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Dear Coasties

88/100 (2295 ratings)

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"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be treated like Royalty - to be genuinely looked after? I went to Dear Coasties a couple of days..."

Kathy Sykes

"I was very impressed, this is not your run of the mill, generic cafe. The atmosphere is really nice, starting with being greeted by the friendly..."

Sam Bucheli

"I totally rate this place! Awesome menu with great variety & healthy options! Yummy food & drinks! And the staff r friendly. A great atmosphere! I..."

Sharon Moor

"Just moved to orewa, called in for a coffee, wow the staff were so welcoming and helpful, coffee was great and the cream donuts the best I have had,..."

Fiona Taylor

"We had lunch here today with two people who have ceoliacs - no complaints! what a delightful place to eat! So many delicious gluten free options -..."

Katie Dean

"I had breakfast with my family (wife, 8 yr old, and 13 month old daughters) yesterday. Impressed. I arrived before my little tribe, having grabbed..."

Gavin McLeod

"Friendly and fast service even though they were very busy! First cafe outing with the little one and it was very enjoyable. The food was amazing!..."

Catherine Pearce

"Great menu, affordable yum as food, coffee was perfect! Decor fresh and inviting, staff friendly..."

Emma Cash

"Fantastic place. Menu is innovative and refreshing. Loved how the Pot of Tea came with china cup and saucer and candle to keep the pot..."

Louise Still

"Yum yum yum!! Good food good service and loved the beef burger for miss 3. Was the perfect size. Thanks and we will be back..."

Jess Smith

"Very impressed with the vibe, decor and service. The staff are switched on and the food looked pretty good (I only had a cup of..."

Sam Helena Jaffray

"The most friendliest staff around! Yummy food and top notch coffee! Our favourite cafe on the..."

Kelly McColl

"Super friendly, warmly welcomed our son's Assistance Dog and the food and service was amazing!!! Thank you for making our Fragile X mums breakfast..."

Leona Byrne

"The English breakfast tea service is just spectacular with lovely China. Scones..."

Robyn Clark

"100% reccomend for brunch out..."

Sophiemay150

"Lovely brunch with friends Busy little spot with such great food .We had a ten minute wait which was all good they have a nice outdoor..."

Niamh Slattery

"Dear Coasties never fails to impress me. Good selection of options with a fusion twist. I've never had anything from the cabinet, but I always told..."

Yan Zhou

"Awesome staff, awesome breakfast. In lockdown 2 and all staff wearing masks. They even check you temperature on entry for piece of mind. Food was..."

Mark Stevens

"Love coming to Dear Coasties, the coffee, food and service never..."

Kelly Van Dorsten

"Best brunch in Orewa. Friendly and welcoming staff. Coffee is always lovely. Pancakes are great! Dog parking is an added bonus. Quieter on..."

Anna

"Very tasty food. Very quick as it was packed and lots of takeaway orders. Lots of gluten free options to choose from. Lovely staff and very friendly...."

Lucy Bavister

"Place was very busy, staff were efficient, food came out fast and was beautifully present and tasted great, highly..."

Stuartzm99

"Obviously recommend for people who looking for the best cafe in Auckland!!Best place, good service, amazing food and coffee.The..."

Jinyoung Lee

"fabulous friendly staff and excellent food! :) Would definitely recommend if you are in the Orewa area, this place is super..."

Emma Harrower

"We have been here a few times and each time the service is outstanding and the food fantastic. Well worth a visit. Great menu and options for..."

Nadine Taylor

"Seriously some of the best service I've experienced and the food is awesome. They were so busy when we got there but you would have thought we were..."

Mark Stevens

"Awesome cafe! Everything is good:)..."

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"Lovely brunch 👍 Great food and..."

What I Say

"It may look like your average neighborhood cafe, DearCoasties is anything but!I wandered in with two friends on a Thursday lunch time and..."

J West

"The best Coffee and cake in Auckland...."

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"I was really..."

김종진

"Sooooo nice:) food and service were really..."

최희경

"Do I have to mention the reason of this cafe's fascinating? The awesome smile and gourmet food is the combo you can order from here. Can see this..."

