Syd & Phyllis, a cafe|restaurant in the Midland Railway Workshops, a place where our modern, youthfulness meets the history and heritage of the precinct and our name. Where you can be assured you can dine in or pick up food, coffee or cold drinks for any occasion that showcases the great produce of WA.

We serve food, coffee, hot drinks, cold drinks, beer, wine & spirits all sourced right here in WA. Our menus change constantly, both food and drink, depending on what we have available and in season. We are passionate about supporting small business and WA produce, and we only want to showcase this the best way we know how.

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Pop worked most of his life on the railways, which is why the railway workshops is the perfect place for our first venture. Before we lost Nan, Sam & I sat with her and Pop and told them we wanted to open a cafe. Nan simply said "why haven't you done it then?" Such a simple statement that turned the cogs - two days after this conversation Phyllis left us.

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Dan Kweed

Jan 13, 2022

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The drinks were okay, is also a nice spot. We ordered the savoury french toast and pancake. The pancake was 2 inches thick and dryer than a sponge. The french toast was just wrong, almost deepfried with the wrong sauce to match.
The menu Definitely adjustments

Maggy Bain

Dec 19, 2021

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It’s so lovely, delicious food, staff are sooo friendly and amazing and would so recommend as we go every weekend

Sharka H.

Dec 17, 2021

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A lovely cafe with delicious coffee and unique atmosphere. The staff is always welcoming and quite often you’ll find the lovely owner Jayde behind the coffee machine or counter.
They also recycle their coffee grounds so you can have your caffe fix guilt free. ☕️♻️

Jill Pope

Oct 27, 2021

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Came here about 6 months ago and left a mediocre review. Returned to see I things had changed. Happy to give full 5 stars! Service great, food exceptional and coffee fanatatic. This is a great little find for anyone wanting a beautiful meal.

Sarah Oliver

Oct 23, 2021

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Jade and the staff are so nice and welcoming and the food is great! It is also dog friendly, and has great outdoor seating areas. Highly recommended.

Rachel Peachey

Oct 02, 2021

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After a big walk along the river in Woodbridge, Zara & I really enjoyed our brunch this morning. Its been a… while since I have been back here, but staff were friendly and great service, as usual, with delicious food and coffee. We will be back soon! Thank you 😋

Chan Haslam

Aug 27, 2021

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Welcoming staff, great menu, always reliably good coffee. Easily my favourite 6056 cafe.

Adz Arrgh

Aug 25, 2021

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Lots of gluten free options. Great coffee. I never seen pancakes like this and they are amazing *not gf*. But what stands out is the amazing service

Mitch Francis

Aug 19, 2021

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Awesome vibe, amazing food and service. cannot fault them on anything, even on the busiest of days they rock.

Lucy Marshall

Aug 08, 2021

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Stunning service and good food Also love that they are open on a Sunday

Yasmeen Khan

Jul 06, 2021

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Another little gem tucked amidst historically beautiful architecture… beautiful menu. The open omelette is certainly a winner

Adriana Fairhead

Jun 27, 2021

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The staff were really friendly and the coffee was good! Looking forward to coming back and trying out other menu items. Would love if smoked salmon was offered as a side or part of eggs benedict :)

Claude Midia

May 28, 2021

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I was served 4 small strips of uncooked, low quality beef. Despite the fact it was blue, they assured me that it was medium rare and could not be cooked any further. Even simple dishes like pancakes just weren't done right, they came out like massive chunky donuts with no flavor. The chef really needs to start from scratch and taste the food he's serving.

Ernest Li

Apr 05, 2021

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The set up of the outdoor seating area is very thoughtful and nice, and 'Seeing is believing. The Bolt coffee beans are used to make home coffee. It is so wonderful in autumn to enjoy the morning sun and receiving a cool breeze when a cup of hot coffee is near your mouth and nose. Looking far to the Railway Square open space and the peaceful scene, joining the quiet environment, is so fabulous. Blessed to whoever receiving the love in this gifted land. Cheers!

Cora Potgieter

Aug 09, 2020

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Visited Sid & Phyllis for breakfast, ordered the The Stack with a latte. Great service. They went out of their way to assist with swoping out items for me. The food was fantastic. Staff were very helpful. Will definitely be back for more of this wonderful food and friendly service.

Mjay B.

Dec 19, 2017

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Popped by for an early lunch on the 19th with a g/f. As we were early we appreciated the chef let us order from the lunch menu as it was only 11ish and some people were still having breakfast. We ordered a share plate for 2, a coffee and a ginger tonic. It was great value, very fresh and delicious the bread was so moist and had such a lovely flavour, fresh basil added to the sensation, our plate had delicious tomatoes, Italian ham, chorizo and a lovely white cheese, fresh salad fine sliced red and white cabbage, spinach leaves and an amazing dip, which I thought was made from broccoli. This

Karine A.

Oct 30, 2017

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Yes yes yes! I feel like Midland is starting to emerge from the depths of foodie dull drums! Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Local produce, farm to table. Bolt coffee! Dog friendly.
A nice amount of indoor and outdoor seating. First cab off the food ranks at the Midland workshops..I hope it becomes a little foodie hub!
Then out comes the lamb ragu fettucini I ordered for lunch and I was sold. Syd and Phyllis you rock! It was like a plate of pure comfort food. Tender melt in your mouth lamb flavour bombs and not fatty. Yep it was one of those dishes that made you want to face plant into and blow