Good food, great service and the Polynesian influence in the menu is great.
Cute little spot. You almost can’t tell there’s a café there from the outside. Which is a shame.
Lovely service and great tasting coffee. I’ve come here for coffee a few times. Breakfast once and a snack another time (snack pictured - a delicious coconut bun!!!)
Recommend if you’re in the area. Nothing jaw dropping. But they make good food, accompanied by good coffee and good service
I’ve only had flat white here before (which was creamy and delicious), but I really like this spot. Great place to go for a drink before a casual business meeting. They have cabinet food too. Service was friendly and the wall art at the back is beautiful too.
Very nice service and food, been there 3 times never disappointed me. Staff are friendly, food are always fresh, will definitely recommend my friends to go!
Had brunch in here today and it was absolutely lovely. Had been wanting to try this pl for a very longtime. The space has a beautiful mural and has a nice chill vibe.
The service was amazing and the food did not disappoint. We ordered 2 big kahunas - 1 Salmon eggs Benedict ,1 salmon bagel and 2 peanut butter & banana smoothies 🤤👌🏽. I will def be back and I recommend you check this pl out.
Beautiful wee cafe with Polynesian flavours. Loved the pani popo (coconut rolls), passion fruit slice and bear brownie I’ve had in Auckland! Also very reasonable brekkie prices and great coffee - $11 for eggs on toast. Loved the beautiful artwork around the cafe incl. stunning the island flower mural by Flox one wall. Very friendly service too - a gem in Ponsonby! Lovely to have a cafe to represent island flavours in Nz’s biggest Polynesian City.
Have been waiting to dine here as I’d heard rave reviews; sure enough, we were not disappointed!
Our vegetarian tried the Crushed Avo and we had the Poly French Toast - delish!!
Love the Pasifika vibe accentuated with the vibrant artwork. The service was amazing and the location is accessible with plenty of parking.
Visited this quaint cafe on a lovely Saturday. Beautiful decor especially the wall paintings. Beautiful staff, kind smiles and very friendly. Homely feel when you walk in. Ordered The French Poly Toast, Panipopo, Chai Latte which I loved. The french toast was a bit on the sweet side with the addition of the jam which didn't really need to be there. Lovely plating style tho, very creative. Nevertheless i full enjoyed my french toast. Wonderfully cooked, also fluffy not limp. Panipopo was very lovely, but a little doughy. My friend ordered the Big Kahuna Breakfast and a Berry Smoothie. She was very pleased with the portion size of her breakfast. I was pleasantly pleased with seeing homemade hollandaise sauce instead of store bought. Great work Chef. I recommend anyone should give this cafe a try. Been there once, & i can't wait to go back again.
Great location, atmosphere, good music and vibes & very considerate staff! My husband is normally a big eater but couldn’t finish his big breakfast! Great big portions, americano & mochas were awesome, and thank you so much for serving the hot chocolate for our 4 year old at the right temperature he could drink it straight away! I don’t remember the last time any cafe has ever done this! We will be back to try the panipopo.
Sarena & Eashvar Chhotu
+5
Finally got to visit Lei Cafe - perfectly located & set in such a nice vibe feeling atmosphere.
Cabinet case full of yummy food, love how there is a couple of island options.
My husbands eyes lit up at the chef special of corned beef, chives & potato hash with hollandaise & poached eggs. - something different from the normal eggs bene. He enjoyed that throughly and portion sizes were perfect.
I had the big kahuna breakfast, beautifully poached eggs, good variety on the plate - YUM!
Coffee was great too.
Staff were friendly and patient. The owner is absolutely lovely.
Location: 5/5
Price: 4/5
Variety: 5/5
Clean : 5/5
Staff: 5/5
Food: 5/5
Coffee: 5/5
No faults found on our Lei experience. Can’t wait to come back again and try some more of your dishes 😊😊
Amazing food, amazing staff in an amazing location. It's such a refreshing feeling seeing a place bring some of that Polynesian flair back to Ponsonby. The food here is delicious; try it for yourself and see. My fav is the Panipopo and Raw Fish 😁. Also if you want to have awesome coffee go here; I am a huge critic when it comes to coffee because I like mine a certain way - best Mocha I've had in NZ 👌 this place is definitely recommended. The little details you notice in everything here - the food, the decor and the people who work here; you can definitely feel the love and this is what makes someone want to come back time and time again 😄
Beautiful cafe, good sized venue, heaps of cabinet food to choose from, plus a kitchen menu to order from til 2pm each day, and great coffee served by one of the owners. We only stopped in for coffee and a raw caramel slice today, but will be back for something more hearty because we love the joint and the staff are lovely. Malo 'aupito!
Provides various snack and coffee, like cake, salmon bagel, roast vege salad, caesar salad, breakfast wrap, free wifi, nice place for chit chat and toilet available.
Yummiest Scrambled Eggs, no seasoning required. Nice English Breakfast Tea. Staff were super friendly. Open early.
Lovely place. Great environment. Only down side - I had to wait about 25 mins for my meal to come out where as my partners came out within 10. Would have been better for us to be told there is a wait and for both meals to come out at the same time. In saying that, they were quite busy. The lovely lady at the counter offered me a free coffee because of the wait. Our meals looked very good, proper portion size and tasted great. Over all not a bad experience and I would definitely go again :)
Had ice mocha, was delicious. Ordered Fijian curry, everything on the plate was delicious. Also ordered salmon eggs Benedict which was also yummy. And lastly we ordered a big kahuna breakfast and everything was delicious except there was a bit of rock or gravel amongst my mushrooms ?? Didnt want to make a scene and send it back because I'd almost finished my plate anyway, but instead took a photo and video stacked my plate then left. Was all 5 Stars for me till the gravel bit.
My daughters and i had a first here and what a delightful cafe atmosphere.Have a look at my photos for more of an insight.
I ordered egg with toast hot chocolate cocnut buns.Absolutely stupendous.
They have toilet facilitates not sure on the baby chairs.Im coming back for more.
Very friendly service, fell in love with their Poly Pancakes! They’re to sabotage & die for! 😈 Had no clue we were being served by the owner! Lovely & humble guy! Will definitely visit again with friends. 😊
Beautiful and modern setting with awesome service to match.
Food was delicious.
The standout for me was the peanut butter shake smoothie thing.
Good to support your local.
Delicious food and coffee here every time. Very fresh and high quality food, good portions as well. When you walk in and see the food, you just want to eat everything !!!
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