Brunetti City Square

One of the best serving pastry shop in melbourne.
There chocolate cakes are dark and yum! Along with some yummy profiteroles

Delicious cakes!
I had the lemon tart and the salted caramel cake.
Absolutely delicious.
You can taste that its freshly baked.
Delicious!

I have been going to Brunettis for years at the Carlton location. It was great when they had opened one just a few block away from my work, right next to The Westin hotel. Its quite a small caf at this location, with few options to select from, however great for a coffee and sweet. Although they also provide a menu for savoury options however I havent as yet tried. You can almost sum up this franchise as a sweet heaven with pastries, sweets of all shapes, sizes and colour. Well presented behind the clear glass cabinets. At times its quite difficult to know where to start with all their options, of course youre always going to have youre usual favourites. Ive always enjoyed their cannolli, perfect crispy pastry with custard filling just perfectly made. Another favourite are the macaroons. Their cakes made to order are also exceptional. I find the service always great and efficient, havent had any issues. Only exception is the prices are set at a premium in comparison to ...read more

Hard to compare to the original Brunetti in Carlton, as the one in City Square is a much smaller version and there is only outdoor seating. However, the coffee I had one Sunday morning I found rather overpriced for a large and actually pretty average tasting too. But on the plus side, I had an amazing pastry with ricotta, sfogliatelle, I think. It was heavenly! As for the service, I would describe it as perfunctory.

For a cup of coffee with a friendly atmosphere, just above all the bustle of people walking by, this is a nice spot. But DO ask for a hot cuppa or you may get one luke warm as I did.