This quaint little cafe is located somewhat in the outskirts of main Broad Beach and it is definitely the next 'it' cafe. Late last year/this year the new hit cafe was Bumbles Cafe and though still great, it's major faults to me would have to be it's fairly dear price and it's highly increased popularity. Not that I'm not say that both of those qualities aren't good for business, I'm happy that this small, simple, quirky cafe has become one of the wonders of the Gold Coast however for customers like me it's not the perfect getaway place anymore. Perhaps the reason why is becauce I've been there too often, I have lost the first impression/blown away/stunned in awe feeling. And that is the exact reason why I love Elk, I am blown away by it's rustic, industrial feel but at the same time the sharp edgy feel is juxtaposed against hints of rough nature such as thorny, cactus like floral arrangements on each table and a wall of vines wrapped around a metal fencing.
I absolutely died when I tried their Crème brûlée thickshake, it has to be THE best item on their menu. I love it so much that I had two of them in one week. Yeah I'm just a tad addicted hehee I have to know how to make it... actually maybe it's good that I don't know or I would be drinking it everyday all day haha I wanna try their other drinks but the Crème brûlée is wayyy too good. I'm just gonna have to force myself to try new things.
Their food menu isn't what I would call extensive. But then again it is just a simple cafe. I ordered shoestring chips with aioli dip which I must say was flipping amazing. I have extremely high standards for aioli sauce and I have had a lot of let downs but this was up to standard. It has been given my stamp of approval 
Then for my main I ordered something I have totally forgotten the name of but I know it had rocket, potato and trout, and other stuff lol It was good stuff. 
I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. But the definitely isn't the place to go if you are super hungry. Luckily for me, the both times I went I wasn't overly starved. It is more what I would categorize as a place to go for the atmosphere and vibe not so much the content obese sumo man food feeling.
Then for dessert I got the chocolate and caramel meringue.
It came out warm and heated, the bottom chocolate cake layer was soft then the thin middle layer of caramel was melted and deliciously oozing out and then finally on top was the perfectly crisp meringue. Yummy! At least that's how it looked. It wasn't as good as I hoped it would taste. Not complaints however it was lacking a little oomph if you know what I mean.
Currently for cakes they are doing a 2 for 1 special so the second time I went I tried their other cakes. This was the banana bread and the orange and almond cake.
I must say, their creme is spectacular. I never ever EVER like creme but the sweet sugary one and their creme definitely wasn't that. Their creme wasn't bland but wasn't overly sweet either, what sold me was the fact that it wasn't a heavy type of creme, it was light and fluff and honesly... cloud like. I know it sounds like a movie type gimmick .. 'like floating on a cloud', but seriously it was that magical. It was so good that I gobbled up all the creme, I never do that!
I feel like this place is definitely gonna be seeing more of me. A new summer fling perhaps ;)
Elk Espresso
07 5592 2888
Broadbeach/Mermaid Beach
16 Chelsea Avenue Broadbeach, QLD, 4218
