Awesome food! Great staff!! Wonderful menu with plenty of vegan and gluten free options!!…read moreCelebrated my partners birthday breakfast and they brought him out a delicious carrot cake muffin with a candle and sang to him!! Went because saw locals review on yelp! Was definitely his favorite birthday breakfast!

Great coffee and friendly service. Excellent menu food but the cabinet food is priced a tad too…read morehigh for what it is.

Ate brunch here, had a yummy eggs bene and the vegan fritters. They took care to help us avoid…read morefood allergies and were friendly. The cafe has all sorts of interesting random decor and they played cool, laid back music.

We were here on a Monday 10am, the crowd just keep coming in, guess this place must be in the…read morelocal's fav list! Tips: there are some vintage collections displayed around, try to spot some!

Came by here to grab some delicious beans to bring back home to brew and make! They have a huge…read moreselection. They also do coffee tours whereby they explain the whole process of coffee roasting. It's location is a bit hidden as you have to walk all the way down to find it, but they do tours for cruise ships as well. it was definitely very fun to check out the various beans they have received - pre roasted of course - and also tried their coffee as well :) it was great!! I really liked the house blend so i ended up purchasing some of that to take home! They have a variety of single origin and blended coffees - i also ended up getting some of the Brazil Doce Verao to go as well :) I bought a few bags to bring home as souvenirs for some of my close friends as well. people who are in the city looking for some good coffee and even a local roastery experience.. def. check this place out :)

They only do coffee but they do it really good! The best cappuccino and latte that we've had on our…read moretrip! This is actually a roaster and out front is a cosy little coffee shop and they make excellent cappuccinos and lattes. It's a little hard to find but worth it... Watch for the signs going down a little Lane. Not much in the way of treats but they have a small selection.

One of the best cafe spaces in Tauranga, with a good coffee and food selection (although pricey).read more

I had the Chimichanga and coming from Texas I wasn't expecting much, but it was pretty good with a…read morenice touch of heat. I would have preferred a chicken version, but it all worked together well. The dish comes with Cole slaw, guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños. Service was attentive, the place has great atmosphere.

Raft has changed a lot since those old reviews - we head in there after training on a Thursday…read morenight, great staff great bear, nice interior, and a good steak deal.

Nice and warm on a rainy day. Good menu selection plus coffees. Menu eclectic and selection of some…read moreold favourites modernized, with the exception of traditional Louise Cake. The beer battered fries (Chips) and the corn fritters were very good. Only complaint was that coffees took way too long to be brought to the table. Only one barista on during the lunch period and obviously overwhelmed. Free WiFi.

I was travelling through a bit of the North Island with my family on a road trip and we stopped…read moreover in Taurange for the night. It's one of my favorite beach areas and we stayed on the Tauranga side (not the Mount side). With two little kiddos, we were up early and went to The Strand area in search of coffee (and breakfast, but mostly coffee). It was proably a little before 8:00 am and there were no souls to be found, except at the Dry Dock. We noticed that it seemed to literally be the only place open in the few blocks that we walked around. I was looking for something with a water view, but I was desperate for some caffiene and, with nothing else open, these guys had us as their captive audience. The good news is, it all turned out good. Really good. The staff were friendly and accommodating. We asked for a high chair and they just about fell over themselves with happiness to provide it (we later learned that they had just bought one for the cafe and we were the lucky first users of it). Breakfast was yummy and there was plenty of the standard NZ type breakfast options available, in addition to the goodies in the bakery cabinet. My husband had some yummy French toast with bananas and bacon. I had the mueli, which to be fair was a little different than I expected, but still good. It had a lot of fresh fruit on it (apples, bananas, etc.) which was all fine and dandy, but not as much meusli itself. So, if you find yourself in Tauranga with a need for breakfast and/or coffee (at an hour, really) swing on by and I don't think you'll be disappointed.

We were here for a convention with a decent sized group, staying at a hotel around the corner and…read morethis place became our home-away-from-home. We ate breakfast here every morning and were treated like family. The food was delicious, the helpings generous and the price totally reasonable. The service was excellent as well. Very much recommend and we will definitely eat here when we're in Tauranga next.

I got the breakfast crepe which was MASSIVE. Much bigger and more food than I was expecting but it…read morewas good. My friend ordered the salted caramel crepe which he only waited a few minutes for, and I waited about 10+ minutes for mine. Good vibes, cute little place with both indoor and outdoor seating.

Great coffee, crepes and cosy ambience - can get busy but buzzing. A local meetup spotread more