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C1 Espresso

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"Neat place in the city centre. They have pneumatic tubes that deliver hot chips, which is quite cool! Their staff are lovely and the hot drinks are..."

Stacey B

"Had a lovely long black and shared the big breakfast which was yummy. The staff are friendly and attentive and food is beautifully presented...."

Lauren Beveridge

"Cute café full of fun and cheekiness, they have great coffee as well as food too. We ordered:Open Breakfast Burrito (Quite a big..."

G1k

"Great place for brunch. Food is excellent and well priced. Great location and good atmosphere. Don’t miss the opportunity to get fries through..."

Boty

"This cafe is quite interesting! All of their food is put in small metal cylinders and delivered to guests by the tunnels. When food is arrived, there..."

Evelyn Chen

"great place! very original way of delivering food to your table and the atmosphere is nice. although the food did take a while it was tasty and i..."

Machu

"This place is AMAZING! So different and fun! Makes you want to fly down to Christchurch just to go back and take your friends!I had the Eggs..."

Octagon Pie

"Lovely place. Coffee was pretty good but not as great as I expected (I ordered a mocha but got a fw) and food was nice.The setup was..."

Renate Rivers

"Awesome vibe and creativity. Best fish and chips and great coffee. Burgers a bit bland though. Best banoffee ever, great texture, taste and..."

Tipsy Nom Nom

"Was visiting Chch by myself and decided to visit this café since it has great reviews. Went on a Sunday afternoon and it wasn't as crowded as I..."

Serena Poon

"I went to C-One cafe by myself yesterday evening. I love the unique foods and beverages that they have there. Last night I tried the hemp latte. It..."

Eaterholic

"Very impressed with this cafe. Service was not very friendly or anything special but I can overlook that as it was okish. I had the jasmine dragon..."

Hilary Campbell

"This place blows most Auckland cafes out of the water.Coffee is amazing! I loved how it wasn't scalding hot like how most espresso is served so..."

Nicolas Carlyle

"The coolest cafe in Christchurch. The whole experience at this cafe is great, from getting your food delivered through overhead tubes, to walking..."

Sharleen

"Food: 5/5Ambiance: 5/5Service: 5/5Heard a lot about this place so gave it a go when I was in Christchurch last. Where to start? I..."

Vogue Foodie

"From Australia . This place is beautiful! They have tubes that deliver burgers etc to your table. The bacons and eggs and folded eggs were excellent!..."

Suzysays

"Great service, great food, great ambience and great creativity! I’ve been here numerous times and have not been disappointed yet. I especially like..."

Samantha

"1. Bircher Museli 2. Eggs Benedict with Salmon 3. Eggs and Bacon on toastDelicious food. THEY HAVE A BOOK CASE DOOR AND STAR WAR FIGURINES..."

Ponkychick23

"Super cool vibes and loved the look of the place, I only went in for a tumeric latte by it was deliciously creamy and had good balance of spice! It..."

Hannah.milne11

"It's a cool cafe in an old post office building... but C-One isn't just about style. It also has substance, with some pretty good food on offer. We..."

Sean Cowan

"We have no idea where does this 4.7 come from, the coffee is pricey, guess I paid the extra for the location. The whole place is noisy and table not..."

Azwildcats

"Their coffe was good and food quality and taste was amazing but our only disappoint was that the Price range is too high and the food quantity was..."

Dona

"Super cool cafe! I mainly cane for the theatrics of the pneumatic tube food delivery but the cabinet food looked great as well! Got the sliders and..."

Vic

"The coffee here is really smooth and rich. The blueberry Chia cake was tasty but nothing spectacular. I really liked the decor of the place as well...."

Danelle Lim Yun

"Such a great place! Absolutely love the vibe - busy and bustling with the tubes buzzing overhead! Ordered a charcoal latte and the toasted bagel with..."

Loz Arthur

"Played cool music, loads of outdoor seating which is perfect for the hot sunny summer days In Chch, the lasagne is so yum, and I would highly..."

Ash Sophia

"■good atmosphere ■friendly ■varieties ■popular I checked this place on Zomato before I visited.I understood the..."

Mitaka

"This cafe made me a very happy boy. Not only was their coffee exceptionally good and there was curly fries, the curly fries was sent to me via..."

Kelvin Gan

"Impressive. The fit out is amazing. We were here for an early morning midweek breakfast. Would love to come back & order a burger & fries just to see..."

Rhiannon Beck

"Love the coffee here with great breakfasts. Better half really enjoyed the range of teas and take home portion of the white tea. A true local..."

Ollyshaw_nz

"I really enjoy this cafe! It's so unique, big and spread out. I LOVE the sliders and I think it arrives in such an awesome way through those tubes...."

Yas Ali

"Love the atmosphere and the foid. They even do awesome coffees, im always on a hunt for good coffees. Even their display food tastes amazing and is..."

Aqeela Mirza

"Our #☝🏾️ stop coffee shop, top notch, full stop. Nice vibe, great..."

Arcadekidd

"What a wonderful establishment C-One Espresso is. After venturing around NZ, it was fantastic to find a little bit of home (Melbourne) in..."

