Got to love this cafe at Xmas time. Great value coffee and cake for $5. Good coffee and a fantastic…read morearray of cakes/ treats. At this time of year I can't go past a slice of Ruth's famous Christmas cake. Dark moist rich cake mmmmmm Always lovely sitting in the gazebo or in the vegetable garden through the hedge archway. Excellent destination.

Just off the main highway at Te Horo, the kitchen shop and cafe is part of the Ruth Pretty Catering…read more& Cook School empire. Stocked with their signature jams, Tony Sly pottery, every kitchen gadget and a small cafe. A good pitstop for travelling foodies. Enjoy the country views, and have a look through the hedge at the pottager herb gardens.

Great garden setting with quirky little areas. The garden and art are worth the destination alone…read more But the food really makes it. Awesome pastries and cakes, great coffee and meals. Service is always friendly and efficient - even if they have to wander the garden calling out your name!

Cute cottage set in pretty garden. Eat outside on the sunny veranda (we always do because we take…read moreour dog) or sit inside in the cosy cottage rooms - 3 separate areas. Relish has excellent wholesome tasty food. They do lots of counter foods plus breakfast favourites from eggs bennie to kedgeree. Our personal favs are the ginger & rhubarb muffins. Still slightly warm from the oven they are delicious with our morning coffee. Food is always beautifully presented, our muffin always comes with a dusting of icing sugar and a sprig of lavender. Warmth, friendliness, excellent food and good old fashioned service. June 2018. Wrote the above review a few years ago. The cafe has been sold at the beginning of this year and the food offering largely the same. Friendly guys running the place now. Went there recently though and no muffins. May be just teething problems but not as good as before

In wellington for a conference all week and the Relish has been my "go to" place for coffee every…read moremorning. Today I branch out with a date scone and it was delicious. tasted home made with just the right amount of sweetness...a little bit of perfection

Great counter and menu food. Cabinet bursting with freshly made yummy things. Friendly staff, great…read morecoffee. One of our regular cafes. We go a couple of times a week. Muffins delicious and great coffee. Very dog friendly and in the cold or rain there is a covered heated porch. For people sitting inside the fire and warm soups and meals are a perfect combination. In summer sit under the tress and umbrellas and look out over the garden centre. If going make sure to take the old highway from Waikanae or peak peka Rd from the beach as no exit from the new expressway.

A must do drop-in on your journey north or south. It's always lovely to sit underneath the trees…read morewith the most beautiful plants surrounding you. Food ... yummy. This morning my friend and I had our standard brekky of eggs bene, substituted out the bread for a rosti and it was all delicious. Sadly ... ... you get 3 stars for this visit because you missed 2 breakfasts and only sent out one. We had no intention of sharing. So unfortunately we didn't get to eat together. Better luck next time.

So an interesting concept. A meat lovers dream with a brewery next door…read more The menu is meat, meat ... oh and meat! Everything meaty and very little light or vegetarian or really variety. I had hogget taco and my partner had pork taco. Kinda small, and not presented that well. Meat looked dry. However it was quite tasty but could have had more flavour and the tortilla corn taco an overwhelming taste. Corn and nectarine side salad very fresh and tasty. Although not sure that two thin slices of nectarine really qualify as top billing. Amazing chocolate honey drizzle cake. Mixed messages from staff. Some very nice, some dismissive. So 50/50 on everything. Would go back if friends wanted to but would make that choice on my own.

Surprisingly good BBQ! We are visiting from the southern United States and we're happy to find this…read morespot with great food and vibe close to the train station.

Amazing! Best Iced Almond milk latte and donuts I have ever had! 100% recommendation if your…read morelooking fr a great iced coffee!

Very average lunch experience. I had veg breakfast for $20. Scrambled eggs , free range and well…read morecooked, however only 1 mushroom 1/2 a bland cooked tomato, some spinach leaves under the eggs of which some were "wilted" by the heat of the eggs and the rest raw. Rosti tasted of old oil. Chibata bread had been thrown in pan and was oily and mostly uncooked do became a soggy mess under eggs and mushroom. Nachos ok, although greasy, and no avocado. Dessert slice ok but had been in the fridge for a while. Coffee was good though. Very mediocre meal.

Yummy baked goods, quiches, pies, slices & donuts! Kid friendly, easy music -- a delight for lunch…read moretoday!!