Good coffee all day
The machine does not knock off at eleven. Coffee and tea whenever you walk in, right through to close.
Cowslip Street, Violet Town
A produce store and a cafe,through the one yellow door.
Sit under the umbrellas with a coffee and a pie, then walk out with gourmet cheese, artisan bread and a pot plant. Two minutes off the Hume, and worth pulling over for.
4.9from 126 Google reviews
When the door is open
Wednesday to Saturday
Four days a week, and that is deliberate. We are shut Monday and Tuesday, so check before you make the drive. Breakfast runs until 10am on every day we are open.
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday8:30am - 3:00pm
- Thursday8:30am - 3:00pm
- Friday8:30am - 3:00pm
- Saturday8:30am - 2:00pm
- SundayClosed
Dine in, takeaway and outdoor seating.
Two shops, one door
Most places make you choose between breakfast and the shopping.
Jackson's is a local produce store supplying local and regional produce, including organic produce, and it is also a proper cafe. The counter, the coffee machine and the shelves all live in the same room on Cowslip Street, which is why people tend to arrive for a flat white and leave carrying a bag.
Sit in the sunny covered courtyard, take a table out on the street, or come inside and eat surrounded by Violet Town's own artworks. The museum is out the back and there is a gallery next door, so it is easy to make an hour of it.
Dine inTakeawayOutdoor seating
The cafe
House made food, and the coffee stays on all day.
What is written on the board out the front is what you get inside. No long menu of things nobody orders, just food made here and served while the shop is open.
Breakfast until 10am
Served daily while the shop is open, so there is no rush to beat a nine o'clock cut off.
House made food
Made here rather than delivered in a box, which is why the counter looks different depending on the day.
Gourmet pies and desserts
Pies, sausage rolls and sweets from the cabinet, plated with salad if you are sitting in.
Smoothies and juices
Blended fresh, using the same fruit and veg that sits on the shelves out the front.
Light meals
Toasties, salads and the rest of the day menu, for eating in or taking away.
Worth the detour
“I was honestly shocked by how good it was. The sausage roll didn't taste like a typical one at all — the meat inside was tender and juicy, and the pastry was perfectly crisp and buttery. It was easily the best sausage roll I've ever had. I'm already planning to visit this café again on the weekend, even if it means driving 2.5 hours from Melbourne. Totally worth it.”
steve lam · Google review, January 2026
The produce store
Local and regional produce, and a lot of things you did not come in for.
The shelves run from fruit and veg through to the sort of browsing that makes a present easy. Everything below is stocked in store.
From the growers
- Local and regional produce
- Organic produce
- Fresh fruit and vegetables
The good stuff
- Gourmet cheese
- Artisan bread
- Honey and jams
- Chutneys, olives and oil
Worth a browse
- Plants and gifts
- Art and craft
- Soap and beauty products
- Jewellery and toys
Inside
Green stools along the window, and the lights left on.
A relaxing time out for locals and visitors alike, in their own words. Pull up at the window bar and watch Cowslip Street go by, or take a table and stay a while.
What people say
126 reviews, and they mostly talk about the same things.
126 Google reviews
“A friendly and efficient setting, great quality food and coffee with cold drinks, produce and gift ware to purchase if you wish. A terrific find. Seating inside and out. Thank u.”
“A gorgeous cafe on the Main Street of Violet Town! Super yummy food, quick service & plenty of seating both inside and outside. The staff were all so lovely”
“We stopped in to get some breakfast on the drive from Melbourne to NSW and after six days in Melbourne the coffee at Jackson's was miles better than anything we'd had in the city! The hot chocolate was excellent too and breakfast options were fab. They also have a great little gift store section with beautiful candles, jewellery, and food. It's only 2 minutes off the highway and so we'll definitely be back.”
Find us
On the main street, two minutes off the Hume.
Address
Phone
0418 773 877Email
jacksonsvt@gmail.comOpen
