Excellent coffee! The blueberry muffin was very fresh. The pleasant atmosphere and nice outside…read moresitting area

Awesome local dive that offers good burgers, sides, drinks, and breakfast specialities. The…read morebreakfast scones were excellent, we came back for lunch the next day and were not disappointed. This place is a must see in Geraldine, NZ.

Split personality! At first glance it's a typical New Zealand cafe with tea/coffee/espresso listed…read moreon the board menu on the wall, pies and sandwiches and pastries on display. But then you see the colorful hanging lanterns and the paper menu on the counter featuring Vietnamese dishes. We had the bun cha with pork belly and chicken coconut curry and both were amazingly flavorful and OMG yummy! Hubby liked the tea and scone as well.

The Oxford is probably the best place in Timaru to get brunch. We ate there with a party of 20 and…read moreservice was spot on. Good as!

This restaurant was a totally random find. After driving a couple of hours from Christchurch, we…read moreneeded a break. We cruised the streets of Timaru and there are lots of restaurants although some looked very seedy in the downtown area. This restaurant had a great sign and building and what we could see inside, looked very nice. What a lucky find! Lovely ambience with old photos of Timaru, great decor, and friendly, efficient staff. I had the soup of the day which was spinach based with a freshly baked roll. My husband had the chicken bowl which was vaguely Thai in flavor and spicy. We both loved our meals and hated to leave but we had to hit the road without dessert. Great place in every way.

Fresh ingredients, great food, friendly staff, overall a nice place to stop off and eat after being…read moreon the road. Exactly what we were looking for!

Love the Mocha and the bounce house for the kiddos. Can't wait to go back and have another coffee.read more

Stopped here for an evening meal of fish & chips…read more Everything was good. Not great just good with the exception of the tartar (not sure if yall call it that in NZ) sauce to dip the fish into. That stuff--I think I mixed in a little garlic aioli or something--was phenomenal. I'd eat that by itself. So so so good. I also had a spieghts beer -- forget which one -- and it was pretty bad. This is coming from someone who can drink (and like) just about any beer. Maybe this batch was off or just older? I dunno. Just not my favorite whereas I loved their Old Dark. Anyway, it's a fine place to stop for a meal. Everyone was super friendly.

Absolutely DISGUSTED by how the male staff unlocked and opened the toilet door with a key while I…read morewas using it, just because another customer wants to use it. What the fuck seriously? Who in their right mind unlocks a toilet when it's in use? I shouted that someone's inside but to no avail. My husband confronted the male staff later but all he said was that there is nothing he could do about it when another customer wants to use it. Wtf?! How does this even make logical sense? Ever heard about WAITING? I was barely in the toilet for 2-3 mins before having such a rude shock. Zero apology from the entitled customer, zero apology from the male staff working at the morning - noon shift today. This is NOT how you treat your customers especially after such an ignorant and grave mistake. If you're thinking of bringing your daughter, girlfriend or wife here or you're one yourself, I suggest you avoid this UNETHICAL trash bag of a place and support other local cafes in the area instead. I'll give this place 0 stars if I could.

Nice decoration and atmosphere, this restaurant is like a pearl in the path to Mount Cook…read more We were well welcomed by the owners and it really feels home. We like the concept where you can have an aperitif at the lounge before entering the dining room for the foods degustation. With my wife we came here for her birthday, I chose the venison and she chose the lamb. As dessert I chose a double brownie and she chose a chocolate mousse. It was just delicious. I strongly recommend this restaurant if you stop at Fairlie or if you just pass by!

The food here is fantastic! We got the whitebait fritter to start which is very tender with no fish…read moreflavor at all, tis very tasty. Then had the pork belly and eye fritters for mains. Both of these were amazing with great flavor and texture. The ginger date sticky toffee pudding was such a delight and capped off the whole meal wonderfully. The wine selection was quite good and they helped us discover some great wines both white and red.

We ate there yesterday after a drive down from Christchurch. Interesting fare and we were able to…read moreget half portions that suited us well. We recommend the Purple Lizard.

We wanted a good breakfast as we were traveling along the east cost of the South Island and…read morestumbled upon the Village Cafe. This place was awesome! Tons of GF options in baked goods and just darn good breakfast food. Between the three of us we got the Village Platter, Pancakes, and bacon & eggs. The village platter was a home run and had just about everything (bacon, sausage, toast, hash browns, roasted potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, and eggs). Everything on the plate was cooked great and it was a very filling meal. The pancakes came with bananas and bacon. I mean it didn't make sense but then it totally did. The mix of sweet and savory was spot ON! We would recommend this place to anyone looking for a quick solid breakfast spot. It is located in a little shopping center but don't let that turn you away from some delicious breaky!

We had morning tea there in August 2019, dreadful, doughy scones, and bitter coffee, will never go…read morethere again when visiting Timaru.