Vana

"Simply Superb !! Absolutely loved the Beetroot burger with butter beans and pomegranate pistachio praline. Curly fries is a must to order as sides..."

Daizy Singh

"This cafe is awesome, I didn't eat any real food here because a friend took me here just to have coffee, she has a backed potato and said it was so..."

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"The pneumatic burger delivery system is what brought my attention to this place, and it did not disappointed! Friendly staff, funky vibe and secret..."

Chris

"C1 has a very hipster atmosphere..I first heard about C1 though its large talk over chips that shoot through a pipe to your table- so of course, I..."

Tiffany Shionaka

"If you are looking for good vibes, C-One is definitely a place to go for.Apart from good quality of coffee and food, the interior and decoration..."

Will

"I am absolutely sold on their hipster-ish ideas on drinks, pneumatic tube sliders. Great cabinet selection of food. However the coffee is just ok,..."

Justine Lim

"This is the cafe of my dreams. Pneumatic tubes deliver your food, water comes out of a sewing machine and the bathrooms are nowhere to be found...."

Jay

"Only a couple of days left in Christchurch, and it's finally time to visit one of the coolest cafés in town. Ah well, better late than never, right?..."

Vivi S

"Had coffee here yesterday. Great place with a great atmosphere. Coffee was excellent. For Breakfast I just had toast with Jam, which was nice, but..."

Justin Sheppard

"Staying in CC for 3 days and C1 is the #1 recommended cafe. Cool music, awesome decor, very impressive water sewing machine, bookshelf sliding door &..."

Hien Vu

"Food was good and service was quick despite the long queue to order! Don't be discourage by the queue it's worth it. Get the fries and you'll love..."

Devon

"I love c1. It's such a different place to go, always busy and humming, and very vibrant. I hadn't had a tiramisu in years due to being gluten free..."

Ashleigh Burgess

"Cool futuristic lamson tubes which deliver curly fries? Manga on the walls? Open sesame fake bookshelf doors? This place is full of personality and..."

Annie Bananie

"It was a wet and rainy day in Christchurch so we decided to try something a little different. The cafe itself is really cool with different things..."

Alysha Bower

"Came for a quick snack break, and opted with the brownies to go with a hot chocolate. The brownies were really nice, crispy on the outside and soft..."

Benedict Uy

"Can you imagine we visited C-One Expresso 3 times in 24 hours? Yes, you are not wrong. 3 times in 24 hours.This is my family favourite cafe in..."

Cindy Ong

"Absolutely delicious food & coffee and really reasonably priced too - despite this place always being packed, the food always comes out quickly and..."

Sophie C

"We came to C-One without any expectation and was instantly blown away with the decor and the energy of the cafe/restaurant. It was like a group of..."

Cindy Wu

"Very cool cafe with pleasing decor: a sewing machine retrofitted into a water dispenser, manga wall prints, Japanese door labels, Star Wars themed..."

Ben Ch

"I love food and I love trying new places to eat and drink. So why not combine this with my love of writing and do reviews!. The first place I have..."

Lauren Douglas

"This is one of my favourite chch spots. Great hot chocolates, hot blackcurrants, muffins, sliders and the best curly fries I reckon. There is a..."

Table For One

"Trendy place for coffee and breakfast. We had toasted cream cheese and bacon bagels - for a meal so basic, it was so good! Bagels were fresh and the..."

DinkyChick

"Hunting for good cafes is always on my to do list and it’s no exception when I travelled down to Christchurch with my family. After searching..."

Amy @ My Dining Journey

"Good coffee and a good vibe! Would come back for the chip and the pipes were cool. Plus this place has lots of places to charge your phone and..."

Emily Helms

"Great spot for a coffee and cake with a great breakfast menu. Service is great with a tube delivery system of some meals that will amaze kids and..."

Brad Sherry

"Beautiful ambient, nice people. Very original pneumatic-delivery ;) and on the few not too burnt short black that an Italian can find in New Zealand!..."

Paoloemilioselva

"Loved the way they have designed the whole cafe.. They have a creative way of delivering food..I liked their food, but the quantity was..."

Sanchit Kaushal

"Great selection of teas and a massive breakfast menu, the evening menu is disappointingly small, limited to sliders and chips. But given that the..."

Ezra Sharp

"First place we visited on our short trip to Christchurch. The breakfast was delicious . We also enjoyed the pinball machines and the water dispenser..."

Parvathy Vinod

"Went there for a long black and as asparagus pie - both amazing! Very atmospheric cafe, free wifi, could spend hours here and probably would with a..."

Hydomel

"Unlike any cafe I've been too... the aesthetic was SOOO COOL! They deliver the sliders in pneumatic tubes straight to your table if you're sitting at..."

Soni

"Great breakfast but I couldn't drink the long black coffee, which is my usual drink, very bitter. We did order separately which is probably why it..."

Sydneygirl

"By far the best cafe in NZ. We toured the north and South Island and this is a clear standout. The coffee is amazing and the food delicious. Forget..."

