It’s not always that you find the perfect combination of genuine, old style hospitality and modern food served in hipster style. So Loading Zone, down the alley of the Melbourne Building in the city is pretty special.

New owner Ian, is your host, making sure you feel special and valued. He is well supported by a great team of chefs and baristas with broad experience from some of Canberra’s finest and most popular restaurants.

Open for breakfast and lunch six days ( closed Sundays) it’s a blackboard menu that varies daily.

Very helpfully breakfast is served all day and local wines are are available.

Serve sizes are generous for sharing and prices are reasonable. Good choices include the….

….smashed avocado, mushroom, bacon, poached eggs and toast $18…

…..and the artisan fruit toast $7.50.
But the ricotta hot cakes with strawberries, mascarpone and honey $16 and the poached pear and blueberries with house made muesli $10, both looked great on other tables too.
Like all breakfast dishes, serves are generous and great for sharing between two modest appetites, especially if you have more interesting eating to share that day.
Open Monday to Friday 7am – 2:30pm, Saturday 8-2pm.