Cafe cuisine: the best places to taste it in Rotorua

66 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Archies Food Kiosk
Archies Food Kiosk
71/100 (15 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Lunch
"I ordered a soy mocha and it was so delicious I had to go back and personally thank them for an amazing coffee. Really friendly and helpful too 5..."
Adam Crabb
"As always food and milkshakes were awesome, it has been a very long time waiting for them to be open when we have wanted our girls day, but it has..."
linda hayward
"Good cheap fare, close to Lake Rotorua Don't let the burning sulphur smell turn you off this place and the rest of the..."
Zadkovich Raj
"Great place for a snack down by the lake..."
Michael Fennell
"Best Cofffee in..."
sarv saini
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Jordon Roycroft
Essence Cafe
Essence Cafe
70/100 (199 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Cakes
"Fantastic place we had iced coffee and it was superb a variety of brunch meals and all very tasty and big portions . Staff were fantastic and..."
Richard J
"went to essence cafe ngongotaha on holiday an tasted the most delightful food of my life, jam packed with flavour an the staff screaming with talent..."
Ramon Kongas
"Fantastic cafe - faultless service, food and sublime coffee! Real buzz with loads of patrons. Would visit again in fact would make it a point!..."
Verity
"Brilliant little cafe always buzzing with people and atmosphere, To class food and service second to none. Coffee's are of the highest standard and..."
Sven Den Breems
"A great place at the weekend for lunch. Coffee good as well. Good coffee destination for cycling around the..."
Shirley Lane
"A small local cafe with very good food and smiling and friendly service. We were staying at a nearby Air B&B and visited this cafe for 3 days for..."
S Thomas
"Always surprised by the quality at our little local cafe! Re: previous reviews, I think they got rid of that one nasty, rude waitress - good thing,..."
James-Victoria Finch
".Family coffee house. Now called DYNASTY. Mum and 4 daughters and one extra staff. Open til 4pm which really suits us. Lovely food. Great coffee...."
Faye Stamp
"Awesome tasty food. Dinner portion could've been bigger, but went back for lunch the next day and the portions seem bigger. The Wedges seemed..."
Karl Hillary
"Had a delicious ploughman's platter while my partner has a huge and filling salad. Well worth the price, staff are very friendly, and the atmosphere..."
Daniel Bryannie
"6 of us had lunch here recently and we all really enjoyed our meals. Lovely clean surroundings and nice food. We all recommend..."
Michelle
"As usual a very nice coffee and cake for morning tea. We've had lunch here a number of times and it's always been great. I recommend..."
Lionel Reeve
"Great coffee and good food with a great lunch selection. Friendly service from friendly staff. Always a good place for lunch, coffee, breakfast or..."
Ken Bannan
"Friendly service and good coffee. Got to try some meals..."
Jolee Kim
"The staff are very friendly, young, and full of life! The sheff is absolutely wonderful, the food is so good and so worth the..."
Joey Leane
"Best café on the strip. Friendly staff and a nice little park next door. Good for..."
pieter tuijnder
"Enjoyed my lunch meal with my friend in an electric wheelchair. Very..."
Lyn Sievers
Columbus Coffee
Columbus Coffee
70/100 (648 ratings)
Coffee & Tea
Quick Bites
Coffee & Tea
Cafe
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Cafe
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
egg benedict
Cappuccino Slice
Columbus Breakfast
Southern Spiced Chicken & Waffle
Creamy Coconut Pumpkin Soup
Creamy Mushroom on Cibatta
Danish Waffles
Lemon Cake
Mince Taco
Brioche French Toast
Vanilla Latte
Long Black Coffee
Bacon Sausages Mushrooms
Nachos
Flat White
Omelette
hot chocolate
Angus Beef Burger and Fries with Cheese
Sit down
Café
Accepts Visa
Accepts American Express
Street Parking
Accepts Discover
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Highchairs Available
Free Wifi
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Mid-range
"A little to expensive at 4.80 but good value. A kick  of caffeine and nice atmosphere alfresco. The cakes and slices are..."
Mark Stacey Baird
"Columbus coffee was, as always 👌, the food made to perfection and staff ready to assist in taking orders. Preparation time was also not too..."
Riaan Wilken
"Upon entry we were greeted with a huge smile and hello (even before the door closed!) We got our meals nice and warm. The drinks, tea and the food..."
Atelaite Turaganiqali
"Fantastic service. Staff are young but very friendly, efficient and helpful. I just had a cuppa, no..."