Ivan

"Awesome father's day breakfast. Prompt service and friendly staff. Will have to go back and try food in the tube. Would recommend place for nice..."

Travers Gibson

"Having coffee here in the early morning weekend is great. Not too noisy like lunch time and the coffee shop looks like a bar at the night time. Like..."

Ngothanhphong

"Really nice food !! I love how the food comes in tubes !! It's so cool. Also love the location , how it's right beside the old school movie theatre ,..."

Christie Maria

"I had burger, I enjoy the taste however how they present the food especially burgers was not good. Music was too load and you would get annoyed by..."

Sudiz

"The Top Line: What a great find in Christchurch City – it fits the ambience of the city perfectly and brings in that hip, retro and gothic vibe...."

It's CAKe Time

"Loved this place!! Went for brunch and the place definitely has character, it's definitely a hipster place :)It's a super busy place but the..."

Daiana Cordoba

"Everything great. Far from standard breakfast fare. Interesting selection of Mexican items as well as traditional breakfast foods. Just a heads up-..."

Camille Hughes

"Quirky place that puts its own spin on things, unique food delivery and cups of tea, makes it a great place to take people who are visiting Chch...."

Jane Anne

"Only had coffee so far and it's beautiful, as expected from this "Chch Coffee Institution". Next time I really wanna order whatever it is that comes..."

Angela Davies

"I have been there for a few times. Fly fries is the best. I like its environment, food is fresh&good quality. I will certainly go back..."

Frida Dai

"Very good coffee! Pneumatic menu is tasty, but not enough if you are really hungry. The ambience of this place is awesome! Food is being served..."

Davey Schilling

"It is like a chemistry lab which is really awesome. Had a nice coffee there, and some desserts. They taste ordinary. Nothing really impressive but..."

Rhinotter

"The lemongrass tea is delicious and the double serving in the box is very cute. The jasmine tea bomb is gorgeous! Curly fries are good and the..."

Grace

"I love the atmosphere and interior of C1. Whilst others consider the pneumatic tubes gimmicky, I think their great. It brings out the excitement of a..."

Lauren Douglas

"Just dined tonight with five adults and two children. When you telephone they are rude enough not to answer the phone only leaving an answering..."

Lindsay

"Been to C1 a few times. High standard food every time. Great tea. Great services. It's amazing how their staff remembered where we sat without giving..."

Yunxiang Kelly Chen

"Love this place. The burgers are delicious and the coffee is some of the best I've come across in Christchurch. The music is always fantastic and..."

Dave Kimber

"Best coffee in the city. It's a place where everyone should go at least once, it's one of the truly different cafes in this city. The food is..."

Victoria

"It seems a shame when all people can do is either critique music or pictures of an unashamedly unpopular MP. The one review that illustrated the most..."

Rich T

"This would have to be the single worst dining experience I have ever experienced. I need to add that the service and the way they handled themselves..."

Mike Hazlett

"For all the residents of Christchurch who have struggled to get a decent caffeine fix and munch since the quakes...look no further, C1 Espresso is..."

Vanessa

"Came here after a flight and before a drive, definitely a nice place to have breakfast and some nice quirky features. The food was pretty good and..."

Michael Davidson

"Love that they offer dairy free options. Was able to enjoy an iced chocolate for the first time in a long time. I didn't enjoy the fried chicken I..."

Nicole Jorgensen

"Very cool atmosphere! Especially the bookcase door to the bathrooms! Loved the pneumatic tubes look, but in order to fit the sandwiches and fries,..."

Liz Edwards

"This café makes one of the best flat whites in the city. Have been here several times in the last month and the consistency is pretty good. The..."

Josh B

"Love how quirky this place is. Loved the pneumatic tube delivery. The iced choc is amazing. Love the bookshelf door to the decorated toilet aisle and..."

Zak Amadeus

"Great place to go for coffee, fantastic old Post Office complete with working pneumatic delivery tubes, which depending on what food you order, is..."

Shayne Wyllie

"I gotta admit that I was apprehensive going to C1 after reading reviews of the service, but the lady who took my order was nothing but patient as she..."

Alan Lee

"Such a cool cafe to pop into for a cup of coffee. The atmosphere is nice and relaxing and really cool seeing the food being delivered to everyone..."

Ashley Corfield

"No kidding, this is literally my favorite coffee shop anywhere in the world so far. The coffee and the food are very good, everyone is friendly, and..."

Chris C

"Good vibes and good service. Maybe a bit higher priced but u come here for the atmosphere. The great rest rooms🤣. The service. The pneumatic..."

Ebrahim Vahed

"Cool and calm atmosphere with a very cool old tube system. The menu states if food will be delivered by tube and understandably the less casual food..."

charlie

"Excellent food and coffee options, gorgeous presentation. Yummy fluffy scrambled eggs and waffles. Love the furnishings, especially the bookcase..."

Nathan

"Great decor styling and overall vibe is pretty cool. Food was delish as well. Just wish I had ordered the curly fries so I could have seen them..."

Ted Fisher

"Funky cafe, lovely style and delicious food and coffee. I had stumbled across this cafe when I was looking on places to go for coffee (via in a..."

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