Amazing lunch we had the souffle and beetroot tart. Delicious. Coffee is superb. Only open on Fridays. One of the best cafes anywhere. Plus the grounds are incredible and there's some very big tame eels in the stream.
One of my favorite places ! Jester house has everything you would want in a café/restaurant : great coffee, the food is fresh, homemade and delicious ; the gardens and inside decorations are theme-oriented, beautiful and so peaceful. You even get to see eels in the little river !
The hosts Steve and
Lovely interesting place with good food.
What an awesome cafe! We loved the setting, the quirky and delightful installations and the overall feel. The champagne afternoon tea was superb. Never had better. Surprisingly good savoury, unbelievablely beautiful sweets and wonderfully warm and soft scones with cream and jam. Top that off with a
A ‘landmark’ in the local area and a fun place for the whole family! Lovely indoor/outdoor settings with lots of activities for the kids (wooden-carved jungle playground, games and even feeding the eels)! The lamb salad was nice. An enjoyable first time visit!
Beautiful lunch today, the food was amazing, I had the BLAT which was flavourful and filling, the bread was extremely fresh and perfectly salted. The chutney was to die for and I with I could have taken some with me! The home made lemonade was really nice and had a very traditional rate to it. The i
The gardens were awesome
Spend some time wandering around looking at the sculptures, beds of flowers, trees etc.
Pet eels too
Thankyou to all involved in the upkeep of this beautiful venue
This was a very nice stop on our way from Able Tasman NP to Nelson and I highly recommend everyone to plan a stop here. We enjoyed delicious sea food, wine, good coffee and nice freshly baked cakes. The place itself has a lot to explore and is perfect especially for kids with the huge playground and
An amusing cafe with charm and quirk. Here you can get a wide range of drink and food, send the kids off to enjoy the playset they have and if you want they will even give you food for the tame eels that live in the river.
An absolute gem, and a must do in the Tasman district, Jester House Café not only exudes charm through it's garden, setting and tame eels, the good is excellent. Well worth a diversion off the main road.
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