"Welcome to Five Senses Coffee"

While there’s plenty to love about Northbridge, from the cultural surrounds of PICA, The Blue Room, and the Art Gallery, to sumptuous dim sum and arthouse films at the Paradiso, one thing has always been missing. We mean somewhere to get a great coffee on the weekend, of course. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case, with the arrival of the swanky new café, milk and honey.

Located on James Street, just up the road from the Brass Monkey (a Northbridge institution), milk and honey is seriously opulent. Lots of marble, stunning orchids, plush booths and Italian tables and chairs entice one into spending much more time here than planned.

The menu doesn’t hurt in prolonging your visit either! In addition to a glass display cabinet offering very well priced café fare, chef Santi Panjaroen keeps things fresh with an ever changing menu. On our visit, the Crispy Skinned Atlantic Salmon for $15.90 sounded too good to resist — and it was good. It arrived drizzled with delicate dill and caper sauce and was accompanied by the season’s best vegetable, asparagus. The Thai Green Curry Chicken ($13.50) was gently spiced and topped with the most unbelievably tasty eggplant we’ve had in a long time — melt in your mouth goodness. The constantly changing specials are particularly well priced (where else can you get Morton Bay bugs for $15?!), but all of the dishes on the menu represent fantastic value.

Diana, Santi and the milk and honey guys are crazy about coffee, and they’re making the most of their Synesso. Their house blend combines the ever-popular and oh-so-consistent Colombian with Balinese, Costa Rican and PNG beans. The result is sweet and smooth, and the kicking latte art from the team tops the experience off perfectly.

There’s plenty to observe at milk and honey, with the full glass frontage affording a panoramic view of the world walking by. You’ll find that the viewing isn’t all one way. It was fascinating to see just how many heads turned to peer into this beautiful space.

In these penny pinching days, milk and honey is a Godsend. They’re all about excellent quality at a fantastic price. It’s a welcome addition to the eclectic Northbridge menu.

milk and honey
82 James Street
Northbridge WA 6003
(08) 9227 0500
Opening Hours
Mon to Fri: 7.00am – 5.00pm
Sat: 8.00am – 5.00pm