capers cafe + store

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

we were a bit late for lunch hour past 3, walking around rotorua central this was the only place serving hotfoodother 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.

such deliciousfoodhere and really good quality. only thing i would have made better was bringing coffees out closer to when thefoodcomes out. we had a coffee and ourfoodcame 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

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 afoodcourt and the shop on the other side of the cafe adds to this feeling. the staff were lovely though

awesome experience.foodis 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.thefoodis really nice, more than our expectations.we highly recommend their desserts in cabinet .i don’t know why they only 3.8 score .

overpriced and cashing in on the tourism dollar.

visited last friday morning as a group of 6. myfoodwas okay but pretty expensive for what i received. i had bolognese on toast (essentially mince on toast) with a couple of poached eggs that were arrived soft boiled and one piece of toast which was soggy with the wet mince on top and i failed to see the mentioned parmesan on top. not that great and for $18.90 would have expected better but tasted ok. nothing to make me go wow this is delicious. 

the real rip off here is their coffee.  sadly the women working the espresso machine was either under trained or not interested/experienced with making decent coffee. and sadly this attitude showed in the rather average coffee i received.  the barista had a face like thunder and didn't seem to be able to cope with the morning coffees. at 7am the cafe wasn't full (less than 1/4) at best. i ordered a small flat white. sadly i didn't even register the cost at the time. $5.60 for a small double shot flat white. daylight robbery. we are in rotorua not paris! and if you're going to charge such a high price for a small coffee (plus 60 cents) for an extra shot of espresso then try and make it a good coffee, not a weak flat white (where's that second shot gone? and not excessively frothy like a cappuccino. cafes that charge over the normal going rate for a single shot weak flat white are taking the mickey and to charge 60 cents for an extra single shot of espresso is really just taking the p*ss. i discovered this excessive coffee pricing when ordering a small double shot flat white to take away at the end of our visit. i expressed surprise and was told i could get a large flat white which is a double shot for 20 cents less at $5.40. really? the point of a small double shot flat white is to actually get a taste of coffee and not have a milky weak hot coffee! but to pay less to have more coffee and more milk? makes zero sense. the coffee is fair trade like a great many cafes these days so thats nothing out of the ordinary. and paying exorbitant prices for fair to middlingfoodand sub par coffee purely because you're based in a tourist town really is pretty distasteful.  the only plus side was the friendly service from the rest of the staff (minus the barista). sadly i'm not returning to this cafe, and i can't with good conscience recommend this cafe. throughly disappointed.

came here on my trip down during the weekend, because it’s the highest reviewed place in rotorua. this place is a cafe & restaurant + a mini shop of local kiwi products.

besides thefoodtaking a little longer than i’m used to coming out, everything else was great! the service was very friendly and i loved what i ordered. i got the steak wellington, which was good perfectly - the pastry was super crispy and the steak was very tender! for dessert i got one of the cabinet items - orange and poppy seed cake with yogurt (you can also get it with whipped cream). which was light and refreshing.

would highly recommend coming here for brunch if you’re ever in rotorua for a trip!

friendly environment and amazingfoodthats cooked to perfection. loved everything about it , would totally eat here every morning !! the eggs are awesome and açai bowl was healthy with many berries and fruit. stop here to satisfy your stomach.

love it ! clean environment friendly staff and creating lighting.foodwas amazing too. very happy dinner. worth it. steak was perfect ! highly recommend !

went here on saturday morning with a large group of family. they have a very large cafe with plenty of tables and even a children's area if you are bringing them with you. they do have some tables outside if you want to sit out there.

service was pretty good, it's all order at the till and get your own water etc but thefoodcame out really quickly, same with the coffees. you could tell they were used to serving big groups of people.

i got the french toast which was really tasty. they offered maple syrup, lemoncurd and coconut yoghurt so lots of choice! only thing i would suggest is not using canned apricots when everything else is so fresh. nectarines or plums would have worked just as well and are really cheap at the moment. my partner had the capers constitutional which is a signature dish. he liked all the components together and separately only bad thing was the hashbrowns were a bit dry.

would definitely go again with just us two or a big group as the service andfoodwas good.

kids friendly cafe！ got the creative big play room for kids.foodwere pretty good. i'm definitely give 5 stars for here. i even wanna give 7 stars for their play room if that's possible！！！

coffee is great service is good deserts are fantastic but that’s where it ends
menu is boring with very little on it of any substance most of it is premise and reheated
cabinetfoodis even worse dry and flavorless
we were regulars but have moved our custom to abracadabra and others

such a popular and busy establishment and it doesn’t take long to see why. amazing service even in the rush hour everyone here is lovely and there to welcome and serve. our hot drinks were divine and ourfoodwas morrish. my partner had a mocha which she said was 5 out of 5 and the bacon and egg bagel which was lovely. i had the hot chocolate and bacon eggs bene. wow, so delicious! 3 perfectly poached eggs, nice amount of bacon and a very nice hollandaise with 3 small hash bites. so close to perfection! my very minor gripes and the only reason for only 4 stars were that the drinks were a little under size for my preference, we asked for large so if we had large i’d be very curious to see what the small looks like. and my toast needed to be toasted longer. but other than that wow. definitely returning and highly recommend!!!