*American reviewer* the immediate pleasantness of coriander greeted me upon entering this…read moredelightfully cute, clean and welcoming café. I did not have have time to stay and eat, but the selections looked appetizing, especially the banh mi that graced the table (and stomachs) of my co-patrons. you could hear the crispness of the baguette as they bit into their unctuous sandwiches. I ordered a vietnamese coffee, which I was told would take 5 minutes. 20 minutes later, I receive a lukewarm cup of coffee, which (for my taste) needed 2x more condensed milk. the taste (after addition of more milk) was fine. now I know to order the viet coffee for dine in and another beverage for take away during my next Hamilton visit.

This was not our first choice but it was reasonably priced and you didn't need a booking to get a…read moretable. We ordered the noodle salad with chicken, despite saying I only wanted noodles and meat with no veggies, I still got veggies. It wasn't bad, just on the smaller side and more expensive than what I get back home in California. 1$3.50 Hubby got the rice plate with chicken, he liked the sauce that came with it. Tasty. He ate almost all of it. $13.50 Also ordered eggrolls, you get two for $6.00. The had cold water in bottles to drink. I obviously was thirsty, went through two bottles. Could have gone through a third, but the waitress disappeared. We didn't really see her again until we walked up to the counter to pay. $33.00 for it all. Only issue was the lopsided table and dirty chopsticks with dried rice on them.

Delicious sausage roll and croissant. Stop here for a delicious baked treat worthy of your time. We…read morehad the chorizo sausage roll, ginger bar and croissant. The lamination on the croissant and sausage roll was top notch. Coffee is on the darker roast side

We had read somewhere that this shops makes fudge made with Lewis Road Creamery milk and…read moreWhittaker's chocolate. It was a must find for us whilst in town. It's mainly a cake decoration shop that makes their own fudge, cakes, and cupcakes. There was a wide variety of fudge available within samples given out. For us, there was only one fudge we were really interested in. We have never spent so much on fudge alone before. By the time we left, there was a queue of people waiting to go in. The assistant told us they do deliver to Auckland, this sounds very dangerous to me............................

I have ordered from this store in the past and have had good experiences on all three occasions…read more However, my most recent visit to the store was very disappointing. I ordered the Lewis Whittakers Chocolate Overload cake ($137 for a small 6 inch cake) in Hokey Pokey flavour for my father's retirement party. When I received the cake it was chocolate flavour, not hokey pokey. I reviewed all of my email correspondence and there was no mention of a chocolate-flavoured cake in any of the emails. The store representative refused to admit liability for the mistake, even though the emails clearly showed that the order was for a hokey pokey flavoured cake. No apology, no compensation, nothing! Very poor customer service. I will not be returning to The Girl on the Swing in the future or recommending this store others.

If you want to taste the best pies in New Zealand, come to the golden bakery in Huntly, they have…read morethe best pies and coffee you could ever asked for, I can say that because iv been here half my life, come in down and support, try our steak and cheese and mince and cheese pie

Have to give this place a mention because I passed through this morning on the way to Auckland and…read morethey do the most amazing fish/seafood pie!! I wasn't expecting much, I mean it's Huntly after all. But this pie was just phenomenal! Big chunks of mussels and other delicious seafood in there. This seemed more like something you'd get at a gourmet bakery than at this nondescript little establishment in a town everyone tends to accelerate through. Perhaps a touch heavy on the chicken stock (or whatever it was seasoned with), but other than that, I found myself savouring the meal where I'd expected nothing more than a hurried snack devoured mindlessly on the go. I also bought a chicken roll for later, haven't tried it yet but it looks delicious, a big whopping sandwich, generously filled, on crusty French bread. Just $4.50! I was tempted by the fried chicken in their cabinet, it looked succulent and delicious, but it would've been too heavy a meal on this sweltering day. Staff were very friendly and chipper. Never thought I'd say this, but I think I just discovered a reason to visit Huntly! :D

The staff are very nice, the coffee was really good and the banana bread was the best I've ever had!read more

Great food and service. We had the omelet and all day breakfast pie…read moreAll very good Prices seemed a bit high but idk as a foreigner.

Amaaaaazing breakfast! Lovely presentation, kind staff, convenient located nearby church and they…read moreshare a huge parking lot, so parking made easy. Cafe latte was yum, to all the fresh food. Everything tasted delicious and fresh. Huge selection of pastries that I wanted to try all of. Nice, relaxing ambiance; outdoor patio seating was nice. Absolutely loved this breakfast. Yummy food, kind service, friendly, lovely view of green garden--what more should a gal ask for. Thank you, Kirk Cafe! After competing the trip and reminiscing and reflecting on best foods in NZ, hands down BEST brekkie I had during trip along with Vu Du Larder in Queenstown!

The most beautiful tasty breakfast ever! The chia tea was delicious! Loved it and worth the…read moredrive! Expensive but good thing our exchange rate is good:) Got the smoked salmon egg benedict. Salmon was not my favorite but everything else was delicious and well presented! The meat big breakfast was the bomb! Everything was so delicious! Definitely order this one! Doris plumb carmel was way too sweet. Would skip this one next time.

Our stop here was by chance. We were quite hungry and looking for a quick lunch on our drive from…read moreAuckland to Rotorua. We pulled into an unassuming building and were greeted by some wonderful smells inside. We tried a sampling cheese plate and a selection of other goodies. The inside was a bit spartan, but had everything we required. Service was a little on the slower side, but it was off-season. To be honest, it gave us just the break from driving we needed. Everything was delicious, service was friendly, and we bought a little cheese for the road.

Few food options for sale (it was fall there so maybe they put out more in the busier summer…read moremonths) but they do have foodservice options, great coffee and pastries...and oh so important - free wifi for which they give you a code on a slip of paper and once entered the code us good for an hour. Nice stop between Coromandel and Taupo.

DELICIOUS Meat Pies!! It lives up to the hype!…read more Food -Mince and Cheese Meat Pie 5/5. All the ingredients tasted amazing. The cheese in the pie made it stand out. There was the perfect amount of cheese and it was gooey just paired nicely with the flavorful mince. Service -Very friendly and nice! She helped with recommendations Atmosphere -It's a nice small take away restaurant! Worth checking out HIGHLY RECOMMENDED