Louis Yeum

"The food is AMAZING !!!!!!! and cabinet foods are really beautiful as well. Always busy but food and service are excellent and fast. Just the best..."

Amy

"Baked egg ...sooooooo goooooodVery friendly,and Friendly pets..Nice decoQuick Services..Good..."

Heeleo89

"There are various kind of food and drink.Delicious food, great coffee!Even customer service good and friendly staffs as wellSo nice..."

Jessica

"Nice coffee and creamy mushroom is so..."

강혜지

"Food quality is good plenty of choices and the savoury dishes are really nice, especially the pies and rolls. Portion sizes are quite big, and..."

Imperius Malekith

"Incredible food and service. Food portions are very generous and will worth the price. However, it does get really busy very quickly, but once you..."

Nicole

"Been here few times , worth to drive 30mins.Tried few menus and best of best for me is steak sandwich !!! And cafe decorates are so pretty...."

Chloe

"Good coffee shop. The service was nice and helpful and the beverages were tasty. Only issue was that there was limited seating and the place was a..."

Brigitte Todd

"Place: Very nice and clean atmosphere with simplistic decor.Staff: Excellent customer service, staff are very friendly, attentive and..."

Tabitha De Guzman

"Delicious food, plenty of selection and variety. Good came fast despite being very busy and staff were friendly. Limited selection of juices but..."

Danielle Hanwright

"Very busy but always great service at Dear Coasties. Nice drinks and delicious tasting food which is always well presented. Good to have a..."

Mikaela Jade

"What an amazing cafe, and highly skillful team. We were seated immediately, even though the cafe was busy. Our coffee (sensational by the way) was at..."

Vaughn Coghlan

"Such a great restaurant! The food was delicious and healthy which is what I am very fussy about and I loved how majority of their dishes were gf and..."

Natalie.r.a.good

"Very pretty and nice presentation of food, Attractive at first sight. A bit Fusion of Korean and western food. The French toast I order is a bit too..."

LisaH

"Honestly super yummy, good speed getting to the table and mostly pretty cheap. The only downsides were the staff annoyed us so many times, we..."

Madee Forbes

"Great service and food! The food came out super fast despite how busy the cafe was 😊 Was also very impressed with how the staff handled an..."

Sharon Cheung

"lovely atmosphere!! food came super fast, almost after sitting down. the eccles cake was so nice, and had such good presentation. the berry smoothie..."

Isabella Pickering

"A very busy little cafe. Great friendly fast service. Big all day menu selection and the cabinet food looked appealing too.We ordered.Dear..."

Donna&Shane

"Great ice coffee its no ordinary thing, soft cream with an Oreo nestling on top! Try the seafood risotto it’s delicious with a touch of spring pea..."

Tracy Meyer

"Fast, friendly service. Great food with generous portions and nice extra touches. My avocado on toast came with tomatoes, feta, kale chips and lotus..."

Sarah Mah

"Favourite place to go for a coffee or breakfast! Lovely atmosphere and really friendly staff. Only downfall is that it is always busy but then again..."

Hayley

"What a wonderful cafe. The vibe and feel was great. Lovely flow and in vogue decor. The staff were fast, efficient, effective, friendly and polite...."

Meghan Kerr-Phillips

"Service is always excellent. Coffee is always really good. I enjoy the fact pretty much every type of diet can be catered to - and it's a fav for mid..."

Rachel Goodchild

"Looks like a normal cafe but the food is really really good. The burger was soooo delicious, I highly recommend it. My mom had the salmon bagel, she..."

Lisa

"Well I would have taken a photo but the food looked so good that we had to start eating straight away. Awesome food, coffee and quick service and..."

Joanne Bright

"Haven’t eaten here but got some takeaway slices that were wicked. My daily extra strong small cappuccino is the best I’ve found in orewa, staff..."

Mystery Shopper

"The best coffee in Orewa and the food is amazing. It's our new favorite place to go for breakfast or brunch on the weekend. And they do text coffee..."

Amanda Carpenter

"We travel from central Auckland to go to this cafe! Amazing food & selection, great service and is so well run. Would highly recommend you try it,..."

