The Perc Cafe

A favourite place for Sunday breakfast. The service is very good and quick. My usual order is The One... it's a full breakfast. I just love the Hash browns! Located in Lower Octagon, it's a popular spot for locals and visitors, especially in the weekend. Do come and try this place if you are in Dunedin and would like to have breakfast in the centre of Dunedin. It's highly recommended!

We had lunch at this café, which was clearly popular. The only drawback was the shared seating—tables were communal. It also took a bit long for the food. We had a seafood chowder, the soup of the day (onion), a bagel with halloumi, and a bagel with salmon. Overall, tasty! Just note that parking is tough since it’s in the CBD—most spots are 1-hour only and hard to find.

Cute cafe with wifi. I had their eggs on toast which were good, only note is that the ratio bread - egg is a bit off to me. Not enough eggs to my liking for $16. A bit rough to be stingy on eggs at that price. The staff was also not the most welcoming nor smiling.

Lovely place to grab a coffee and a toasted sandwich. Great range of cabinet food as well as a solid variety of choices off the menu. Friendly staff, and clean toilets!

It’s hard to find dark strong delicious coffee but we found it here! It’s so cheap!! We got a long black with 2 extra shots and a pb cookie… only $6 usd. Loved it so much we’re getting more to go!

Stopped in on a busy day (cruise ship szn) & had probs one of the best bagels of my life. The staff are efficient and kind, the atmosphere is cosy even when it’s busy. There’s alt milk options and allergen friendly food on here— I am dairy-free, gluten-free so had the Bacon Bene bagel gluten-free & a coconut matcha (great quality on the drink too!) Had such a good experience wanted to kudos!

Nice atmosphere inside. Great coffee - quick too. Lovely artwork and decoration hanging up.

Warm welcoming café with absolutely delicious food We had chilli mince on ciabatta toast (could of had a bit more chilli) but it was great. 5 stars we would definitely come again

Fresh lox on a bagel, a strong pull in my latte, unlimited savory and sweet homemade treats, and friendly staff.

This place is great. I was sitting outside and a random seagal came and grabbed my food right out of my hand. A waitress immediately came to help and offered me another bagel. Super thoughtful and nice of them. The food and ambience were so good too! Great baked goods and coffee as well with good WiFi.

Big fan of this cafe. Enjoyed a nice oat milk flat white and the Vege breakfast. The Veg was perfectly portioned and I loved the charred tomatoes. Would recommend popping in!

The Perc is a wonderful coffee shop with excellent food and coffee. It's a small, comfortable, bright-from-natural-light place, with warm, friendly, patient staff members. The decent-sized menu has a good variety of options. One note: The coffee menu is on the board on the wall above the staff area. I mention this just in case you too don't look around and instead wonder why a New Zealand coffee shop -- all of which take great pride in their coffee -- only has "coffee, tea, chocolate" for the hot drinks on the paper menu. (Fortunately, I phrased my question a little more benignly when asking about the coffee options, and the staff only laughed -with- me -- I think... -- when they pointed out the big board I'd missed.)

Free wifi, funky Melbourne style decor, happy staff and some darn fine baked goods. This place has all the things I love about cafe life. A big menu with some fancy writing sits high above the coffee machine. Making it easy for customers to know what to order before getting to the front of the line. We stopped by for an express brunch before hitting the road home. Little did we know that it was coffee o'clock in Dunedin. The staff here happily took orders and pushed the line through with great efficiency. Despite our funny accents and confusion of New Zealand coffee sizes and etiquette we still ended up with a great result. The coffees were served at a typical Kiwi hot. Note to self-ask for warm coffee next time. No burnt milk and the AllPress beans were served up perfectly. A super delicious pinwheel/scroll/thing was full of bacon, spinach, Spanish onion. A recipe I'd love to get my hands on.

Very yum food, however forgot about milkshake so had to ask them to bring it over. Everything was delicious would recommend

Good food. It's kind of busy in there though. Funky and cute decor. I had the cold oat muesli thing (whatever they were called), and honestly was underwhelmed because it wasn't what I expected as an American. Seriously though, whatever breakfast my husband had was so good.

A wonderfully friendly and welcoming cafe just off the Octagon. The staff are amazing, the coffee is excellent and they offer a variety of tasty dishes to eat while planning out the day.

Excellent food - my poached eggs on five grain toast with tomato and mushrooms were excellent. Coffee was good but inconsistent. Two "trim lattes" were at opposite ends of the spectrum so far as strength was concerned but I enjoyed both. My friends loved their avo smashes and a request for a well-done poached egg was handled perfectly. Service was a tad slow but, hey, I just got in from Sydney :-) Oh, did I mention free wi-fi? A valuable commodity in NZ!

The Perc is located just steps from the Octagon in a great downtown location. It is also one of the earliest open breakfast joints in Dunedin, as my friends and I were looking to have a light meal before heading to the Cadbury Factory Tour at 9 am. We strolled into the Perc a little before 8 and were greeted by a funky little cafe atmosphere and smiling faces. We sat at a four top (they also had a communal table and comfy chair options) and stared at the loaded breakfast menu. Three of us ordered the Avo Smash which was basically an Avocado Eggs Benedict, and probably one of the best breakfasts I've had in a while. They don't skimp on the avocado either! We all ordered different coffee variations which came out one at a time about 5 minutes after we ordered them. Our breakfasts were nowhere to be seen by the time we had all finished our coffees, which is why I have to dock the star - there were only 6 people total in the whole place and it took 35 minutes to get our food. If you're not in a rush and looking for a filling breakfast, this is definitely a great place to check out.

Went here for a coffee after the dawn parade, got a mocha, not as hot or as chocolatey as I'd like it. Still pretty good though, and food I've had here in the past has been A+

I hadn't been here in 7 years and it used to be great. This time, not so good. My coffee tasted funny - my daughter said the same about hers.