Little Henri, Thornbury Review

One of my favourite breakfast and lunch spots in Melbourne. Inside and outside both have great ambience, the food & coffee are just sensational. It s always the same every time you go - you know it s a gun place if quality control keeps the food tasting the excellent on very outing.

A beautiful cafe in Thornbury. Firstly the venue itself is stunning, a beautiful mix of old and new interior which sets a nice vibe to the place. They have a lovely menu with a variety of options from brunch and lunch to baguettes and salads. We ordered the Coconut Pancakes, Zucchini Fritters and Smashed Avo with thyme buttered mushrooms and feta. Every dish was delicious, we will definitely be back soon for the more pancakes!!

The food is wonderful. Service was a bit slow in the beginning though.

Good food and coffee, good service. Just gets unbearably loud if busy.

Loved everything here. Lovely outdoor seating and great friendly staff. Really good coffee and food.

One of the better lattes I have had. The staff are genuine and friendly. Come here sometimes for brunch.

Another eclectic minimally renovated "Art Deco" cafe .....

Endless Melbournians' artistic talent .... Must commend the proprietor for setting up this establishment; Art Deco inspired black frame glass entrance door, bentwood chairs, custom timber tables, ingenious placement of reading lights row, industrial lights, Art Deco curved glass timber bar display, huge safety deposit door, semi-open kitchen, etc. Very cozy "old" semi bar ambiance.

Euro inspired Courtyard at the back is very well set up, undercover, gas heater, looks warm and very inviting.

A bit lacking on the display, bare to be exact at around 9:30 am; a couple muffins, mini bacon & egg burgers and croissants.

Dark Grass Green La Marzocco on the bench looks stunning and their Soy Latte too at $4, not so is the $5 plain Croissant.

Will check out their Menu next time, thank you.

Made to feel welcome during lockdown when l go with a client to get take away coffee or hot chocolate

The food quality and presentation has increased recently. I enjoyed the French Toast with a side of bacon and my friend enjoyed the Pumpkin Dukkah Eggs. Both delicious and filling. Great coffee too.

Excellent as a wedding venue as well as a cafe by day

Awesome fresh breakfasts and lunch. Big servings and lovely atmosphere.

Probably my favourite Cafe in the area! The bacon and corn hash is my go to meal!

Little Henri isn't very little in fact its quite big. I absolutely loved the interior space and would come back just for that. The food plating was very creative, however the potato hash was a bit flour-y in the centre and the chorizo a bit too salty/spicy for my liking. Otherwise I'd come back especially in Summer for the gorgeous courtyard.

Fantastic food and juices. Fantastic staff.will definatley be back.

Beautiful outdoor courtyard, wide variety of breakfast options, friendly and fast service

Got a completely wrong order for uber eats. The person I spoke to via the phone was unapologetic and hurried me off the phone. Just told me to call UberEats. Horrible customer service!

It is hard to go wrong at Little Henri's on the corner of High street and Dundas this cafe is a sure bet for a bite out. With great access to parking nearby (there is a Woolworths shopping complex in walking distance.) decent menu offerings and good coffee there isn't much to complain about. the interior is has ample seating (unsure if there is child seating) and your biggest problem is likely going to be how busy the place can get. For those who must bring children this isn't really a child friendly cafe (not that many are).

Love Little Henri. Food is wonderful. Great choices for breakfast and friendly service.

Really delicioua food and coffee, the cafe has a really nice atmosphere.

Excellent venue. We were a party of 10 for Brunch. Everyone loved their meals. The staff were great, even when people changed their orders... Strongly recommended - we will be back!

Unique space with good honest food. Coffee and service were great. Maybe my new local? Often has functions and makes use of a great outdoor space out the back.

This is a great little Cafe. The staff are friendly and attentive the wait on food is no longer then expected, even during peak times! I love this as my go to when in this side of town. Most of all amazing coffee every cup you order! Amazing work guys! Keep it up!

Expensive and average. The pan cakes were bricks very disappointing

Atmosphere, beautiful. Hard to not appreciate life.

Everything I've had on the menu is fresh and full of flavour. They do an amazing chai latte too! Always friendly service and the cafe itself has a great atmosphere. Probably my favourite place for brunch in Melbourne.

Pram friendly. Food ok. Unfortunately Pork belly wasn't very crispy.

Fantastic food and staff and often find seating .. inside gets very loud though when a full house - but still very much worth the time. Love it

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

Amazing coffee and hot guys what more can a girl want?!

Awesome food and coffee and the staff are incredibly friendly! Love it here and will keep coming back!

Little Henri is bigger than it feels: it's got a large outdoor seating area with a choice between shade and sunlight. Great service, good menu with a particularly good bloody Mary and GREAT sweets selection.

The coffee (oat latte) is not to my taste, but fine. The food is EXTRAORDINARY. Bravo.

Great variety on the menu, plenty to choose from. Mango Bliss smoothie was a refreshing treat to start with. Chilli scrambled eggs were quite bland and could do with a sauce of some kind. Zucchini and corn fritters were delicious but a little small. The service was great and the outdoor area was nice.

Best chilli scrambled eggs I have had in a long time. Very nice people as well.

