Round Bird Can't Fly

Decided to go out for brunch and looked at this place because of the cute name, and the menu looked great. Got there for a busy Sunday morning but they were able to seat us. Staff were friendly and effective despite how busy it was. Coffee and food both came out quickly. The coffee was the best I've had in a cafe at a long time, and the dishes were excellently prepared and tasted great! Price was very good for the quality of the food. Can't wait to come back! Vegetarian options: Heaps of veg/vegan/fodmap/gf options

If you need to take a break before or after wine tasting in Yarra Valley, Lilydale is a good midway point coming from Melbourne and Round Bird Can’t Fly is a great place for breakfast, lunch, or coffee. They also have a good selection of Vegan dishes. It has comfortable indoor and outdoor seatings. Food and service are great, love their coffee too.

Lilydale is on the up-and-up food wise. After the town being in a lull for many years, things are starting to change and thankfully, Round Bird Can’t Fly is part of the rise in culinary delights in this town. A friend invited me and between us we drove 50kms to get there it was halfway point and so glad she recommended this place. We’d booked a table on a cold Sunday lunch and with the rain teaming down, it was lovely to walk into a full café with a friendly, warm atmosphere. The décor is recycled industrial with the warm of homemade produce on the shelves and local artwork on the walls. The menu isn’t huge, so the choices are easy to make. After a hot chocolate with handmade marshmallow square and latte each, we ordered two meals that were superb. The meals arrived and served on stunning pottery which seems to be a theme at Round Bird. The gnocchi with heirloom tomatoes, stracciatella and prosciutto and basil $25 plus the bento bowl with miso rice, teriyaki tofu, avocado, broccoli, edamame, pickled carrot, vegan kimchi and my friend ordered mushrooms as well $25 The gnocchi was handmade and the texture was light without being too cheesy, which often happens with cafes. The prosciutto was thinly sliced and not overloaded on the plate, giving the taste a combination of salty, creamy and delicate puffy gnocchi. My friend’s bento bowl was refreshing with an abundance of fresh vegetables and ideal for the vegetarian or vegan. Which brings me to another tick in their favour – they cater for dietary requirements of their guests. So just let the staff know if there is something on the menu that you’d like without the ‘this’ or the ‘that’. Takeaway coffee appears to be a roaring trade and with the exceptional cakes display, there is something for those that have a sweet tooth. Local food wares available for sale at the front of the cafe plus, the pottery that the meals are served on are also for sale at the front of the cafe. If you were coming for dinner, there is a small wine list with reasonable prices. Nicely, there is a private dining area that has the decor that’ll Appeal to everyone. There is outdoor seating as well and once the warmer weather comes around, it would be the perfect place to sit with family or friends and pass the time with drinks / meal. Parking is pretty good out the front but there are time limits, so beware. Access into the café is very good. Seating can be accommodated for a wheelchair or if someone needs more space / accessability.. Disabled toilet which also includes a change table plus one other toilet. Staff were friendly, helpful but also discreet, not interrupting our long overdue catch-up, filled with joyous memories and tears. Summary: 10 out of 10. A must visit in all seasons and explore the rotating menu.

Best cafe in area staff are always friendly food is creative and great quality. Love the changing menu. Coffee always great. Caters for meat lovers and offers best vegan and vegetarian options in local area too.

I enjoyed my lunch here with colleagues. I had their Pressed Lamb and an iced latte. Their prices are pretty steep with mostly every meal costing $18 and above, however the quality of food was good. They have quite a few Vegan options too which looked tasty. They do split bills which makes it easy when dining with colleagues or friends.

Coffee not so good since we all think it’s too light. They have all day brunch seems good. But the waitress was friendly but seemed tired so got our orders wrong and forgot our dessert but ok.

Lovely little Cafe, good food, polite and good staff. Great vegan and vegetarian options too.

The food here is always spectacular! The staff are really friendly and parking is easy. This photo is the truffle mushroom croque monsieur.

Went there for lunch and was expecting great food and service. Sadly, staff was grumpy and unwelcoming, felt like taking our order was a massive inconvenience for them. Waited for almost an hour for the food to arrive, including items from their kids menu. I am wondering how assembling basic dishes such as rice bowl with tofu, can take that long. No one came to reassure the food is coming soon, no apologies given for keeping hungry child waiting and going crazy. Food wasn’t great, just ok. Won’t be returning.

The service is extremely slow and the guy with the beard and short buzz cut seemed really reluctant to seat us or take our order even when we told him we were ready. Coffees were good but our hot chocolate never came. Coleslaw side that came with the kids meal was not fresh. Pretty disappointing.