Cafe Encounter

Cafe Encounter, Kaikoura 96 Esplanade - Kaikoura

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• New Zealand
• International
• Sit down

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Last update on 13/12/2023
4,5
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Last update on 20/12/2023
4,5
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Last update on 05/07/2023
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4,0
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Ken Sharon Hail
+5
Lovely position overlooking the bay. A nice place to sit back with your coffee & watch the world go by.
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Dayna Barnett
+5
Delicious food great clean eating areas and friendly staff!
5
Hamish Pringle
+5
On the advice of our travel agent New Zealand In Depth we went to Cafe Encounter ten minutes early on the morning of our dolphin watch tour. Good advice! Just after we’d ordered the place was full inside and getting that way on the patio. The staff were very friendly and competent despite the pressure. Muesli and scrambled eggs were excellent. We went again the following day, having checked out the breakfast offer at our hotel next door. Their muesli mix wasn’t as good. And those hotel silver-domed food warmers signified pre-cooked rather than freshly scrambled eggs. At Cafe Encounter the service and food were again very good despite, or perhaps because of, the high traffic generated by the Encounter business. The team is used to dealing with large numbers of covers under time pressure, and their skills are well-honed. On our return from whale watching (spotted a rare Blue Whale!) we asked to be dropped off by the South Pacific Helicopters courtesy car at Cafe Encounter for lunch - delicious quiche and salad, plus chocolate and blueberry muffin. We’ll be there for breakfast for the third time tomorrow!
5
Elizabeth D
+5
Nice cafe: plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. Food was tasty.
5
Dave H
+5
Great coffee and Chicken Pide was excellent. Friendly staff and a great spot in the sun. Were told it was the best brunch place in town and it was pretty damn good.
4
Ash Gibson
+4
I tried the pulled pork burger with fries one time and the salmon filo today, was sad the kitchen closes early the bus was late back due to the traffic. Which meant missing out on buying hot soup or chowder and fries etc... but the food I've had so far from here was nice, a bit of a high price, I'd say somewhere in between cheap and expensive. The staff are a not very friendly or seem grumpy. Anyway nice Cafe, thanks.
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Ash Price
+5
I didn't visit for the dolphin encounter, but I did visit for the cooked breakfast. A regular stop when we are in town and the service and quality of the food never disappoints. Dog friendly as well.
5
Paul Donaldson
+5
Often call in, and often with young Grandchildren, Friendly staff (threatened to put caffeine into our grandchildren's fluffy's lol). Good quality food, clean restrooms.
5
T&G Ratahi
+5
The Frech toast was delicious, the big breakfast wasnt as big as I expected comparing it to others weve had on this trip. Still a decent sized meal just not what I'd call big. Coffee was good. The chocolate coated spoon for the hot chocolate went down a treat with our 7yo
5
katerina peuka
+5
Really enjoyed that place, been there few times and always been great. Guess the best is the view when the weathers nice. Good range of food, tasty coffee and you could enjoy glass of wine if you feel like it. Staff in the whole area friendly and helpful. Thanks for that
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Elroy 0kada
+4
Loved the food! Beautiful location with plenty outdoor seating for a hearty summer breakfast.
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John Hudson
+5
We did the dolphin encounter twice it was that incredible. Couldn't get enough. Two days of swimming with dolphins was an absolute dream.

Timetable

Monday:
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Tuesday:
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Wednesday:
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Thursday:
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Friday:
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Saturday:
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Sunday:
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM

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