I had a lot of great coffee in Australia.One of the best of the best.Great coffee and Customer service were great.

Nice coffee, fair trade options, good amount of outdoor seating. I haven't been there since last year, but they at least used to give you a pod (chocolate biscuit) with each coffee.

The coffee tastes wonderful and there are lots of tables where you can sit around. The only downside is there isn't any indoor area where you can sit around and avoid the rain (if there is any). Overall, a wonderful experience. :)

Castro's is one of the places I regularly go when I want a coffee on Campus at the University of Melbourne. As the name would suggest, there's a slight leftie lean to this place (which nevertheless seems to turn a nice little profit), which you can see in the Fairtrade coffee on offer (which is excellent) and the vegan pies (haven't tempted me yet).

The coffee is excellent - I'm a straight down the line cafe latte man myself, but if you're after a decaf soy chai latte, then Castro's can provide that and much more. There's also an excellent range of sweet and savoury food, but it's a little bit on the expensive side, so I haven't sampled many of the things on offer. I can, however, recommend the "tortilla bricks", which taste better than they sound.

They have some nice tables and umbrellas in front of the kiosk (no indoor area), which makes it a good spot for political or philosophical discussions, while the Fairtrade coffee and the "communist-chic" decor fills you with that warm, socialist glow.

Approximate cost: $3 for a coffee