Our visit to Industry Cafe during our stay in Invercargill came about as it was the top rated cafe on Trip Advisor.

The lovely lady on the counter was really friendly and helpful when we arrived. She sorted us out with menus to look over. Once decided, we placed our orders without any fuss.

We must of arrived at a good time as 10 minutes later the cafe was packed! People did not stop coming and going the entire time we were there.

I ordered the eggs benedict with bacon and switched the hash browns for ciabatta + a flat white with coconut milk and my partner ordered The Bad Boy meal with a flat white.

My partner was a little disappointed in the size of the meal when it came out but commented it was more filling than it looked and ended up being more than enough food.

My meal was absolutely delicious! The eggs were cooked perfectly - nicely cooked whites with runny yolks. The hollandaise sauce had good flavour and didn't have an overpowering taste.

The were a couple of downsides, though nothing too major. I would have preferred my meal to be served on a plate as it was rather difficult to eat out of the bowl type dish it was in. Also the crust of the bread and bacon was a little too crispy. This made it very hard to cut with a knife and try to pick up with a fork. This definitely did not affect the flavour and the meals were still very good, just slightly awkward to eat.

My parents ordered the Tried and True Toast, Plain Old Eggs on Toast with bacon as well as coffees. Very satisfied with the taste of their meals also but had the same experience with the cripsy toast and bacon.

We weren't too keen on the coffee but my partner and I decided that it was due to personal preference on the taste of coffee beans they use. No reflection on the cafe at all, they were definitely well made, quality coffees which we were still happy to drink, just not quite our flavour.

The cafe had an awesome design. I loved the colours and how bright and open it was. It had a lovely atmosphere and feel about it.

We experienced great customer service during our visit, everyone was so friendly. The food was of very good quality and the meals were worth the price. This was a lovely experience out for us and is somewhere I would happily return to. Thanks for a great breakfast :)

I visited Industry for a late lunch on the way to the airport. After ordering a chicken filo, I sat down and patiently waited with my order number. After 30 minutes, I asked how much longer my order would take. The staff initially said they had no record of my order, but with my insistence finally found my order on their computer. They then advised me that they no longer had any chicken filo and offered me a cake instead! At that stage I needed to leave to catch my flight and didn’t think a cake was a suitable lunch (they had sold all of their other lunch food during my 30 minute wait), so I asked for a refund and left. A complete waste of time, resulting in me catching a flight without lunch.
I strongly suggest you avoid Industry at all costs. The cafe called “The Batch” down the road has much better service, better looking food and a much nicer interior. Go there instead.

Early flight into Invercargill . Remembered Industry from the last trip. Fantastic breakfast, good coffee and great service

We visited for lunch 10 September 2020, 3 of us.
Food very nice, and coffee also good.
However the service was the closest to “Faulty Towers” I have seen for years, a complete shambles.
Four times we had to ask for water before it arrived. Waitress completely unfazed and informed us she had forgotten our request.
It seemed to us that there was no one in charge and all the waitresses were doing their own thing in a haphazard way.
Won’t be back I’m afraid.

Love this cafe! Food is always great service is always great and it has a great atmosphere about it. Wish it opened at weekends but love how much they respect their staff and how important weekends are for people. Manage to get here every month or so whenever I can wrangle a visit it is my first choice. Keep up the great work, looking forward to Friday nights happening again.