The Kookaburra

Lovely team with plant-based options—thank you! The atmosphere is simple & stark but can feel a bit cool, so I find it helps to bring a jacket.⚘️ After 4 visits ♥️ The staff were friendly, but the atmosphere felt cold and sterile. Music is always so loud we cant hear each other, and the prices were quite high.

I was familiar with Kookabura from St Augustine and am thrilled there is now a location in the Gainesville area! Large space inside with lots of seating and outlets. Of course the coffee is superb—I’ve visited twice and have tried both a hot and iced latte, each was fantastic! Food was also delicious, can’t wait to try more of the selection. Impressed with how seriously they take their coffee, from sourcing to roasting. And everyone there was super welcoming and friendly on both of my visits—definitely a great vibe.

My daughter and I stopped here and back during our journey to the regional trampoline and tumbling meet. We have been to one of the St. Augustine locations and unfortunately did not try a meat pie during our first visit. Luckily, we stopped at about 4pm to refuel with iced Aussie diesel coffee and frozen hot chocolate. The meat pies are half off in the late afternoon. We picked up three flavors, a traditional meat pie, Thai chicken chili, and the weekend special creamy chicken bell pepper. My two year old son engulfed the creamy chicken bell pepper meat pie while the traditional meat pie was my favorite. Thai was decent, with a little bit of spice. I would definitely get the weekend special again! Overall, this is one of our favorite coffee and snack stops. We will definitely be back!

Finally had time to try it (I'd have done so ages ago, but no drive-thru). Breve latte was delicious! Crustless pie, tasty but WAY more black pepper than needed and it was barely warm. Luckily, the homemade pepper sauce had plenty of heat to warm it up! I picked up the pie and dipped it in my sauce. Unfortunatel, the seating options weren't ideal. The most comfortable looking chairs are too low for me to get out of with no arms and all the other seating is hard high stools or a bench against the wall with a cushion here and there, again, nothing with arms to help get out of them. I don't see myself coming here often because of the lack of drive through and the lack of comfortable seating. My total was $14. There were no prices anywhere, so I had no idea what I was going to pay, i was not given a receipt, so I don't know what the individual items cost, but I feel it was overpriced for what I received. Am I glad I tried it? Yes, I needed a spot to the kill time, and the coffee drink was delicious. Will I be back? Probably not.

This was a great experience. Wonderful space and atmosphere in the morning time. The staff were polite and friendly, informative too about the coffees, pastries and Aussie Pies. One staff member explained everything is made from scratch, I could glimpse the baking equipment around the partition separating the front counter area and kitchen. 😉 Always good to know things are prepped and cooked in house. The coffee chai latte was well balanced and tasty. The Aussie pie was delicious and the in house dipping sauce was spicy but also tasty. Haven’t tried the pumpkin spice cream cake yet, that will be my afternoon snack. Again, worth a visit if you’re in Alachua. I was told this is one of six locations, mostly in the St. Augustine area. I’ll be sure to visit another when I’m in that area. Great food and feel! Kudos to the Kookaburra!