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3 days ago
Went with friends for a birthday party in the evening. Very little in the way of heating. Everyone had to wear outdoor coats. Despite several requests by different people in the group, the heating was not turned up. Very few staff seemd to be on duty. Quality of food was bland in the extreme, the only fresh food being the salad, everything else seemed to be pre cooked. In some cases the food was luke warm when served. Prices far too high for the quality being served.The staff were in the main friendly which really was the only saving grace. Drinks normal quality and price for a bar.
19 days ago
Been out to JARKs a few times both when they have been run off there feet and also during their quieter times and on all occasions Marianne has always stopped and asked how your day has been and is always polite As for the Food and Service we could not faulty either and will always go back again and again Clytna
23 days ago
With a name like The Coffee Club you’d think you’d be able to get a decent flat white or latte here. Nope! The coffee tastes like it has been made in Oz and brought to your table via a trip on Qantas. Lukewarm, tasteless and slightly oily, which was weird. Even though I left most of mine I had a nasty taste for hours and when the coffee doesn’t taste of anything, that’s even weirder! Their mains are very expensive and the quality poor. The chiller cabinet has a very small range of mass produced baked slices, cakes and a lone muffin, all small and errmmm sweaty. Seeing the chef out the back on a cigarette break puts me right off anyway, so we won’t be back.
23 days ago
This is our go-to breakfast and lunch cafe when in Hastings. They offer a full cafe breakfast/brunch/lunch type menu and have cabinet food as well. They offer three portion sizes of salad and have a good selection, the plum, spinach and feta salad is gorgeous. Graham and his sidekick lady chef are always coming up with new dishes for the chilled cabinet, making the most of fresh and local ingredients. Coffee is always quick to get to the table and consistently made well. They have a good choice of muffins, cakes and slices. The almond croissant is to die for and I would cheerfully get into a fight over the last piece of macadamia nut brittle, which is a new arrival to the bakery section. I find the muffins too crumbly although that’s a personal thing because I like butter on mine and I always end up with a large pile of crumbs here. If there’s a downside it’s that the staff can get a little absent minded or forgetful when it is crazy busy. But I’d rather be in a bustling cafe with atmosphere, than a soulless grave yard one.
26 days ago
WOW! That’s all I can say! A most comprehensive delectable menu I have never seen – had great difficulty choosing which dish to have, but eventually went for the potato, bacon & black pudding saute, with tangy tomato relish and an egg atop. Primo! So tasty – and it would also make Ben Warren very proud. My daughter Brooke, very hard to please, chose the smoked mushroom frittata, with a green lettuce and parmesan…a little salty but again the overall flavour was divine. Eden took care of us so nicely, and we were happy to share our large table with 2 passing cyclists when Tuki got busy…at least six cyclists dropped by, and lovely to have the cute outdoor play area for the littlies. Ka mau te wehi – awesome, Tuki Kitchen!!!
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