Review Beam Cafe - Auckland

I had the fried chicken waffles which were delicious. The only thing that would have made it better would be to have a bit more hollandaise sauce, but will keep that in mind for next time we visit. My partner had the French toast which he enjoyed. The hot vietnamese coffee was nice. Atmosphere was nice and relaxed and staff were lovely

Lovely staff, very friendly and attentive. Great coffee and a delicious breakfast. My boy loved his mango smoothie! Relaxed and warm atmosphere, we’ll definitely be back.

Great food and friendly staff. Coffee was also good.

Yummy and yummy 😍 Creative dishes and artsy latte, great service and atmosphere. What else could you ever want from a restaurant 😄

Babies, babies, babies. Being in a schooling area, the seats and sounds of the establishment are filled with babies toiling away, exploring the new world that they find themselves in. Some may find this uncomfortable or disruptive, but this was just emblematic of the wonderful community spirit that Beam Cafe provides for it's local area. The staff are some of the friendliest in the country, and the food an excellent pairing to the exquisite coffee that is offered at this coffee house. Even as I write this, a patron sitting opposite me, once getting his delicious caffeinated extraction served to him, immediately asked for another of the same. He knows he will enjoy it so why not just indulge in another. And I shall watch with great satisfaction as yet another patron is served by this incredible business. Love the pug mural.

Excellent café! Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, excellent portions and quality for a fair price. Good coffee to boot.

Great food and coffee, awesome friendly staff. Highly recommend the Chicken Benedict. Will surely come back here!!

Our favourite cafe! The food and coffee are consistently good and the service is always warm and friendly. Our favourites include the Beam eggs benedict, French toast, panna cotta granola, and egg bubble waffle

Best eggs bene ever!!! Iced chocolate delish and great coffee. Staff are very friendly with excellent quick service. Our favourite breakfast spot!

The staff at Beam are absolutely wonderful - I wanted to bottle the lady who looked after us! Then the food was equally as amazing - the combo of flavours were different and delicious. We’ll be back soon!

I am dissatisfied with the food quality as the egg benedict was over cooked today. I also found a piece of hair in my meal.���

Amazing, just amazing experience from the beautifully colourful and creative food being brought out to us, to the yummy taste and full enjoyment of our meals. Very reasonably priced too for such delicious works of art. Thank you and I will be back!

Enjoyed a lovely lunch once again at Beam Cafe today! Such delightful friendly staff, lovely well presented food , great coffee, awesome service in clean surroundings!! �—- a must to try! Well done Team �

So fricken good love the French toast with candy floss was the best birthday brunch �

Wow!! Just landed home in Aotearoa after 7 years in Oz, saw the "supreme" coffee sign, so I popped into Beam cafe in Milford, on the North Shore, Auckland. Amazing yummy home-made scone, excellent coffee, and really lovely customer service, ended up back later in day for the best smashed avo!!! Highly recommend for locals and travellers alike. See you again cheers Louise Founder Koru Enterprises NZ online boutique travel & gift company

Cant fault this place. Love each time i have gone & have always catered really well for my 2 lil men that i take there too. Customer service is exceptional.

Great coffee and the Beam Eggs Benedict is something different and delicious. I also enjoy their savoury scones. Staff are friendly and remember you. We'll be back again and again.

Fabulous coffee. Best scones I have ever tasted. Great friendly service. ☺️

Loved it - yummy food and fab service

A very good cafe on the shore, excellent eggs beni and excellent coffee... good location on the main road, parking might be a little tricky, but there is Milford mall car park right across the street.

Love this cafe...have to go at least once a week

Nice food at good prices!

For my group, half of the food that we ordered came out at a reasonable time. When they finished their meals, about 20mins later did we receive the other ordered food. I received my muffin that was in the cabinet next to me, after 3 times that I’ve asked them, by that the time I got it we were about to leave.

Great service! Very friendly and kind staff. <br/><br/>The Beam breakfast left a little to be desired but the Beam Benedict was a nice twist on your usual eggs bene and was super filling. Loved the homemade hash browns and korean fried chicken. <br/><br/>The ambience wasn't my style but it's a cute place for a quick breakfast/brunch - would return.

