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Ralph's Cafe

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Ralph's Cafe is a fast, busy university cafe inside the Arena Sports Centre on the Camperdown campus of the University of Sydney. It suits a cheap weekday breakfast or lunch between classes, and is best at its burgers, pasta and bakery boxes. Seamer Street Reserve is a five-minute walk away.

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About Ralph's Cafe

Food at Ralph's Cafe

The all-day menu covers breakfast, pastas, burgers and grab-and-go salads, sandwiches and desserts, with vegetarian choices. Reviewers single out the "Morning After" breakfast and the bacon cheeseburger with hand-cut wedges, and one calls the pasta cheap and filling. Ralph's Catering also fills boxes with pies, sausage rolls, quiches, spinach and feta rolls and halloumi pides.

What to order: Morning After breakfast · Bacon cheeseburger · Pasta of the day

Coffee and drinks

One recent reviewer calls the coffee okay rather than special, while the drinks list is large. Cappuccinos come with chocolate powder on top, and cold drinks and desserts are sold alongside.

Catering from Ralph's

Ralph's also runs a catering service, and a recent reviewer praised its efficiency and quality. Boxes include meat and vegetarian bakery selections with pies, quiches and pides, sent out with lemon wedges and sauces.

Facilities at Ralph's Cafe

🍳Breakfast
🥪Lunch
🧒Kids' menu✗
🌤️Outdoor seating
♿Step-free entry
🚻Toilets
🅿️Parking

What visitors say about Ralph's Cafe?Summarised from recent Google reviews.

  • 💬Reviewers praise the breakfast and the value for money.
  • 💬Staff are friendly and food comes out quickly, though the room is loud with order numbers called out at busy times.
  • 💬Older reviews rate the burger highly; one from 2024 found the chips and burger had slipped.

Near Ralph's Cafe

Visitor tips for Ralph's Cafe

  • ✓Expect a queue and a loud room around lunch on teaching days.
  • ✓Chilli is offered free if you want the pasta hotter.
  • ✓Seamer Street Reserve is the nearest green space if you want to eat outside.

Getting to Ralph's Cafe

Inside The Arena Sports Centre, University of Sydney, at Western Avenue and Physics Road, Camperdown.

FAQ

What are Ralph's Cafe's opening hours?

It opens Monday to Friday, 6 am to 4 pm, and is closed on weekends.

Does Ralph's Cafe serve breakfast?

Yes, breakfast is served on weekdays, and reviewers recommend the Morning After.

Does Ralph's Cafe do catering?

Yes, it runs Ralph's Catering with bakery and vegetarian boxes.