Play Ground On Harrington

The promise is there for this new space. Cool paint job, slick design, cool homewares products on the shelves. The primary focus seems to be on coffee, though, and I had a fairly awful one. Very bitter, with a messy finish, no real art on top. I don’t want to sound like a wanker but if your focus is coffee maybe you’d at least present a flat white with a rosetta? I’m no pro barista but even I can pull off one of those.
The food options are small (doughnuts too small, imo) but look good, and my salted caramel slice was killer. My beef brisket bun (the only sizeable option, not available until around lunchtime) was mostly unremarkable – the biggest impression on me was the softness and freshness of the bun itself.
Like I said, the promise is here and I won’t stop testing the water for at least another couple of visits, but there are other very good coffee shops within stone’s throw. Perhaps this space would make a bigger impact in a growing precinct rather than the established CBD.