Have had lunch and coffee at the Paddock on several different occasions, and always leave impressed both with the food, service and setting.

The place is very cosy and clean, and the staff always have a smile for you.

Coffee has always been great, and the little biscuit on the side is yum!

My opinion is, give it a go, and decide for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.

The Paddock is a quaint friendly little cafe. The service my wife and i experienced was polite and friendly.

I had the “paddock big breakfast” which certainly filled a gap and my wife had a toasted sandwhich which was larger then both our expectations.

We had a coffee each which was very nice.
Following another review for a cafe in the same area im glad we gave cheviot another chance as we drove back to Seddon from Christchurch.

As a business owner myself I am not in the habit of promoting other business but this place deserves a mention. The staff are super friendly, happy to accommodate any special requests & the brownie was delicious! a great family owned business set in a charming cottage style setting, nicer than the “run of the mill” sterile establishments that seem to be popping up everywhere. Good luck to The paddock cafe, keep up the good work!

Paddock Café is the equivalent of having had your folks (or grand-folks) open up a quaint little café in a small town – in fact, it looked like it was probably their home they opened it up in.

Quaint would almost be an understatement. I’ve had bathrooms bigger than this place, but in saying that, it isn’t the smallest place I have ever dined at – Soprano in Petone takes that prize – but Soprano has quality food on its side.

It was seemingly busy on the day we dined here, obviously a semi-popular place being on the main trunk line heading South, but there also seemed to be a number of local diners there as well. Seating isn’t overly cramped but there isn’t a heap of room either.

As you would expect with a small café, there isn’t a huge amount of food on selection – but there did seem to be some nice looking sausage rolls, pies, cakes, slices, etc on display.

I ordered a toasted sandwich and normally when I order a BLT toasted sandwich from a café and pay $10 for it, I tend to expect something fairly impressive, but much like the motel we had stayed in the night prior, I was fairly underwhelmed. There’s no flashy bread, a bit of rocket, and cold tomato with a drizzle of mayo on top. The food is good enough if you need something from a drive, but don’t expect anything that you couldn’t make yourself in your own kitchen. Maybe I’ve just spent far too much time travelling and eating out in big cities.

Waited ages really sour staff over cooked fish and cold soggy chips with wilted salad