Absolute amazing service, such kind people<br/><br/>The food itself is so delicious, perfect and filling portions that are beautifully presented. <br/><br/>They treat every customer the same no matter their race, age or gender which you can’t find everywhere, especially in the Milford area. <br/><br/>I would highly recommend ☺️

Attentive and quality service. Good food. Easy location nice layout good decor would recommend nice service and good spot

We really loved our brunch here with friends today - we didn’t book as it was a spontaneous thing but they were super friendly and we got a table after 10 mins. Food was delicious and shakes were divine. Thank you Beam we will be back

Excellent service, quick with food and coffee. Very Attentive staff. This place gets very full on the weekend so get a table early it is worth it.

Cutest little cafe tucked away in the heart of Milford. Attentive, friendly staff and good food, will definitely visit again.

eggs benedict is so tasty!! and at a very fair price. Iced latte is also the best i’ve had, not bitter or acidic :) also takeaway comes with a flat lid, not a dome lid which is just something i like hehe. Raw slices here are also delicious. very polite staff too!!

Definitely a local gem, always busy... Great food menu and serving punchy supreme coffee (2 shots as standard). Staffs always greet customers with a happy smile and super friendly. Highly recommended their range of crispy chicken dishes.

I ordered a Crispy Prawn Benedict while my mum ordered a Sweet HK Egg Bubble Waffle and a Flat White.<br/><br/>Loved the concept of this cafe, cute decorations and art on the wall, and really unique menu items. There were three completely different variations of Eggs Bene!<br/><br/>My prawn eggs benedict was probably one of the best dishes that I’ve ordered at a cafe as it has all my favourite elements in one dish - prawns, crispy potato, and a croissant. The prawns were some of the biggest, juiciest prawns I’d seen, especially for a cafe. They were light and not drenched in oil.<br/><br/>My mum also loved her egg waffles, there was a great variety of different fruits on the plate with the addition of salted caramel ice cream, whipped cream and candy floss. Such a delicious, fun meal and was surprisingly light and not too sweet.<br/><br/>Service was very friendly and we really felt like we were being looked after well.

Can’t stop beaming after eating these bubble waffles with a side of fresh fruit 🍇 + ice cream 🍦 + maple syrup 🍁 It was too pretty to eat but I devoured it anyway! All their food looks so aesthetically pleasing (you eat with your eyes first!) and tastes so great too!

Damn Beam Cafe is the place to go. Came here for lunch with my mom but can't remember what I got so whoops but came back here for an iced mocha and it was fairly good part from the dome lid :(((( The food is presentation is 10/10 very photo worthy. My iced mocha was good good and would love to come back for lunch. x

Food: 4.5/5 I ordered the waffles-perfectly textured with the right amount of sweetness!! Such a nice piece of cakey goodness. The ice cream was just divine! There is a subtle hint of caramel/coffee that makes the ice cream taste gourmet 😊. Look how pretty the whole dish is too! My friend ordered the avocado on toast and they said it tasted delicious-just the portion is a tad on the smaller side. <br/><br/>Service: 5/5. Friendly and attentive.<br/><br/>Atmosphere: 5/5. Cute decor with neon light and plants. Comfy cushioned seats, a great place to catch up with friends.

This cafe is super cute and the food is so nice! <br/>There's a good range of food, I had the eggs Benedict which was super yum. <br/>I loved the neon sign and the whole atmosphere is just so nice. <br/><br/>I'm super excited to try more of the menu!

Popped into Beam for brunch with a friend and we both wanted to order the famous egg bubble waffles but unfortunately they were sold out :( So we got the coconut french toast which is served super cute and tasted good, it came with salted caramel ice cream and comes with a whole ice cream cone. The whole cafe is super cute and good for photos, as the food is served really well and the cafe has a light up neon sign. Always busy when we drive past and I can see why as it is really good. Definitely want to come back and try the waffle and the avo on toast :)

Came here ages ago with my best friend and ordered the french toast because the famous beam cafe waffles were sold out :(, but definitely wasn’t disappointed. The french toast was presented so well and tasted amazing. Definitely recommend coming here.

