Commune

Jubi moved down the Gold Coast! She decided this was the first place we should go to down here. Apparently this place is very well known around the Gold Coast. I was unable to get a photo of the sign as there was very little space directly opposite the cafe to snap a photo, plus there was a lot of oncoming traffic too!

This is the front of the cafe

We had just come back from the beach with Siri so we decided to have our food outside. Siri was very eager to walk around even after running around on the beach.

Can you smell the food Siri?

There's quite a nice selection of cold food and sweets in the display. I was eying off all the salads cause they looked very colourful.

Enticing

Siri was very good and settled down while I was taking photos. Jubi dragged over the water bowl they had set out for dogs and she was very content.

The leash was attached to my foot hahaha

I couldn't decide on what I wanted to drink until I got up to the front counter. I was deliberating between the banana and expresso slushie and this cold drip latte. I asked our waitress which was the sweeter of the two and she recommended the cold drip coffee. Jubi came back on a different occasion and remarked that the expresso slushie had a very strong banana flavour.

The cold drip latte was faintly sweetened with raw cane sugar, had a nice creaminess from the milk used and a faint bitterness. I didn't particularly like it and I swapped with my Boyfriend. He really liked it, said it was a good coffee and that he would drink it again. Jubi kept sneaking drinks when she thought I wasn't looking as well. I liked that they served the drink with a glass of ice even though it was kept chilled in a tub of ice and water.

They reuse the bottles :O

My Boyfriend ordered this forest berry, coconut yoghurt and banana smoothie. I was very puzzled as he hates banana. When he tasted it, he said, "it's got banana in it!" So apparently he hadn't seen the description in the menu at all. It was a very, very thick drink with a creamy texture from the banana used, the colour was very vibrant and had a strong banana and berry flavour. We swapped drinks as I said, but I still struggled to finish this drink as I don't particularly like banana either.

Its so pretty though

Jubi ordered the same drink as she had the previous times she's been here, an apple, mint and ginger drink. It was a very bright, fluffy and tart drink with a faint hint of ginger. I liked the restraint of the ginger, as I like the flavour but it's very strong and overpowering one.

Faintly green too

Jubi picked the bircher museli with yoghurt and rhubarb compote. She said it was a very good museli with lots of crunch and dried fruit bits, I saw pumpkin seeds, rolled oats, dried apricots, flaked almonds, macademia nuts and other bits I can't remember. The rhubarb was wonderful, soft, sour and super sweet, haha I love rhubarb! I always think of it as a winter thing though.

Rhubarb? In summer?

I got the blueberry buttermilk pancakes with banana, coconut ice cream, golden syrup and cinnamon. I have no idea why I got pancakes, it's probably the first time I've ordered something sweet for breakfast. It was an odd choice but not bad. It was a topsy turvy day cause it also came with banana which as I've already said, I'm not a fan of. The pancakes were tall fluffy and full of sweet purplish blueberries, faintly sweet and they came in a stack of three. I had a large sweet and firm sliced banana piled on top which I mostly gave to Jubi. The coconut ice cream was odd, it have a very icy texture like ice cream that had defrosted and then refrozen, it had a thick mouth feel and a good aroma of coconut. I did eat everything except half of my banana hahaha.

There was way too much cinnamon however and I did choke taking my first bite, I did a cinnamon challenge.

BANANA

Commune
Atmosphere: 7, cool, casual beach side cafe. The interior was plastered with band posters and surfing paraphernalia haha!
Service: 7, efficient, well aware of their menu and quick to clear plates.
Food: 7, solid food and drinks. There's too much banana, but since everyone else I know seems to love banana, maybe that's right up your alley haha. I saw some of the other meals floating by and they looked amazing! I would definitely go back here.