What a gem of a place.Tasty food, fantastic surroundings, has a real artistic in the bush vibe. Local art and gifts are for sale, there is plenty of seating incl a coffee only area, brilliant. I prefer this darker, in the bush style cafe, as opposed to the modern bright, soulless type you get in the city. Service was efficient, tables cleared promptly, actual folk music playing on the stereo. I've never had coffee, which was great, served with a nice flower on the side. I'll be back....
Really cool place with a chilled out atmosphere and arty decor. Had a really good range of food and service came quick with friendly staff. Food was great - had veggie quiche and a bacon role which were great and then the caramel shortbread hit the spot after a hike. Looking around the sandwiches also look good. We had coffee and a smoothie which were really nice - maple and banana smoothie was a winner.
10/10 recommend coming along for a chilled lunch after a walk. Sad to see on average only has 3.3 stars - coming along today it deserves higher!
紐西蘭吃喝玩樂 Vincent in New Zealand
+4
It’s really beautiful landscape and natural surroundings. Everything is lovely but the food price are a little bit expensive. Handy location, opposite the parking. The overall is lovely cafe to visit. VH
Great place with nice garden scenery and great food! They decorate their tables and even the drinks with real flowers. Really liked the atmosphere here.
Such a lovely little spot with beautiful gardens to sit in and enjoy.
Stopped for coffee and cake on a ride and they were both great (date and apple oaty slice)
Only doesn't get 5 star because of the reception you get, grumpy as. It's a real shame, but in this sort of environment even pretending to be happy will make your customers that much happier and get those 5 star reviews.
Still absolutely recommend this place, enjoy your own company and the great cakes!
Such a cool cafe with that NZ eccentric, upcycled, eclectic decor that is zany, unique, colourful and homely. The gardens outside are a treat to wander through with quirky discoveries to be stumbled upon at every turn. Great coffee and cake pit stop after exploring the old mining community across the road. The owner’s daughter was so kind -and generous- to post a camera case (containing a card with all my vacation photos which I had left behind in the cafe just before the onset of the Covid lockdown) back to me at no cost. So much appreciated. Thank God for the kindness of strangers.
I felt very lucky to eat at the Talisman Cafe on its second day open under new management ❤️ the food and coffee were delicious and all of the staff were so lovely. The owner came round to offer us a go on the flight simulator but unfortunately we needed to keep moving to go get ready for a wedding! Thank you again for a lovely meal and wishing you great success with your new cafe 🙂
Absolutely beautiful, cozy and magical place. Love the decor and the paintings in this cafe. Cabinet food was delicious.
Omg! Totally blown away by the warm friendly service and the exceptional quality and huge portion sizes of the food! Definitely my new favorite place to stop. Amazing.. just Amazing.
Driving along in my sweet whip, found ourselves a one stop wonder-trip,
Everything a travelling man could want to please his troubled woo,
perhaps this will even bring an hour of peace to the weary nobleman,
In for a penny, in for a pound....the feijoa cake is sure to turn that frown upside down.
Think of it this way my young sir, in the end she gets the lot so say not no, but yeah...stuff it, while there's a penny in my pocket, let's pull over and see if we can't find somewhere to blow it.
Tip of the hat to old Keith Austen and his outback bible of wordy wisdoms.
Absolutely love this place, the owners have done an amazing job, the food is delicious and reasonable, and the coffee is amazing, the bonus of the aviation experience was a great surprise, my husband had a great time
Cute place with a nice vibe, decent food. Majority of the staff was friendly, accept for one lady who was quite cold and made is feel unwelcome.
Great food & coffee. Fabulous cake maker. Garden ambience is amazing. Do not drive past this cafe without calling in, you will not regret it.
Such a gorgeous, quirky cafe with delicious food and coffee. The gardens are amazing and the fresh floral arrangements on the tables and steps really make it feel like you are in an exotic location. Well worth the stop if you are passing through or visiting the gorge!
My daughters and I absolutely love this cafe!
The outdoor space is beyond magical, such an incredible place for children and adults to explore. The food is delicious! And their cakes are out of this world, like none I have ever seen before. My daughter could not believer her eyes when she saw the birthday cake they had made.
And to top it all off these amazing people got behind me when fundraising for spinal surgery that would enable my 4 year old daughter to walk. They held fundraisers and did raffles, helping to make my daughters dream to walk and dance a reality!
I could not rate this cafe highly enough!
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