Paragon Cafe Parkes

Took advantage of the bacon and egg roll a pot of tea for $9. Absoulte bargain! Food was good, clean jnterior with lots of character, warm as it was freezing ou... read more Took advantage of the bacon and egg roll a pot of tea for $9. Absoulte bargain! Food was good, clean jnterior with lots of character, warm as it was freezing outisde and lovely friendly staff. Went back the next day and was disappointed to find it closed.

In Parkes 1st day of Elvis festival...not too busy but such a poor attitude by staff, complaining about Elvis music but taking peoples for sandwich and coffee a... read more In Parkes 1st day of Elvis festival...not too busy but such a poor attitude by staff, complaining about Elvis music but taking peoples for sandwich and coffee and them telling them they had to eat elsewhere as they were closing...sweeping up around those that were eating. some local cafes are obviously not happy re the Festival, however, business is business... so good luck to them if they can afford to open late, close early... be grumpy, wipe their prices off the menu board and have 'SPECIAL menu stuck to table and them complain....our group will go elsewhere, which is what we and plenty of others did

Nice place, wide range of nice food and hot/cold drinks, ample comfortable seating, convenient street parking. Prices reasonable rather than cheap. The music wa... read more Nice place, wide range of nice food and hot/cold drinks, ample comfortable seating, convenient street parking. Prices reasonable rather than cheap. The music was a little loud, but otherwise nice ambience and good cheerful service WARNING : These people charge you $3 unless you pay cash.

It's not that this place is terrible... it's just that it could be done so much better! Everything is average, when really... it has the potential to shine. The... read more It's not that this place is terrible... it's just that it could be done so much better! Everything is average, when really... it has the potential to shine. They seem to be making all the generic mistakes... so whilst it's not doing anything really bad... it's not amazing and it could be. Prices were reasonable, menu was insane with it's choices- too much to focus on, service was okay, food was okay. I often say we become complacent with our surrounds and that's what this feels like... they have the basics right, but they are always going to be basic... which is a shame.

Had breakfast here befoe we left the town. Eggs, bacon toast were all good and plentiful, and the coffee was excellent. Highly recommend. read more Had breakfast here befoe we left the town. Eggs, bacon toast were all good and plentiful, and the coffee was excellent. Highly recommend.