Such a beautiful and lively cafe located in the heart of Oriental Parade. Staff are incredibly attentive, friendly and kept all the tables very clean. 10/10 service for sure. Food came out quick, and was relatively well priced compared to some other places around. Lola’s granola bowl was delicious, however I wish there was a bit more to it. Some more fruit, yoghurt or even more granola itself would have been great. It is quite a small portion. The avocado toast on the other hand was heavenly. The caramelised onions on top were a particular highlight. An absolutely perfect cafe for a nice sunny day. Will definitely return in the summer. Thanks team!

If I was to play a game of Never Have I Ever I would start it with … Never have I ever had such lovely service and such good food in a cafe until I tried Lola Stays. We knew we’d found our people when there was a “Dog Policy” notice in the window and 2 beautifully behaved dogs and their owners inside. That sounds like the owners were beautifully behaved too, and I’m happy to go with that. We were greeted by a smiley, happy lady at the counter and the barista also turned to smile at us. As a general rule of thumb I don’t like people, but the tiny space where my cold, cold heart lives was warming. We ordered drinks and then went back to order breakfast. Where I’m that awkward person that plays around with the menu, instead of being met with a withering sneer, I got an “oooo, good choice. That’ll be really nice” and I felt like an achiever. The Favourite Husband always has an extra egg, usually bringing the total to 3. He was in a borderline state of ecstasy when his big breakkie came with 4. #lifegoals and all. I’d added the black pudding to my avocado and halloumi and it was sensational. I think from the menu it’s made locally; don’t ever let them relocate. As we were getting up to go another server immediately appeared to simply say “you guys have a really lovely day.” And it seemed so sincere and genuine that I swear my cold cold heart was on fire. I will never eat breakfast anywhere else when I visit Wellington. I need to borrow a dog too ….