Reviews Hill House Cafe

Can you give more than five stars? Our experience was amazing. We had visitors from Australia who are over familiar and spoilt with cafes over there. But the hill house cafe took them by surprise. The use of scones in their dishes that would usually have the usual bread was a breath of fresh air for all of us. Each dish had a lot of effort into it instead of the usual "slap on" the ingredients on a plate. Very hearty each bite and we literally had no left overs, except for the takeaway Cinnabuns we had which we savoured for the rest of the day. The owners should be very proud of their establishment. The workers served the customers well regardless of the volume, there was enough staff to cater to everyone with great quality. We will definitely be back!

I think i found my new favourite cafe! For a start I love that such a beautiful and heritage building has been transformed into something that is accessible to the public. Second, the moment we walked in (10am on Saturday) it was PACKED but the staff were super attentative and sat us down immediately. The waiters were also really smiley and friendly. Lastly, holy heck the food here is top-notch! They have the most impressive cabinet food - of course not to mention the must try cinnamon roll. 10/10 must try and return!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Hands down the best cafe experience in New Zealand 🇳🇿 The amazing chef goes above and beyond, engages personally with the customers & curates unforgettable & memorable ‘food, cake, pastry & coffee’ experiences for his customers. He totally designed & made the most gorgeous, divine & insanely delicious birthday cake - lady minute for our celebration 🎉 How epic is that? If you’re after good food, excellent service delivered with heart & soul - Hill House Cafē is where it’s at 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🩷💛🩵❤️ Hi Ricardo, I have so much gratitude & appreciation for yesterday, for your food, for curating such a beautiful cake & first experience for our guests & for sharing your gift with us. You were busy. It must have been manic & frantic for you back there…but gosh…you delivered…above & beyond exceptional everything. Thank you for the extras too - what a beautiful, generous gift. Thank you Ricardo, Peter, Mike & the team. We loved everything about yesterday. Rest & enjoy the weekend. Hugs 🩷💛🩵❤️

Are you bored of the same boring cabinet food everywhere? Usually tastes stale and won't surprise? Dry brioches? Well, not the case in Hill House cafe. Every piece in their cabinet is different and you can feel the love! I didnt know what to pick, I wanted it all. Had to try the famous cinnamon roll and it was the best. Super soft and moist (hate me word the word), perfect level of sweet! The staff was amazing and welcoming. Coffee is really well made and the whole place has just so much character. Love it here! This isnt just your "another kiwi cafe"

Great food, well presented and portioned, menu is so good, hard to choose what to eat! Had the DIY brekkie & cinnamon bun frenchie, all meals were delicious. Have had their cinnamon buns + almond croissants a few times now and they are the best I’ve come across. A HUGE thank you to Mike & his team who made our second visit one to remember and for making my sons birthday breakfast special. Appreciate it, will definitely be back to try more items on the menu. :-)