We’re a little café in The Basin, at the foothills of the Dandenongs, a popular destination for locals, bike riders, tourists, car enthusiasts and many more
Open 7 days – 7am to 3:30pm
1 in 20 café in The Basin aims to provide a friendly and welcoming environment with the best coffee, great food, drinks (yes we have our alcohol licence also!) and atmosphere to match.
What does our name even mean?! 1 in 20 refers to the gradient of Mountain Hwy up to Sassafras, often 1 in 20 is best known by cyclists due to this section of road named in cycling apps such as Strava. What many don’t know, is that Mountain Hwy from Bayswater to Sassafras in 1937 was actually called One In Twenty Road for a brief period of time.
At 1 in 20 café we pride ourselves on having such a great team to come to work with everyday. We have 4 fully qualified chefs and also a pastry chef (who’s also an awesome barista) to make as much as possible in-house. Our baristas all have direct training from The Bean Cartel so that we have our coffee taste how it was designed to taste.
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The Bean Cartel
Our everyday bean is the ‘El Capitán’
PNG, Brazil, Peru, Honduras.
A great all rounder that is easy to work with. El Capitán is an exceptional milk based coffee with a slightly strong flavour and a lingering spicy aftertaste. One of our most popular and classic blends.
latest news
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you all have a special night with that someone special! We're open until 8pm with our Italian Special Menu
Don’t forget the flowers!
The Basin Pantry has some nice flowers for that special someone tomorrow, and don't forget we're open until 8pm with a special Italian menu for dine-in or take-away.
Valentine’s Day – Open until 8pm and special Italian menu
We're open Valentine's Day until 8pm! Special Italian menu from noon onwards! Dine-in or Take-away.
Simone’s 50th!
Was such a privilege to host Simone's 50th recently where we transformed the cafe into party mode for the night!
Closing early today
We're closing an hour earlier today to prepare for a private function tonight. Thanks for understanding!
New Phone Number!
Updated phone number: 03 8203 7000. To deal with NBN outages which kills our phone (quite often recently), we've setup a new system to keep us contactable when that happens. Please update this number if you have it saved. Thanks!
Take-away cocktails!
Some take-away cocktails to enjoy while watching the awesome live music over the road at #thebasinmusicfestival Oh, and we're open again until 7pm with our $15 pizzas and few other specials!
The Basin Music Festival is on and we’re open until 7pm each night!
The Basin Music Festival is on and we're open until 7pm each night! $15 Pizza Special! Take-away only. Order buzzers available that reach the park so you don't miss the music!!