The Lanes, Mermaid Waters

Fluffy falafel pockets and house-baked baguettes, from 5:45am.

Green falafel made in house, creamy hummus, tahini poured over the top and Merlo coffee to go with it. Dine in, grab it to go, order pickup or have it delivered. That's the whole idea.

4.8out of 5 from 523 Google reviews
Tahini being poured over a Fala Fels falafel pocket
Made in house

Pockets, plates, salads

Three ways to eat the same good falafel.

Stuff it in a warm pita, pile it on turmeric rice, or keep it light on a bed of greens. Everything's built from the same hummus, pickles, tahini and salads made fresh at the counter.

Falafel pocket with tahini, lettuce, tomato and red cabbage

Pockets

Vegan

Falafel Pocket

Tender green falafel, creamy hummus, fresh salads, tangy pickles and a rich tahini dressing, wrapped in a warm pita.

$18.90

Beef Pita wedges with chips, hummus and chipotle sauce

Plates

Best seller

Beef Pita

Grilled pita stuffed with seasoned ground meat, onions and herbs, served crispy with chips and dipping sauces.

$21.50

Salad bowl with feta, tomato, cucumber and fried pita chips

Salads

Vegan, gluten free

Falafel Salad

Crisp mixed lettuce, cauliflower, juicy tomato, cucumber, red cabbage and hearty chickpeas.

$19.50

Overhead spread of Fala Fels baguettes, falafel bowl, chips, cookies and pockets on a timber table

Baguettes, bowls, pockets and cookies. Everything on the table comes out of one small kitchen at The Lanes.

Fala Fels baguettes, chips, Noah's juice, Buchi kombucha and a falafel salad on the stone-wall table

About the cafe

Here to cure your cravings.

Legend has it falafel started as a humble street food. We've taken it up a notch. Homemade green falafel, crisp salads, fresh hummus and tahini all come together in a fluffy pita pocket.

Our house-baked baguettes are the other thing people come back for. They're made fresh every day, filled with everything from egg salad to chicken parmi, and they sit alongside sourdough from Burleigh Baker for the breakfast rolls and smashed avo.

Whether you're stopping by for an early breakfast or a proper lunch, there's room to sit inside or out, or you can take it away. Pair it with a coffee, and you've got the Fala Fels morning.

Made in house

Green falafel, hummus, burek and the cookies are all made on site.

Baked daily

Baguettes come out of our own oven fresh each morning.

Merlo coffee

Merlo beans, poured by our baristas from 5:45am.

Coffee & drinks

Merlo coffee from the moment the doors open.

Hot, iced or blended. The bar opens at 5:45am with the rest of the cafe, so the early shift gets a proper coffee on the way through.

Hot

  • Two ristretto shots and a dash of milk

Iced

  • Pureed strawberries and matcha on milk

Smoothies

  • Mixed berries, banana, almond milk

  • Mango, pineapple, banana, spinach, almond milk

  • Mango, pineapple, coconut water

  • Acai, mixed berries, banana, coconut water

Latte art on a Fala Fels coffee at the bar

Also in the fridge

Coco Coast and RawC coconut water, Noah's juices, Emma & Tom's apple juice, Buchi kombucha brewed in Brisbane, Bundaberg, San Pellegrino, Lipton iced tea and the usual soft drinks.

Take it home

Family boxes for two adults and two kids.

Dinner sorted without cooking. Each box comes with homemade hummus, turmeric rice, salad, pita bread and pita chips. Grab a take-home dip while you're at it.

20 falafels

Falafels Family Box

20 falafels, homemade hummus dip, turmeric rice, salad, pita bread and pita chips.

$59.90

2 adults + 2 kids

Schnitzel Family Box

Three pieces of chicken schnitzel, homemade hummus, turmeric rice, salad, pita bread and pita chips.

$59.90

Take Home Dip $8.00$50 gift voucher available
Overhead spread of Fala Fels cookies, salad, baguettes, chips, burek and a falafel pocket in a branded box

Delivered to the door

Can't make it to The Lanes? The full menu is on Uber Eats and DoorDash, and pickup orders go straight through our online ordering page.

What locals say

Hundreds of Google reviews, and counting.

The rating below is straight off our Google listing, and it's built one pocket at a time.

4.8

out of 5 on Google

523 reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 523 Google reviews
94%

recommend on Facebook

12 reviews

“Very cute little cafe!!! I love they sell little sweet treats I cant eat anything big in the morning its nice to see bite sized cookies etc thank you lovely service and coffee too”
Jus MontRecommends Fala Fels on Facebook, 13 September 2026

Read the rest on our Google listing or Facebook page.

Opening hours

Early every day.

Coffee and sweets from opening. Pockets, plates and salads from 8am. Kitchen items finish just before we close.

Monday5:45am - 3:00pm
Tuesday5:45am - 3:00pm
Wednesday5:45am - 3:00pm
Thursday5:45am - 3:00pm
Friday5:45am - 3:00pm
Saturday5:45am - 3:00pm
Sunday6:00am - 2:00pm

Find us

In The Lanes, Mermaid Waters.

Shop 2C, 51/73 The Lanes Blvd

Mermaid Waters QLD 4218

Corner of Lakeview Blvd and Bermuda Street

Open in Google Maps
0472 742 874

Call the cafe

falafelscafe@gmail.com

Catering, questions, anything else

Come on down to the cafe.

Order ahead for pickup, ring us with a question, or send an email about a bigger order. We're open from 5:45am.

CallOrder pickup