Stock Exchange Cafe - Charters Towers City, Queensland

Ian B.

Sitting in the old stock exchange hall having breakfast you feel the history in every bite 😀. Thanks for a great breakfast. Eggs bene and french toast washed down with a long black. Perfect. Off for a walk through town now. Back soon

Stephanie O.

It was my first time here, The architecture is absolutely beautiful, however our experience with this cafe did not match.
We arrived just before lunch and the original table we chose had bird poo on the table cloth so we had to choose another table. We went to order 3 coffees and 3 meals, the girl who served us was new, which is okay and fine however the staff member training her did not remember the menu and prices and our order was mixed up a few times. We paid over $70 and we waited 45-50 minutes for our meals. Which is absolutely not good enough.
When our drinks came out, for some odd reason one of our coffees was put on our table in a take away cup. We have no idea how this could get mixed up as we never mentioned coffee in a take away cup.
the drinks took 10 minutes to come out so by the time we got our food, our drinks were cold or already finished.
I had to go to the restroom and a staff member came racing out wanting to clear my cup which was clearly still more than half full. I asked her to not remove it as I was not finished. She told us she was looking for cups and to clear tables. We asked her the where about of our meals and she had told us they were short staffed?

After the 50 minute wait, our meals arrived. The fish and chips we ordered were quite good, big portion size and chips were cooked well, however the wait was too long .

Jimbo

This cafe has to have one of the best locations in Charter Towers, the building just oozes character.
We went the coffee and scones, both of which were very nice, but arrived at different times, meaning coffee was long gone by time scones arrived.
The wait for the scones was worth it, as they were very nice, but would have been even better with the coffee.
When your in a building this old, time does seem to stand still.
PS Customers toilets are across the road in a park and staff toilets in the building, that did amuse me, but may not if your mobility is not great.

Makka M.

Great cafe in a well-known historical site of the old stock exchange. Ladies were helpful and were able to serve gluten-free food. Good service and friendly. Food is filling and delicious.

Judith C.

Very disappointing! Despite the lovely heritage building, the service was very ordinary and the coffee just awful. I don't usually leave poor reviews but felt I had to this time. The owners need to do a lot more training with the staff to improve everything. And table water would be appreciated!

two D.

Beautiful architecture made dining a pleasure. We sat outside the cafe itself so they're was no table service and no menus available at the table.
Pot of Tea (tea bags) was nice, but took some time to serve. The cakes were nice too and were served quickly. We'd finished the food before the drinks arrived.

Jo

It's a shame, all we heard was the older owner berate her young staff who we found friendly and polite. We felt very uncomfortable. She was telling the staff that she owns everything and not to do that because she didn't want customers poisoned. We heard it all inside the cafe. There is a time to give criticism to your staff and its not in fornt of customers. Will not go back. Food was OK.

Kratzy76au

Great place for a first timer ordering; awesome customer service and presentation of food. Plenty of table s in and out. It's. Suitable for immobility and seniors require use walking assistant aids.