Jocheli015

"5 stars. Beautiful free range chicken, great prices. The quality of food is very high and no corners are cut. You can tell they use the best..."

Sarah Shepherd

"Nice and polite stuff. Nice well cooked food not to much of a wait and friendly. Would go there every weekend if i was allowed. Nice deep friend mash..."

Jason Barrows

"This Place is awesome, loved loved the French toast and the coffee. Service was excellent would come back again, Thanks for the pleasant experience..."

Lauren Challenor

"Had breakfast here this morning service was above and beyond and loved that it's dog friendly outside. The atmosphere is perfect my only gripe is..."

Antony Pearce

"Service was excellent and despite the cafe being fully packed our food was served within 10 mins of ordering. Beautifully presented and the menu had..."

Steph Ryan

"Busy lunch time. Got a seat as someone was leaving. No menu given, had to get it from the counter, waited 5 mins to have table wiped. Took another..."

Jennifer

"It opens on Easter holiday with no surcharge, which made it pretty busy. We waiting for 20mins to get a seat. Staff are friendly and coffee was..."

李鎧明

"Love Dear Coasties! Just what Orewa needs. The service is quick and attentive and they genuinely seem happy which is so nice to see. The food always..."

Eilish Emery

"We stopped here for lunch after the Rodders Beach Festival and were impressed by the friendly, cheerful staff, and even though the place was crazy..."

Tawna Whitford

"Absolutely love the food at this place, everything is delicious and beautifully presented. Lots of versatility in menu options, both health conscious..."

Vickymelissam

"Wow! What an incredible place. I have never been somewhere, where every single staff member is so friendly, attentive and genuinely exceptional at..."

Mercypatch

"Fantastic customer service, I had the potato rosti which was full of flavour and a generous portion. Ambience is great, we stayed long after our..."

Rachel Fenton

"I've been here a few times now. Service is very good - they are very punctual and friendly. Recommend reserving tables as they are quite popular and..."

Aimee

"The Decore is nice but it seems a pitty to be so close to the beach and not be able to see it. On arrival we were Greeted and sat at a..."

Lisa Reynolds

"Didnt manage to take a pic of the food as it was too delicious. Very well priced cabinet food with an amazing selection! Service is always fantastic..."

Georgia Stewart

"(Been frequently checking Zomato to see when this café would be added so I can write my first review.) Anyway, staff are always so friendly! Been..."

Inkles

"Managed to get a seat on a Sunday morning for brunch, great location, great food, great turmeric lattes! Service was average however they were very..."

Cass Finlayson

"Dear Coasties has a very cool interior, lots of seating although it is busy almost all the time. Rightly so, as the menu, cabinet food and coffee is..."

Laura Griffin

"We are on holiday here and aimed to only eat at each restaurant once…this was our exception to that rule. The food was so good the first time we..."

Erin Evans

"A great range of pastries and sweet treats. It caters to all dietary requirements. A good use of indoor and outdoor flow. You can use free wifi &..."

Kayla K

"So good…..lots of people in the cafe on the way walk to the Orewa beach that make me want to try some even busy time and make me have to wait for..."

Leo

"We don’t usually review but because another had written a week ago that it was “disappointing”, we felt we needed to say that it’s a great..."

Pike Peak

"Got an Amazing coffee in Jumbo size this morning! Best flat white! Must try if you are in the area Excellent cafe and Gre8 friendly team..."

KIWI CAR PARTS

"The food is delicious, cabinet have many options, lots of gluten free sweet treats too. Staff are so friendly and their coffee is always amazing...."

Ari Bucheli

"Awesome food, awesome service, awesome. Thank you..."

Joseph Kim

"I ordered a Salmon Benedict on this Monday. Super yummy! Especially the hash brown underneath that tasted super good! I thought it is made on their..."

Lili Lei

"Been here twice, once with family and once with friends and have always enjoyed their food, atmosphere and service. We ordered their smoked Salmon..."

Iman Khan

"Found this little gem on a side street after a friendly waiting on staff stop us to check out the menu which have a great selection of food and was..."

