Organic
Western
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Organic cafe and coffee house, was once pure veg but since change of ownership in 2010, menu has added some meat. Kaiwaka is a small town 100 km north of Auckland. Reopened Apr 2019. Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:00pm, Sat-Sun 8:00am-4:00pm.
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Cnr State Highway 1 & Oneriri Rd (Main Rd), Kaiwaka, New Zealand
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11 Reviews
First Review by gisaster25
ArtieB
Points +27
Very cute unique cafe - Edit
Looks like a little hobbit cave with cakes, coffee and teas. Did have veg sandwiches
Read moreThere is a cheese shop next door which is great
Pros: Crazy design, Ginger cake, Date scones
Guest
crakens
Points +30
Long wait for mediocre food - Edit
Went at lunch time, was really busy with a wait of 40 minutes. The vegan pizza's crust felt like the frozen pizzas at the store. Toppings were good, but the crust really ruined it.
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lianemills
Points +1800
Nice building , unfriendly service - Edit
Just stopped for a coffee here on a Sunday afternoon. What a beautiful building and great music playing but the greeting by the lady behind the counter was most unfriendly - surely. I felt like we were imposing. Hate that feeling.
Read morePros: Nice music, Lots to look at - best decor and furnishings
Cons: Unfriendly service , Limited vegan options
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thepoetjackson
Points +28
Good homely vegan food in an arty building - Edit
I had an enormous and excellent vegan burger. Just a really good burger, but with a home made legume patty
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-10-20
Pros: The best (and hugest) vegan burger!, Interesting Hundertwasser-style building , Friendly
Cons: Much of the seating is outdoor, not good in rain, Serves meat (probably has to to stay in business)
Guest
deadendjob
Points +2604
Quirky, but poor sevice - Edit
Quirky building with a limited number of Vegan options. They forgot to make our Pizza and didn't apologise. When I mentioned it to the staff member he response was "I'm not in the kitchen so it's not my job."
Read moreThe manager came out and apologised, so I've upgraded the review. They look badly understaffed given how busy they were.
Updated from previous review on 2022-02-05
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MarianneNZ
Points +26
A magical place. - Edit
This place is like walking into another world. Beautiful! And the vegan mushroom pizza and vegan fried mushrooms are delicious.
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@ndy
Points +1276
We stopped for the architecture!.... - Edit
Cruising through Kaiwaka we saw this funky cafe & stopped to check out the building. Didn't realise it was on the Cow and when we saw the good looking falafel salad wraps, stayed for lunch. They were good...fresh with good flavour.
Read moreA few plant based menu and cabinet options here. Savoury and sweet. Vegan cheese is an option on the Pizza menu which is cool.
Worth a look and a photo or two. Unusual & cool.
Pros: Some plant based options. Very funky cafe!
Guest
ConcertoSD
Points +103
Interesting place to stop - Edit
Driving north from Auckland, we stopped here for lunch. The number of vegan selections were underwhelming; basically falafels and hummus and a pizza with optional vegan cheese and a couple of desserts. Hubby and I opted for the falafel and hummus salad, which was tasty. The cafe itself is interesting, with domed eating areas and lots of mosaic tile work. For some place that apparently started as a vegan/vegetarian cafe, we were disappointed that those options had diminished so significantly, but we left satisfied with our meal.
Read morePros: Tasty food
Cons: Very few vegan choices
Guest
msblack
Points +118
Road trip lunch break - Edit
We stopped off for lunch at the big papier-mache boat, aka Eutopia Cafe, on our way up north. There were just a few vegan options on the menu, we had a toasted sandwich each and a huuuuge chili chocolate cookie to share. Not the best cafe food ever, but satisfying enough and super glad to have somewhere to stop off, have a stretch and a pleasant sit-down before continuing on our journey.
Read morePros: on the main highway, reasonably priced
Guest
saneas
Points +222
AWESOME FOOD COFFEE & SERVICE - Edit
You can't miss this colourful boat come temple cafe on SH1 in Kaiwaka. It's fun and funky with a take us as you find us ethos. Allpress coffee superbly made and a real interest in what you actually do and don't want to eat means this little place is high up on my list and they let you know what is organic and what is spray free and generally locally sourced - just a shame I don't live locally. Will be back :)
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Saturday January 08, 2011
Pros: Coffee, Choice , friendly
Cons: road noise
Guest
gisaster25
Points +354
Excellent coffee break - Edit
I had a cappuccino and a latte ('flat white'), which were both excellent. The cafe itself is housed in a unique building that looks like a boat, with mosaic installations and a courtyard with a fountain. It's a pleasant place for a coffee break; recommended.
Read morePros: Coffee, Unique building
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