San Churro Southgate

San Churro Southgate is a dessert-focused stop in Southbank, located at G09-G11/3 Southgate Ave. Its menu centres on churros, with small, medium and large serves, churro fries, filled churros and churro pops. The standard churros come with San Churro’s classic dipping cups, while the filled versions include pistachio butter or choc-hazelnut. For something more substantial, the 30cm Choc-Hazelnut el Grande Churro and Pistachio el Grande Churro make a clear statement, each finished with its matching topping and crushed nuts.

There is plenty aimed at sharing. The Original Churros Snack Pack combines mini churros, a choice of dip and fruit, while the Triple Dipper brings together churros, churro pops and three dips. Larger options include Churros Fruit, Churros Fiesta, Dessert Lover’s Tapas and the Churros Grazing Box, with combinations of churros, brownies, fruit, chocolate treats, marshmallows, pretzels and dips. The menu also includes churro nacho sundaes, cakes, brownies, gelato, macarons, handmade truffles and smaller chocolate treats, so it works for anything from a single sweet snack to a dessert spread for a group.

Drinks go beyond the usual café options. The venue serves its Signature Hot Chocolate with a fresh hot churro, along with milk, dark, white, Spanish, hazelnut, pistachio and cookie butter hot chocolates. There is also Fairtrade coffee and tea, iced drinks, frappes, smoothies and shakes such as Choco Loco, Cookies Cream and Choc Banana Lambada. Several items are marked as vegan, dairy-free, low-gluten or available with a vegan option, although the menu also identifies offerings containing nuts, so checking the current menu and speaking with staff is sensible for dietary requirements.

The website does not provide detail about the fit-out, seating or the people behind this particular store, so the atmosphere is best judged in person. It does, however, list delivery through food delivery partners and pick-up, making Southgate’s store convenient for a takeaway dessert as well as an outing. The broad sharing menu suits families and groups, while the single churro, gelato, coffee or hot chocolate options also suit a solo visit. Trading is listed from 9am daily, with later closing at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays; hours may change, particularly on public holidays, so calling ahead is recommended.