L'Arté Cafe & Gallery, Cafe closes at 3pm weekdays, Gallery open till 4pm

We heard about this place from a colleague and decided to make the drive from Tauranga for lunch. It was quite busy when we arrived, but we were lucky enough to snag the last car park and a table inside. While the prices were on the higher side, they’re fairly typical these days, so we were expecting a quality meal. Unfortunately, the food was very disappointing. The eggs on toast came with just two very small slices of toast and two eggs, with no butter or condiments provided—only a small dish of relish, which didn’t appeal to my wife. My burger was much smaller than expected and was dry and lacking flavour. At that price point, we would have expected at least a side salad or chips. The only thing that improved it was borrowing the relish from my wife’s plate. We had a look through the gallery afterwards, but that didn’t particularly impress us either. Overall, the underwhelming lunch left a sour taste, and unfortunately we wouldn’t recommend this place.

Stumbled upon this place by accident and we absolutely loved it! The food was DELICIOUS and the gardens and gallery were so cute. The staff were amazing also! We had the most lovely server, don’t know his name but we think he was Irish? Thanks for making our morning so great!

Lovely stop in Taupo! Everywhere you look around is some piece of art. The food available was delicious, simple and cheap.

Spent some time at here over the long weekend, such fun had by all! There was an amazing pop-up clothing stall on the front lawn and giveaways to celebrate their 20th anniversary - I was stoked to score a free L’arte puzzle 😃 We’ve certainly had the weather it, took me about 4 hours to complete ☔️🧩 I’ll see you soon, for my usual latte and caramel slice fix!

When I read the review by Pearsoda at the top of the list I had a moment of misgiving and wondered if I had made a bad choice. Then I read on and stayed with my decision, thank goodness. Four of us had a superb Sunday brunch here today. The cafe was super busy but all around me I observed very satisfied customers and overheard a great many positive compliments. Our service was flawless, prices were reasonable, there was a plentiful range of options. I had the Mushrooms and Bacon on toast - excellent - my wife and our guests all opted for the Avocado Smash and they were very happy with both the quality and the quantity of their meals. Overall, we enjoyed a 5 Star meal with top notch service. Then the real quality of the whole staff came to the fore. A senior member of our group had a very significant coughing fit and was visibly distressed. The care and compassion exhibited by all the staff was amazing. Genuine concern and what can we do to help was quietly proffered - no fuss, no drama, simply let us take care of you. And so they did and they did so in the loveliest way possible. The owner/manager, the chef and at least 3 ( if not 4 ) of the team all quietly contributed and backed each other up. With amazing grace they ensured that drama was avoided and we were able to resume enjoying our time at their facilities. For me this team demonstrated the highest pinnacle of service and my wife and I wish to convey grateful thanks and our appreciation of simply the very best of old fashioned hospitality. We will come back and we wish you all the very best in the coming years. I just hope the sad individual who penned such a negative review reflects upon his unkind words and asks was he fair, I very much doubt it. Cheers

We visited this café both on our way to and from Napier during the Easter holiday — and absolutely loved it! Every dish and every coffee was spot on; our whole family agreed it was one of the best we’ve had. What truly touched us was the kindness of Steph — I left a pair of earphones on the table, and when I called, she immediately offered to deliver them back to our home in Auckland. After almost 20 years in New Zealand, I can say it’s really hard to lose something here — Kiwis are simply the kindest people. This café not only serves amazing food and coffee, but also has a lovely artistic vibe. A must-visit if you’re in Taupo!

Beautiful cafe with great gallery and garden walk brimming with gorgeous ceramic and metal art. Lots of mosaic also. Food was superb - I particularly loved the potato sticks (think chunky chips but made of hash browns!). Yummm. Great coffee too and heaters kept us toasty.

super cute cafe, looks like family run by a 3 generations，nice food and creative art works.

Great location cafe with interesting mosaic sculpture garden and gallery/shop. Good range of counter food. Cakes, pies, sandwiches. Salmon bagel looked delicious and very generous with toppings. Blackboard menu with all the usual brunch fare. Coffee was good, nice flavour and well made. Service friendly.

This art cafe is definitely living up its name. There is art and a cafe with great food selections. We wanted more breakfast food so we opted with benedicts and corn fritters but they also had amazing salad and sandwich choices (I was looking at other tables near us). I'd definitely recommend coming in to check out the art, they have a small gift shop attached to the cafe for some interesting/cute products. There is a mosaic living room outside in the garden when you walked into the premise. Everything about this place is so quaint. I'd recommend coming in even if it's just for a quick coffee/tea to enjoy the scenery of the garden.

Just discovered this place on our last day in Taupo. We were looking for something interesting to see and a good place to have breakfast. The crowd seemed to be morning joggers and young families. Very smooth. Music is not too loud. Atmosphere feels smooth and cozy. Pros: Eggs on toast were made to perfection and the portion was generous. Eggs Benedict on potatoe cake was a delight. I took the smoked salmon and wasabi hollandaise one. I wanted to dare and it was delicious. Perfect balance of wasabi and richness. Cons: Not much. I got surprised about the price at first but our lattes and breaky was good enough to justify that. Plus the art outside the cafe looks amazing! To give you an indication eggs on toast+eggs benedict + 2 lattes = 38$ And as I said it worth every peny of it.

Nice patio to sit and admire the gardens. Chicken salad on ciabatta bread was fine, nothing special. Very cute shop.

This gorgeous little Cafe is well worth a visit. Not only is the food healthy, tasty and reasonably priced, the Cafe is clean and set in beautiful garden surroundings with friendly staff. The various artwork includes colourful hand made china, all very reasonably priced and can be shipped if required. There are a good variety of beautiful, affordable gifts, definitely recommend a visit, awsome place! Allow at least an hour for your visit.