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The Larder

4 star rating
10 reviews

Cuisine: Cafe

133 Darlington Rd
Miramar
Wellington City
04 891 0354
 

Hours:

  • Breakfast: Sat & Sun
  • Lunch: Tues – Sun
  • Dinner: Thur – Sat

Local Miramar resident Jacob Brown (ex Boulcott Bistro and Tabou in Sydney) is the chef and co-owner of local eatery The Larder. The vision of The Larder is to service the community with fine, honest food in a relaxed neighbourhood surrounding. We aim to provide warm and friendly service that is at the same time both professional and knowledgeable.

At The Larder we work passionately to establish and maintain close personal relationships with our growers and suppliers. We endeavour to source food locally and directly from the farmer. We believe that as well as supporting small local business, it also results in produce that has wonderful flavour and and integrity. Our menu therefore is produce-driven and directly reflective of the seasons.

We also believe strongly in the philosophy of ‘nose to tail eating’, where all the parts of the animal are utilised and honoured.

As residents of Miramar, we are excited about giving back to our community, our neighbours, and our friends.

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10 Reviews for The Larder

Joy C.

2

15th January 2012
5 star rating
We love the Larder! My husband and I moved to Miramar just before the Larder opened and have been going ever since. Jacob and Sarah are friendly and inviting and the food is delicious! I take friends and family whenever I get the chance and they love it too. We don’t bother to go across town for brunch or a special night out – we have a fantastic place on our back door that we intend to make the most of!

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12th November 2011
5 star rating
Third time we’ve visited The Larder in under a month. Just moved to Wellington from Auckland, and working our way around the best cafes in town – but this one stands out – so much so, we drive 25 minutes (huge by Welly standards!) to eat here. Lovely service, and a really innovative breakfast/brunch menu. The buttermilk crepes with rhubarb & lemon yoghurt are superb, croque madame really delicious and the portobello mushrooms are a standout. Coffee also great and the cabinet baking looks fabulous. These people really know what they’re doing, and they’re doing it beautifully.

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Calley

2

20th June 2011
5 star rating
This is a fantastic place to go for dinner and consistently serves delicious food. The service has always been excellent and so welcoming that it makes it an absolute pleasure to dine there. This is a real favourite!!

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Kara I.

27

16th June 2011
4 star rating
Brunch for six on Saturday. Gorgeous food, great service, reasonably priced. Definitely worth the drive from the other side of Wellington – we’ll be back!

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28th March 2011
4 star rating
An asset to Miramar. Have been several times and really love the food. Highly recommend.

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Emma

2

16th January 2011
4 star rating
Some of the best scrambled eggs in town! Service can be slow but I think that just lets you enjoy your coffee..

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Bob

7

17th October 2010
4 star rating
I would eat here for dinner anytime – after several visits I am very pleased with the quality of the food and service. You need to book in advance, as I have been disappointed several times trying to get a table at the last minute. This is well worth the trip to the eastern suburbs for those from a bit further away. Can be very busy at times and there are delays with meals, but I don’t mind the wait – chill out and have another glass of wine!!

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22nd August 2010
4 star rating
My friend and I arrived at 10.30am on a Sunday and it was easy to get a seat by the fire. Half an hour later it was much busier, mostly couples with young children and we would have struggled to get a seat.

Both coffee lovers we ordered flat whites which were strong enough to meet our high standards. I ordered Crepes with yoghurt, rhubarb and citrus poached pears, my friend a Croque Monsieur. Both were reasonably priced and well presented but not large portions.

All in all very nice and a lovely local cafe for those in Miramar, but perhaps not worth the trip we made across the city from Karori to try.

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27th January 2010
4 star rating
The Larder is a welcome addition to the growing cafe scene in the Eastern suburbs, with elegant, chic decor. Being able to sit outside on a sunny day with pretty flower arrangements on the tables was a bonus. The menu and modest selection of counter food (sandwiches and appealing pastries) are a tad pricey, but my coffee (Supreme) was well made. The overall service was efficient and pleasant. I would be keen to dine here again, perhaps sampling their evening menu next time.

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6th December 2009
2 star rating
I’d really love to say this place is fantastic, as I’m all for local great cafes, but the service was so appalling and slow that I’d be lying! In fact despite having a reservation our table was given away to someone else while we had a drink outside in the sun, as we had been invited to, so we had to wait over an hour to get our table. The amuse bouche, while very tasty, was lukewarm, and we didn’t receive our mains till 10pm, even though our booking was for 7.30pm. The vegetarian main was not good at all, although all the meaty mains were very good. There was no apology at all for the wait, and the tables were so close together that the wait staff repeatedly banged into me from behind, again with no apology. Would definitely stick to the fantastic cafe just along the road. Won’t be going back :(

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