pm, Sat-Sun 6:00am-2:00pm.


3 Reviews

First Review by Cara37

sunsatori

Points +1249

Vegetarian
15 May 2025

Bready, bread-bread

If you're into bread, you'll like Benchtop (I think they are known for their coffee too).

They have several vegan options that are clearly marked - toasties, fruit loaf etc.

If you are vegetarian and eat cheese or eggs, they have even more options ... but they mostly include bread!

I ordered a small salad to take away and a chai tea, totalling exactly $19.42, ooph.

The salad was pretty good, and the chai tea was just okay. Was it worth $19.42? Probably not.

But they do have several vegan options.

After visiting Benchtop again today and having their Vegan Cuban Toastie, one star is lost. The food is uninspiring, slapped together and disappointingly greasy.

Sigh!

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-11

Pros: Good salad, Several vegan options (with bread)

Cons: A bit pricy, Mostly bread options, And more greasy bread

knm73

Points +62

Vegan
25 Jul 2024

Cuban toasted sandwich and bloob muffin

One of the few places open on a weekend in Lismore?!
Cuban toastie was a solid breakfast item, thick bread, cheese and pickles.
The blueberry muffin was really yum too.

Cara37

Points +50

Vegan
27 Dec 2022

Great Cafe

Great staff, including vegan shift manager. Offer vegan cabinet food including Cuban toastie, almond croissant and blueberry muffins today. Good range of alt milks.




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