Russ & Daughters Cafe

Date of visit: 19/11/2023. Food: The Classic Board - smoked salmon and sesame seed bagel, with cream cheese, tomatoes, onions and capers. The salmon was delicious. Sliced beautifully thin. The toasted bagel had a crunch on the outside and was lovely and soft and chewy in the middle! All the ingredients were so fresh and tasty. Drink: Cream Soda - sweet and refreshing. Service: very efficient. The staff were all polite and friendly. Don’t walk away if they tell you there’s a wait for a table. Put your name down on the waiting list and go to the pub next door. They’ll send you a text message when your table is ready. It’s definitely worth the wait!

Being a big fan of French toast and having tried it in a bunch of cities, I can say with complete certainty that the French toast here is the best! It is moist yet not soggy, perfect in every way. The tartness from the apple is well balanced with the cinnamon sugar in the bread. Amazing! Their coffee was great too! Overall, 10/10 Will definitely be going back there soon!

Went here on a Wednesday to accompany a visiting friend. Apparently the place is highly recommended online. Pros for me are: great atmosphere and very friendly staff. The place is a little cramped though. We ordered the Classic board which I would not order again. It is an expensive deconstructed bagel- you will have to assemble yourself, and sadly it's not the best one I've had. I think this is not something i should have ordered here. I asked for it to be toasted but by the time it got to me it was barely even warm. Their menu is just the right size and I really regret not ordering something else. This is more like a sit down restaurant and I felt weird eating a bagel there. Id consider going back to try the other items tho.