Review Cafe Zest & The Waffle Room - Kerikeri

It's a nice Cafe in the small town. They have a wide selection of food and drinks. Good service and good location. No Parking.

great breakfast, very friendly service, best cafe in town

Always our favorite spot for breakfast. Decent serving size and great variety on menu. Coffee always nice and hot. Thanks Zest.

25.11.23 Came in for a late brekky, everything was amazing. Great customer service from the young lass who took our order, the coffee was delish, passionfruit milkshake was to die for, the food plates were MASSIVE portions & absolutely devine(Zest & Kiwi Breakfast). If you were one of the staff members working on this day, you should be proud! Well done! from to very happy & full bellys 😍❤️

First time visit and the breakfast was delicious 😋 omelet was scrumptious & great coffee. Hubby had the kiwi breakfast with mushrooms he thoroughly enjoyed each mouthful 👍

What an amazing place to eat. The atmosphere was great and the food was to die for. I was a little worried when the food was taking a little while but then the owner came out and apologized for the mix up in the kitchen and gave us some complimentary cakes. I cant wait to go back again. Loved every crumb.

I would highly recommend this place. We found this cafe through google. The place looked super busy and was told it could take around 40mins. However, the food we ordered came in 15mins and it was DELICIOUS! I was bit skeptical as to how Tomatoes and Avo would go as an Egg Benedict but I was wrong. It was the BEST EGG BENEDICT. We also order an Omelette and that was delicious too! Mushrooms- beautiful, yummy! Would def come back to this place. The staff was friendly.

Very delicious food and the coffee was amazing. It was quite crowded when we were here but there were tables inside which worked okay for us.

Good eggs benedict and kiwi breakfast. Staff shortages and how busy/popular did mean a wait time for food.

Really nice place to enjoy yummy food and food drinks.

Great. Reasonably priced excellent food. Options for youngster diners too. Proper coffee ☕. Free water 💧 this was an added (but much loved) bonus.

Every bit the perfect breakfast and coffee. Only thing to note and it's a good thing. If you are in a hurry and this place is busy then it can be at least 20 mins wait but worth the wait.

Just stopped for a latte. Service was good. Great signage of food and beverages. Good cabinet food and clean and tidy. Thanks

First of all there is no bathroom so not sure about hand washing... Secondly the food takes an extraordinarily time to arrive. For a bruschetta, I'd expect maybe 20 mins. This has taken 45 mins! Finally the service seems chaotic. Bringing customers the wrong food. If you want some lunch go somewhere else.

Went to the café last week and tried their waffles for the first time. They are to die for and I WILL be going back for more. Never had a bad meal/snack or drink at Café Zest. the fact that it always has lots of people in it speaks for itself. I would recommend it highly.

My wife and I are in agreement that this place serves the best BLAT's we've ever tasted!<br/><br/>The coffee's pretty good too!

Don't get the zest vege breakfast! Grey potato cakes, fried tomatoes from a can (?), nice avo but only one piece of toast to eat it on for $17. When I asked for a second piece the chef refused, I had to pay. I sent half the meal back (all the grey potato) on moral grounds. Won't return or recommend.<br/><br/><br/>Maura B. sent you a message on MenuMania:<br/><br/>Subject: Zest Breakfast<br/><br/>"It is inconceivable that a customer complains because they have asked for additional item(s) for their meal and expect to get them free of charge. The potato cakes are made fresh and additionally contain garlic, basil and oil and they will slightly oxidise - it is the nature of things. Tinned tomatoes? Hmm. The tomatoes take between 2-4 hours to prepare and contain garlic, basil, black pepper and are slow roasted. I thought this forum was for customers to give considered feedback to the retailer - not to moan about not getting a freebie or, like the previous 'moaner' keeping other customers waiting for tables whilst they use our cafe as a waiting room for friends. Sheesh!!!"

We left before placing our orders after rude treatment by the manager. Understand the cafe was busy and under pressure but no excuse for rudeness. Left feeling thoroughly dissatisfied. The food looked good but would certainly not recommend due to the standard of the management.

I have visited this lovely cafe many times and to be honest, absolutely love this place. The staff, food, atmosphere are great. I brought my mother here and she was quite impressed with the food, which makes the experience that much better. Definitely a favorite.

Enjoyed a very nice latte and muffin while on a short visit. Would come again