The Black Groodle

The Black Groodle is a Lebanese and Middle Eastern cafe at 55 Mountain Street in Ultimo, serving breakfast and lunch on weekdays. Visitors describe a lively room with friendly staff and a family feel. It is best for kafta eggs at breakfast and the lunch plates. Mountain Street Reserve is a three-minute walk away.

Cuisine at The Black Groodle

Food at The Black Groodle

The menu is Lebanese and Middle Eastern, with breakfast and lunch served on weekdays. Regulars keep naming the kafta eggs at breakfast and the lunch plate, where you choose a protein with salad and rice or bread. The plate comes piled with spinach salad, chickpeas, hummus and rice, with the meat under a yoghurt sauce, and a savoury pastry on the side. Vegetarian options are offered. Dishes rotate through the week, and sweet and savoury pastries sit alongside the mains.

What to order: Lamb kofta eggs at breakfast · The lunch plate with protein, salad and rice

Drinks at The Black Groodle

Visitors say the coffee is very good, and one describes the cappuccino as rich, with well-made foam. Kombucha is also on the menu for cafe-style dining.

What customers say about The Black Groodle

• 💬Friendly, quick service, with staff who make it feel like a family spot
• 💬Lively atmosphere, with people clearly enjoying themselves
• 💬Generous lunch portions that feel good value for the money
• 💬Fresh breakfast and lunch food, with a menu that changes through the week

Tips for visiting The Black Groodle

• ✓The menu rotates through the week, so check what the plates are before you go.
• ✓Breakfast and lunch are the main services, and the cafe closes mid-afternoon on weekdays.
• ✓Takeaway is available if you want the plates to go.

Getting to The Black Groodle

The Black Groodle is at 55 Mountain Street, Ultimo NSW 2007. Mountain Street Reserve is about a three-minute walk away, so it is an easy spot to sit with a takeaway coffee.

Near The Black Groodle

• ☕Stitch Coffee Broadway1 min walk
• ☕Three Beans Broadway2 min walk
• ☕The Gardens Australia, Broadway2 min walk
• 🌳Mountain Street Reserve3 min walk
• 🌳McKee Street Reserve3 min walk
• 🌳Mary Ann Street Park4 min walk

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