Kris

"Our family came here for lunch. 8th oct. Food came out quickly and drinks all tasted great, coffee good. Food presented well. Service was good...."

James

"Great food, fabulous service and good outside seating area. Highly recommend going..."

Jolee Stewart

"What a cool place. Off the main drag so a bit quieter. Very dog friendly, can sit outside even if it rains as it's covered. And the food is..."

Tali Rose

"Good place for brunch on a lovely day. If they have nice lemonade selection, it would be..."

jin hee ahn

"This has to be the absolute best cafe in Orewa. Staff were super friendly and helpful. The food was amazing. I had the chicken salad, consisting of ..."

Alison Holmes

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"Food with a view. Loved the kumara fries. Nice seating area. Good Ambience. Good Choice of beers to try out...."

Divya Jyoti Saldanha

"Amazing platter with seafood, pork ribs and chicken - plenty for 2 people! Top notch customer service, the staff were all friendly and offered us..."

Annie

"Excellent service, platter was large and seafood was fresh...."

Levi

"I had a very nice experience here, the staff were friendly the view was amazing up top but most importantly the food was fabulous. Good quality chips..."

Crackerjacker

"Sat upstairs which is a really nice setting. Ordered the ribs, smashed avocado on toast and kids meal and was reasonably priced and everything got..."

Laurie Harding

"This is a great spot right across from the beautiful Orewa beach. It’s two story, so there’s plenty of seating. We sat upstairs on the deck,..."

Sarah S

"Bao pork belly buns - tick. Had to get more to takeaway. Really good place to catch up after work or meet the girls for a wine. Beautiful views and..."

Janelle

"Had a Rather large table all the food came out in a timely manner. The ribs were certainly the Winner in my eyes Meat just fell off the bone...."

Bean

"Service was great, food was pretty decent. Personally I got the chicken burger and was happy with the taste. Although I felt it was slightly..."

Bailey Moffitt

"Beautiful day and outside was quite full so we headed upstairs outside... even better great views. Friendly service great food selection and..."

Donna&Shane

"Ate here on Saturday night with friends, even though they were quite a few tables, they were pretty quick with getting food and drinks out to us. ..."

Carla

"We were in Orewa for the weekend and went to Coast for dinner. We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and the service was..."

Sasha Williams

"I have been to Coast many times since it opened and have always been disappointed with the haphazard service. The food has always been consistently ..."

David Wood

"Myself and my extended family would like to thank Coast Orewa for providing an incredible venue to host our family reunion - 65 of us. We can't..."

Cath Cordtz

"We went here for dinner and shared calamari, pork ribs and chicken bites this fed 3 people comfortably we also had some craft beer, the calamari had..."

Genevieve Van Eden

"Sitting upstairs you have a lovely view of Orewa beach. The interior is spacious and have a holiday beach vibe. I can highly recommend the fish..."

Ronel Kapp

"Food was great! They seated us quickly but would of liked to have the water topped up as there was 8 of us there and it didn't get topped up the..."

Bex Bradley

"Great location. We sat upstairs near the window overlooking the sea. Lovely spot. The staff were attentive and the food was great. The bathrooms were..."

Harvey 232

"I loved the staff and the food brought my family here and loved everything about it we will return ❤️ they made sure we we're okay at all times..."

Rebecca Griffiths

"Visited on Sunday. Super hot and wanted to enjoy the sun. Ordered at the bar, service was a little abrupt but with a casual pub food place it's..."

Yorkshire Pudding

"I came here with my best friend for a coffee date, I wasn't too sure of what to expect since the last time I was here there wasn't much to choose..."

Aroha Kay

"Have been here for the ribs before and what a pleasant experience. Initially had to wait a bit for the waitress to come take the order, but that was..."

KeyboardWarrior

"Had a delicious light lunch here - nicely presented and spiced chicken and kumara bites. They also serve some quality craft beers you won't find in..."

Matt L

"I've been a big fan of Coast since I started visiting NZ last year. Since the last time I was here, they've added the 2nd floor, and they did a..."

T Gaddis

"Visited last week for lunch with a friend and tried the $20 lunch specials menu.We ordered two meals; the fish and chips was a large serve..."

