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Cinnamon Cafe
79/100 (287 ratings)
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"Great food, strong delicious cafe, friendly and competent staff. The only down side to this nice cafe is the size of it. Tables inside are always..."
Sérgio Dantas
"Absolute 5* to the long black, spot on taste. Although the cabinet selection isn’t great, the menu food taste good, had the french toast. Nice..."
IL Deko
"Always a great atmosphere, and food. Check out the Cinnamon..."
rob stgeorge
"Nice cafe with ample parking and close to the marina. There’s not a huge amount of space inside, so it’s cosy on busy days! Food was good, note..."
Trentyz
"Nice and reasonable prices and serving size. Mostly standard brunch options, we went for the corn and zucchini fritters and a fresh orzo salad from..."
Tracy Huynh
"The cafe is located facing the carpark beside the Fresh Choice. It doesn't face the marina but if you are seated outside you can get a view of it...."
Benedict Uy
"Absolutely recommend this cafe! Amazing service, food and hot..."
CJ QUEEN
"Great Cafe. Awesome food and the service is excellent. Waitresses even laughed at my dad jokes so extra stars for putting up with that. Even brought..."
Nick Jenness
"One of the best coffee shops in the area! Great staff, the location is just pefect to seat and have your nice coffee. Highly recommend..."
Ramin Etemadipour
"Good coffee and the butter chicken pie was..."
Pawel Ad
"On the recommendation of the Mad Butcher we came out for a looksie. Byo chairs level 3.2 covid. Great coffee really good muffin and lovely..."
Deb Brucie (Granny Deb)
"Coffee and lemon meringue pie were really good. Far nicer than the alternative nearby..."
Murray & Kathy Keys
"Amazing food 💗 my son loves hush brown so..."
Seiko Whiteley
"Decent place for Sunday brunch. Would..."
Den Smith
"Great service, fast efficient, great well presented, fresh food, lovely environment. Highly..."
Linda Kneale
"Great coffee, great food and service very friendly - we had the go green - v nice and tasty - daughter had the French toast brioche and was great..."
Peter Simmons
"One of the few places run by a chef who takes pride in his food and how it is..."
Theo Oliver
"Outstanding mixed grill. Everything was cooked to perfection. Excellent coffee too. Highly..."
Mark Furlong
Ara - Tai Cafe
73/100 (1143 ratings)
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"Recommend by my friend, and the date scone was really yummy, cafe also very nice. Very busy on the weekend, wanna try more food next time. Will..."
Nadia
"Went for a hot chocolate which tasted really nice. The view is very pretty as it located near the marina. The downside is that it was quite packed...."
Nyasha Makunga
"Such amazing cabinet range! I highly enjoyed their gluten free white chocolate brownie and almond piece. Satisfied my dessert cravings. Will defs be..."
Navdeep
"Had lunch here :) lovely spot looking out at the marina. Omelette was massive, tasty and chicken pot pie was yummy. Food arrived promptly and staff..."
Tasha Rawiri
"Have been here a few times and it's a fantastic place for a catch up or just to chill out. The cafe overlooks a scenic half moon bay. The..."
I_like_pickles
"Date scone was top notch, bagel was great and coffee hit the spot. Nice location and views. Staff were friendly but under the pump as the cafe was so..."
Troy Bilbrough
"We absolutely ADORE this cafe. Definitely spoilt with the options in the cabinet and the amazing view of the marina!My sister ordered the..."
Michelle Ma Belle
"Mum said meet Ara-Tai over the phone so was thinking I was going to have Thai food. But it's a Asian cafe . Large cafe , nice outlook of marina...."
Anna45452000
"Great big breakfast. Nice location. Service was good. If they added black pudding it would be just about perfect :) and would get a 5..."
Glen Andrews
"What a great place for Brunch! After a morning of taking family photographs at Eastern Beach we all headed for Ara-Tai Café for Brunch on the..."
John N Janice Cook
"Ara-Tai at Half Moon Bay has established as a popular spot among local people, not just because of its food, but of the beautiful view. I was there..."
STRADS
"Nice cafe in a nice setting, staff were all friendly and served us quickly, had a pie and a Panini which were both good, coffee and hot chocolate..."
Lewola16
"Great atmosphere ,great parking.family friendly and spacious cafe with great views. Great quality food and priced ok. Best tasting Coffee a little..."
Barb&Ted
"The staff are pretty friendly, and the cafe is gorgeous, especially with the view. Ara-Tai has plenty of reviews already, so I think I'll move..."
Cheapster
"Came here for brunch with some friends one morning. It was quite busy for a Monday morning! I had the chicken and mushroom filo which was delicious..."