Amazing staff and lovely delicious food!<br/>Very cute Bubble waffle was so yummy and not too sweet.<br/>Earl gray tea was very flavorful.<br/>Love this cafe!<br/>

Was just lovely. Can’t fault it. Amazing food and wait staff were just lovely. Very different menu for breakfast and thoroughly enjoyed it. Coffee was lovely too.

One of my all time favourite brunch places! Absolutely love the eggs bene with chicken. Such an awesome idea. Best Best eggs bene in Auckland! 😍😍

This 5 stars is purely for the food...wowza I had the Waffle and my partner had the creamy mushroom both blew our socks of such an awesome breakfast. Service is a little lacklustre but food definitely makes up for it (the candy floss is rose flavoured the icecream salted caramel with berry couli and fresh fruits 😍) food came out within 10 minutes aswell!

Love this place! I’m always up for anything with fried chicken. So I always get the beans egg Benedict or the burger. They also serve Supreme coffee which is nice. Staff always friendly.

Beam came out of nowhere and just when Milford needed it! Super attentive staff, amazing Supreme coffee, good vibe, best fried chicken! Just wish they could knock the wall down next door to have a bigger space as it’s packed in the weekend. Wishing all the continued success! 5 stars!

Personally didnt really like their coriander mixed with their foods but it was fine! No biggy. Was a bit disappointing them not making my hot chocolate for more than 40minutes... It was a good hot chocolate with coconut milk but better service would be great 😁

A+ food came here for lunch during the week and a hungover Sunday brunch. It’s fair to say the food did not disappoint both times. The staff were very friendly and loved the design of the cafe. Worth a visit!

What an awesome spot! In the Main Street of Milford, parking can be a mission, and the cafe isn’t huge, but it’s well with the effort.<br/>Service is super friendly & efficient & they have a wide & varied menu. Lots have an Asian fusion twist.<br/>I tried the Beam eggs Benedict & it was yum! Chicken was super crispy but not dry, and the spring onion pancake was a winner. The hash brown was awesome too. Loved the sauces & coolness of the cucumber. Coffee was well made.

Amazing gem in the heart of Milford worth a visit amazing food and service highly recommend anyone to try there coconut french toast, or the prawn bene 10/10 one of my favorites in Auckland!

Absolutely yummy and reasonably priced food for the quality and taste. Staff were exceptionally polite and the interior of the place was super cute too. Would recommend!<br/>

If there’s one cafe you have to try over the shore then make sure its this one! Arriving right on lunch time we were lucky to beat the crowds - 10mins later all tables were full! Simple but quirky decor, there’s plenty to keep you interested - text light boxes, brick and concrete textures, pink neon lights and a cute French bulldog space character acting as a feature wall.<br/><br/>The level of service during our visit was great and our waitress was friendly and accommodating. We ordered the Smashed avo on sourdough and the Beam eggs Benedict. The smashed avo was well presented and although it looked small, it was the perfect portion and a healthy dish. The beam bene was a nice update to a classic! Lightly fried chicken, poached eggs, homemade hash served on a pancake (similar to Malaysian style roti). Sounds a bit off but the flavours worked well together and I enjoyed the kick of sriracha hollandaise! <br/><br/>Definitely keen to try out more dishes here - the bubble waffle and French toast are worth a gram!

I came here for brunch with a few friends and the ambience was lively. I ordered the beam breakfast and a mocha. Needless to say the beam breakfast had everything you need to start your day off right. The crispy bacon, triangle shaped hash browns and mushrooms were the stars of the dish. The coffee was good as was the service. I will be back to try more.

Love this place ! Food and coffee is amazing and friendly staff & fast service! It also doesn’t have that eggy, oily smell you sometimes get at breakfast places so you can actually take your time and enjoy your meal! Highly recommend the chicken burger, so good !

