We were recently travelling with our dog and a friend recommended Bosco. As well as fantastic food and service the staff welcomed our pet. There was a water bowl and we could sit in the covered outdoor area plus there was ample space to walk her in the area behind the cafe. We then returned on our journey home for the same great food and service.

Great place to stop with the family!
We (Husband & 2 children – 2.5 & 4yr old) called in for a break in our trip. Managed to get a car park out the front – it was very full but it turns out there is also parking out the back (noticed the signs once we got out of the car). Not very long wait in the queue, all the staff seemed very organised in there roles. Staff were polite, pleasant & efficient. Ample time for kids to find the bridge and have a look/run around outside with dad while I ordered & waited for food. 2 x FW, 2 x Fluffies, 3 x ham & cheese toasties & one cheese & caramelised onion scone. All the food came out at the same time, (scone) heated nicely, home made bread & really nice cheese on toasties – big and tasty!
Toilets were clean & had ample soap & paper towels. Change table in entrance to the toilets – very handy for us with the younger child.
Lots of seating outside & nice to sit out in the shade on a sunny day. Drinks came out quickly, short (but not unreasonable) wait for the food. Coffees & food were a good price $34.00 all up.
Liked it so much – we stopped there again on the way back home!

Have to say we did not enjoy our experience at Bosco Cafe. The counter service was unfriendly, the waitress handed me my food across the table, across my friends rather than taking a few extra steps to put my breakfast in front of me. My friend got served her cabinet food about 1/2 an hour before our cooked breakfast arrived. Not very pleasant for her to have to eat by herself. When cooked breakfasts arrived my poached eggs were hard as rocks and my bacon was undercooked. My friends toasted sandwich was burnt. Not a pleasant experience at all. And to top it off the waitress came to clear the plates while I was in the middle of eating and she ‘scooted’ another place to the end of the table and then came stacked the coffee cups etc very loudly right next to me while I was eating. Really bad service, overpriced, food was bad. Coffee was decent. Will not be back.

Its Sunday morning and pretty quiet at bosco. We order coffee and breakfast. First coffee so bad – my tongue is still burnt- and horrible not just to look at but also to taste, I return it and ask for another. It arrives still looking bad but is slightly better to taste. I will not buy a second cup. The food was good and the cabinet food looked nice and well presented with counter food covered as it should be. Sadly the front of house staff couldn’t be bothered clearing dirty tables and up to six tables sat untouched including mine for nearly half an hour. Unpleasant! Won’t be back even though the chefs are doing a fine job, good hospitality should be the total experience not half of one.

We do a lot of riding around the countryside and Bosco Cafe is always a welcome site when passing through Te Kuiti. Food is great quality, wholesome, healthy choices and good old fashioned homemade looking cakes – good generous portions and have always had great coffee and Im very fussy about my coffee. The decor is fresh clean, and they have great seating outside in a nice garden area. Always look forward to going through TeKuiti for the Bosco experience.