Mun Clair
"A nice cafe by the water. Spacious, clean and tidy. Came on a weekend lunch time, the queue to order the food was very long but the wait for the food..."
Candii Cao
"Have been here several times, always enjoyed it. Great place - sometimes very busy. I would recommend choosing something out of the huge..."
Alexandra Perkins
"Busy Saturday as we went during the peak hour for brunch. Place was buzzing but we managed to find a table. Ordered the creamy mushroom and rosti..."
C & J
"Coffee was really bad, it tasted burnt and rough. Got an iced mocha and it had so much vanilla powder that it was thick and too sweet. On the other..."
Joli Wong
"A quick stop became more like a sleep over, me and my partner really enjoyed Ara-Tai Cafe. We went for the cabinet food, generous size i must say and..."
Vinny
"The best eggs-benny in HMB. Definitely worth visiting on a sunny day to sit outdoors and enjoy the scenery. Staff are always friendly and the..."
Andy Underwood
"We absolutely loved it  - I ordered Toast with sides chicken, Hash browns, mushrooms & bacon.  The chicken was superb and the food done to a high..."
Sonja Kempen
"Brought the family and the in laws here for brunch. First time trying out this place and was very impressed. Ordered the creamy mushroom and it was..."
Jeremy W
"Went here with my mom and grandma and everything was just delicious. The view is just amazing. We just opted for cabinet food and they had a very..."
Michelle
"I absolutely love their burger and fries here!!! The mocha needed a bit of work but other than that the burger was so delicious even though it was so..."
Maria
"I came here for lunch with a friend. There were friendly staff however there wasn't as many options to choose from than I expected and it felt a bit..."
Rachel
"We had a very pleasant lunch here last Sunday (15th June). Hubby had corn fritters which he said were very good but could have done with some relish..."
Karen Adams
"We love coming here- it's our local. The coffee is consistently excellent (nice and strong) and yummy cabinet food (mmm caramel crumble slice)...."
Alison S
"Wondering if the negative reviews on here are from competition. They really don't stack up.We often visit Ara-Tai and the food and coffee are..."
Anna Mccrossan
"As an ex restaurateur I was amazed at some of the reviews for this establishment. Such contrasts! All I can say that they must have addressed the..."
Brian Gilliland
"Went to this Restaurant today with our Seniors from Church after a nice ferry ride from Britomaart. We phoned this morning to confirm a booking we..."
Bev Lochead
"We came here for Sat breakfast around 10am! I ordered the bacon eggs and mushrooms on hash brown, Wifey had the mushrooms on toast, and my girl had..."
Halfpie Job
"We went to Ara-Tai for Sunday brunch a few weeks ago, after recommendation from a friend. My husband ordered eggs Benedict, I had full English...."
Sharon Gabriel
"I really like this cafe for its coffee and date scones. I have never ordered more than that but many people do and always appear quite satisfied. The..."
Fiona
"I have been there twice in the past 3 weeks both a weekday and weekend and have found the cafe to be exactly what a cafe should be. Comfortable,..."
Petra Schendelaar Kemp
"Just had lunch at Ara-Tai Cafe - excellent service, and friendly staff. Coffee is wonderful - BUT the best item was the Corn Fritters - they were the..."
Dyann Calverley
"This place is so nice for a sunny morning brunch! We had a quick lunch here and the view was stunning. we got the chicken pot pie as well as the..."
Simonie Lam
"Full marks for Ara Tai! There wasn’t one thing I didn’t love about my time at Ara Tai. Getting there was easy, parking was easy to find. There..."
Liz Scott
"Lovely views looking over Half Moon Bay Marina. Plenty of parking around in the weekends. Best to book a table for large groups as it can get quite..."
William Lin
"okay cafe, though quite pricy. Their pork belly sandwich was bland and definitely needed some seasoning, and their matcha latte wasn't that good, but..."
ren g
"Came for lunch on a weekday and it was busy enough to have a buzz but not packed. Service was quick and attentive. My flat white was really good and..."
Fiesole Marks
"Excellent location with a lovely view. Good food and..."
TheNZLILY
"Great cafe near the marina, popular with the locals. I have been here many times and always enjoy the vibes and views in summer. Prices are..."
Henry Gao
"Great service and food. Gluten free options..."
Slaine NZ
"Tried their matcha green tea frappe and also their iced latte today. The iced latte tasted good at the beginning, but near the middle and end had..."
Wilson Shum
"Recently organised a group brunch here, great service with friendly staff, good food selection, and an excellent view over the..."
Chele Maxwell
"Well deserved 5 stars. The food and coffee is great, great service and atmosphere. We will most definitely visit..."
Ayman Franso
"Very tasty egg bene, will come back trying out more items on the..."
Tracy X