Brunch here was amazing. The interior is lovely, service is so friendly and accommodating. The place was really busy around lunch time so definitely book if you want a table and don’t want to wait. I ordered a mango smoothie which was great, there were even tiny bits of fresh mango in it although the smoothie was a little bit on the warmer side instead of being ice cold. The beam egg bene was amazing. It was quite rich but nonetheless delicious. The chicken was crispy and marinated nicely, everything worked nicely together and the presentation was also beautiful. Will definitely be back to try the waffles!

my friends and I went for my birthday and the service and food were incredible!! it’s usually really busy especially at midday so booking is a really good idea to ensure that you get a table. the ambience and decór are beautiful and give the cafe a really nice and comfortable atmosphere. our food and drinks came really quickly and were presented beautifully. I had the famous bubble waffles which were amazing and my other friends had the salmon ugly bagel and herb and feta smashed avo. the pricing was also very reasonable with it only costing $130 for the 6 of us. I will definitely be coming back again!

Love this cafe, one of my favourites. The service is always awesome, staff super lovely and the food is both delicious and well presented. The food and decor are both very gram-worthy.

The customer service was lovely & the food was marvelous. They speak fluently English and its nice to see that they like to communicate with each of different customers.

Went here for lunch today and had the best meal! Absolutely loved the presentation and the food was delicious! Loved the look of the place and the service was lovely 😊

This cafe is amazing! We had the bubble waffles and beam Benedict for mains, and apple strudel and custard tart from the cabinet. Everything was super tasty and presented so beautifully, nice to know that everything was hand made! The staff are also super friendly and the cafe is bright and well decorated. Will definitely be back! Highly recommend for brunch!

Great ambience! Wide variations for breakfast. Price is reasonable compared to other similar cafès. Good service. My new go-to brunch place in Milford.<br/><br/>I got the cheese chilli scrambled egg with bacon. Definitely not your usual morning go to but great for those who want a nice kick for the morning.

The service here is tops. The initial presentation was beautiful. Firstly ordered an ice mocha for me, a latte for B. They arrived promptly, disappointed I forgot to ask for no straw in my Mocha. Took the straw out and the service is so good the waitress came back with another (say no to single use plastics, they’re wrecking our oceans:( )<br/>Finally decided on food, I ordered the sweet HK egg bubble waffle and B the CCC burger (chinese crispy chicken burger). All arrived timely and beautifully presented!<br/>The CCC burger was delicious! Was crispy, fresh and had some lovely spices to it. My waffles were AMAZING so many different elements to accompany sweet waffles that would’ve been perfect even on their own. Definitely a must try. With one of the best iced mochas (a part from the straw) I have tried, this meal is the best I have reviewed in weeks. <br/>Rating is let down by the friendly pigeon that came waltzing in and helped himself along the floor, and the flies -other than that service, food, ambience is all there, thank you! we will be back!

Delicious food with great presentation and friendly prompt service. I loved my Beam Egg Benedict. The spicy chicken on the pancake, the lovely crispy potato hash cake and the perfectly cooked eggs were an excellent combination. My fellow diners pronounced their big breakfast (and it IS big) and Herb and Feta smashed avo excellent. The coffee was good as well. We will definitely be back!

Delicious, well presented food and clean trendy setting. We ordered the Beam eggs benedict and the burger but got food envy every time we saw another plate go past.

A very good cafe on the shore, excellent eggs beni and excellent coffee... good location on the main road, parking might be a little tricky, but there is Milford mall car park right across the street.

We were greeted by lovely staff and sat outside on the main road of Milford. I ordered the beam Benedict which came with 2 eggs covered in hollandaise, fried chicken, a spring onion pancake, potato rosti, dots of sriracha sauce, and a little pile of chopped cucumber and chilli. <br/><br/>I was super eggcited about this crazy take on an eggs Benedict as I love all of these on their own. The eggs were runny and there was a good ratio of sauce. The Korean fried chicken was delicious and a great level of crispiness. However when I started to mix elements together I started to feel slightly overwhelmed by the sheer richness of every one and got a little queasy. The onion pancake was nice but very oily and much too rich as a base for everything. The rosti seemed a little out of place next to the pancake and I think they should have just stuck to one. All these heavy components needed something fresh to balance them but all there was was spicy sauce and fresh chilli, the cucumber added a whole new flavour which was again too much. The hollandaise seemed like a bit of an after thought to make it an technically an eggs Benedict rather than complimenting the dish. <br/><br/>This take on the Benedict could be more far removed from the original and while that is fun, I think there needs to be more consideration to balance of flavour and richness so one can enjoy all the elements.

