I first tried Hawthorne Coffee at the Hawke's Bay Farmers Market, and while the wait was super…read morelong, it was worth it. Their coffee is creamy, delicious and smells out of this world. I also picked up two bags of their coffee to take home, which is priced at $10 a packet - usually $13-$13.50 online! A few days later, we stopped by their cafe after exploring Te Mata Peak. The coffee, again, was perfect. Now, back in Auckland, I'm enjoying their plunger coffee at home, and it smells and tastes heavenly.

Hawthorne Coffee turned out to be an okay place to get coffee. For me, the flavors of my cup didn't…read morecome through as I expected. I ordered a long black hoping to taste the flavor notes written on their bag, but what I tasted instead was a lot of nothing. To be clear, I bought their Kenyan single origin beans that I've yet to try and I'm hoping for a better experience brewing the coffee myself. I went ahead and bought the bag because I saw a long line behind me and my past experience with any single origin coffee beans have been good. I was a bit disappointed not to see any "roasted on" date, which is usually an indicator by the roaster of their craftsmanship. Great roasters often add a "roasted on" date to let coffee aficionados know the freshness of the beans. Older coffee beans lose their flavors and anything older than 1-2 months are normally considered undesirable. Furthermore, I was surprised that the person who checked me out for the single origin beans had no idea what they were. I had to point out "Single Origin" on their menu for them to realize I was referring to their specialty coffee beans. They do have a cute menu and a small seating area inside. They roast their beans onsite and I watched the roaster work behind a glass window while I was there. Overall, I wasn't too impressed by their coffee, but it's possible I ordered the wrong drink.

Delicious coffee, served up by two lovely baristas, in a funky container box. How much more could…read moreone ask for! I stopped by for a quick hit before setting off on a bike ride, and loved the whole setup. Apparently, this spot is the "local" for the 9 AM junkies too :) Flat whites are about $4, espressos run about $2-3, and smiles are free and aplenty. They take Eftpos too, which is a major win. Save your gold coins for the roadside fruit stands!

superb decaf, fresh powerful flavors, none better in the napier regionread more

A very bright and nice decor with a fairly decent seating plan for indoor and outdoor areas…read more Not much of a view out of the windows looking the street which is quite noisy outside but very quiet inside so that was great. The service was fine although the waiting staff looked like they would rather be elsewhere lol. The food was average. The prices are quite high at $90 for three people to get eggs benny with a coffee, juice and water. My beef with the food is it all tastes like it was cooked in the same pan. Spinach tasted like the bacon, the mushrooms tasted like bacon and the oil was all over the plate so there is no contrast of individual flavours which is quite disappointing. The rosti seems like it was frozen and either deep fried or cooked at a hot temp because the outside is crusty and the middle is soggy. The presentation of the food was good which really let's down the whole experience for this place. Great menu, decor, ideas and a decent coffee but not executed very well. I will try it again.

The coffee is great at Sutto, as is their food! Always fresh, and full of flavour. My favourite…read morecoffee spot in Hastings. The corn fritters are really good and so is the lemon slice. Hmmm

Came here for the award winning pie but the rack does not show which one so I assume all is great…read more I simply choose one Pie but it is below my expectations. Found out the award winning Pie is vegetarian one but I didn't get the chance to try it yet. Came here during lunch time, the place is crowed.

Tea & coffee is great. Food and service is very good. Very popular with the locals.read more

Iconic Cafe This large airy cafe exudes old world charm and…read moreambiance and with a tempting display cabinet and appealing menu it's a great spot for lunch. We had a lovely pot of real leaf tea and some old style home cooked food from the cabinet and it was just delicious.

Havelock North is one of their 4 locations. Great coffee, tasty stuff in the case (sandwiches,…read morequiche, salads) and smoothies. We had the ham and eggie sandwich and it arrived toasted, delicious. Also bean, carrot and ricotta salad. Potato salad and beet salads looked good too. Great service, relaxed location with some indoor tables and some outside (mostly in the shade, thankfully).