Worst service ever! Staff are not friendly at all, have to wait for 10min to just order and more…read morefor coffee. They don't say hello, thank you or even look at you.

Found this place by accident, literally. I'd been up at The Millennium to see my chiropractor and…read moreit's one of the inside food vendors just inside the complex. It started as a coffee shop, but a French crepe making station has recently been added. Had to give it a try! There were sweet and savoury versions, but I went for that old favourite with Nutella and got it slightly crispy just the way I like it. Can't think of anywhere else on the Shore, apart from markets, where you can get a crepe so worth sharing.

This place is still open? It was lovely with the original crew, too bad the owners drove all their…read moredecent hard working staff away. Bravo.

After reading about SIP Kitchen I went the first chance I got. Juices and espresso with raw vegan…read morefood, that's me, I'm up for that. I was not disappointed. The juice board is quite exhaustive, from straight up fruit and vegetable juices to more substantial superfood smoothies using ingredients like avocado, chia, coconut and cacao. The cabinet has a small range of vegan friendly raw foods. Their take on the bliss ball was scrumptious and my beet salad had a tangy lemon dressing that also price wise I was impressed with. $8 for a bowl. Service was great. They even answered all my annoying, 'are there any animal products in there?' questions with a smile. I'd go back, just nor often if they were on the other side of the bridge.

Not all juice bars are created equal, and this one I'm not even sure if it knows what the hell it…read moreis. Half Superette/ dairy and half juice vendor, this store is suffering from a split personality if ever I've seen one. It's like it started with the whole Superette idea, and was like what else can we tack onto the other side of the store so we can fill up the rest of the room available to us? I know, what's super trendy right now? That's right a juice bar! Lets do it guys! (This is how I imagined the conversation going anyway). The Superette half is filled with all the usual stuff you would expect from such a place, Icecreams, chips, lollies, cold drinks etc and then (I'm going to surprise myself by saying this, but the juice bar isn't half bad). Tacky as all hell, and not really up to the same 'hip' standard as places like 'Tank' but the juices are actually pretty good. Though a little more expensive than you would come to expect from an everyday dairy so that could be worked on. I personally quite like the smoothies, I tried the avocado lover which was risky, this was a mix of avocado, banana, apple, honey and frozen yogurt and which was again surprisingly good. Out of my normal comfort zone but good.

I do love that place :juices are superb , smoothies are excellent too, staff is very friendly . I…read moream a regular customer for about 5 years , recommend to all.

Never heard of Fruit World? Then you probably don't listen to the radio and you're missing out on…read moretheir catchy jingle! Never the less, this is one awesome fruit store which really blows my mind with it's selection and pricing. All be it a little more expensive than my local vege store it's still pretty good. They have stores all over the city and offer great service and selection. Great parking right outside the door and this particular store has the Mad Butcher right next door which is great! Saving money on veges and meat! BONUS.

I am very glad have this cafe near my home. There are some cafes around Apollo dr in Albany area,…read morebut I can't find good cafe like Black and Gold that can make good coffee and serve nice foods. Black & gold uses coffee bean from Supreme, which has strong flavour and body. that means if good barista makes coffee much better than other coffee but if poor barista makes coffee with that bean, it taste just bitter and worse. Fortunately, you can be served from top baristas in Auckland at Black and Gold. David and Kayoko are very famous baristas in New Zealand and they have worked for many years in coffee industry. David is a judge of National barista competition and also Kayoko is a calibration barista last few years when barista needed to be educated. So busy or not, they always serve the best coffee. That is great benefit to visit this cafe. I have not had many meals but I had porridge before. Even porridge is not a favourite menu to me, but I had that by chance, It was really delicious, so I can recommend without hesitate. Cabinet foods are beautiful, looks nice and taste even better. I like lemon loaf, actually addicted with that. Just one thing, they do not open on weekend, so I hope to spend time on weekend morning at there someday.

It's early days but I honestly believe that Black & Gold and I are going to end up in a serious,…read morelong-term relationship.... What's to love? Well, what's not to love. The coffee (Supreme) is strong & smooth, the space is light and open but what really got me was their cabinet food. So often cabinet food in cafes is disappointing - stale, unimaginative and carb-heavy.... not at Black & Gold. Today I got their mushroom, beetroot & goats cheese pide lightly toasted to takeaway. The flavour combo is already a winner but add in a garlicky aioli and wow... best sandwich I've had in a while. I also couldn't help but notice their glorious array of sweet treats, plenty of which were gluten-free. I didn't indulge this time but I get the feeling that resistance is futile so i'll report back on the sweet department soon! Super excited about this new(ish) addition and it's close proximity to my house!

Very nice place and the cakes are amazing! Highly recommend!…read more Service is amazing as well