Excellent service and super yum food and coffee! We had the chicken eggs bene, the bubble waffle and the blueberry and banana smoothie. relaxed atmosphere and pricing very fair!

The food at this cafe is really good! The place is really spacious and the staff are really nice. The HK waffles are so cute and delicious 🙂.

What a lovely opening in the neighbourhood!<br/>Good to see the brunch gang in the shore get strong.<br/><br/>We got the beam benedict and the ccc “buger” and they were both large in portion and delicious!<br/>The benedict was different to your usual typical cafe ones which made it special and worth getting<br/>Price was good for quality and portions too, will def be back to try more!<br/>Good service and very friendly waitress at the counter<br/>We waited a bit for food as the cafe was packed on a Sunday morning.<br/><br/>Lots of parking nearby streets or just park at the milford shopping center ;)<br/>Only two or so outside seating and rest is all inside

Having known the owners from their previous venture ( have since sold their Birkenhead cafe “Fika with me”) you will recognize the warm, beaming service from staff. Food to die for, innovative and always ahead of the trends. I’ve had their panna cotta granola ( pictured) , egg waffle signature dish, and smashed avo. All perfect. Will bring everybody here :)

Came here for brunch on a Sunday morning and it was completely full but didn't have to wait long before our party of three got a table. These guys have got it right with the decor. Cute cushions, neon typography and a astronaut dog. What more could an instagrammer want?<br/><br/>Service was quick and efficient. Despite it being peak brunch time I thought there was just the right amount of time between sitting down and getting menus, getting menus and placing our order, and placing order and getting our food. I ordered the chilli cheese scrambled eggs which came on a black brioche bun with a hash brown. It was delicious and different from a standard cafe scrambled egg. I liked the coriander, spring onion and shallots, which added a Chinese influence to it. I'll definitely be coming back here!

I would highly recommend this cafe for anyone! They are so accommodating and friendly! The vibe is really homely and relaxed. And I only have two words to describe the food: absolutely delish!

Love this place, best cafe food in milford staff are friendly,all the food is amazing but must try the Beam Eggs Benny its so good, nice bright fit out :)

We had to come and try Beam because we love fika with me. It was great to walk in and the owner recognising us as familiar faces from fika. Love the location and interior is bright and clean. Especially love the space dog. The coffee was great - we had to have a second cup. We both had the eggs bene and loved it. We also had to buy 2 slices to take away - it was so lovely to have the choice of 3 different gluten free slices. Oh and they were also vegan, dairy free and used refined sugar. We will definitively be back.

Wanted to try this new cafe but unfortunately had the worst experience here. Sat down, table was cleared, but didnt get a wipe down of the crumbs. Had to ask for the menu.... waited & waited & the waitress never came back to get our order even after making eye contact. Needless to say, had walked out and went to little king cafe just a few steps down for reliable friendly efficient service& food!

Good place and the staff is friendly. They have a surprising eggs benedict on menu, it’s so good! Their bubble waffles was good enough, but I guess mine was over due. I need to come back and try it again.

Love the interior! I received great service during my visit here.<br/><br/>The food was delicious and was very well presented, will definitely be back for more :)

Epic new addition to Milford . <br/><br/>Tried the bubble waffles served with green tea ice cream, black sesame mascarpone, fruit and Persian fairy floss and Beam eggs benedict which was a benny like no other severed with karrage chicken and sriracha hollandaise. Both are worth returning for but would pick the Beam Benedict as the best eggs benny in Auckland for sure.<br/><br/>There's defiantly no shortage of cafes in Milford but Beam is a standout with a delicious menu, epically prepared Supreme coffee, beautiful fit out and a super friendly vibe from the lovey staff.