While visiting friends in Mount Maunganui, we wandered down the town for a bite to eat. I had a kids lunch with chicken nuggets, chips and tomato sauce. I really enjoyed coming here and I recommend Gusto whenever you would like a nice lunch. We didn't have to wait very long for our orders and the waiters were very polite.
The pancakes are so delicious here! Nice and simple but still so satisfying. The berries with pancakes was exceptional and the presentation of the dish is rather cute.
The coffee however is average.
Couple Of Cheap Westies
+5
Came here on a whim. Chalk board for menu. I'm glad we did! The service was very inviting right down to the chef coming and having a chat with us as he cleared our table! Coffee was perfect. Hot and delicious. I ordered a bagel with cream cheese and jam but unfortunately "the milk man hadn't arrived with the cream cheese" so I changed my order to avo and salmon which they were happy to do at only $3 extra! ($10). My bagel was toasted to perfection (trust me I've had plenty of burnt or undercooked bagels at cafes). Mum ordered the eggs special which was poached eggs and bacon on toast with a free small coffee ($10). She couldn't praise it enough being so cheap and the eggs were soft as were the ones my bf had with the bacon eggs bene (can't remember cost). He was happy with the hollandaise sauce and the French bread it was served on was a delicious twist! We also shared the pancakes $16.50 between the 3 of us. They were amazing and were accompanied by fresh whipped cream, berries, maple and yoghurt! Spoilt for choice. And I don't judge my pancakes lightly! All in all good price, service, meal sizes and taste!
I am surprised to read so many negative reviews about this place. My partner and I stopped here during our trip to Tauranga and were pleasantly surprised by the food. A wide range of gluten free options, we ate here at least 3 times over the weekend. They even had gluten free pancakes on the menu which were delicious, the first place I've been to with this breakfast option. Loved it!
My favourite brunch cafe!! Food here is amazing, if it's good food you want then this is your cafe!!
Service is not the best (I have been here over 30 times) I have never encountered 'rude' service just bizarre stuff i.e. food coming out for the table at complete different times so not sure if it's the waitress or chef to blame but again it's worth the wait!!!
My wife and I had the BLAT for lunch and were both very happy with the quality and quantity of food. Service was friendly, fast and accomodating. Menu range was good. Atmosphere was good. I had a flat white and my wife had a frappe. Coffee was superb! Overall a very good experience and a cafe we would definitely recommend and return to.
Reading the other reviews makes it seem like a lot of the reviewers are just miserable sad people, I am a chef and the food quality is incredible here, great sized meals, lovely taste and look. Me and my wife have been here approx 7 times since we found it last year and every time we go to the mount we dine here as well as dining here with other people we go to the mount with. We have never had one poor attitude from the staff even when the cafe was packed full, longest wait was 35mins and that was understandable, the food has always been top and I would recommend this to anyone that asks! I think some of these people are just the kind of people who seek out problems and exaggerate them, I have experienced them before as well, everyone come to this cafe it is the best at the mount!
Visited Gusto over the weekend. There was a car show on and street blocked off. The cafe was really busy and we had trouble getting a table, but the staff were lovely and a huge help. Which is rare in busy places. Meals took a while to come, but when they did I was impressed! Great coffee, and awesome atmosphere. I'll be back! Thanks.
Wow, some of these reviews make me laugh!! I've been a regular at Gusto for a few years now and never had a bad experience!! Coffees are amazing!! And such an awesome menu, soo many options. And they have a huge selection of gluten free food! Staff are lovely and I'll keep coming back! :)
Love this place, loads of Gluten free options! And best coffee in the Mount. Huge range of food and very reasonably priced. I'll be back :)
I've been coming to Gusto for the last 5 years. Its great to have a cafe in the Mount with such reasonable prices and consistently great service, food and coffee. Thanks and keep up the good work!
Had some delicious food, we had the WORX which is a bit more pricey but you get a wide range of differnet foods and the pouched egg was amazing!!! Their coffee frappes are really good, but I found that the caramel frappe was a bit too sweet. Other thank that the atmosphere was great as well as customer service
The wife and I had a very nice lunch here today. We both got burgers and chips and we couldn’t fault them. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a beer! It’s advertised as a licensed cafe but when I asked for a beer they said their liquor license had expired, gutted!
Good burgers, good berry smoothies relatively good hot chocolate but didn't realise the nachos had no beef so that was a tad disappointing but still very nice nachos :) unique touch leaving the tops of the burgers off to show the inside.
Gusto cafe was actually pretty good. Nice attentive staff, they were quiet but staff kept busy. Good above average quality food. Id go again. 7/10.
Awesome coffee and salmon Benedict. Staff were very friendly and accommodating.
Absolutely great Cafe, coffee was hot, large and flavorsome. We went back for lunch as the menu tempt us. We got a buddy bowl and avo stack yum yum 🥲
I had the pumpkin soup, It was lovely, an extra piece of bread would have been nice. My wife had the home made cheese scone and Loved it
Great bites...and coffee... incredible cheesecake and carrot cake and all matters of desserts as well as really good breakfast and regular lunch and dinner menu written colorfully on the chalkboard. Nice stuff and nice vibe!
Visited several times, food was outstanding. Cafe has a welcoming feel to it, very good staff and service.
Highly recommend this Cafe, especially for coeliacs. Lovely staff. Knowledgeable about coeliac disease. Appetizing menu! Omelets were delicious and huge! Great value for money. Coffee was good. We will be going back.
This cafe is large and roomy, good for a meeting. The staff are quick and the food is cheap and tasty. There were plenty of regular customers arriving, the staff knew them on sight. They have the newspaper for customers to read and wifi available. The counter has a big selection of sweet cakes and slices to choose from. The cafe is warm and sunny with indoor and outdoor seating.
I see a lot of people have shared one star reviews. I could not share that. I was by myself on a busy Anzac morning around 11am. I scored a table for me. I ordered mashed avocado with poached egg with a cappuccino. The cappuccino was served first as asked and was just perfect to drink. I was told the waiting time was 30-40min. I thought OK, that will make it lunchtime then. It arrived in 20 minutes and the food was nicely presented and very, very tasty. The salad sauce was a delicious surprise, the poached egg was perfect, the avocado plenty.
The only thing I could fault was a bug bear of mine; the cutlery wrapped in a tiny serviette and felt like it was from the 2 dollar shop with sharp edges and the forks pointing in all direction.
The price was a bit steep I thought but in the end absolutely worth it.
Over all would definitely go again.
I haven't been here for about a decade. It seems like the original owner has sold this place. Coffee and a slice weren't bad. It's sad to see it's so empty as it used to be packed always.
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