So glad we stopped here for breakfast on the way to the Glow Worm Caves! The service was so…read morefriendly, there was plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, along with take away and full menu breakfast options! We had a breakfast croissant and the Big Brekkie plate along with some iced mochas! All was delicious. Plus you can buy some snacks, drinks, and souvenirs on your way out! The servers also kept bringing out delicious looking pastries like scones and muffins! Everything was nice, clean and well-kept! If you need some food before your day starts, start here!

Stopped in for breakfast, delicious food, great service, well priced, highly recommend!read more

Good to come across a real old fashioned cafe. Great array…read moreof food. We just had a muffin which was very nice. Two different types of muffin available - wild berry and blueberry. Huge menu including the amazing whitebait the area is known for Good coffee and a very reasonable price. Will stop in again. Friendly locals!

We stopped by this place on our drive to New Plymouth for a quick bite and this place did not…read moredisappoint! We picked up some pork and cheese sandwiches and I got a steak and mushroom pie as well. If you've had a McRib in the states and like them, expect to be delighted! This is basically a McRib with cheese, delicious! The steak and mushroom pie was one of the best I had while in NZ (although to be fair I only had a couple). The staff were friendly too. Overall just a nice place to stop on a beach drive. They could use more places like this all over NZ!

A bit pricey for what you get, but much better quality food than you will find in the area. Decent…read morecoffee & wide assortment of baked goods. Food can sometimes be hit or miss. Broight friends in that ordered gluten free toast and got regular toast. Thankfully, she caught it before taking a bite (allergy). Have had overcooked eggs once or twice, but still worth a stop! Eggs Benedict is one of my favorites!

This looked like a good stop on the way to Auckland from New Plymouth. Plenty of parking, good…read morerestrooms and a good breakfast. I had hot cakes with Bacon. It came in a short time and was good. They have good coffee!

We had an adequate dinner here. Nancy very much liked her arugula salad (I didn;t get a taste) and…read moreher pumpkin risotto. I had whjat purported to be a Thai beef salad, and although the greens where very nice and the beef well prepared, it was not discernibly Thai -- no lime juice, no fish sauce, no spiciness, and no cilantro. Nice salad, but not an accurate menu listing

This was a great place for us to stop at while visiting the Waitomo Gloworm Caves. We got here…read moreright as the cafe was opening, which was probably a good thing since we didn't make a reservation but we were still able to get a table since we were early. I would recommend either making a reservation, or getting there early because it's a pretty small cafe and the dining room can fill up really quickly. Their parking spots out front is also pretty limited, so getting there early ensures that you have a place to park without having to circle around and find street parking. We got one of their salads and their fish and chips and both were absolutely divine. I loved the freshness of their salad and their flavor combination. The citrus dressing really tied it all together. The fish and chips, as a staple in NZ was so fresh and crispy here! I truly enjoyed it. The table next to us got the mini lamb burgers, and if I had more stomach space, I would have loved to try that too since it looked juicy and mouthwatering. The views in this place was also really great and and I truly enjoyed my visit.

The BEST pies. Friendly, fast service from the team ...and did I mention the BEST pies!read more

Our tour guide driver told us about this spot and said they had won a pie competition in New…read moreZealand. Works for me! When we stopped by, others were driving up to grab and go, so it seems to also be a local favorite. The pastry on my veggie pie was super flaky and the filling was hot and well seasoned. It was a curried type of veggie pie. I also got their port and plum pie, which was one of three sweet pies. I liked the filling - the port was prominent and the fruit was good. However, I didn't like the pastry on this sweet pie much - wish it had been the type on the savory pie, but it was more of a biscuit/cookie texture.

Delicious, unpretentious, reasonably priced, homemade food. The portions are very generous. The…read morepork was so good, especially the cracklings.

Real fruit ice cream in a waffle cone, flavor: mixed berry of strawberry, blueberry and blackberry…read more NZ$8.99 each. So good!!

Great selection of fresh NZ produce, not necessarily a great selection of knowledgeable staff, alas.read more