Ripe - Brisbane

Ripe was a short walk from where I was staying. Tried them for coffee the first morning and it was really good, the girls are friendly and polite. Next day had coffee and poached eggs everything very good. Then the next day came the disappointment....While having the poached eggs, people sitting at the table next to me started to smoke, in the dining area and three metres from a doorway. Management did nothing about the problem. This occured again on the next day. Stopped having breakfast there and got takeaway coffee.

Ripe was a great find, a tiny quaint cafe on Merivale Street in South Brisbane which made us a great cup of coffee each, full of flavour and perfect tempature. Only outdoor seating was available, three or four cute table and chairs on the footpath,...perfect for a short stay.

What a find! Great coffee, fabulous staff and wonderful customers. Opens before has great pavement seating and is as nice a place to watch the city wake up as I can remember. My go to place whenever I'm in South Brisbane.

Had a good strong coffee and the bacon and egg roll. Was delicious. Nice people. Good local place. Will be back.

Just popped in for a coffee and stayed for the b/e roll. Coffee was excellent! Will come back tomorrow.