Scroggin Coffee and Eatery

The best restaurant in Wanaka! We went for brunch twice, it’s so good. We ordered the corned beef sandwich, hash with halloumi, cinnamon roll, chocolate chip cookie with sea salt, filtered coffee, and breakfast sandwich. We loved everything and would trust anything coming out of that kitchen. Staff is super friendly and lovely. It can be busy and difficult to get a seat, but people are constantly coming in and leaving. It’s so worth it!

The coffee and food are really amazing! Enjoyed both the flat white and single origin flat white. Had a onehander halloumi that tasted really good, mainly due to the tasteful seasoning. The walnut and cinnamon brioche was also delicious. The atmosphere was a bit Scandinavian influenced, but it was very busy 2nd of January. A 15% extra Holidays charge was maybe a bit on the high side, but still way better than standing for a closed door the day before at the coffee roasters place (Wolf Coffee Roasters, where Scroggin also uses the coffee from).

Scroggin is a great place for brunch with great food. Personally I enjoyed the one hander, which may look simple but delivered with its tangy sauce and sausage and egg filling. The breakfast was nice with crispy hash browns.the lemon cheesecake waffle I felt could have been crispier, which would have taken it to another level. Overall, a very safe choice for brunch. It can get super busy with long queues.

One of those cafés that instantly feels like it could be in Copenhagen ☕️✨ The space itself is calm and thoughtfully designed, with warm wood tones, simple details, and a relaxed atmosphere that makes it perfect for sitting down and enjoying your coffee properly. Excellent coffee and an irresistible pastry selection — perfectly flaky croissants and baked goods that look as good as they taste. A must-stop if you appreciate great coffee and design.

The services and atmosphere were excellent. The coffee was also great. Love it. The cheese scone didn’t pass.. the taste was a bit one-dimensional and the texture was quite doughy. I said this because I tried a much better one in Queenstown with the same price…

Overall the ambience was really nice, but of the staff greeted us or even smiled, and we were left standing for quite a while without anyone offering help. The smoked salmon toast was also disappointing-only three very small, thin slices of salmon for NZD 29, which felt poor value for money. This place seems largely overrated and didn’t live up to expectations. I wouldn’t recommend it to visitors.

Review is based solely on their cookies and mocha, since we didn’t try their other offerings - and we thought it was a pretty unique cookie to say the least! 🍪 the sea salt chocolate cookie was pretty much a “cakey-though-tough” cookie, not the crispy nor soft ones that we are used to - which brings about a unique texture, not to mention the generous amount of chocolate chips found within the cookie itself! Worth the $8 for a try. ☕ the mocha wasn’t to our liking, and seeing how much we enjoyed the flat white at their sister cafe (Crumb), we would opt to stick with their flat white in future! Definitely a cafe worth visiting for their bakes and coffee!

Had breakfast here two days in a row. Inventive breakfast and brunch options backed by good drinks and equally good pastries. It’s a very popular cafe so can take about 20 minutes to get food after ordering, but they are very accommodating with take away options.