There was one tiny negative, so lets get that out of the way first. I always do my research before I visit a place, and I have usually picked out the item I want to eat long before I arrive. I'm wacky like that. :)...When the business website says "We serve breakfast all day Monday to Friday and lunch is available from midday" and you visit on a Thursday, you are expecting to be able to get the breakfast menu items all day even if it is approaching mid-day.
However on arrival we were told they had just switched over to lunch and the item I wanted to order - smashed avo with feta - was not on that menu. In fact everything on the lunch menu seemed like it would be far more food than I felt I could eat, so I just chose the banana and raspberry bread. I probably should have asked if I could still get the thing I wanted, really the worst they can say is no, but I'm not always that brave.
The bread was delicious when it arrived and seemingly magically heated in that it stayed hot the entire time I was eating it, given it was raining and a very cold day I was surprised but very pleased that I was still able to melt butter on it to the very last bite. It was almost too much food for me, so I was glad I had not picked one of the burgers.
The Other Half got the beef burger, which he rated 11 out of 5. He said it was one of the best burgers he has ever eaten and he is a burger guy. The chips that came with it were amazing - I would have ordered just a bowl of those if that appeared on the menu, it does not sadly. If I had enough room I would have picked this option as well, maybe for a slightly later lunch when I have more appetite the burger would be my pick.
Given that they are building the Grand Pacific walk here, this is a location we expect to be returning to regularly in coming months and I think we have found our cafe. We will just have to make sure to be in time for breakfast, or hope they add smashed avo or a bowl of chips with something to dip them in to the lunch menu.
The coffee was great, as was the chocolate milkshake. I loved the cutlery and plates, very cute! The bathrooms are rustic but clean as described by The Other Half. He saw the backyard area and liked it, too.
Sometimes you find a place and you know that you'll eat anything from the talented people creating the food and enjoy it regardless of what it is. I feel like this is one of those places after our visit.
I have never eaten a lentil in my life before, which is why neither of the bowls on the menu were an option I would have thought about ordering prior to visiting this place, but now I think I could like a lentil if these people work their magic on them, so we will be back and I might even be brave enough to try one of the bowls.More