beach babylon

this is a great weekend brunch spot, and even better on a sunny day. i’m never disappointed with the food and usually order one of their seasonal salads which are often too big to eat in one sitting. my partner also enjoys the fresh hash browns and big breakfasts. the atmosphere is warm and inviting. sometimes the staff are a bit rushed, but it’s a popular cafe and the waitingtimeisn’t bad when it’s really busy. definitely recommend this place to those outside of welly.

we all had a great 60th birthday celebration at beach babylon! we are from out of town, all converging on wellington for the event. it was super easy to organise everything with the staff in the weeks prior. while our numbers we definitely at the upper end of capacity, everybody , including several children and a newborn, had a great time. meals were superb. everything fairly laid back, and staff polite and super helpful. everybody, especially the locals, we're making plans to head back sometimesoon. thanks so much nick and the team! regards, robin

came here finally after driving past a million times!
we were greeted upon arrival and told to seat wherever we wanted. service was quick and we didn't have to wait long for food- however our drinks took sometime(only one barista on but tonnes of wait staff?)
food was great, love a good brunch!

went for burger wellington. they had one burger which was - no smoke without fire = a burger without taste" - quite shameful! the gentleman who took order was not that friendly. ordered two and waited for almost 15 or 20 mins. the guy told me it tooktimebecause we were the first to order for the day. when they arrived. very disappointing. basically, frozen beef patty which was heated up on a pan, lettuce, 2 slices of tomatoes and one slice of bacon with tabasco sauce. bun was plain, chips were oily and slight cold it means it was cooked earlier and wait for the frozen beef patty to be heated up. i honestly do not know why they even in the list of burger wellington. so i gave 3 out of 10 for their burger. honestly i wouldn't go back there anymore. when we left no staff paid attention to us or said bye so we said ourselves bye bye forever! the food was plain and service was so so. the the burger there and staffs service needs to improve.

love this place. good food. great location and excellent service. i love that pets are allowed. i go here nearly eachtimei visit that side of the city.

have been here a few times lately and have been very disappointed each time. the service both times was terrible, they are extremely under staffed and when they are quieter they are chatting to each other the wholetimeand not looking after any of the customers. the food the firsttimewasn't too bad with a nice large menu to try from, however the secondtimeit was not good. they forgot a number of things that should of come with each dish. we went as quite a large group and not one person loved their meal. the positive of this place is the spot! very hard to beat on a beautiful day sitting outside, shame about the rest!

walking into beach babylon we were immediately welcomed by a super friendly barista.
my pal and i grabbed a small table down the back near a massive booth (perfect place for group outings). the place looks small from the outside but there are lots of different seating options inside.
the drinks menu had a lot of delicious milkshake options, i was sold on that alone! i went with the bounty bar one and my pal had the peanut butter one, both of them were delicious and not too sweet.
we ordered the potatoe rosti with eggs, hollandaise and ham. it was great having a non bread option and the rosti was perfect, crunchy and soft.
the interior was pretty funky, there were a bunch of old records on the wall where we sat.
one of the best things though was the service, the staff were all chatty and genuinely friendly.
i'd come back here nexttimethat i'm in town.

shocking service. had to wait 40 minutes between entrees and main meals. 2 tables next to us who arrived 20-30mins after we did received all their food before we did which sparked me to question where our meals were. it took 3 requests over 35 mins to 3 different waiters before our food finally arrived with the f.o.h manager's only excuse being "we are really busy tonight". i have never once taken thetimeto complain about a restaurant but this was such a disappointing experience and definitely not a worthy winner of a wellington on a plate award!

been here a few times, for dinner and lunch, the amazing food makes up for the table service which at lunchtimei find the staff get confused. most recently had the roast veg and haloumi salad - divine! great ourlook on a sunny day to sit outside :)

beautiful spot with a great, typically welly hippy vibe - as opposed to hipster - i definitely prefer the former :)

i had a vege toasted panini thing from the counter and it was really really good. especially cause i asked for extra relish he he.

excellent friendly service. good coffee.

and i really wanna go back at dinnertimebecause they serve fondue!!!!!!!! omg. can't wait to fulfill that little dream.

i fell back in love with milshakes at this place a few weeks ago, the snickers milshake omg! my burger was also good but the milkshake, i dream of it since and i've tried to replicate it but is not the same i mix peanut butter, chocolate, milk....fail, i don't get it!
i try to remember any flaws or other details but the truth is the sun in the outside area and the milkshake got me on a space trip to heaven. good work guys, i am coming back next sunny saturday, hope we get another one this year. (thistimei want the milkshake secret!)

this was my secondtimeat beach babylon and was not impressed this time......
location, food and the ability to bring your dog out and have a drink is perfect. food was yummy as it was the first time.
my problem is the service! i have worked in hospo for near to 12 years now and i am a waitress in top a wellington restaurant.
never have i had such lazy service. someone needs to give your staff a talking to.
we waited 20mins and no one came outside to see us, even though there was only 2 tables of people, also every other table had dirty cups on it.

i went in and got menus myself in the end, to find two staff just talking and didn't even bother to look up and say hello. told them we would like to order and they said ok will come out soon to take our order. this did not happen, i had to go in and do this myself, get water ourselves, no cutlery was brought out so when our food came it was dumped and had to get that myself too. this was what it was like right up to when we left.

i don't mind if it not table service but it was lasttimeand i was told to take a seat and then was forgotten.
i think you should know that after talking to some friends they said yes it's like that all the time. great place but the service and staff are rude.

i came here for brunch for the firsttimeon sunday and the place was humming. nonetheless the staff found us a table pretty quickly, and we settled in. the kids menu is great, with colouring in and a kids sudoku on it kept my grouchy kids happy, and tasty food options which they enjoyed. hubby had the mince on toast, which he loved, i had the quesidilla which was also fantastic, plus with the added benefit of being nice and quick! coffee was great, will definitely be back.

i went here for brunch yesterday for the firsttimeand had a great experience. food was yum, service friendly and quick even though it was really busy, and great coffee. good selection of counter food as well as a full menu. only downer was that the tower of babylon burger wasn't available in the weekend, so i had the mince on toast instead which was very tasty, and just means i'll have to come back!

i remember when this cafe opened as i live nearby but only recently tried it out. the firsttimei went (with my partner) we were told by a friendly but distracted waitperson to take a seat but were then ignored. we eventually just left. the secondtimewe tried them we had a late breakfast, he had something with eggs which was okay, me the fruit bowl - sans yogurt. very disappointed just a few pieces of melons and grapes. no seasonal fruit like berries nor anything extra to make up for the yogurt which it usually comes with - which made it horribly over-priced as well for such a meager portion. the coffee was good however. last week i dropped by and ordered and paid extra for a soy flat white to go. turned out to be made with milk and i couldn't be bothered turning back. seems to be a popular place however i found it totally mediocre and lacklustre (the staff in particular stuck me as both young and inexperienced).