Siobhan Foster
"One of the tastiest meals I've eaten anywhere with fabulous service from a terrific bunch of young people. Highly recommend & good GF..."
vicki atkins
"Very good and tasty place. Breakfast menu is wide, different sides options to fit your needs. Staff is pleasant. Breakfast cost you 20-30 nzd incl...."
Игорь
"Lovely friendly staff and absolutley delicious food and great coffee. Would definately come back again when I'm up this way. Throughly..."
Shura Caris
"The coffee is great, the staff friendly and the service was quick. There is also a good selection of prepared food in the..."
Neil Douglas
"Very helpful, friendly staff service as well as scrumptious food. Great value for your money. Thanks Columbus Coffee..."
MILLIE A
"I love just sitting there just enjoying the busy road, nice music pleasant..."
Ancy Aneesh Paul
"Clean and tidy. Friendly and helpful staff. Relaxed..."
Dr Siham El-Kafafi
"Consistently good food and service. Creamy mushrooms on ciabatta 👌 Impressed again Rotorua by a yummy orange cake from the cabinet and..."
Becs Illingworth
"Had a really nice mince & cheese pie & nice flavoured latte served with efficient & friendly service. However the mixed berry muffin was far to..."
Steve Franklin
"I had a really nice experience with Columbus cafe Rotorua, the person who works at the front counter, Fai, was really lovely, best customer service..."
Rupinder Sandhu
Eastwood Cafe, Scion Innovation Centre
Eastwood Cafe, Scion Innovation Centre
70/100 (25 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Pizza
Healthy
New Zealand
Cafe
Cafe
New Zealand
Healthy
Breakfast
Blanco Pizza
Booster Smoothie
Woodfired Flatbread
Brekkie Pizza
The Big Brekkie
Eastwood Kitchen Salad
Duck Baos
Vegan Green Bowl
Woodfired Shakshuka
PIZZAS
Side Salad
Fried chicken
Eggs on Toast
Pulled Pork Burger
sausage rolls
Turkish Eggs
Mushrooms
Blanco
Eggs Benedict
Waffles
Healthy
New Zealand
Café
Pizza
Seating
Breakfast
Mid-range
Starbucks Coffee
Starbucks Coffee
70/100 (698 ratings)
Coffee & Tea
Quick Bites
Coffee & Tea
Cafe
Cafe
Breakfast
Blueberry Muffin
Iced Mocha Iced Chocolate Chip Cookie
Frappe Apricot
Caramel Macchiato Cold Brewed Coffee
croissant
커피 빈
Flat White
White chocolate mocha
Café
Café
Free Wifi
Takeout
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Breakfast
Mid-range
"Starbucks is a place I frequently visit to place orders, and I am truly impressed with the comfortable ambiance and friendly staff. The variety of..."
Hannah Bui
"This is Vinny I have been coming to my favourite place which is Starbucks by all means ..all the staff member very friendly special George kimmy and..."
vinay verma
"We are from the United States and in our travels, we like to visit Starbucks to buy an area-specific mug. Also, in that, we are often living abroad..."
navonco
"Hi, I just want to say the staff here are the best! Shout Out to Raz, the most beautiful customer service I’ve come across :) Rotorua Starbucks..."
Raena Smith (Panda)
"Pretty typical Starbucks, good location to start exploring the streets of Rotorua. Photo is of the lovely city view and the other is of the A typical..."
Gio
"Yup, it's Starbucks. As an American, I'm very thankful for this being here because it's hard to find American style coffee anywhere in NZ (how I miss..."
Taylor Gridley
"Not be crowded like other branches of this brand. Friendly staff but time of making beverage was taking a bit..."
Theodora Nguyen
"Amazing service from staff, they were welcoming and efficient. The girls working today were lovely and apologised for making us wait due to the..."
Chelsea kurene-kawana
"I love there caramel macchiato and a nice warmed up cheese bun . Really friendly hopefully..."
Angela Reece
"I don't come here often. I still don't understand the hype. There was a large amount of items out of stock, the shop was old and run down. If you're..."
Andrew Hutchison
"Great coffee, consistent with other Starbucks that I have been to. The cafe is spacious with good customer service. I recommend the caramel..."
Fatima
"I often stop here when I'm in town - the drinks always taste like they're made with love and the service is always friendly and polite. Love this..."
Dia Jael
"Enjoying a morning White Chocolate Mocha. Quick service from friendly..."
Brendon Gee
"A lot of people go in for takeaway coffees etc but I stayed indoors and the wait time was a bit long but understandable. Tried the new caramel frappe..."
Daneille Moke