Little Henri, Thornbury Review

Great coffee. They know how to make a good soy latte.

Lovely sweet venue had a wedding and brunch in the same 24 hrs.champions

I checked out Little Henri on a Sunday morning arriving around 10:30. This place was hopping! Lots of full tables, I was able to grab a seat by the window.
Service was fast which surprised me given how full the venue was.
Coffee - excellent.
I had the corn fritters with salmon. The combination of the salmon, fritters and horseradish cream was perfect.
Overall this is a fantastic venue, very industrial look from the outside but a pleasant surprise when you get in. I will be coming back for sure.
Easily accessed with the 86 tram, jump out where High street splits.

Great food, fantastic coffee, sweet hipster vibe. Would recommend!

I love this place especially the butterscotch pancakes. They used to come out with warm butterscotch sauce but now it's served cold, as fear the butter would split from the sauce. Please start serving it warm again, it never used to split from the sauce and was sooo yummy. Service is always wonderful.

Gorgeous place, delicious food and drinks. Highly recommend!

Food and coffee is good. Place is quite big so service can on occasion be a little lack luster

Looks like something has changed at little henris. Took 1.5 hrs to get breaki and food was just not moving out of the kitchen in any hurry. Omelette has too changed. The flavour is confused with the new cauliflower spice. It was horrible couldn't eat it and ontop of that to have to wait 1.5hrs for breaki wont be back.

Great food, great coffee... hubby and I loved it, thanks

The place is advertised to be open until 4 but they closed earlier. We arrived at 3:30 just for coffee and the staff told us they were closed in a very rude way.

Smashed avo with a poached egg, mushrooms, and a side of haloumi. Damn! Give it a go!

Decent cafe on high street. Food and coffee are both ok but nothing special. Had the meusli recently which was underwhelming and felt a bit like Woolies meusli and had no fruit or other garnishments. Staff were pretty nice and the space is nice. There are many better options in the area however.

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

Got us a lovely seat straight away. The customer service was awesome, we felt very looked after! The French toast was incredible and looked beautiful too. Would definitely go back

My partner and I just had our wedding here, and it absolutely perfect. Samira was wonderful, and worked with us throughout all the challenges of changing our original date due to lockdown, and gave us so many beautiful options for our ceremony and reception. We were able to have a three course meal, outside dining in the evening, with a live jazz band. The drinks package was generous, and the food was excellent, and the pricing extremely reasonable. I would definitely recommend!

Amazing breakfasts that are presented well and taste fantastic

Great vibes, both indoor and outdoor service which is super quick, the food is quick, easy, cheap and most importantly delicious!
The outdoor area at the back is catered so you camln bring dogs and the staff are more then welcoming
Service with a smile! I will be going back here for sure!

Food is always consistently great at Little Henri. Their coffee never fails to satisfy and their staff is lovely.
I'm absolutely obsessed with their butterscotch and coconut pancakes! The food minion recommends!

Great food, spacious with good atmosphere. It can get a little loud when busy.

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..

Classic cafe food done well, coffee and a small but well thought out selection of alcoholic beverages for when you feel so inclined. Also has a lovely large outdoor area over two levels which is great when you have a pup and pram in tow.

Slow service, bland menu, atmosphere is good however has lost the energy it once had. Nothing wrong with food just bog standard.

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!

Food is on point, staff super friendly. The place is bigger and can easily accomodate groups, but comfortable enough for the lone traveller not to feel lost among the hubbub.

The venue is great and so is the food. The staff were great but seemed a little stretched to be able to give you that extra love you want on a Saturday arvo. We had the bacon, corn and potato hash and the veggie breaky. Both very filling and flavourful. Have to mention the chorizo accompanying the potato hash was spicy, but exactly what it needed! Definitely a dish I'd reccommend! Coffee was amazing as well, so a must visit for brunch lovers!

Great place for brunch! I went there on a busy day, but the staff were very attentive and helpful. Awesome food and coffee too!

Even though the food was quite good, the ambiance of the outside was one of grubby disrepair and neglect. There are piles of cigarette butts at the rear entrance and around the trunks of the trees in the outside area. Tables and seats were grimy and dirty.
Very disappointing.

A favourite coffee and breakfast spot on the bustling High Street strip on the Preston/Thornbury border. The service here is exceptional, relaxed and warm. We ve had some great chats with the staff, who take a great deal of pride in what they do. Some good vegan and meaty food options. A ripper Bloody Mary, too!

Slow service. Had to remind twice to bring extra drinks

Poached eggs were a lil over (people rush maybe) and coffee could have been hotter (hot day maybe). Besides that everything was great atmosphere and staff were tops. Enough space for a pram too. I think il come back for sure.

Food is great! Have been here several times and cannot fault the coffee or menu. The staff are always quick to take your order and you don t have to wait too long for the food to arrive. Favorite is the smashed Avo whilst my partner enjoyed the lemon ricotta pancakes.

Payment process at the end is a little awkward as the staff behind the counter always seem too busy to process the payment and you end up standing there a little lost for a bit.

Great food, nice friendly quick service and best of all dog friendly.

Had to wait over an hour for a simple meal (eggs on toast) and was on the verge of walking out.
Would never come back.

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

Came here for some brunch with the family, kid friendly for our little one.
The French Toast was a real winner and the Outdoor courtyard is a nice touch. And the coffee was spot on. Would recommend.

Just a little bit hipster, but with a casual and family friendly vibe. Excellent for brunch.

