Smashed Pumpkin have done well to transform the ambience in this warehouse-converted, shared retail space. The decor is playful & imitates a backyard patio theme. Bookworms will love the book exchange shelf and the cool-white fairy lights bring it to life. The service is great, the food is outstanding & they execute their presentation exceptionally well. The pulled pork eggs bene = life changing & they don't skimp on the swine either, that thing was packed to the gills with melt-in-your-mouth pork. A dime among pennies in the evergrowing region of Westgate.
smashed pumpkin is a fantastic local cafe in the west Auckland area.
Friendly service, clean inviting environment, great coffee and amazing presentation of food. Would highly recommend this eatery, food so delicious and creative looking. Thanks for our great experiences.
The book shelf is a cool idea and it gives it a great atmosphere.
After a great walk around Hobsonville last Sunday, we decided to try The Smashed Pumpkin out in Westgate as we had read some very good reviews. The cafe is spacious, light and airy with seating which is not right on top of each other. The menu offers a good range of options. As one of us is a lover of pumpkin, we went for the Hagan Stack (corn fritters, haloumi, avocado, pumpkin purée, mushroom and almonds), and the BF Delight (mushrooms, haloumi, poached eggs, almonds and ryebread toast). Both dishes were well presented and the food was delicious - a light and tasty brunch. A solid 4.
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This is our favourite local cafe in west Auckland the food presentation is just fantastic not too mention tasty, good prices and staff are friendly. If you havnt tried this cafe it's a must you wont be dissapointed.
It’s a go to spot for delicious food, amazing personalised service and relaxation. Tried almost all items on their menu, the detail and effort the friendly chef puts into his work really shows. Love going back, especially during the week when it’s a little quieter.
Amazing food! Best cafe in Auckland hands down!
Food is amazing every time, fantastic coffee and excellent service.
I have visited twice now. First visit we had pancakes and they were delicious! The second visit I had the corn fritters. They were nice but very small serving size which meant I left hungry. Would visit again but wouldn't order the fritters again. Presentation was beautiful both visits.
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Slow start but a great finish.
The Cafe officially opens at 7:30, but was open at 7:25 when I arrived and was able to get coffee.
The chef though was late. We were on the point of considering leaving when he arrived.
Our breakfast club meets every Wednesday and we are picky about things. Usually I would make a few visits before posting a review but one of our party is keen to get this up, so here goes.
They lose a point for tardiness, but that is all.
Coffee is hearty and delicious. No thin watered down brew.
The food is also delicious.
We ordered one x pulled pork Benny. one x creamy mushrooms, and two x big breakfast.
I thought the mushrooms looked too bready, but the consumer declared that they were the best he had recently received.
I failed to get a verdict on the pulled pork, but the recipient cleaned their plate, and voiced no complaints.
The big breakfasts were the best I can remember in West Auckland. The sausages are real bratwurst and the portions are huge. I did not finish my serving which is unheard of.
Friendly staff. Will definitely return.
Note: One of the reviews complains about buttering their own toast. I personally consider that a feature. Some people like butter melted into their toast, and some, like me, prefer to have it sit on top of a cool crunchy piece of toast.
Joanie Badenhorst-Awasthi
+5
The Smashed Pumpkin Cafe Westgate is a lovely place for a breakfast or lunch 🍲🥞
It's a lot bigger than what it looks from the outside and has a calming ambiance. The menu is not very big, but it still has quite a few crowd pleasing dishes. Their hot drinks are to die for ☕☕
My team leader and I had a meeting about current expectations, call quality, training, and a discussion about mid year personal progress and performance reviews. Who said it can't be done over delicious food ❓😋
The lady at the counter was very friendly and helpful in making suggestions for the best dishes, although everything was good
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Simply Woah!
Even just the moment of entering smashed pumpkin, you'll be mesmerized by it's interior design, a spacious, comfortable and clean cafe situated near the Westgate mall, right next to big save furniture and snap fitness.
You'll find this gem of a cafe, weather you're taking your date, friends or family here for lunch I can guarantee they'll be impressed!
How often do you find cafe that has absolutely stunning food presentation and taste just as great as it looks! Smashed Pumpkin delivers on every single aspect.
We came around 2:30pm after our outting to bethel's beach simply just trying to find a cafe to grab a bite, from the menu we ordered
- Soup of the day (potato leek)
- Panko chicken sandwich
- Chilli scrambled eggs
Holy smokes the Panko chicken might be the best sandwich I've ever had in any Cafe hands down! The Japanese/ Western style Fushion is a matched made in heaven. Every single bite into this sandwich crunches on the bread, through the chicken ending with a slightly sweet tangy chutney you wouldn't want to stop eating this thing!
Did I mention it comes with fries!?
I don't know if I was lucky but fresh long hot fries straight out of the deep fryer, it's like driving through Mc Donald's you bring the lucky one getting that hot fries straight outta the deep fryer, you know that feeling! But you get this at the pumpkin smash cafe on a next level! Comboed with tomato and aoli sauce.
Potato leek soup, this creme style soup leaves you feeling warm and refreshed on a summer day! Yeah you read that right *REFRESHED* have you even drank a soup that friken refreshed you!? That by the end of it you don't feel like you're bloated even after having a Panko sandwich. I don't know what magic they throw in this soup but it's friken life changing.
Chilli scrambled eggs, would ya look at that presentation! Served on a crossiant. Which cafe serves your scrambled eggs on corssiant, you know it's good already with butter smooth buttery eggs combined with a bit of bratwursts sausages garnished with fried shallots. For those who don't even spice can easily eat this too, it's more fragrant than it is spice.
Over all smashed pumpkin deserves your attention, weather its atmosphere, taste, or price for value. It'll tick all those boxes.
I'll definately be returning and I'll have all the Panko chicken myself! It was sold out by the time we arrived, so you know what's up!
A real gem! Fantastic food - SO well presented and really fresh ingredients. Esther, the owner, is a great barista so the coffee was spot on. also, there's loads of parking so it's super-convenient. If you're in the area, it's definitely worth a visit!
Yummy food and yummy coffee, they accommodated our special requests and still made the plates pretty. Very cool vibe in the cafe. If you like to have a coffee alone or get some work done, it's a big enough cafe that you won't be elbow to elbow with someone else. Seems like they have activities on every once in a while too will definitely be returning.
Delicious food + drinks and super lovely customer service. Well worth the stop.
Really convenient if your keen on checking on furniture and bikes also, with BigSave and a Bike store next door.
I believe there is a tramp park next door also. Great fun for the kids.
Lovely food, decent portions, good selections~ Bright and open cafe with plenty of spaces unlike some of the crawded cafes. Will be back to try other dishes.
Lovely staff. Good coffee and the food is amazing. The presentation of the food was amazing. Looked so good I didn't want to destroy it!!
Very clean, welcoming environment. Lovely staff.
Smoothie was delicious.
Also love the book exchange in store .
Will definitely visit again.
Nice cafe, good size, only one vegan option but meals had nice plate presentation and my juice was super yummy. Quite warm in the afternoon as under the same roof as the furniture store. I found it a little difficult to find but am glad we did. Next time I want to try the hot cakes which my friend had as it looked beautiful
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