We go there at least once a year. this year (April 2024) the food was very disappointing. Beef cheek risotto: How can you serve a risotto after 10 minutes? it takes 20 min to cook... It was overcooked and ridiculously sweet. Pulled pork Hamburger: good french fries, Pulled pork too sweet! It was just bread and meat, nothing else (some over sweet sauce and a gherkin in the mix but not distinguishable)

Did you change your chef from last year?
Too expensive for the quality.
It took ages to clear the table. Nobody asked if we wanted dessert.
The place is still spectacular. Great atmosphere.

We came here for a quick lunch on our ebike ride from Napier. We were delightfully impressed with the whole venue. Whilst we only had a quick lunch from the display cabinet we’d all love to come back & try some of the main menu meals. They looked great.
We all agreed the homemade sausages rolls were probably the best we’ve ever had anywhere in the world. The broccoli salad & toasted ham & cheese croissant were as expected. Nice & crunchy & fresh.
The venue seems a little miss matched inside & out, but, somehow it works in this wonderful location.

A beautiful venue in a really lovely spot at Clifton.
Very good food and service.
An interesting shop with all sorts of gifts.

I was happy with the venue as a place to sit and chill. But really annoyed that myself and my husband ordered an iced coffee and iced chocolate. Was asked by the waitress if we would like icecream and cream in that we said yes. Went to pay the bill at the end to be charged extra $1.50 for the cream and $3.00 for ice cream in each of the drinks. Was not advised at the time of the extra cost. I could have brought another food item for the extra $9.00 extra I spent. Not happy. :(

Beautiful cafe in a stunning setting with great food and lovely staff. Dog friendly. Seating indoors and outside. Amazing cabinet food. Lovely gift shop.