My new favourite local eatery…read more Oozing with charm and tranquility, St Margaret's Cafe is a perfect way to unwind with a stunning garden outlook (I imagine especially so in Spring), warm and inviting service and the food..., the food was just amazing! So good in fact, that I had to have dessert with my breakfast (and I would totally recommend the season fruits with mango sorbet and nut brittle to all).

A friend of mine recommended this place, and since I was on holiday, a drive out to the Karaka…read morecountryside sounded like a nice lunch excursion. And WOW! Am I glad I made the effort! This place is seriously one of Auckland's hidden gems. The name "Country Cafe" does it no favours. We turned up on a stunning spring Friday, and discovered the most gorgeous country garden setting, complete with lake - St Margarets is apparently such a popular wedding venue during the summer months that Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays are mostly fully booked. I can see why. Entranced by the scenery, we sat down & got just as engrossed in the menu! A delicious selection of salads & more substantial main dishes made it really difficult to choose. We opted for the Chargrilled Smoked Chicken & Candied Walnut Salad with potato & bacon & dressed with maple aioli, as well as the Oriental Sticky Slow-Cooked Pork Belly Sandwich with salad & spiced pineapple chutney. I learnt a while ago never to go past pork belly on a menu, and I haven't been disappointed yet. Both meals were stunning - visually gorgeous & utterly delicious. Well worth the drive, and with such picturesque surroundings to walk off your meal, you can bet I'll be making the drive again.

I went here for brunch. I ordered a Latte and the French toast. That latte was really good. It was…read morenice and creamy and had a nice foam design on top. The French toast was great. It was soft and fluffy. It came with a whole fried banana and huge bacon slices. There was a couple apple and orange slices on the side. Staff were really friendly. Service was really fast. There was indoor and outdoor seating. They have a small car park in front. The outdoor seating is dog friendly.

3.7 stars food was pretty good not amazing. Got the…read moreboysenberry tea cake and that was the best food we had. Coffee was also pretty good pretty standard and got the job done. Staff were nice and atmosphere was light and welcoming.

Nice cafe close to the Auckland. Botanic gardens. We arrived just as the kitchen had closed but…read morewere still able to order from the ready to eat deli items. Food was good and fresh and value for money. Good service and great coffee as well.

We're been in NZ for 3 weeks for our honeymoon and this was one of the BEST meals we've had. Small…read morecafe, delicious treats, lots of coffee options. It's a small menu but I'm sure every dish is just as carefully crafted and mouth-watering as ours were. Highly recommend stopping in for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!!

We stayed here for our 1 year wedding anniversary on the pure costal package ($442 NZD) which…read moreincluded a 4 course dinner with wine, breakfast or brunch & a gift. The gift was a nice little bottle of moisturiser which we received at check-out. Dinner was alright (see my review for Agave) but way too much food, so go when you're starving, breakfast was nice but the restaurant doesn't open till 9.30am...or when the feel like it, which was a pain for us because check out was at 10am and we had a plane to catch. We ended up knocking on the restaurant door because we didn't have time to wait past 9.30am. We didn't have a car, a friend dropped us off and picked us up so we couldn't just load up our bags into the car then have breakfast casually, but we had to be out of the room by 10am...it won't have been so bad if the entire breakfast was buffet but the hot food wasn't and took them 20 minutes to make it so we had to hurry before our friend came. There's no phone service so we couldn't even call her to tell her we'd be late. Reception was very nice, they let us leave our bags in the room till 10.15am without charging us because we called and explained we didn't want to leave them out in the rain. There's lots of notices in the room stating that there's a fee if you check out late. Housekeeping didn't get the message and were knocking on our door before 9.30am! We told them we'd called reception and they were ok with that. I was emailing reception when booking the chalet and enquired about booking for dinner and breakfast. They booked us in for dinner and never mentioned that an earlier breakfast could have been arranged. We found that out later. Our TV remote was missing from our room so reception sorted that out for us. The room was very nice and quite large, overlooking the water. There's a torch in the room for night walks & up to the restaurant. They have complimentary biscuits, tea, coffee & milo in the little kitchen. It was a pretty expensive experience but in theory worth the money with the inclusions, would have been much better if the restaurant was up to standard and opened earlier.

