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“Love this place - great coffee”
Review of Doktor Luke's

Doktor Luke's
Ranked #1 of 12 Quick Bites in Sydney
Description: We look forward to welcoming you to Doktor Luke's in Downtown Sydney. Our espresso bar has everything a coffee aficionado could dream of, and our baristas have been trained by our own master roaster. If you don't drink coffee, you'll find hot apple cider and hot chocolate alongside a collection of black, herbal, and green teas. We also serve a host of creative cold drinks, including our wildly popular frappes, made with Ghirardelli cocoa, and Italian sodas. We also offer an assortment of delectable baked goods, ranging from croissants to our famous pumpkin chocolate chip loaf. We are an independent coffee house, dedicated to our customers' delight and the planet's longevity. Here is where taste and ethics meet.
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Description: We look forward to welcoming you to Doktor Luke's in Downtown Sydney. Our espresso bar has everything a coffee aficionado could dream of, and our baristas have been trained by our own master roaster. If you don't drink coffee, you'll find hot apple cider and hot chocolate alongside a collection of black, herbal, and green teas. We also serve a host of creative cold drinks, including our wildly popular frappes, made with Ghirardelli cocoa, and Italian sodas. We also offer an assortment of delectable baked goods, ranging from croissants to our famous pumpkin chocolate chip loaf. We are an independent coffee house, dedicated to our customers' delight and the planet's longevity. Here is where taste and ethics meet.
Reviewed October 1, 2019 via mobile

I live pretty far away so whenever I have the chance to get a cappuccino from this place I jump at it. I have also been to some pretty great community events which they opened their space up to. Locally owned. Nice place to catch up with people. I always run into someone I needed to catch up with at this shop :)

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed August 15, 2019 via mobile

Stopped in for coffee on a recommendation from a local. Glad we did - great lattes, very friendly service, nice oatcakes.

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed August 6, 2019 via mobile

Love the atmosphere. Excellent customer service and extremely clean. Coffee and snacks are delicious. Highly recommend this place.

Date of visit: July 2019
Thank Holly M
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Reviewed July 30, 2019

Doktor Luke’s is a great spot for a drink. I’m a creature of habit and I almost always get lattes, which are consistently great. The staff are friendly and hardworking.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed July 15, 2019 via mobile

THERE ARE BETTER OPTIONS NEARBY! I stopped by to pick up a coffee for my husband and I. The server wasn’t overly friendly. I didn’t catch his name; brown haired man with no beard. I ordered three drinks and asked for a tray. The drinks were promptly ready. The server told me that they had no trays, then blankly stared at me. When I said nothing, he told me that he would look in the back. I put the cream/ milk in my drinks and waited. He never followed up with me and actually started serving other customers. I asked, “did you find a tray?”. He transactionally said, “no, sorry”. I paused then started to stack my coffee knowing that I would end up dropping one eventually. I stood at the door (obviously my hands were full) and I couldn’t open the door alone. I asked, “can you open the door please?”. He did. As I was leaving, I smiled and said, “you should keep an eye on your tray stock as people walking out with a number of coffees cannot hold more than two”. He said nothing (expectedly). I walked away. I WILL NEVER BE BACK, and I would not recommend this place to anyone just by customer service alone. If this server had of been at least genuinely apologetic about the lack of trays and helpful, my review would have been five stars as the coffee wasn’t that bad.

Date of visit: July 2019
Thank travellingirvine
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JamesW8280, Owner at Doktor Luke's, responded to this reviewResponded July 23, 2019

Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience. It is extremely regrettable that you didn't feel as though you were being helped to the best of our abilities. We always try to keep up with stock and demand and place a high value on the service we provide to our customers. Glad you were able to enjoy your coffee despite your disappointment.

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