Wyndham’s best cafe: Chatterbox Cafe in Werribee takes title
The votes are in and Wyndham’s best cafe has been revealed. The owner said he’s been in hospitality since he was 14 and loved every minute.
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If you’re looking for a good cup of brew in Melbourne’s west, there’s a place the locals recommend.
Chatterbox Cafe in Werribee has been serving up delicious food and pouring great coffee for years and owner Sal El-Hassan, a barista who’s worked in the hospitality industry since the tender age of 14, said there was nothing else he’d rather do.
“It’s a 24 hour thing, it’s always on your mind,” Mr El-Hassan said.
“(But) I wouldn’t be in it for 15 years if I didn’t like it.”
The ever-changing menu highlights fresh produce and seasonal fruits.
Aside from keeping foodies on their toes with impressive brunches, Mr El-Hassan said he got a kick out of seeing his customers back in store.
Seeing the names of his regulars listed on UberEats dockets during lockdown just wasn’t the same as seeing them in person, he said, and he said he missed the face-to-face interaction.
“It’s awesome seeing your customers sit down, it was hard when you didn’t see them,” Mr El-Hassan said.
Chatterbox Cafe was voted Melbourne’s best cafe in Wyndham in a poll of Leader readers as part of the Delicious Local program.
Delicious Local campaign ambassador Matt Preston said the search for Melbourne’s best cafe marked the start of a wider campaign to help give small business owners in the hospitality industry a boost following Covid.
“It’s clear from the vast number of nominations and votes we saw come in that local communities are rallying around their favourite eateries; supporting those food businesses who have done it tough over the past 12 months. That is exactly what we set out to achieve,” he said.
Chatterbox Cafe is at 63 Watton St, Werribee
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