Great setting in this cute town of Thames. Fresh food, baked goods and pressed juice. We split…read morethe Turkish chicken sandwich, side salad and brownie - we felt plenty satisfied all for $25NZ. Friendly service with both indoor and outdoor seating. A perfect stop for a bite or drink while staying near by or on your way thru.

Delicious. Can be a bit of a wait when busy, and limited hours. Pastry items all tried have been…read moreexcellent.

Awesome place to eat and use wifi. A verity of breakfast and lunch options and lots of yummy…read moredesserts and pastries.

Soak up some Cuban vibes in this awesome little coffee house. Enjoy a great coffee while Che…read morewatches over you from the walls and tables. Friendly hosts, great for kids with some excellent milkshakes. Just one of those great little cafes that are disappearing from our larger cities

After camping in the rain for a couple of days we decided to 'splash' out on a cooked breakfast…read morebefore heading home on Sunday morning. The cafe' is Cuban based. But my idea of Cuba is bright and bold like their cars. The inside was dark and how I imagined a mess tent in Vietnam may have looked like. The head chef who incidentally made our coffee was dressed like an army sergeant. My husband and I ordered eggs benedict with home-made hollandaise sauce. On asking what could be included in our son's toasted sandwich, sergeant told me, 'it's on the board, love.' But the board gave us an array of ingredients but no prices. Hubby didn't like the attitude and wanted to leave straight away. I said we should stay. Our other son chose a pie of $6.50, which came with ... nothing, and was still hungry. This was actually fortunate because the eggs benedict was presented poorly to us. White split bun, some leaves of spinach and a slightly poached egg. The hollandaise sauce was squirted out of a plastic bottle leaving squiggly mustard coloured patterns on top. It reminded me of a hot dog. The bacon was blackened at one end and raw at the other. We both lost our appetite. We tasted a bit but the hollandaise sauce was too much and ruined anything tasty that may have been hiding underneath. The waitress apologised for our served meals saying it was her first attempt at making eggs benedict. We handed them over to our teenagers to eat. The coffee was fine and was served in medium sized handled cups. However, when the bill came to $69 we were informed the coffees had been large, not regular and unless we wanted to return the extra coffee we'd drunken we'd have to pay full price. We tried to explain that we didn't feel this was fair, and that the hollandaise sauce squiggles from a plastic squeegee bottle didn't lend itself to being homemade. It was then that sergeant told us to pay up and 'get the hell out of his cafe'.' He went on to tell us he was the head chef and if we didn't pay up he'd get us arrested for shoplifting. He wasn't joking. It wasn't a busy place with only two other people coming in for coffee. Our main gripe was food presentation and lack of respect given to customers who aren't happy about being charged for something they didn't order. This review is my own opinion and I expect people will have their own.

We stopped by for breakfast before heading back to Auckland. It's a cute little cafe in Whitianga…read morenear the coast with a small parking lot in front and street parking. The staff here are friendly and nice and the menu made it hard to decide what to order since I wanted to try everything. Along with a breakfast/brunch menu, they also have some strong coffee and other baked goods to check out. The food portion was generous and the food was delicious. We actually had to pack some to go since we couldn't finish everything. Also, it was awesome that they had wifi because our service wasn't very great since we were from a different country. Overall, good food and friendly service.

Stopped by here for Brunch before heading back up to Auckland. I ordered the Smoked Kingfish with…read moreKumara and Potato rosti. The smoked fish had a nice woody flavour but to me it was still rather moist - unlike the smoke fish you get at the fish monger. The rosti itself was well seasoned but I think it could be a little more crispy..

Super cute cafe with traditional kiwi breakie. You order at the counter and staff brings the food…read moreto you. The food is fresh and delicious, staff are kind. Loved the designs on top of the coffee. You can eat inside or out, and when you're outside it's next to a playground for children to enjoy, while parents can relax at the cafe and enjoy too. Loved seeing all the well-behaved dogs sitting outside with their owners too. Only thing I thought that was odd, as an American, is the staff picks up your dirty dishes. We were dining with Kiwis who told us to leave the dirty dishes. In America, if we order at the counter we are expected to return our dirty dishes ourselves, similar to Hahei Beach Cafe offering the drinking water bar for patrons to fill up glasses of water or pitchers of water. Loved this place and will be returning!

