Review The Village Cafe - Whatawhata

What a fantastic cafe and playground for children. The food and service were fantastic. The scrambled eggs were lovely and my panini and salad were great. My son had a great time on their playground and is still talking about it days later. So hard to find amazing playgrounds for toddlers

Our first visit to this popular cafe and we weren't disappointed. A lovely, relaxed rustic feel with friendly service and delicious food beautifully presented. We enjoyed browsing the adjacent pop-up shops with artisan goodies too.

Quite a nice place to stop for coffe, very nice and tasty desserts 🍪 definitely worth to stop by if you are around. I ordered latte and has so much coffe in it,but I guess is just a "kiwi" thing to put same amount of coffe everywhere.

Quite pleasant with heaps of seating options indoor and out. Food was good but quite expensive for what it was- I recommend the fries! Coffee was good and well priced. Lovely staff. The place is very rustic feeling with mismatched tables and chairs, some (a little dirty) couches, farm animals out back and blankets in case it’s cold. Overall I think that they pull it off and it feels very genuine and homely. Playground looks great for kids and even better, for $1 you can get some pellets to feed the very friendly sheep. I will definitely be back and would absolutely recommend especially for kids.

Stop for lunch and accidentally find this fancy place. Good food and smoothie. The playground is pretty unique, children loves it.

Waffles with mascarpone and blueberry compote was delicious, as was the eggs Benedict - beautifully cooked eggs, crispy ciabatta and the best part was the mushroom

Nice place to stopover and grab a bite, as well as let the kids loose on the play area outside. Lots of options on the menu, including Kids options. The cabinet food is worth checking out too. Great coffee and service. It can be quite busy and you can call ahead to reserve a table for large groups. Bonus, it's dog friendly!

What an adorable place to stop for a break. Strong coffee and taste great. Had the big breakfast and it was delicious. Service was friendly and food came quite fast too. Plenty of space for kids to run around with bonus playground. Some adorable rabbits and Guinea pigs around if interested. There are a few shops next to cafe for a bit of shopping for those interested with this activity :D.

Very nice breakfast at reasonable prices will come again.

It's all in the name. It has an alluring ambiance of a village setting. Even in this weather it's quite pleasant. Our 1 year old loved the swings and the rides and specially his Fluffy. Always satisfies my wife's coffee cravings. As for me I took on the Farmers Brunch which was impressively fresh and delectable on my palate. Really happy with the food and ambiance. Portions are a happy sight for the price. Highly recommended.