OUR STORY
The couple behind the kitchen
Ingrid and Peter didn't come to Cowes to open a café. They came because they were ready to cook for people the way they actually wanted to cook, after years doing it at other people's tables.
Between them, they worked at some of Melbourne's most respected kitchens: the Espy, Mad Cowes, Temuku Soul Food, Lil' Honey, Cafe Blue Bamboo. At Cafe Sari, those years of craft show up in every plate. Not as theatre, but as the quiet confidence of people who know what they're doing.
Say helloWHAT WE ARE
Not a chain. Not a trend. Just Cafe Sari.
Cafe Sari is a village café in Cowes run by two owner-chefs who cook everything themselves. No kitchen brigade, no franchise playbook. Ingrid and Peter are behind the counter every morning, which is why the eggs Benedict tastes the way it does.
The dress rack, the novelty mugs, the chalkboard that changes with whatever they feel like cooking: it is all intentional. This is a place built around the actual personalities of the people who own it, not a brand manual.
If you have come from one of the trendier spots in town and found yourself disappointed, this is the alternative. Serious cooking in a genuinely relaxed room, at prices that do not require a rethink.
What we're known for
A few of the things guests keep coming back for. The full menu changes with the seasons.
Eggs Benedict
Proper poached eggs on thick sourdough with rasher bacon and hollandaise, in portions that justify the drive.
Homemade Cakes
Made here, in portions you genuinely don't expect to see anymore.
Big Pot of Tea
Proper leaf tea, generous pot, no extra charge for taking your time.
Scrambled Eggs on Sourdough
Avocado, good eggs, real sourdough, no fuss about it.
Fresh Sandwiches
Handmade, filled properly, the kind you tell people about afterwards.
Milkshake
Made in-house, the way they were before they became a café trend.
Avo Jaffle
A jaffle done right: avocado inside, golden and crisp outside, fresh enough to eat the whole thing without pausing.
Flat White
Large, flavourful, in a mug you won't see anywhere else.
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Turkish
Turkish bread, generously filled, cooked while you wait.
Chai Latte
Strong spiced chai with real foam and a dusting of chocolate, not the powdered kind.