You want brunch in Broadmeadows without gambling your Sunday on a dead cafe listing. Start with the place locals have actually reviewed at scale, then use the rest of this shortlist when you need coffee, sweets, shawarma, or a quieter side-street option.
The Verdict
Pick Indulge Waffles and Desserts first if you only have time for one Broadmeadows brunch stop. It has the strongest signal in the original list: 863 Google reviews, a 4.7/5 rating, and a proper Broadmeadows address at 2/36 King William Street. That matters here because several high-rated names are technically in nearby Glenroy, Jacana, or Dallas, which may be fine if you drive but annoying if you wanted something firmly in Broadmeadows.
The obvious alternative is Coffeebaby, which has a perfect 5/5 rating from 40 reviews, but it sits at 1 Ridgeway Avenue, Glenroy. That is a good pick if you are west or south of Broadmeadows already, not the default answer for someone trying to stay around Pascoe Vale Road, King William Street, or Olsen Place. For a more savoury direction, Mr Shawarma at 9/1100 Pascoe Vale Road and Mersin 33 Tantuni at 11 Olsen Place look more like the move than another generic eggs-and-toast run. Price data is not supplied in the original venue table, so do not read this as a cheapest-brunch ranking. Don’t treat a 5/5 rating from three or four reviews as stronger than hundreds of locals voting with repeat visits; you will regret choosing on rating alone.
Local Reality
Broadmeadows brunch is not one neat cafe strip. The list spreads across King William Street, Pascoe Vale Road, Olsen Place, Pearcedale Parade, Coleraine Street, Dallas, Jacana, and Glenroy, so the best choice depends heavily on where you are starting. If you are near King William Street, Indulge Waffles and Desserts and Laphing Central Broadmeadows are the easiest pair to compare because they sit close enough on the same named street to make the decision feel practical rather than theoretical. If you are closer to 1100 Pascoe Vale Road, Yummiest cafe and juice bar Broadmeadows and Mr Shawarma make more sense.
The local trick is to separate cafe-brunch from food-stop brunch. Coffeebaby, 24 emus, Kraft Cafe, Gate House Cafe, Lion 21 Coffee, Jungle Lab Broadmeadows, and the Ella’s Bistro venues are the safer lane if you want coffee and a cafe rhythm. Mersin 33 Tantuni, Laphing Central Broadmeadows, Babylon Shisha Cafe, and Mr Shawarma are better if your idea of brunch can handle spice, meat, or something less standard than smashed avo. Skip this if you need one walkable high street with ten obvious brunch doors in a row; Broadmeadows is more scattered than that. If you are already closer to Glenroy, Coffeebaby probably beats driving back into Broadmeadows just for the suburb name.
Who This Suits
If you are a first-timer who wants the safest single pick, choose Indulge Waffles and Desserts because the review count is hard to ignore. If you are a coffee-first person, start with Coffeebaby, 24 emus, Kraft Cafe, Gate House Cafe, Lion 21 Coffee, or Yummiest cafe and juice bar Broadmeadows depending on which address is closest. If you are brunching with kids or dessert people, Indulge Waffles and Desserts is the obvious short answer. If you want something more filling than cafe food, look at Mr Shawarma, Mersin 33 Tantuni, or Laphing Central Broadmeadows. If you need a campus or institutional-feeling stop, Ella’s Bistro - Kangan and Ella’s Bistro - DPV are the names to check first.
Cost expectations are hard to pin down from the supplied data because the original price column is blank for every venue. Treat this as a verified shortlist, not a menu-price guide. The smarter move is to decide by purpose: coffee stop, sweet brunch, quick savoury meal, or sit-down catch-up. Ratings help, but they do not tell you whether the bill suits your morning.
Time of day matters. Weekend late mornings will naturally favour the bigger, better-known names, especially Indulge Waffles and Desserts, Jungle Lab Broadmeadows, Babylon Shisha Cafe, and Mr Shawarma because their review counts show more traffic. For a lower-friction visit, aim earlier or pick the smaller review-count venues when convenience beats hype.
What to Do Next
Start with Indulge Waffles and Desserts if you are staying in Broadmeadows, then keep Coffeebaby as the backup if Glenroy is closer. For the suburb context around the food stops, read the Broadmeadows Suburb Guide.
| Venue | Rating | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeebaby | 5/5 | 40 | — |
| 24 emus | 5/5 | 34 | — |
| Mersin 33 Tantuni | 5/5 | 10 | — |
| Ella’s Bistro - DPV | 5/5 | 4 | — |
| Ella’s Bistro - Kangan | 5/5 | 3 | — |
| Seaside Bites | 5/5 | 3 | — |
| Laphing Central Broadmeadows | 4.9/5 | 200 | — |
| Kraft Cafe | 4.9/5 | 65 | — |
Verified venue details
Coffeebaby — Address: 1 Ridgeway Avenue, Glenroy. Rating: 5/5 (40 reviews). A local cafe with 40 Google reviews.
24 emus — Address: 24 Emu Parade, Jacana. Rating: 5/5 (34 reviews). A local cafe with 34 Google reviews.
Mersin 33 Tantuni — Address: 11 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows. Rating: 5/5 (10 reviews). One of Broadmeadows’s verified dining spots with 10 Google reviews.
Ella’s Bistro - DPV — Address: 42 Coleraine Street, Broadmeadows. Rating: 5/5 (4 reviews). A local cafe with 4 Google reviews.
Ella’s Bistro - Kangan — Address: 59-69 Pearcedale Parade, Broadmeadows. Rating: 5/5 (3 reviews). A local cafe with 3 Google reviews.
Seaside Bites — Address: 2-6 Phillip Street, Dallas. Rating: 5/5 (3 reviews). One of the verified dining spots with 3 Google reviews.
Laphing Central Broadmeadows — Address: Warehouse 9/36 King William Street, Broadmeadows. Rating: 4.9/5 (200 reviews). One of Broadmeadows’s verified dining spots with 200 Google reviews.
Kraft Cafe — Address: 7A Kraft Court, Broadmeadows. Rating: 4.9/5 (65 reviews). A local cafe with 65 Google reviews.
Gate House Cafe — Address: 60 Riggall Street, Dallas. Rating: 4.9/5 (32 reviews). A local cafe with 32 Google reviews.
Babylon Shisha Cafe — Address: 39 Belfast Street, Broadmeadows. Rating: 4.8/5 (296 reviews). A local cafe with 296 Google reviews.
Yummiest cafe and juice bar Broadmeadows — Address: 1100 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows. Rating: 4.8/5 (25 reviews). A local cafe with 25 Google reviews.
Lion 21 Coffee — Address: 2-6 Phillip Street, Dallas. Rating: 4.8/5 (24 reviews). A local cafe with 24 Google reviews.
Indulge Waffles and Desserts — Address: 2/36 King William Street, Broadmeadows. Rating: 4.7/5 (863 reviews). A local cafe with 863 Google reviews.
Jungle Lab Broadmeadows — Address: 1099/1169 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows. Rating: 4.7/5 (393 reviews). A local cafe with 393 Google reviews.
Mr Shawarma — Address: 9/1100 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows. Rating: 4.7/5 (231 reviews). One of Broadmeadows’s verified dining spots with 231 Google reviews.
About This Guide
Every venue in this guide is a verified, currently operating business sourced from Google Places API. Data last refreshed: 2026-03-31. If a venue has closed or moved, let us know.
