Little Henri, Thornbury Review

Great cafe. Awesome menu and friendly staff. One of my fave places in Thornbury

Arrived on Sunday at about 2.pm to a 1/2 full Cafe. Seated pretty quickly. Waited about 10 before we could order coffee, so ordered food at the same time. After about 25 minutes I approached the bar to check up on my coffee, only for the barista to look at the computer and see there was nothing on the table. He said to go back and the waitress returned to say she forgot to put the order in. Coffee arrived, was average & bitter (Allpress beans)then food arrived. I'd ordered the 3 cheese toasty and remember Matt Preston wrote about it back in 2013 and fair enough, it was tasty. Partner had the homemade baked beans and wasn't really impressed. Went to pay and no apology from the staff. All in all, pretty disappointed and can't say I'll be returning any time soon.

Great coffee, great food. Perfect spot to sit and enjoy both.

Great service and coffee. Slightly over priced but worth it.

Great brunch spot away from the bustle of High St. Amazing coffee, great selection of both contemporary and standard brunch options on the menu which are well priced. Attentive and friendly staff.

Very cool place, quick service even when packed! Wish there were more interesting appealing choices though: just went with the standard eggs Benedict in the end. There's other non standard stuff but nothing really grabbed me.

the food options are quite limited, but the staff are great

Great coffee & food, nice relaxing atmosphere & friendly staff

My favourite place! Best food & coffee! They also have lovely staff:)

Not sure how this place rates so highly. There are literally 10 other establishments with better coffee and service. The latter, service, is the real low-point of Little Henri. Not taking card really screams tax evasion and a level of "haughty taughty" that cannot be quantified. Further, some of the employees have a bee in their bonnet that is probably correlated to the apparent "coolness" of this place.

Waited 20min and was still waiting to be served on a quiet day. Poor service, walked out!

Great coffee.. can be really busy and kind of loud but that's what happens when you run a good Cafe. Will be back

food was really good, went there a few years ago and then just recently, i ordered the same thing.

could do with a little refresh of the menu, much was the same, but then again the food was really quite good and not too overpriced for a cafe

Great breakfast, handled the mothers day rush extremely well

Good food and coffee. Service can be slow and sometimes you get forgotten if you're in the courtyard. If you bring your dog, you won't be offered water so bring your own water bottle and dog bowl.

If you live in the area, have time to get to know the staff and don't mind a little wait, this could be a pretty nice place. I'm not from the suburb so the locals seemed to have a little more priority in the service. The coffee and pastry I ordered were not too bad.

Lovely place sat out in the back garden area
Very good service lovely food

Pleasant environment, with good service and menu choice.

Little Henri is a lovely cafe with great and friendly staff, amazing food and a good vibe!
Came here last week with a few friends and were impressed by the big brunch menu.

Went for the coconut pancakes and wasn't disappointed! Fluffy, thick and sooo rich in flavour with lots of fruit and butterscotch sauce. Might be the best pancakes I ever had!!!
Also recommend their Zucchini Fritters with Salmon. Servings were big and filling.

Great atmosphere and food, looking forward to coming back here again soon!

Lovely cafe vibe in the suburbs. A good variety on the menu, great outdoor space and friendly attentive staff. :)

Amazing!!!! Everything about it was just too good. Definitely coming back

Set in what used to be an old bank we really enjoyed our meal at little Henri's. The coconut pancakes are fantastic and highly recommended.

Very good modern well designed space and the food to match it. Excellent. Being a vegetarian enjoyed to black rice risotto a lot! As usual would like to have seen more vego options though.

I have had great food here previously, and my wife loves the place. However today my chicken baguette was extremely stale. Gluten free options available.

Lovely cafe with an awesome outdoor area under cover out the back. Great menu, fair prices. Cosy atmosphere.

Coffee is amazing. Friendly efficient staff. Would definitely go back again.

Great ambience and lovely food served by friendly staff

Trendy cafe with good food. They have a separate gluten free menu that you had to ask for. Delicious pork belly with crispy crackle.

