Best Brunch in Doreen (2026) — 15 Spots Ranked

You are in Doreen, it is 10am, and every best brunch list is pretending a pizza shop is a cafe. Start with Banh Mi Nguyen if you want the strongest quick win, then use Hazel Glen Drive as your backup strip.

The Verdict

Banh Mi Nguyen is the pick if you only choose one Doreen brunch stop. It has the highest rating in the set, 4.9 from 93 Google reviews, and it sits at 2/90 Hazel Glen Drive, right in the same practical cluster as Laurimar Espresso Bar, Julia’s, Aksorn Thai Restaurant and Must Bar. That matters in Doreen because this is not an inner-city brunch crawl; the best move is parking once, checking the strip, and not wasting your late morning driving between near-identical errands. It also gives the list a clearer point of view: if you want something quick, savoury and not trapped in the usual suburban cafe template, start there.

The obvious alternative is Jojayz Ruby’s Bistro at Unit 1/25 Hazel Glen Drive, and it is the safer cafe-style answer: 4.7 from 575 reviews, mid-range pricing, and enough local volume to trust it for a sit-down brunch. Appret Ruby’s Bistro is close behind at 1/101 Hazel Glen Drive with 4.6 from 331 reviews, also mid-range, so it works when Jojayz is busy or you are already at the other end of the shops. Bean About is the interesting smaller punt: 4.6 from only 32 reviews, which is promising but not as proven. But if the question is where should I go first, Banh Mi Nguyen wins because it is sharper, faster and less like the default eggs-and-coffee compromise. Do not make Slices Doreen your brunch anchor just because it has 1,160 reviews; it is useful later in the day, but you will regret treating a pizza-led option as the answer to a morning food problem.

What It’s Actually Like

Doreen’s brunch map is really Hazel Glen Drive with a few satellites. Most of the listed venues sit around numbers 80, 90, 95 and 101 Hazel Glen Drive, so the practical landmark is Laurimar Town Centre rather than some imaginary dining precinct. Ferguson Plarre’s Bakehouse is actually listed at Laurimar Town Centre, 6/95 Hazel Glen Drive, which gives you the easiest mental marker: if you can find the bakehouse, you are already near Bean About, O’Sole Mio Pizzeria, Karan’s Indian Restaurant, Aksorn Thai Restaurant and Must Bar.

That clustering is good, but it also means the choice can feel oddly same-same from the footpath. Laurimar Espresso Bar at 5/90 Hazel Glen Drive and Julia’s at 90 Hazel Glen Drive are the more natural coffee-and-cafe fallbacks if Banh Mi Nguyen feels too lunch-coded for your group. Captain Cookes Fish n Chippery is the outlier at 47 Bassetts Road, and that address is your clue: do not drag a brunch group there unless fish and chips is actually the plan. Skip this list if you want a long, destination-style Melbourne brunch with a queue, a courtyard and a seasonal menu spiel. This is a Doreen utility guide: quick food, local convenience, and enough verified options to avoid a dud. If you are already west of the Hazel Glen Drive cluster, you may be better off checking a neighbouring suburb instead of crossing back for a marginal difference.

Who This Suits

If you are a fast-breakfast person, pick Banh Mi Nguyen and keep the morning moving. If you are meeting parents, prams or someone who expects a proper cafe, pick Jojayz Ruby’s Bistro first and Appret Ruby’s Bistro second. If you only need coffee and a low-risk local cafe, try Laurimar Espresso Bar, Julia’s or Bean About depending on which side of Hazel Glen Drive you have parked. If you are feeding a mixed group later in the day, Slices Doreen, Laurimar Pizza, O’Sole Mio Pizzeria, Karan’s Indian Restaurant, Aksorn Thai Restaurant, GHOST, Must Bar and Captain Cookes Fish n Chippery are useful names, but they are not all convincing brunch answers.

Cost-wise, expect the mid-range venues to be Jojayz Ruby’s Bistro, Appret Ruby’s Bistro, O’Sole Mio Pizzeria, Slices Doreen, Laurimar Pizza, Ferguson Plarre’s Bakehouse, Aksorn Thai Restaurant and Must Bar, because those are the places marked with $$ in the source data. The other venues do not have a listed price marker here, so treat them as check-before-you-go rather than assuming they are cheaper. Ratings are helpful, but review count matters too: Slices has huge volume, Jojayz has strong volume, and Banh Mi Nguyen has the best score with a smaller base.

Time of day changes the decision. Before midday, keep it to Banh Mi Nguyen, Jojayz, Appret, Laurimar Espresso Bar, Julia’s, Bean About or Ferguson Plarre’s Bakehouse. After midday, the pizza, Thai, Indian, fish-and-chip and bar options make more sense. On weekends, choose based on convenience first: the winner is usually the place you can reach without circling Hazel Glen Drive twice.

What to Do Next

Start at Banh Mi Nguyen, then fall back to Jojayz Ruby’s Bistro if your group wants a sit-down cafe. For the bigger suburb picture, read the Doreen Suburb Guide.

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.