capers cafe + store

level 2 management perfected. sign in, taken to table, order food & it arrives in less than 10 minutes. lots of waitering staff who are well trained & super efficient during lockdown. food is tasty and filling.

the back story: capers epicurean was one of the recommended restaurants in the travel guides - recommending it for its brunch and bagel options. conveniently located in rotorua central, it was within walking distance of the main i-site and easy to find.

setting : walking into the main epicurean, my eyes were delightfully met with with large cabinets of glorious treats. colourful salads and creative panini and sandwich options such as the caesar sandwich (a traditional caesar salad between bread) and pork and leek meatballs with linguine lined the cabinet. a large spacious interior with table options by the window with high bar stools to larger tables for families was ingeniously arranged. the coffee barista was located at the end of the cabinets with a reflective mirror overhead so customers could see their coffees being made - another innovative addition.

food: i was stuck on what to choose but finally went for the 3-salad combo to maximise my choices. a raw cauliflower salad, smoked salmon and brown rice and couscous salad generously filled my plate, though other pasta salad and potato salad options made it difficult to choose. the salads were very well made with lots of ingredients. in my raw cauliflower salad, which was probably my favourite of the three, were walnuts, kale, bacon, raisins and cauliflower. mixed into the couscous were pistachios, figs, chickpeas, tomato, onion. and the brown rice had capers, olives , capsicum topped with salmon. they were all a culinary delight, and very filling. my dining partner had the chicken stuffed with pumpkin and feta with bacon wrapped around it, which looked and tasted just as delightful. there were many other options i wanted to try including their large cabinet of cakes and slices but as the salads were so filling, i unfortunately will have to wait until next time.

occasion : open from 7am to 9pm, capers epicurean provides loads of choices from breakfast to lunch to dinner. a warm casual layout, it is a good place for weekend brunch or a cake and coffee date.

revisit potential : 10/10

my favourite place to come for breakfast but can be very busy so waiting for meals often takes a while. friendly staff and a little area for kids is a bonus

we were a bit late for lunch hour past 3, walking around rotorua central this was the only place serving hot food other than a subway or the turkish kebab guy. luckily for us they had quite a few vegetarian options.

we had the vegetarian panini and the siacarta (i am not sure if i spelt it right) bread like a pita stuffed with eggplant, olives and pesto (i could be wrong but that's what i felt i tasted), they were happy to exchange the garden salad with any of the salads available. we choose the mediterranean salad.

the meal overall was good just the panini had a little too much cheese in it. we also took the apricot fudge as a takeaway. meal was a bit expensive. i loved the variety of gourmet pickles, sauces and condiments that were available. again it's just the pricing for everything.

so incredibly happy to have found you! it's hard finding a healthy vegetarian meal while on holidays. we both had the granola with coconut yoghurt and fruit, soooo yummy i could eat it every day!

such delicious food here and really good quality. only thing i would have made better was bringing coffees out closer to when the food comes out. we had a coffee and our food came out 30 minutes later.

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throwback to this 𝘈𝘔𝘈𝘡𝘐𝘕𝘎 brunch we had at 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 - roto’s number 1 rated cafe ✨

𝑬𝒈𝒈 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕: includes 3 perfectly poached free range eggs - 𝕋ℍℝ𝔼𝔼! 🤯 honestly getting so much bang for your buck here! served with salmon, hot buttered toasted ciabatta, cheesy hash browns, and topped with the smoothest & creamiest hollandaise sauce 🤤 i do love a good egg bene, and this is probably one of the best i’ve had 💖

𝑱𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒆 🥪: the cheese 🧀 & onion 🧅 jaffle toastie is a dream - you can eat it with bacon 🥓, dip it in their spicy house-made beans (i don’t even like beans but heck these ones are mean af), or dip into the sexy egg yolk 😋

𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒚 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒔 🍄 : the name says it all, this one is for the mushroom lovers. spoon the steaming mushrooms with the creamy & garlicky sauce over the warm ciabatta, and brunch is served 🤗
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📍@capers.cafe - 1181 eruera st, rotorua central, rotorua 3010
🌟 4.8/5

the dish i ordered was gluten free corn bagel with added sausage.
the dish tasted good but seemed liked eveythjnf was thrown on the plate. it was badly presented.
i understand that they are busy but there should have been a lil better presentation.

the french toast were very disappointing for the price. 3 pieces of toast with some berry coulis and cream..

i enjoyed the eggs benedict with pork belly cuts its really yummy and tasty. we love their cafe, good environment, kid friendly place.

capers it was love from the first sight, you delicious and cosy cafe that is also kid friendly! yeah! family friendly! kid friendly with a kids room and a tv with cartoons! lock them up and enjoy delicious coffee! yummy out of this world food, authentic, tasty but oh so homely! plenty on your plate and so fresh! also enjoyed kids menu! we will miss you from auckland with love!!!!!!!! cosy fireplace and very clean.

my partner and i came for lunch today... there were things i liked and things that need improvement. sitting down trying to chat and then suddenly having a techno song leaves you feeling like your in a club instead of going out to lunch. the seafood chowder was watery and clearly had been stewing for some time as all the seafood was mushy. half of my bagel was fantastic and the other half was so soggy it was inedible. the layout leaves you feeling like your in a food court and the shop on the other side of the cafe adds to this feeling. the staff were lovely though

awesome experience. food is made from high quality ingredients. enjoyable experience!!!!!!!

went with wife and kids and we all had a great time

come here on my trip during weekend with my friends. pick up this restaurant from zomato list. we ordered creamy mushroom and seafood chowder.the food is really nice, more than our expectations.we highly recommend their desserts in cabinet .i don’t know why they only 3.8 score .

love this place! open 7 days breakfast lunch and dinner.