Cafe in the Castlecliff suburb of Whanganui, a block back from the beach. We went there for…read morebreakfast but it also serves burgers into the evening. Typical breakfast menu. We had the big veggie - nicely presented and delicious. Coffee was also excellent. Gorgeous outdoor area to round off a top rate experience.

This was the second attempt by my wife and I to eat here. 1st time we arrived after a 3 hour drive…read moretoo close to 2 pm and they refused to seat us. Went to Muddy Crab and had excellent tacos that day. (Go there instead for lunch) This time we arrived 5:30pm and were seated promptly. We asked if the fried chicken and calamari were starters or entrees. Waitress told us they certainly were enough for entrees. Not true. Both orders were very skimpy portions. Both were fairly tasteless and were served both with tasteless and insipid sauces, neither very enjoyable. Thought salting would help but didn't. At checkout, waitress asked if we wanted separate checks!! Highly insulting, seeing I already had my money out to pay and were obviously traveling together as a married couple. This place is strange and with the menu being mostly burgers, the prices are laughable. Owner/chef/manager sat at tables with customers the entire time. He needs to be in the kitchen cooking better food. This place needs to retrain the servers and deserves a good menu overhaul. Definitely not worth the price. Won't be back.

Went here for a stop on our way to Wellington. Very charming cafe, which was not very crowded…read morearound 2.00pm. It seems the kitchen closes at 2.00 pm, so we were not able to order anything warm, but what was served to other tables looked great. For New Zealand they had a big variety of warm drinks and the cakes looked also delicious. We would stop by again.

3.5 stars. Cute cafe for a pit stop driving from Taupo to…read moreWellington. Bulls has a few cafes along a two block-strip, and this one looked the most promising. It used to be an old bank so you'll find the repurposed safe room inside as well. Food choices are mainly cafe-style entrees like soups, salads, plates, as well as a bakery case of sweet and savory pastry items. Large selection of caffeinated drinks as well. Given how many people were here on a weekday mid-morning, I'm guessing that it's probably a frequent communal spot for the locals.

Nice interesting menu. Fresh ingredients. Friendly staff. Convenient location. Bright friendly…read moreinterior and outdoor tables.

Good breakfast but nothing special…read more The place itself is really nice looking and has a nice vibe too. It's counter service so should make an order first before getting a number for your table. I went with the halloumi dish. Thought the halloumi should be more saltier or at least that's how I like my halloumi. Also if they added zaater to the dish it would be great! My wife went with the avocado on toast dish which tasted as expected no surprises. Finally we shared the pancakes. The fluffiness was great but thought it needed more syrup to make it more sugary to our liking.

Surprised how good the food was!…read more Caveat: I'm not familiar with Thai food so it might be that the restaurant sucks but I really like Thai food. We ordered a small vegetable soup for starters (from vegetable section of the menu). I really liked it and thought the spiciness was perfect (we went with medium spice which is higher than mild but lower than hot) We shared the duck dish from the grill section and the green curry with chicken from the curries section. Both come with white rice. I liked the green curry more, although both were good. I highly recommend you SKIP dessert, they were below average. We ordered the fried banana and the mango dessert. The ice cream that came with both dishes were your average grocery ice cream but it was very cold that we had trouble eating it because it was hard. The sticky rice with the mango wasn't sweet as expected but felt more of your main dishes rice. Overall good restaurant and highly recommend sticking with the curries and skipping the dessert

First time ordering takeaways.ordered butter chicken fast service beautiful butter chicken and naan…read moreonly complaint is the rice was dry and tasted like the pre cooked packet rice you buy.

Very good indish curry, the prices for the lunch special are amazing. The interiour is just ok, but…read morethe service makes up for it. Good lunch stop between Taupo and Wellington.

Good Indian food in the middle of New Zealand!…read more The mixed vege appetizers were good- especially the fried onion. Lovely chutneys too and the free pappadum were a nice touch. The lamb vindaloo was filling and it had a nice depth of flavor. The aloo gobi was well spiced. All entrees come with rice, and not only do they give you plenty but they will also refill it for free! The naan is delicious when served warm- eat it fast! Service was friendly and at a moderate pace. Overall solid food. ~4.5 stars, up because it's in a tiny town with few food options