Lovely service but food quite basic & not great coffee.

Stale pancakes on new years day, not an ideal start to the year. Ordered through Uber Eats, chasing a refund. I'd never in my life tasted stale pancakes, now I have. So tough to cut, and inedible, threw them out after 1 bite, that's a first for me. Just appalling that you'd even consider serving these and at $20.00 too. yikes for you.

Okay. Been here few times. Need to change the menu.

I was taken here for the first time by a friend...the courtyard was leafy, shady and welcoming as were the staff (welcoming, not shady...). The food and the coffee were excellent.

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

I asked for little bit of tomato relish on my breakfast brioche , they but heaps on and gave me 2x extra plastic containers, now that is rude and just taking the PISS CHEFS!
Not happy at all.

Oily calamari, obviously don't change oil.
Had to ask for for lemon with grilled cheese. Mezza plate pathetically sparse. Ordered drink didn't arrive still on bill. Three servers working two tables of customers. Incredibly disappointed after an amazing father's Day lunch. Stay away until they lift their game.

Excellent venue, food was awesome, excellent service, definitely recommend

Ordered the French toast, which looked greay but was sickly sweet. Very loud in the main dining area but the courtyard was nice. Staff were friendly, but maybe go here just go just for the coffee and give the food a miss.

Massively underwhelming! The "pancakes" were pre-made and reheated. Stodgy and fake, they weren't even heated right through. The baked beans were overly spiced and the haloumi, which according to the menu appeared as if it should have featured in the meal, was little more than an afterthought with a scant amount grated on top of the beans. Nice bacon though. The Deliveroo and other food delivery services were CONSTANTLY in and out of the joint and to the man left the front door open everytime (alternative entry or service area??)...and do i mention the garden blowers 15 minute feature performance (that's a job that really needs doing before the cafe is open to the public!!). We enjoyed the coffee but the overall experience cost >$40...and a nice cup of coffee isn't just that hard to find. Ordinary.

Orded an egg a Baccon sandwich i said no sauce took it back and all they did was clean the sauce off and give me a new top bun and gave it back to me.
Not good enough it still had some sauce on it i threw it away what if i was energetic never comming back

Delicious breakfast, good service, excellent coffee, very accomodating for food allergies (gluten free toast swapped in)

Cool little place North of the wall. A little noisy but great food, great all round menu with nothing too funky, and great service. Also excellent coffee.

Consistently delivers with their coffee and food! One of my favourite places to have brunch. Awesome venue and good use of space.

Interesting menu, nice outdoor area, a little noisy inside

Efficient service. Good staff. Not super friendly but not rude and I'm not wanting to make my new best friend when I'm eating lreakfast (I hate the word brunch). Coffee was really good. I ordered the baked beans and added a poached egg. The egg was pretty good, although I found the gremolata distracting. I know it's there for balance, but at that particular time I wasn't after balance, I wanted tasty baked beans. That was my fault, not theirs. The cafe looks great but is REALLY QUITE LOUD. Overall, goid job Little Henri.

Good brunch/ breakfast place. Plenty of seats inside and outside

This place totally rocks! There is so much seating in different parts of the cafe that you can be in a discreet corner, long table, high table, look out the window onto High Street, out the back in the sun or out the back in the atrium area. Soooo many choices.
We arrived at 10.30 at it had about 15 people there, many were coming and going to get coffee.
My girlfriend and I had a brunchy meal. I asked for an iced coffee but it came with ice cream - I'm trying to train some baristas that I want a shot of coffee with milk and ice - that's it! But it was nice albeit I'm now fatter because of all that icecream (LOL).
Staff are lovely. Service was fast. Told this place rocks on the weekend with regulars. Toilets clean. Parking plentiful although there is a time limit out the front. Parking up near the Aldi 50m away is fine.
Will return to explore the menu in more detail.

Really enjoy the food and relaxed seating at this place. Even with a pram it is an enjoyable experience.

Great place for breakfast, beautiful food and coffee.

Have been to little Henri a few times and usually it s quite good but today was such a let down.

Shortly after arriving a lovely guy came to take our coffee order and very quickly after a girl came to take our food order, we asked for just a few more minutes to decide what to eat. We were then left sitting there forever ? She just didn t come back and was standing behind the counter with another girl also just standing there doing very little

Our whole table tried to make eye contact to indicate we were ready and one of the girls looked at us dead in the eye and ignored out signal to order. So we just sat and waited even longer until finally they came to take our order... not a good start.

My food was awful today too... I had the vegan breakfast burrito and it was just really bland and lacked flavour? Quite dry inside and had no sort of sauce :(

So a disappointing visit today, not sure how quickly I ll be back sadly :(

Pretty cool place with a surprisingly large but cosy outdoor area where pets are dogs are welcome (enter through the back). The menu is fairly extensive and reasonably priced. Great coffee and friendly staff. Will be returning :)

Food and coffee's ok. But would be keen to try other items in the menu. Ordered the crispy pork scrambled eggs. It was pretty average. The food also weirdly arrived before our coffees(coffees were ordered before the food).
They do need to fix their door though. It kept slamming closed because it was extremely windy that day. There is a sign on the glass door asking people to close it behind them, but noone did and the wind was so strong, it would just slam shut and get stuck.

-Nice outside setting, noisy inside.
- Good menu variety, Inc vegetarian.
- Reasonable prices.
- Quirky staff (good).