Paeroa Cafe, Bar & Brasserie

My sister, Mum and I ordered a muffin each. My sister also ordered a mince pie and I got the steak n cheese pie. For drinks, Mum got an Americano. I got an almond milk hot chocolate, while my sister got a small bottle of sprite. Food was highly disappointing. The muffin was so dry. We tried to wash it down with our drinks. The Americano was so watery and tasted like normal instant coffee. It was not dark at all. My hot chocolate tasted sickenly milky so I didn't finish it. The pies looked like the $1 pies normally bought at dairies with how jello the sauce in the pie looked. But we still ate it all. We were hungry and been driving between Tauranga to Auckland almost daily. I can honestly say that we will not be returning to eat here again. Customer service was great though. The place was clean and tidy. May need to regularly check the toilets to replace the paper towels as there was none (no evidence of any in the rubbish bins either) and fix the hand dryer that wouldn't work.

Bland food, disappointing coffee, and zero atmosphere. All the lovely sayings have been taken off the walls and the friendly staff are nowhere to be seen. Such a shame compared to how it used to be.

Were very hospitable! Stayed for a while and watched as they served their customers beautifully. Food was yum and reasonably priced. Would definitely go again!

The Lemon and Paeroa cafe has spun around towards the better. Only three weeks ago my husband and I stopped after driving for hours we were looking forward to an good coffee and an bite to eat.Only to recieve poor service warm coffee and average food we were very disappointed.The toilets were anything other then sanitary counter service was grim and the food was then average. Portion wise they could've been bigger,considering the price.However as of today much to our delight the toilets were fresh and clean.The service wait staff was superb,one young lady in particular who mustve only started there recently.Although been ran off her feet provided excellent service with an smile vibrant personality created an overall great atmosphere.Who went that extra mile ensuring we were satisfied with our order.After been taken incorrectly by counter staff man.But the food was this time well portioned fresh and delicious(complements to the chief) We will be back again 😊

1st time to visit the cafe and it was good. Cafe is clean (including the toilet) with great ambience. Service crew was very helpful and greeted us with a smile. Food was ok (pulled pork nachos, waffles, egg and bacon was what we had). Will try different food next time we visit Paeroa. 😁

Had breakfast here a while ago. Just a basic breakfast. Nothing special to make it stand out for the price. Quality was fine. Presentation was good. Just missing a little bit of value for the money.

People are lovely, food is just a bit average. Not awful, still ate it but also nothing amazing. Pulled pork taco - pork was rather dry and the whole thing was bland but probably just catering to a broad palette. Chicken was nice, not super exciting and burger was good. I’ve had better from this place but it has since changed ownership. Overall not bad at all, just average.

Food has become very expensive. Used to be a good place to finish our adventures on the Hauraki cycle trail, but they seem to have moved their sights to a didderent clientele. Pity, as their food is good and coffee and other drinks are great, but become too expensive for the experience we are looking for.