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Cafe Cezanne

4 star rating
based on 10 reviews

Cuisine: Cafe, Breakfast, Brunch, New Zealand

296 Ponsonby Rd
Ponsonby
Auckland City
09-376 3338
 

Hours:

  • Mon – Fri 7:30am
  • Sat & Sun 8:30am
  • Coffee machine closed:
  • Sun – Thu 10.00pm or later if busy
  • Fri & Sat 11.00pm or later if busy
  • Facilities/Features:
    • Private Functions
    • Private Parties
    • Romantic Dining
  • Payment Types: EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCard, AMEX
  • Price Range: Moderate, $15 - $25
  • Dress Code: Casual
  • Alcohol: Beer, Wine
  • Seating for: 41
  • BYO/Corkage: BYO, Corkage Fee
  • Parking: Free Off-Street, Free On-Street, Pay, Pay & Display
  • Good For Groups: Yes
  • Good For Children: Yes
  • Takeaways: Yes
  • Delivers: No
  • Takes Reservations: Yes
  • Dietary Restrictions: Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Soy-free
  • Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
  • Outdoor Seating: Yes
  • Meals: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Dessert
  • Wi-Fi: Paid

Cafe Cezanne is one of the oldest cafes in Ponsonby with murals painted on the walls, that have recently been refreshed, quaint old wooden tables and chairs and a varied cuisine covering breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night coffee and cake, served by friendly staff. There are gluten free options and a large range of vegetarian as well as meat and seafood dishes.

There is on street parking on Ponsonby Road (free on Sundays!!) as well as a large P60 carpark around the corner on Pompallier Terrace behind the building. There is also free parking in Cowan Street.

10 Reviews for Cafe Cezanne

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Andrew

1

28th June 2009
4 star rating
Great place, great atmosphere. Cafe Cezanne has a good selection of food, reasonably priced. The cook breakfasts are great!!

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10th June 2010
4 star rating
I have been here for brunch numerous times and it’s always good. Great service, quick, and the meals are generously sized – you definitely get more bang for your buck! Love the cajun chicken salad and the French toast. Highly recommended.

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4th February 2010
3 star rating
We had lunch here last Saturday 30/1/2010. As always the food was great – no complaints in that direction. The muffins are even better than I’ve previously had. Coffees excellent. Also the Head Chef was very friendly and asked if everything was OK. Appreciate that.
The one complaint I have is that within 3 minutes 3 tramps stopped and asked a customer for a smoke. He kindly rolled one for this person and gave some tobacco to a second to roll himself. One of these tramps actually made herself at home. Your customers in turn left and she moved to their table and scoffed the leftovers.
In the past we have seen similar behaviour.
Now a full paying customer should not have to sit and look at this happening.
Also the staff and owners have been seen at times smoking at the front tables. Do yourself a favour and stop this habit. Doesn’t look good and you maybe turning away customers. Something worth thinking about in these tough times.

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Comment from Rod W. of Cafe Cezanne 6/02/2010   
Thank you for your feedback. Although some of these people look like tramps, we do believe that they come from a home around the corner and some of them are mentally…    More »

timtam

1

12th January 2010
5 star rating
my friend took me there and i ordered one of there breakfast dishes,it was really really yum,and it made you full and the price was really good for the amount they give you. the staff there are so friendly they make you want to go back,overall its the cafe to eat at!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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6th December 2009
4 star rating
Lovely atmosphere for meetings; staff real friendly!!

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21st August 2009
1 star rating
I don’t know why this cafe has had such good reviews. i went for brunch on a friend’s recommendation and ordered a scrambled egg dish. When the dish came it was so coated in garlic butter that I actually couldn’t finish it (and I’m not one to turn away food). The service was also extremely sloppy, my friend ordered a second coffee and then forgot about it so we had to remind them, 15 minutes later that it had been ordered. We will not be back.

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Comment from Rod W. of Cafe Cezanne 25/08/2009   
One of our scrambled egg dishes coated in garlic butter, sacre bleu!! the chef of the day has been fired!!! We only use garlic butter to make toasted garlic bread that…    More »
30th July 2009
4 star rating
I highly recommend the melt-in-your-mouth peach & chocolate chip muffins. It was the most delicious muffin that I’ve had for years. It was so light, sweet, and moist, without a trace of the ‘doughy’ flavour that muffins at other places can sometimes have. Yum! A very relaxed, casual atmosphere, with warm friendly staff.

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andy g

14

15th July 2009
4 star rating
good value food. very friendly, helpful service.

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21st February 2009
5 star rating
We love Cezanne. Its been an icon in the Auckland cafe scene for 20 years, famous for its excellent coffee (try the chocolate chai too)wide range of wine and beers, great menu with a real variety from Thai to Mexican, mains include salmon and crab stuffed chicked breasts to rich slow cooked lamb shanks. Then there is the cakes .. a huge case of maybe 12 to choose, passionfruit cheescake, chocolate whiskey cake, tiramisu, kahlua cheescake, wheat free orange and coconut … cant remember them all … add yoghurt or cream or ice cream .. or all three. We were told the new owners took over before Christmas and you can see they have already made huge a difference with the same atmosphere but now its sparkling clean and you can feel the upbeat vibe when you walk in, and a happy friendly team of staff who cant do enough for you. Lots of tourists (its in Lonely Planet we were told) and fun locals and this week when we had lunch there was Robin and the guy (sorry for forgetting your name :-) from Outrageous Fortune.

As somone who moved to Auckland and couldnt find anywhere relaxed and not precious for so long its going to be my new haunt for everything from weekend breakfast to coffee and cake after the movies. Oh and bring your puppy too, they have a big waterbowl outside and hes welcome to sit and enjoy the passers-by at any of the outside tables.

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Steve

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3rd January 2009
5 star rating
This cafe does the best breakfast in Auckland and I eat there every Sunday!

If you like a good feed and like to be full after a meal then this is the place.

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