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Java Spice Cafe Emporium

1 Bennett/22 Mitchell Street NT HOUSE | Near Tourist Information Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
0408 372 273
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Ranked #3 of 149 restaurants in Darwin
Price range: €3 - €12
Cuisines: Australian, Café, Tea Room, Sandwiches
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Reservations
Description: Tropical experience Cafe unique in Darwin! Old-fashioned comfort food including Homestyle ham off the bone, English Style corned beef & roasted chickens, Slow cooked belly pork & Gluten Free cakes and treats in addition to die for real fresh homemade cakes. Tasty cafe food.ILLY premium coffee. MONDAY TO FRIDAY 6.30am to 4pm.SATURDAYS from 7.30am until 3pm. SUNDAYS from 8am until 3pm. Roving music and Weekend Food for an amazing different start to the weekend. Relax and enjoy. Java Spice Cafe Emporium is a unique cafe with stunning interiors, artwork and has a gallery as well as unique gifts from the Spice Islands. A true Darwin Tropical Experience not be missed.
Restaurant details
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Reservations
Description: Tropical experience Cafe unique in Darwin! Old-fashioned comfort food including Homestyle ham off the bone, English Style corned beef & roasted chickens, Slow cooked belly pork & Gluten Free cakes and treats in addition to die for real fresh homemade cakes. Tasty cafe food.ILLY premium coffee. MONDAY TO FRIDAY 6.30am to 4pm.SATURDAYS from 7.30am until 3pm. SUNDAYS from 8am until 3pm. Roving music and Weekend Food for an amazing different start to the weekend. Relax and enjoy. Java Spice Cafe Emporium is a unique cafe with stunning interiors, artwork and has a gallery as well as unique gifts from the Spice Islands. A true Darwin Tropical Experience not be missed.
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Canberra, Australia
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23 reviews 23 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

Love the cold towel and ice water with a great coffee. Lots of nice touches like a chocolate covered coffee bean served with the coffee. I would go out of my way to have a coffee break here.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW via mobile

Pure bliss. From the moment you walk into the cool cafe your senses are fully engaged. They have really good coffee, the best gluten free carrot cake on the planet and the staff is very friendly with efficient service. If you are lucky enough to visit them on a Sunday, you will have live entertainment courtesy of the owner and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013 via mobile

Java. Spice is as good as any coffee house in Paris and Italy with a asian theme the service from the sexy wait staff is 5 star perfect coffee amazing home made cakes and a selection of quality savoury offering the decor is stunning the art work funky sexy and fun a lot of thought time and $$$ as gone... More

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Moonshadow88, Owner at Java Spice Cafe Emporium, responded to this review
8 May 2013

Hi and many thanks! We chose a new 'dry season' uniform to celebrate the beautiful weather coming up and we are glad you think it is sexy and classy! If you are going to have a coffee, it should be a good one (costs just us much to get an OK one so a great one is the level we... More

Darwin, Australia
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32 reviews 32 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

This is not your usual coffee palace. It is comfortable, pleasant and quiet enough to do business. You will see many people doing just that. It is popular, furnished with lounge chairs, decorated extravagantly. Coffee is good. Haven't eaten there, but it is just light meals - sangers etc. Service is good - you get a cold towel and water... More

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Moonshadow88, Owner at Java Spice Cafe Emporium, responded to this review
8 May 2013

Hello! Thank you for noting something special which we do that works really quite well. We often have business meetings, architects can lay out drawings on our teak tables, we have banks that do a little team building over coffee and fresh spicy raisin toast, we have a really good group of repeat business people who combine the serious stuff... More

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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013 via mobile

Great coffee and food - the cakes selection amazing! Lovely ambience - best coffee / lunch spot in Darwin?!?

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Moonshadow88, Owner at Java Spice Cafe Emporium, responded to this review
8 May 2013

Dear DebWiko, Thank you and we do try very, very hard to make this coffee house the best in Darwin and compete with the best in Australia. We deserve the best in the NT so very glad you enjoyed it.. You are welcome anytime.. Kindest Regards, Moya More

Melbourne, Australia
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43 reviews 43 reviews
24 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

The most epic cafe in Darwin. Well located on Mitchwell Street near the Parliament House with enough parking reasonably close by. Beautiful decor and excellent (but a little pricey at $4.90 a cap) coffee. A very good array of newspapers, fashion magazines etc to read. Can be crowded and difficult to find a seat on weekend mornings. A healthy mix... More

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Moonshadow88, Owner at Java Spice Cafe Emporium, responded to this review
8 May 2013

You are the best! Many thanks for being a return Guest at Java Spice Cafe Emporium. Our coffee is not the cheapest in Darwin but most agree it is the best (as it should be because we pay a small fortune for our beans! ) And we train our staff to make the most of the quality. It is table... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013 via mobile

I could stay here all day …and believe its the best kept secret @tm , originally from Sydney , Java Spice was a great reminder if home …

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Moonshadow88, Owner at Java Spice Cafe Emporium, responded to this review
8 May 2013

I appreciate this review.. It gets lonely sometimes when you are from a big city with lots of elegant stylish options, and you need to find places where you feel comfortable and at home - Great coffee, cakes and service help because we actually care about what we do and the people who come to us. So thank you and... More

Melbourne, Australia
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Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Offer money back on their toasties which were superb and gave no reason to take up that offer. Reasonable price too for such a fresh, delicious light meal. Lovely decor, charming. I hoped for something a bit Asian to try to drink and the choices on offer were standard stuff but well presented. A spicy iced tea or something with... More

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Moonshadow88, Owner at Java Spice Cafe Emporium, responded to this review
14 May 2013

Thank you for a good overview of our exotic tropical cafe.. We are experimenting with some of our iced teas and you made some good suggestions. Glad you enjoyed the experience with us and please come again! You are very welcome!! Kindest Regards and many thanks, Moya More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013 via mobile

Best coffee and service in darwin Decor is amazing Paintings on the walls stunning I have never seen so many happy faces in a coffee shop before the music is fun and the three men singing are great fun entertainment and music is top class and suits all ages please no small children Food is so fresh and tasty when... More

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Moonshadow88, Owner at Java Spice Cafe Emporium, responded to this review
8 May 2013

Thank you HappyJann, I am pleased you enjoyed the time at Java Spice Cafe! We love our cakes and you should see the ones we will be having for Mother's Day. It is fun for us to make them but better fun to see the pleasure on our guest's face when they eat them. I have a little saying FOOD... More

Darwin, Australia
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

Been here a couple of times now, the food has been very good on both occasions. The Coffee, small cups with a big price, not the best coffee in Darwin for taste but in the top five. The Service, it is good however my one complaint is, if you want to be one step ahead of all the other coffee... More

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