Caffe L'affare

This cafe is a real Wellington institution. They roast their own coffee and it is excellent. In fact many other cafes around the country use L'Affarie coffee. Always a buzzy vibrant hip atmosphere. Great generous portions of food and efficient friendly staff. There are many reasons why this place remains constantly a favourite.

Having had the L'Affare coffee in our hotel and loving it we made a special the trip to the Caffe. It was 2:45 and they were closing at 3pm- they had put away the menus, the coffee fixings, they were vacuuming and the employees were all focused on cleaning up and seemed annoyed we were ordering. They had us move out of the way so they could stack the signs at the counter where we were waiting for our coffees (at 2:50) Our coffees were fine, nothing special, as were our pastries. But the whole experience was not worth the trip. Maybe close at 2:30 and clean until 3pm? Or clean after you close? Probably nice if you come earlier...

I've always loved this room -- visually noisy and eclectic, not the stark minimalism of so many Welly restaurants. Professional and accommodating. We asked for something that had been long removed from the menu; and they created it for us -- a really nice variant

LOVE L'AFFARE. One of my favorite coffee shops. It's got a deep ambiance. A bit of dark lighting inside, but also busy and full of life. Their execution is incredible and you can see into most of the kitchen. You can't go wrong. Order anything on the menu. I also love their cabinet food! However, they close at 4:00, which is a bummer.

14/12 - Thought I'd give it another chance, overpriced for average food and horrible service. Was told to go back to our table while we were looking at the cabinet food as it wasn't on the menu, staff member was very rude and if I were alone I would have left straight away. Most of us only ate 1/2 of what we ordered. Cafe is overrated and a little pretentious! 13/12 - Menu food is ok but it takes quite a while to get it and that's after you find a table, dodging the staff who are happy to walk in front of you. What I find ridiculous is their cabinet food. The ham and cheese baguettes are nice but can you get a ham and cheese baguette wrong? What I don't understand is why they never make enough? At 11:45 they had run out and wasn't making anymore, I was offered a ham and cheese tasted sandwich from the kids menu. If you can make that can't you put the same ingredients in a bread roll? And if you know you always sell out, especially before lunch, why not make more. Common business sense! Or are you too good to make more??

I love this place. Great service accompanied by great food. The food is consistent. Great place for brunch and is good for groups as they have some large tables. There is also a children's play area with toys etc to keep the kids busy. Only downside is it can be quite loud.

Yet another great breakfast in Wellington! I got fried eggs and bacon with an Americano. It was wonderful! Again, the eggs again were delicious and the bacon was delicious. It had a smokey taste, almost an applewood smoked bacon. The americano was strong.. just how I like it! I could definitely see myself as a regular here. Very friendly

Cute little cafe with delicious food. Porridge is outstanding! Friendly servers and great atmosphere. There's even a little kid area for your children.

The 5th star will come when they start making trim flat whites ;)

Walked in 5mins before it opened which I didn't know. The entire staff were sitting around eating and drinking talking about how drunk they got last night. Didn't get swerved or even acknowledged until after opening time. God I wish Pre Fab would open on Sunday's