Grounded At Echo - Pretoria

We had breakfast at this hidden gem. Friendly service and outstanding food! Every dish was innovative and perfectly prepared. My smoked trout avo tickled my tastebuds and were outstanding! <br/ <br/ Can't wait to come back for lunch.

2018 made me a regular at this place since I moved to a house just up the road!<br/ <br/ Good food, superb coffee. Creative interior, and always a warm atmosphere. I often go there to do some work. The one waitress, Princess, and I have come to know each other and it is always a joy seeing her. She always makes the effort to greet me, even if she’s not serving me...She’s awesome. <br/ <br/ The only point lost here is because of the one waiter. My visit is half as pleasant when he’s waiting on me. He always seems disinterested, and very annoyed when I ask him if I can order something (emphasis on ASK as he rarely checks up on me...have to wave him down and I feel like I get an eye roll when I catch his attention . I feel like an annoyance to him....and that’s saying a lot because I consider myself an easy customer in comparison to many. <br/ <br/ Either way! Doesn’t take away the many good things about this place. I will be back again...and again and again and again :

Don't be fouled by the bad reviews. This is a special place that does more then just food. They are heavily involved in the community and have a upliftment programme for young south africans . Their food is amazing, defiantly value for money. This coffee shop stands above the rest in the area. Service is great with waiters always polite and friendly. Why not send your money were you can get great food and know that it is going to a amazing organisation.

Absolutely delicious food. They put twists on traditional dishes that enhances the taste.Found out today that they do a harvest table (see pic of today's) every week day from 12pm.Delicious

So.. yesterday Mother craved her favorite carrot cake..<br/ We took the drive to the Moot. Stopped by at a good veggie shop, got some seedlings all on the way to Grounded Echo. It is great what 's happening in the suburb an almost little Woodstock vibe 'in die middel van Pretoria '.<br/ <br/ A month or so ago I went there to get the highly recommendable individual koeksister cheesecakes as take aways for a function only lemon ones were available . Not half as good as the koeksister one 's! Thus, I was holding my breath for mom 's expectation for carrot cake. <br/ <br/ Every time I walk in there, the vibe surprises me. There 's this energy of any City Bowl 'get your coffee in a hurry or a slow ' trendy outlet. The mom 's and their tots, the few slightly geriatric clientele (oh my word, is this politically correct? and the hipster students (most probably from the Tuks Medical campus all brings together what I may call Afrikaans towards cosmopolitan. <br/ <br/ Service as always very good, friendly and efficient. Products always fresh. We had our favorite Grounded coffee highly recommended. Mom had her carrot cake. It is indeed the best in town. It 's dense, moist, equally nutty and fruity and 'vegetably ' and has the perfect balance in terms of icing. <br/ <br/ What has always impressed me at Grounded is their options for the healthy eater. There 's options to upgrade any menu item to gluten free; banting friendly; low or zero sugar and they also have milk alternatives. It is a lovely, creative menu. <br/ <br/ In short, one of the best bakeries in town. One of the most thoughtful menu 's for healthy eaters or eaters suffering from allergies. Lots of creative energy. Alive the vibe. Street front charm.<br/ <br/ Ps: I could not resist taking something home. It was between banting rusk and ginger cookies. The latter won! They are little little mini cookies the cutest things on earth! Portion wisdom thank you Grounded!<br/ <br/ Ps ps: check out their online shop.