little & friday

have heard so much about this place and so glad that i finally got to try it out. arrive just around 1pm and it was quite busy. we knew it would be packed but luckily we got a seat.

their cabinets are displayed with a beautiful selection of food and desserts. it makes you want to order one of everything! the food is delicious and the soda that i had ordered was so nice.

their desserts are nice and beautifully presented, however they were a bit on the sweeter side.

would definitely come back for brunch/lunch again though!

best cafe in auckland, beautiful homemade food, with lots of different options available both savoury and sweet. beautiful eighthirty coffee.

marvelous food experience at this hidden restaurant. just like that proverb, you can’t judge a book by the cover, the owner of the restaurant did not pay attention on the decoration from the inside out. i have to say that i do not have any expectation for their food, but the well-balanced dishes are really surprising me. if anyone likes me(a avocado lover), you will definitely go for their smashed avocado. i also ordered their donut because i saw lots of pictures showing on the reviews. actually, i’m not a dessert person, but that’s not so sweet and pretty good. by the way, it’s a very popular restaurant in this area, may not suitable for business conversation.

came in for brunch with my friend last year.
ordered a quiche, cake, and donut. perfect for a saturday brunch. quiche was delicious, base was soft. cake was moist and extremely dense. hot chocolate was a good match with it. donut was the best item we ordered. would try out their hot cross buns next visit.

i popped in with jr while on a shopping trip to newmarket one saturday morning.  once i sorted out where it was (it was around the corner from where the address said it should be) we joined the decent sized queue.  i bought a cream doughnut and a cinnamon donut.  both items were quite pricey but they were both huge, too big for a single person to easily eat.  we took them home and sat down to taste.  the cream version tastes lighter than it looks, has a lovely fine dusting of icing sugar and instead of jam it is filled with raspberry compote!!  definitely the best cream doughnut i've ever had (and i've tasted a few).  the cinnamon donut was also delicious, lovely light and soft.  if you like doughnuts you want to come here, but be warned it is a well known fact that they run out pretty quickly

always wanted to go and was very satisfied with the food!
came in on a saturday morning and it was already packed. too many nice stuff in the cabinet and took me a while to make decision. we got a large breakfast frittata and small beetroot quiche with latte and not chocolate. they were heated up in the oven and smelt so nice. i don’t usually put potato in my frittata so i was bit surprised to see their frittata having potato. regretted a bit coz it was quite full and i ordered a big frittata🤦🏻‍♀️ hot chocolate was average, nothing special.
things i didn’t like were that the price was not written and everything was on the pricey side actually. flies were around all the time so it was a bit annoying
but will definitely come back to try all the food in the cabinet!!

quite busy cafe located at new market. fun and lively atmosphere. service wise can be improved as it is quite inefficient and lots of patrons are left waiting overtime. we were given knifes as cutlery but no forks. water is available but no cups. like the novelty idea of using dinosaurs to substitute numbers. great food, average coffee.

this place has a real nice environment for breakfast. the cakes are amazing, just how i like it, not too sweet but sweet enough, just the right amount of flavor. as for the wrap, it was a pleasant surprise. i was expecting a menu with something like eggs benedict and big breakfast but i didn't see any so i ordered the wrap. i can say that i could eat that wrap 3 meals a day. there was bacon, hash, egg and salad, felt like a whole breakfast plate wrapped together and not taste messy at all, btw the wrap itself is crispy!!! the barista makes good coffee so that's a plus. the pastry is the star in this cafe, definitely recommended. everything in the cabinet looked very beautiful so you might have difficulty choosing. im going to go back and try everything they serve and update later.

this place is always completely packed, that finding seats is always a challenge. however, the food here is so good that it does not stop us from coming here ;)

unlike most cafes where people mainly order from the menu, little and friday specialises in cabinet food. whatever you pick from the cabinet are bound to be both pretty and delicious. for savoury items, husband and i chose the savory brioche and the quiche. they were both huge in size, with a generous amount of sundried tomatoes, feta cheese, caramelised onions.....etc. we were both full just half way through!

for desserts, we had the salted caramel chocolate and the cream donut. they were the best chocolate cake and donuts that i’ve ever had. especially the chocolate cake, it was moist, decadent, with a rich salted caramel flavour. it was so rich that i had to take it home and only finished it after three days, but i enjoyed every bit of it!

definitely the place to come whether you are after a quirky place for brunch, or a quick take-away treat :)

full house packed in, it was one of the most busiest cafe i have been to.
but it was certainly worth the wait. it was such a hot day i needed something to fresh myself so i grabbed their famous donut, iced moch and last but not least lemon coconut cake.
i aboustely adore their donut they were well known for a reason. they were nice a cold and when you bite into it you taste the bitter sweet rasberry jam and soft cream full in your mouth and soft donut sponge comes next they were amazing🤤
i have tried their ice mocha they were alright it would’ve been better to order ice latte to taste the coffee bean. lastly the lemon coconut cake was alright i loved the sour lemon and the creamy coconut combined together.

the staff seemed too busy speaking amongst themselves to serve. they couldn’t/wouldn’t confirm if there were any dairy free options. the premises are noisey. the coffee was tiny and burnt. they couldn’t find sugar to put on the table. the food looked beautiful but had a tainted aftertaste. i won’t be going back.

high ceiling so it's very spacey. food and coffee is amazing. i had a bacon and egg wrap. the sauce has a little but spice which i love it. my sister had a savoury muffin (forgot what's it called) and my father had a cheese scone. both very delicious. you get a small animal sculpture as your table "number" which is very cute :d

went there with a good friend of mine. we both got the same thing. salad was very much on the cheap side. donut was appropriately priced considering the large size. (included a photo to show the size). wasn't a huge fan of the salad but absolutely loved the donut. was extremely busy when we went there on a thursday afternoon but the staff were all so friendly and welcoming. definitely recommend going!

the short story no one asked for: wanted to find a place who does good iced coffee, l&f came up on a food list, went there via bus, yay! was amazed by the delicious mushroom & goat feta quiche and iced mocha. top notch!

just wanted to take something different to a mate's place so i popped in here. 

service is standard, a bit more friendlier than comparative places. ambience is nice, modern and "clean". i must say all of the foods at the counter look very appetizing.

i just grabbed a raspberry & coconut friand, lemon & coconut cake, hazelnut baci cake, chocolate lamington, chocolate & raspberry cake and a chocolate beetroot & salted caramel cake. 
all were presented beautifully, of a decent size and delicious. my only complaints are that the cakes are a tiny bit dry and they are pricey (i guess that's expected in this case though) but otherwise good.

*updated* - the mrs wanted her coffee fix so came in and i grabbed a raspberry cream donut. it was excellent, my only complaint is i would of liked more cream but hey that's just me being piggy. service was a bit off though.