This is my favorite cafe for business meetings, or taking the family out for lunch. As they have a good variety of options, and have a lot of items where I dont see anywhere else nearby. They're usually quite busy which is a indication to me that others enjoy their services and food as well.
My favourite cafe in Porirua - love their cornbeef hash meal and their rhubarb shortcake is a must - Kaizen gives great service and excellent food choice.
My favourite Porirua cafe. The coffee and food is excellent, the staff are warm and welcoming. If noise bothers you take a table out towards the museum: it’s much quieter.
Nice cafe that provides good drink/dining options in Porirua. Ambience is lovely, and you can enjoy the museum exhibitions after having a relaxing time in the cafe.
Probably one of best spots in Porirua for coffee. It is beside of library. I have been going there since it had a different name. Coffee is good and food could be better. Always busy and you can feel Pacific welcome. Can be noisy sometime but when it is sunny you feel great sitting there and sipping your coffee. Hard to find fault but not the best. Hence 4 stars. Recommended.
Love this place! My favourite weekend brunch/lunch spot. The food is always immaculate and well presented. The cabinet food is delicious in its own right. Can't comment on the coffee because we rarely have it - but their service is friendly, fast and the food is filling.
Came here a while ago and just had a coffee catch up with my sister. She ordered the rhubarb pie. I had a taste and immediately fell in love. Lol. It had all the right flavors and that bit of cream that went with it. So delicious.
I have been to this cafe several times for both business and pleasure. It's a great place to bring the kids for a hot chocolate and exploring the art in the museum as well as meet work and business clients to discuss meetings, business topics and contract work.
Loved the friendly atmosphere, great food, hot coffee and the lovely staff. Only wish they were open late night Friday nights as it would be a great place for end of week drinks before heading home.
Cheers
Mereana
First time visitor, I ordered a latte and and big piece of carrot cake.
Service was great , supper friendly and talkative. Coffee was great and so was the cake, was very perfectly dense and delicious.
I was pleasantly surprised by my visit and I'm sure I will be back
Two of us were here on a Sunday over the lunch period. We were just wanting a snack and coffee. We shared a delicious savory muffin and a date scone - loads of dates. The cabinet food looked amazing and very very reasonable. The staff are very friendly and very efficient. Would thoroughly recommend.
Our group recently dined at Cafe Kaizen in the Pataka building. Excellent selection of food. Very good prices. Lovely atmosphere. Friendly and efficient staff. Place is very popular and best to reserve a table during peak lunchtime hours. My go to place for awesome toasted sandwiches.
Mean feeds! Had a breakfast burger, was one of the biggest and messiest burgers Ive had in a long time! But very nice and really good coffee too, and partner enjoyed her Blat sammie. Really good cafe choice in porirua!
I had the breakfast burger and it's been on my mind ever since. It was tasty and filling and I didn't feel sick after eating it. There is plenty of cabinet options, especially sweets. We choose the rhubarb shortcake every time. It's also great to see Reo Māori signage on the menu ❤️
Beautiful Plum n Apple Shortcake
Great savoury n sweet cabinets.Alot of variety
Customer service top notch
Coffee good
Lovely to look into the Chinese Garden
Best to make sure no pips (August 2023)
Food looked amazing - try the chocolate cake for an amazing treat. Felt the coffee sizes were not good value. Regular seemed like a small to me. Food makes up for the small coffee.
Friendly cheerful environment to eat in. The staff make you feel very welcome and do not rush you. The food is 2nd to none. Music always playing but not intrusive. We do compare other cafes to Kaizen and they fall short. Keep that good food coming.
Second time here for Sunday lunch. We intend to come back often. Great food, service and reasonable prices.
A busy cafe sharing space with the library and art gallery. Unfortunately the adjoining zen garden is closed off, but visible through big windows.
The cafe fare is inventive (Cauliflower Cake, etc) and servings were reasonable, but the food lacked seasoning and there were limited trimmings or sauce, so the meals didn't leave much of an impression. Staff seemed busier than would be expected; while the cafe was fairly full on an ordinary lunchtime, one item we ordered was forgotten, though that was soon corrected.
It was hard to decide what to eat with a big menu and wide range of cabinet food. I had the Chicken Turkish pide toasted and shared wedges with the partner. Pide was great value for money.
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