Fantastic food, excellent coffee and great service.

Nice cozy place with lots of yummy food options, a bit pricey and remember to bring cash!

My partner found Little Henri whilst searching for a venue for our post wedding brunch. From the moment I first called, Borris and his team were warm and accomodating. They agreed to host 45 people for a brunch on a Saturday morning which we thought would never happen! When we arrived we had a whole area of the courtyard to ourselves and the space was lovely. The courtyard was just gorgeous surrounded by greenery and lush foliage. The food and coffee were delicious and the service was impeccable considering how difficult it was collecting orders and serving food for such a large group. I cannot recommend this place and this team highly enough!

Our breakfast and coffee was absolutely beautiful, the only thing we found was lacking was service and organisation.

Great coffee. Great food. Roasted beans for breakfast is ok. Everything else is really good.

Great brunch spot away from the bustle of High St. Amazing coffee, great selection of both contemporary and standard brunch options on the menu which are well priced. Attentive and friendly staff.

Swift service. Happy polite staff. Always great to go back there. Delicious food. Great coffee

Wonderful coffee, amazing service! I live across the road and the staff are always very accommodating.

Wonderful place and fantastic service.. food is alright, would come back

The coffee is just perfect, service by the girls was lovely, I love the cafe vibe here. My husband and I ordered the French toast, it was absolutely devine. Even though they were very busy they were efficient and friendly. 10/10 Will be back again. Thanks guys :)

Calamari salad was so tender and melt in the mouth, my 6 yo nephew ate the lot and wanted more..... Definitely going back for more.

I went to this place a while ago! I just felt in love with the decor! I had a big veggie breakfast which was quite nice with my coffee!
Service was quick, even when was busy and staff were pretty friendly and efficient! Totally recommended!

Visited first time today. Friendly staff and good coffee, busy but enjoyable environment, gonna come back next time for food.

Food is great good portions its a regular. Cash only

Beautiful food, beautiful service and beautiful atmosphere!

Excellent service from staff great food and prices very friendly owners would highly recommend cater for all needs

Fantastic food, excellent location, great service and most importantly one of the most dog friendly brunch places in Melbourne, they even have an undercover "outside" area when you can have your pup when its raining - amazing!

Always a great place for breakfast and brunch. Good food and great service.

Had Ham & Cheese Croissant w/ coffee. Pleasant, friendly, good experience.

Been here twice. First time I made the mistake of getting some heavy, doughy home made crumpets that I didn't finish. Second time they thankfully changed the menu and I got a toasted flat bread thing that would've been pretty hard to stuff up.

Excellent omelettes, friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. We had a great brunch!

I don t understand how this place was 3/4 full for breakfast. The service was just okay the food at list 1/2 hour to arrive. We ordered coffee before ordering breakfast latte and expresso extremely worm the expresso come literally like e percolator coffee with no crema and almost cold in a iced cup mmmm. I ordered a big breakfast and I received a precooked and worm up half chorizo it won t take long to cook fresh half sausage precooked bacon, precooked spinach, precooked mushrooms, dry baked beans, lightly toasted bread why no fully toasted . Than we ordered a pork salad I can t believe we got a salad with a few of those crispy fried pork croutons literally disgusting there was not a chance that a real chef was running that kitchen i would have been embrace to send out all precooked food in a restaurant well priced. Also you should know this we ordered some chilly to dress the chilli eggs and we got charged $3 for a fat cutted fresh chilli with no finesse not oil what a joke.
First and last visit

Solid coffee and imo i must stop in if your in the north of Melbourne!

I didn't really dig this place. The chilli scramble with pork belly had barely any pork belly and was far greasier than it needed to be. Bloody Mary was highly advertised but actually undrinkable. Might have just been a bad day but I'm unlikely to be back. Coffee was pretty good to be fair.

Good food - lots of options! Friendly staff. Cute undercover and courtyard seating area

The area was quite nice, the French toast was amazing but the hollandaise sauce seemed like it wasn't fresh.