Best coffee in Melbourne, fantastic service, my new favorite cafe

The house made Baked Beans are the best and go great with a whole bunch of sides! Good smoothies although they are often too berry focused. 3 Cheese Toastie is another winner but if you re looking for something less breakfast and more lunch go the Pork Belly - it s a decent size serve and delicious! Staff are friendly and the massive outdoor area out the back is great for the dogs!

Service was dreadfully slow, restaurant was half full, we were told 25 mins after ordering our drinks that they couldn't do a fresh squeezed juice and if bottled juice was alright. One of our companions opted for the sweet berri bottled alternative. My drink never came, food arrived and drinks followed half way through the meal. The food was good but 2 poached eggs on toast with spinach and haloumi should not be 18 dollars. A little overpriced but no biggie. The service was bad, food was good. Go when they are quiet.

Went here for a birthday party. Loved the scallop dish and coffee was great

Attentive and ambitious floor staff. Fast pace service. Awesome food and massive portions

been there 4 times..love the backyard and the art deco interior..staff not the friendliest people in the world..they always look like they 're tired and hardly smile some times..sory guys but a smile costs nothing..

Great food, good service, lousy parking and freezing draught through the seating area.

Staff is always friendly and accommodating, food is always on point! There's a reason it's my regular.

Great food. Both standard breakfast and with a twist. Prefer a bolder coffee but that's personal taste. Was pretty loud when full on Saturday morning.

Second day in a row for breakfast at little Henry.
Every item on the menu looks great and the fritters today will keep me going till dinner.
Delish

Friendly staff and great food couldn't ask for any more. We will be back.

The coffee and atmosphere was good. The Baked Beans were okay but were a bit too spicy for my tastes (slightly spicier than a medium spicy dish at an Indian restaurant).

Awesome food and service, great value for money, fantastic ambiance and decor, lovely outdoor area too

Really good, inventive food and friendly service. Good value too.

Had an amazing time celebrating our surprise wedding at Little Henry.
Samira went above and beyond to accommodate all our needs.
Food was amazing, staff were super friendly
We had a amazing night!!

One of the hottest coffees I've ever been served in Melbourne. Definitely need to dail it back on the steam-wand.

I'm a local and was initially pretty happy and pleased with Little Henri in the early days, but it's become very inconsistent and sloppy this year. I was keen to support the business throughout the pandemic and made frequent Uber Eats orders of food and coffee (at least once or twice a week, if not more), however today will be my last. Every second order has incorrect items and my special order notes, which are pretty simple requests for the toast with my eggs to be well buttered, are usually ignored. Even if I accept the bag straight from the driver and they've come from the restaurant within 5-10 min, the food is stone cold. Virtually every order has to be reported to Uber Eats as incorrect, however there's only so much they can do about the low effort put in by the restaurant and it's time to cut my losses. There's always the right name on the bag, but frequently the wrong item in it. Definitely could not recommend ordering take away from here any more, but likely the management and owners wouldn't care as long as they can get diners in. Luckily there's plenty of other venues in the area that are very detail-oriented with take away and keen to produce food to a high standard regardless of how customers interact with the business!

Lovely food and great service. It was very busy on a Monday public holiday. 15% surcharge on public holidays.
Decor is really eclectic, and the old bank vault behind the bar is really wonderful. The overhead lights and padded bench seats along one wall, provide a very pleasant ambience. Floral arrangements and an assortment of furniture add an extra dimension to this eatery. Golden turmeric latte was very good. The haloumi and slow cooked tomato special was delicious. Ricotta pancakes looked great too. Thoroughly recommended.

Very disappointed...cafe was open for another 30 minutes and we walk in (just wanting coffees) and the man (assumed owner) behind the counter says "just take away?" - we wanted to sit in the courtyard for all of 15-20 mins. He then told us he had cleaned it all up and made it quite clear he was not happy with us staying. Lost your self a new customer buddy...we've just moved in super close by.

Very attentive service and the food was so yummy. They cater for fussy eaters and have such a good range of vegan options too.

Tried a couple of times and just found the food to be a bit meh? I'd consider trying again in the future after a menu change

Food was just ok, overpriced though. The staff wasn't welcoming or concerned, customer service not up to the par.

The food was good. Service, very accomodating especially as we had a amall child. Only comment would be - is it trying too hard to be cool and hipster?

Stumbled in by chance and very glad we did so. The place was packed but we were seated in a few minutes. Unlike many places so busy the service was excellent, very courteous and coffee and food appeared before you knew it. And the food was excellent, we had the bacon &corn hash and the omelette and would thoroughly recommend. We even had to grab a muffin as we left, which was jus was nice. Thank you so much to all the staff, we'll be back in next time we're passing.

Terrible service I had to go to the counter twice to order coffee, food is average at best. Ive tried a few times hoping it would improve but they just dont seem to know what their doing.

One of the best french toast I've had in Melbourne! Yum

It was little, and there was a bloke called Henri hanging out at the bar doing shots of tequila.

Great coffee brilliant service. Excellent for a quiet drink and also. Great for kids

Great fitout, but have disappointed 2/2 times by the food here. Coffee is ok.

Thornbury's best brunch spot! Their courtyard is such a nice area to sit and enjoy your food, definitely recommend sitting outside.

Favourite dishes: Coconut Pancakes and Smashed Avo.
To drink: Mangonana Smoothie (or whichever smoothie special there is)

Everything about this place is great. Would also be a perfect spot to host an event