Review The General - Mount Maunganui

melanie raines

Delicious meals and perfect coffee. Service was super quick. Our meals came out fast too. Popular place so you have to time it right, Turkish eggs and Brioche French toast, we both enjoyed our meals

Sarah K

The food is amazing and so is the service! We were a big group with some very specific orders and there wasn’t anything incorrect! The food came out fast and it was delicious. Unique recipes!

Monica Cheng

It's a buzzing place, pretty full-on for lunch. I love the latte art and the warm services. I find "Hong shao" interesting and ordered it, the red sticky pork（braised in soy sauce） is absolutely amazing, Chef did a great job for it. I call myself a part-time vegetarian, but I finished the meat. The rest is a bit busy: the sweet and sour taste, the cold thin noodles, Japanese ginger slice, the Korean kimchi-a whole party of Asian taste, but chaotic, a bit like pizza without the base. But I admire the initiative. Overall, a lovely spot, worth a return in future.

Annie White

We went when it was super busy and were pleasantly surprised by the service and food considering! The French toast was very nice. The brisket was a little dry, but the flavours of the whole meal were yum as and the sauce made up for the dryness. The coffees were great too! Would come back.

Sanya Samad

Great food, really hit the spot for brunch. unfortunately I had to share my meal with my distressed and upset husband who was lamenting the rugby results. He was very poor company, he’s still whimpering in the corner.

manmet1

Excellent table service and amazing coffee, food was pretty good to, hashbrown was bit heavy but overall everything was tasty. Would definitely eat here again

Geoffrey Latter

Stopped in for breakfast last Tuesday.....lovely sunny day so sat outside. Was going to have eggs but when ordering saw some cheese scones that looked absolutely awesome, and tasted the same! Keep up the service and food. Will return

Charl De Beer

The food was really good and worth the price the service was great as well. The staff was very quick to help and very attentive to how you requested specific things on the meal. The only problem I had was the fact that no normal sodas were for sale like Coca-Cola and you had a choice between organic sodas, fruit juices, coffees, and water.

Jorge Bisteni

Awesome food and service, great central location. The eggs with beetroot and salmon were so good!!! For the sweet tooth, the Mon Amour was next level... Brioche French toast surrounded by caramelised fruits. The coffee was just 👌🏻.

Alisa

We came in 15min before the kitchen closed and they still served us. The service is very good. I had the poached eggs and they were delicious

Jacqueline Orr

This is my partner & I's go to breakfast spot in the Mount and we head there at least twice a month. The Turkish Eggs are without a doubt the best cafe breakfast ever and they have actually ruined going breakfast anywhere else for us now as nothing matches up . If you like a hit of chilli they are unbeatable - fresh tasty sourdough to mop up the eggs, youghurt & chilli oil and crisp polenta courgette disks on the side make them extra. Coffee good, service great. Get in early on the weekends as other locals also know how good this spot is 😁

Matt Munford

This is one of the best cafes I have visited , food was brilliant, large servings and all cooked to perfection, coffee great and staff excellent. Place was pumping on a Sunday morning but all food came out at the same time as did the coffees . Had to pop back for a sweet treat a few hours later. Highly recommend.

Cathy CARPENTER

Had the best hot chocolate, and a melt in your mouth ,white chocolate and raspberry muffin. Lovely staff, clean and comfy seating, great service

Jean-Paul Lassale

Weekday visit for a work breakfast. Solid eggs bene! Can't ask for more than that. Service was a little slow despite being empty. Spacious, nice layout, great location. Will go back.

Caitlyn

The coffee is fantastic here! They have decreased their portion size since I last visited which is a shame. Still delicious and a small, tasty selection of vegan options 😋

Steph Coulton

Cool stop in the mount. Good outside seating, and multi award winning place. We had iced coffee and this peanut butter toast with mango, mint, chilli and lime. An interesting flavour combination, would recommend giving it a try.<br/>We also had cake from the cabinet (banana and raspberry) which looked better than it tasted. <br/>Would go back and try the salad bowls.