Astro Cafe

Absolutely loved Astro Coffee! The coffee was incredible – rich, smooth, and just what I needed after the hike. And the view? Next-level. Sipping a great cup of coffee at the top of the hill was simply breathtaking. The atmosphere is unbeatable – cozy, relaxed, and full of good vibes. Highly recommend making the climb – it’s 100% worth it!

It costs $8 to drive up to Mt. John Observatory. We waited in line for nearly half an hour to drive up, as only one car is allowed up when another comes down. However, the view from the top is absolutely stunning. This café is blessed with one of the most beautiful natural backdrops—it’s truly breathtaking. I didn’t make a purchase this time, but I did take a look at the prices. The food is noticeably more expensive than in town, though the coffee prices are still reasonable. Next time, if I come in the morning, I’ll definitely grab a coffee. With a view like this, it’s well worth it.

Located in the top of mt.john summit. Need to pay 8 dollars for drive up to the hipp but it really worth it! I ordered hot chocolate and wait for aeound 15 min. Just a normal hot chocolate that you can find elsewhere but considering the beautiful scenary, it amazing!

Price for Coffee and Cake: Quite high, but the taste just average. View: depends on your luck. We up on hill around 9am, a little bit rain & cloundy, seeing clear view, but just within 10 min, so much cloudy and rain. You can not count on the weather forecast. Noted: 8nzd ticket fee/car for pass through up hill.

There is an entry fee of 8 NZD for this café. Upstairs you’ll find a small shop with coffee and desserts. The view is stunning and absolutely worth it — a perfect spot to relax, enjoy a coffee, and take in the breathtaking scener.

This café is located on private property, so you’ll need to pay an entrance fee before heading up to the café and viewing platform. The view from the top is definitely worth seeing — it offers a stunning panoramic look over the entire town. However, the café itself was quite underwhelming. The food was average, and the coffee was nothing special. It’s a great spot for the scenery, but not somewhere I’d go just for the food or drinks.

Great view. I love the matcha and cakes. Kids love the toping art. Its cold and windy outdoor so quite hard to get seat in tge cafe.

- Coffee was awful and cold. - 20 minutes of wait just for the coffee - overpriced (2 extra for another milk and 1 for the take away, total of $10 a coffee and tastes horrible) - Snicker slice was ok but $12 for that - nice view

Hiking to the top of Mount John is awesome, the views spectacular. At the top of the mountain is this cafe with espresso drinks and sammys and the like. Pretty much everyone up there except for me and my gf drove to the top. the majority spent their time taking photos of each other while holding up espresso cups. You know, cuz they're sophisticated. Awesome view bad vibe.

5 stars just for the views of Lake Tekapo. The food is cafe style, meat pies, sandwiches, baked goods. It's all good, but not great. The chocolate brownie was the one standout. Eating the food with this gorgeous view is something truly special.

Great view but sadly the staff seems incompetent. The wait took ages and the workers seemed to be in over their head.

Getting to the summit of the Mt John Walkway is an absolute treat and it is super nice to have a cafe available at the top. Ordered some coffees and a carrot cake which were good. No complaints here.

Surprisingly the best food we found was in the astrology museum, must gets are the cheese scone, flat white, and the blueberry muffin. The Astro cafe is next to the grocery store next to the holiday park at Lake Tekapo. Inside it is a cool cafe with the large brass telescope next to the dining area. I thought the food was excellent and arguably the best cafe we went to in New Zealand. I also visited the Astro Cafe on the top of the mountain but there is a fee to take a drive up to the top or its a 1 hour hike, plus I think the food/flat white at the bottom of the mountain was better. I think that this cafe is a great stop for breakie and worth a visit for the flat whites.

DO NOT GO. We tried to go and found out you have to pay an $8 road fee just to drive there! Once we arrived they said they didn't have EFTPOS working and if we wanted to wait around for 30 minutes they were going to try again when their manager arrived. Completely unprofessional! We weren't going to wait around until 11am just to have a coffee. That's ridiculous! They could of told us they didn't have EFTPOS BEFORE PAYING A FEE JUST TO DRIVE THERE! Their food didn't look very good either, but we couldn't taste it! They didn't have an ATM either. What a total waste of time.

The view here are immaculate! You don't have to purchase anything to be here, it's open to the public. That said, the carrot cake and coffee here are wonderful!

Great cafe that offers the best view in Lake Tekapo. Lots of natural lighting and friendly service. Bagels are baked in house and very tasty even with just cream Cheese and pesto. They also sell postcards and stamps unique to the observatory's status.

Awesome This lovely restaurant overlooking Lake Tekapo was awesome, food and coffee exceptional, staff friendly with a great service. We stopped for brunch, good choice of food and cakes to die for! The drive up is amazing with fantastic views.

Good flat white coffee with wonderful scenery of Lake Tekapo. It would be very enjoyable to have a break there. The road was a little bit difficult to drive.

Good service, really good coffee -and huge cups- in an amazing place with a beautiful view. Nice stop in Tekapo to enjoy the superb surroundings!

Long waiting time to get the drinks to the table. My cappuccino tasted bad, did not finish it. The Americano was good though. Very nice view from the top of Mt John

Tiny coffee shop with amazing views! The flat white and chai latte tasted great while admiring the beautiful lake and surrounding mountains. Just don't get blown off the mountain if you're there on a windy day like us!

All dishes are very super. Sausage roll which I ate was especially good. In winter it is very cold because of the top of Mt. John however the cafe inside is pretty warm.

Cute cafe offering the perfect views of the lake and surrounding mountains. We just enjoyed the view and cappuccino, but the menu looked good. The hike is not exactly easy on a hot day, but certainly worth making the vertical climb for the views!

Great view with great coffee!!! Highly recommended!!!it's absolutely one of the most beautiful cafe in NZ!!!But,regrettably,because of the weather,I didn't see thousands of stars here at night !!! Would come again in future!!!