After a Mocktail and pinacolada a delisciuos seafood chowder with fresh Vegeies added for texture…read moreand colour ALONGSIDE GARLIC BREAD. My daughter had a chicken and bacon burger and haS GIVEN a high score of 10/10 we had special of the day pasionfruit cheesecake and were kindly offered coffee chocolate slice on the side . SORBET TOO

I've only just started frequenting this establishment in the last couple of months…read more Don't let the shop front fool you, the dining area is an extension to the old building. There is even a fenced outdoor garden area with dining tables, chairs and potted plants in full bloom at the moment. The indoor area is large with a children's corner. Plenty of room for two diners and a couple of larger tables for dining groups. Since frequenting this place, I've only ever had their Butchers Big Breakfast. I absolutely love it. The poached eggs are just the right runny. The streaky bacon is crisp and the sausage is a good gourmet sausage which I would guess as being a Cumberland sausage. I usually buy their iced tea but on this visit bought their antioxidant tonic drink. If you have a sweet tooth like me, then you must try their caramel oaty slice. It is absolutely dee-lish. It is buttery, the caramel is well made and the oats give it a chewy texture...and is freshly made on site. I hate when I bite into a stale sweet treat which has been in the refrigerated cabinet too long. That has never been the case here at Butchers. As cafes go, this is moderately priced and well worth it. Their food has been has been made with care and attention. Highly recommended.

In the area already after visiting Wright's beautiful watergardens, we made a lunch stop in the…read morePatumahoe town and found this cute cafe along the main road. We all ordered from their cabinet and got the savoury muffin for myself and had a bit of my sister's vegetarian stuffed kumara as well as tried a bite of their bacon and egg pie. Was great to have all of these heated and plated with a stick of butter with my muffin and mayo/ ketchup with the kumara. The pie was stuffed with egg and bacon pieces which was great and the muffin was soft and also packed with vege pieces. The portions were fantastic- huge and very filling even though it wasn't a complete meal and was all tasty. They have self serve water in the corner if you aren't ordering drinks which is handy. They have great indoor and outdoor seating just behind the counter found in the main building. Small and large tables with backed chairs available for groups of several sizes and a lot of them were taken by the time we'd arrived. Looks like quite a popular place. Decent sized car park next to the seating area that you can enter through if not through the main butchers shop entrance door. If you're in the area, this is a good spot to take a break for re-fueling.

Always good food and amazing service. I would highly recommend to everyone…read more It's also pet friendly and you can have your dogs with you

This was a wonderful cafe with a great atmosphere and fabulous staff. Sadly, it closed for good…read moreearlier in 2025.

First meal in Auckland! We were looking for places walking distance from our hotel. Came across…read moreFederal and Wolfe on our handy dandy Yelp app. I love how easy it is to find places here. You can find this delicious breakfast café on the corner of Federal Street and Wolfe street, just like the name! They have a variety of items on their menu. You order at the counter and then can grab a table. The Grub = Dukkah Eggs $19.50. This dish comes with sourdough toast loaded with bacon, poached egg, feta and dekkah spices. This was so delicious and so filling. I highly recommend ordering this item.

Great restaurant for comfort food, breakfast, lunch. Dining Al Fresco watching the Sky Tower jumps.read more

Love this cafe it's the best. Used to have the best view in the world before they built houses on…read moreit now you can't see much of anything. I used to enjoy climbing the hill to wail into yonder valley like a banshee, alas no longer, but sentimental to me all the same, as now I may enjoy a beverage with someone special as I reminisce. Convenient and super dog friendly.

We have lived in Torbay for a year and finally got around to going to the Long Bay Cafe for brunch…read more We arrived to a pretty full cafe, no outside tables which was disappointing as the lawn is pretty big so could have accomodated more. There was a bit of a wait on food but we were told this when we ordered so that was ok. The food was actually pretty good which we were really pleased about as it's kind of our local cafe. The prices were a little high would be my only criticism. Great view of Long Bay

Coffee was great. Girl working was playing the best playlist I've heard in Raglan yet. What else…read morecould you want?

A must visit and enjoy the coffee, along with watching the coolest fashion and vibe in #NZ !…read more#Raglan is the #ByronBay of NZ.