Mupps

"Enjoyed our lunch here. Was slightly dubious with the $20 lunch including a drink, seemed to good to be true but was delicious. My Mum had the ribs..."

Jamie-Mae Lees

"We were greeted with lovely and polite service. Downstairs is more of a pub environment but don't let that put you off if you are here to dine, there..."

Eat Eat

"After a great walk around the Orewa Estuary we went to Coast for lunch today. We have been to the Deep Creek in Browns Bay several times and have..."

Lochbuie

"Was lovely to have some tapas paired with delicious wine! Enjoyed a few dishes that I shared with my mum and we enjoyed the squid the best. Would be..."

Chloé Manihera

"If you are ever looking for a delicious rib meal, you need to go to coast! Me or my partner will always order ribs where we can its one of our..."

Desiree Norman

"Good vibe in the new upstairs bar. Excellent wait staff. My wife and daughter shared the meat paddle and generally enjoyed it. Prawns and calamari a..."

Mark F

"Ideal location in the centre of Orewa, with a new coastal style fit out and great views from the top level out over the water. Menu looks good,..."

Frank

"Great spot, friendly staff and tasty food...love those platters! We've had drinks, lunches and dinners here...all good. We're looking forward..."

Justine Green

"Had the pork belly. Was amazing and tender. Beautifully presented. Thoroughly enjoyed. Fantastic service and friendly staff :) highly..."

Livvi Robson

"This was our first time here and wow the food was amazing! we ordered 3 dishes plus a side salad and everything was just soooo good! Nothing negative..."

Lisa

"Great place, good vibe and food was FANTASTIC. I had pork belly which was to die for and the others enjoyed their steaks. It was a special bonus for..."

Anne Douwes

"Coast is as a great bar, it has a relaxed atmosphere, friendly helpful staff, and attentive service, the food is tasty, they offer a good selection..."

Deb Adams

"Coast is just what Orewa always needed! A cosy beach bar with excellent food, friendly service, and delicious beers that are perfectly matched to the..."

Maryana Hamilton

"We enjoyed a lovely dinner here last Monday night. The tasting platters were beautiful and very filling. Loved the ribs. Jasmine was our waitress and..."

Lisa

"I was so pleased when Deep Creek opened in Orewa and have been several times since opening night. The food is fantastic, and we've had particularly..."

Sue Collett

"Went here on 2nd February for a friends 30th dinner (table of 8). Staff were great, atmosphere in Orewa was fantastic.Food was to die for!..."

Dana

"Visited new Coast restaurant on 4th Feb for dinner - thank God the guys have opened up in Orewa!Congratulations on a great little bar and..."

Simon

"We were with extended family, some visiting from Australia and we enjoyed our big group being a little separate at a large table. Drinks were bought..."

Jan Ferris

"A good night at Coast. The food was served quickly and very tasty. (Really enjoyed the Tacos) we were a large group and the staff moved tables around..."

Carey

"Epic food, will be back. Once got attention of staff was OK. Other guests where very distracting but that's not a venue issue as..."

Kane Turner

"We have no been here twice. Once for dinner and once for breakfast. Both were fantastic! Ended up here after another restaurant let us down. ..."

Abigail Smith

"We were greeted by a polite helpful young team who seated us immediately. The other half and I shared the surf and turf platter as a starter - it was..."

Helen Hendren

"A place above Oliver's also they do amazing food and drinks I highly recommend them it is one of many fav places I LOVE to dine. I can't forget to..."

A lady with many traits

"Platters are always great when you're unsure what you're after, really good selection with meat platter and the surf N Turf platter. Variety of..."

Mocha 78

"Fantastic service. Wandered in for a table for two for lunch on a busy day and didn’t feel like we were a burden. Lovely staff and food was..."

Joshua Ripley

"BNI - Silverdale We have our weekly breakfast meeting here on a Thursday. Coast are amazing with their professional, quick service, great breakfasts,..."

Michael Wilson

"Nice view from upstairs, the food is usually good but every now and again you get a dud. Today I had a chicken burger that was cooked too quickly and..."

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