The Wholemeal Cafe

We absolutely loved everything about our visit – the food, the atmosphere, and the entire experience were exceptional. We had breakfast, and both my son and husband were incredibly impressed with the outstanding service. Highly recommend this place!

Really nice spot to come visit on a Sunday afternoon. Nice hot delish cheese scone and mocha. Yummy eggs Benedict too which I had on a seperate occasion. Lovely service. I wish it was open later. Everything closes soo early here in Takaka. Lots of people see to come around 2pm.

Roasted butternut & Lentils soup is delicious. Brisket tacos has a wow factor especially with jalapeños added.

We were here a year ago and enjoyed it so much we came back this year. Things have changed for the worst: 1. $28 for a small plate of food!! 2. Didn't provide us with any cutlery. 3. Meal didn't come with all contents as stated on the menu. 4. Staff very un-genuine, particularly several of the female staff. Before today we were keen to eat here several times but not after this. A shame as the atmosphere is really nice.

This place was recommended to us by some locals so we headed over there on a Friday for a late breakfast. I ordered the wholemeal mash with bacon and it was just OK. The poached eggs were overdone and it came with big half potato size chunks of fried potato And the entire meal was a bit dry and overcooked. Definitely not what I would think of as hash. But it was made with quality ingredients from what I could tell and the service was average but the atmosphere definitely is very cool and a nice place to enjoy a meal with friends. The prices are on the high side for the quality of the preparation but overall it was not a bad experience. I honestly don’t think I would go back there again if I was a local but maybe they were just exceptionally busy that day or maybe something else on the menu would have been better.

Really nice ambiance! The big garden vegetarian breakfast was tasty! As another review mentioned, their matcha is really strong… and I never say that about matchas (I like them strong). I’ve never recommended adding a syrup in a matcha, but I think it’s necessary for theirs! Service was fast at 7:30, but they do start to get a line of a few ppl by 7:50.

Food and drinks were really good, atmosphere were cozy and you could even sit outside. Would recommend

Stopped here for lunch today as we were passing through. What a great cafe. Absolutely delicious food, so hard to choose from! The staff were super friendly and chatty.