Liked this place so much we had breakfast two days in a row…read more There was a lot of seating available, with nice open air tables, perfect for a sunny morning. I had the Smashed Avo both days. It is delicious! Light, refreshing, piled with plenty of avocado! I also enjoyed the iced mocha. There is a lunch menu that also sounds great, but we never made it back to try lunch. If you're staying in Hahei or just passing through, don't hesitate to stop at this cafe!

Amazing steak and cheese pie , prices understandable for the high quality and delicious foodread more

We stumbled on this amazing cafe driving to Rotorua from the Coromandel Peninsula. It's literally…read morethe only cafe/bakery in town so we were among mostly if not all locals. There is a huge selection of freshly made pastries, sandwiches and various other hot foods. If that's not enough they offer a menu of hot breakfast and sandwiches. We ordered the hot rib eye sandwich and a couple of meat pies. Everything was fresh and delicious. PROS: Fresh food Meat pies Rib Eye sandwich Lolli cakes Supporting local business Small town cafe Prices CONS: Must be passing through to get here.

The nachos! We keep talking about how good these nachos were. The sweet chili sauce makes all the…read moredifference.

Nice setting for a coffee with a beach house rustic feel. I had a large flat white. It was only…read more0.20 cents more than the regular so what wouldn't you? There was a long line for food so I didn't order and cannot comment on that. It was a holiday weekend so they had a 15% surcharge.

Dig the healthier and different options this place provides. I had the lentils and they were so…read moreflavorful, I'd definitely recommend them. The cornbread was alsoDifferent from the states but good different.

A great little cafe with an awesome menu, delicious coffee, friendly staff and a nice sunny little…read morecourtyard out the back! This is one little cafe you are certain to enjoy!

I was a bit suspicious because of the name. Federal? I eventually realized that is the name of the…read morestreet they are located on. It was open at the time I was in the area and it did look inviting. I perused the menu and decided to give it a try. Walking in I saw the old-fashioned furnishings, metal chairs, display cases, wall shelves, big bar in the middle all in a long and narrow room. Yessss, this looks lie something out of the 50s and I like it. After a long hard look at the menu I opted for the Salami platter... Strangely enough there wasn't salami, but more like a smoked ham, prosciutto like meat. It tasted great, so what's in a name. Delicious heirloom tomatoes, capers, salami impersonator, cream cheese, capers, pickles and your choice of bread. I had chosen crumpets and regretted that . Not because they weren't delicious, because they were so yummy, but they were also so buttery that I couldn't get the cream cheese to stick and everything I tried to put on the crumpet just slid right off them. I got the bottomless cup of coffee and I must say, this is really good coffee and the refills kept coming also. I love the atmosphere in here and there are so many great choices on the menu. If I ever come back tot Auckland, I will definitely stop by this place again.

Busy place with a lot of indoor seating and limited outdoor tables. Service was good, never had to…read morewait. It's a popular place and they were crowded but we didn't have to wait for a table. There was plenty of food for each order. My wife had a street dog and fries and I had a Ruben. They were pretty decent. I wasn't as happy with the fries. They were like the bottom of a pile and mostly little pieces with very few full length slices. Prices were extremely reasonable. I would definitely eat there again.

The food was great. Had the fish and meat tacos. The fish were good and the meat was very tasty…read more The location was great overlooking the beach. The $10 charge to share was high and i don't like places that charge when you don't receive anything extra by sharing. I was also taken aback when they removed the fork, that was already on the table, from one of our party who ordered the fries to try and limit the tasting of anyone else's food. Food and ambience good but service did not meet the rest of the positives.

After spending the morning digging up sand on the beach, we had built up a decent appetite for…read morebrekkie. Hotties is a lovely place. They are located with a view of the beach. You can sit either inside or outside. I'd have to say it was a whimsical wonder for beach white as the color theme, Ordered a breakfast burrito and a frittata dish that had spinach with a poached egg on it. Scrumptious! Eating here was like eating inside some tropical dream. Truly a special place.