The service and food at Little Henri never fail to impress me. I was drawn to this place whenever we drove past it. No matter what time I arrive (latest I have arrived was 2.55pm!), the servers always greet me with a beaming smile.
Food service is generally quite efficient, and food arrives hot.
I would recommend the eggs bene breakfast and the zucchini & corn fritters was delicious.
Price wise is pretty much the average price of a brekkie in Melbourne.
If you would like something filling and easier on your pocket, do get the baguette with fries as it is very reasonably priced and you will be very full.
I love the outdoor seating but in the summer, you would want to sit indoors, but if the place is very packed, it would be difficult to hear past all the voices.

This cafe can be full on if you re dining in, it gets really buisy and noisy so I prefer ordering for delivery. Their coffee is amongst the best in the neighbourhood, cannot fault it. Their beer battered chips are perfection, and come with a large tub of aioli (I love that you don t have to ask for it). The McHenri is the best breakfast burger in the neighbourhood, the balance of flavours is absolutely delicious. And they do an amazing poached chicken baguette, give me that any day and I ll be happy. I just love the quality and care that goes into everything they make here. Cannot rate highly enough.

A nice spot on High St with a family size courtyard and roomy interior. It's great to see a venue not cram people in while still keeping an engaging atmosphere. Staff are very friendly and the food is really yummy. Enough options for both kids and adults. Recommend!

Excellent service, nothing was too much. Good quality food and a good night was had by all.

The food was of great quality for the price, however the Polo Burger had very little to be desired.

All the flavours were bland and just combined into a meh burger. Nothing was great about the burger while nothing that was terrible. The chips were fantastic though, especially with the aoli sauce.

I look forward to trying to wagyu burger next time because it looks like it ll have much more flavour.

Good food, wine and company in a comfortable restaurant.

The staff here are always super friendly and the coffee is very good. Also, I've had breakfast and lunch here and both meals were exceptional. Highly recommend visiting this cafe if you're ever in Preston.

Had our wedding reception here in 2017. Was a great venue with very helpful staff. The owners looked after us from the moment we engaged them. Highly recommend. Food was good. Price exceptional value. Great memories of a very enjoyable evening

Had a party of 15 with three small children, staff were fantastic

Too many patrons not enough staff. We asked multiple times for coffees that never arrived. The waitresses were doing their best and seemed very stressed. My food came out cold. It seems like it s an issue that has been longstanding. The barista wasn t helping the situation by barking orders and being rude to the waitstaff. My observation is the owner needs to sort this out and hire more staff. I was tempted to asked for a refund. Won t be coming back

Quick service and VERY filling food.
You would think that on a really hot day it was too hot to be outside, but the outdoor area is great! Full of trees and plants.
Also love the decor inside, and cool atmosphere.
Highly recommend!

$7.60 for an espresso and a latte with little resemblance to their actual titles. The latte comprised of a full cup of frothed milk and the espresso appearing to be 3ml of coffee rather than the standard 30ml.

Maybe if the price had one less zero to refelct the quality, the coffee might have been justified but unfortunately not.

Very disappointing experience

The coffee is great, food delicious and great portions.

Bland and boring. This place feels like it has been left behind in terms of creativity with food. This would have been great and would have stood apart from the rest 10 years ago but unfortunately has not moved on, especially with what's happening with cafe culture in brunswick and the rest of thornbury

The food is amazing and the serving sizes are great value for money

Came here after hearing rave reviews from many years ago. Coffee was ok, definitely not the best. The food was horrendous. I got the smoked salmon bagel and forced myself to eat it despite being rock hard and stale. My partner got the vegan tofu) scramble. It was shredded dry tofu on dry toast. No sauce, very little seasoning. Some of the staff was really lovely about it but others were basically ignoring our concerns. Wouldn t recommend unfortunately, since it is a rather beautiful looking cafe.

Good atmosphere good coffee. A really nice area out the back for dogs.

Now has Eftpos!!! Major win. Now it's my fave local for breakfast

Good place for brunch however was a long wait when there was not that many people on a weekend

Private function, food was delicious, staff were very friendly, will definitely go back.