milk & honey restaurant

great location and relaxed atmosphere... as well as good coffee! we orderedfoodfrom the pizza/dumplings place next door and it was great. even the gluten free pizza base was delicious. highly recommend the shar sui chicken dumplings.

we love this place! - have had dinner at m & h a number of times; - with friends, - with our young children, - and romantic table for 2, - service is always 10 out of 10 - they read the situation and deliver impeccably - the wine list is so varied and interesting - thefoodalways really impresses us - the lamb shoulder is always a hit - keep it up!

i have been here for breakfast twice, a few months apart, both times i was disappointed. the menu sounds nice but thefoodwas tasteless. this time i had bruschetta with feta, avocado and tomato salsa. sounds nice but was a third raw red onion which dominated everything, it needed seasoning, there was no dressing or anything to give some flavour. they didn't have children's portions so the breakfasts were far to big for kids and my children complained the pancakes were stodgy and too sweet. beautiful setting, great building but consistently poor food. will not be back.

good freshfoodand reasonable prices. it always take too long to get a drink! staff are friendly and professional. the wine list is good. the location is also very good. i go back often.

we first went to the counter to order where we were advised it’s table service, but we still needed to go inside to ask when someone would serve us about 20 minutes later. we then waited 45 minutes for thefoodto come and another 10 minutes for coffee and juices to come out. no warning from staff on the wait. not sure how it took an hour for juice to come out. staff were all standing around and many tables went unnoticed and ignored. we had the cooked breakfast and mushrooms on toast,foodwas nice but didn’t make up for the horrendous service. we managed to find glasses and serve ourself water during the wait, after being told by staff there was no glasses to offer us water. soap dispenser in bathroom broken. an absolute shambles.

we stumbled across this absolute gem. all thefoodwas delicious. we had spicy fried chicken, amaxing curly fries, raw fish and sliders. everything was full of flavour and beautifully presented. lovely staff and decor. strongly recommend.

great service,foodwas cooked to perfection. especially recommend the venison - beautiful smokey flavour. good wine matching advice for each course. cosy low key eatery

was looking for somewhere to have my saturday morning coffee. thought i would stop in at milk and honey. the placed was packed. i finally found a free table and savored the great coffee over the morning paper. i have been before and know thefoodis top notch. a full house shows its popularity. would recommend.

a nice cafe with innovative menu ideas. we sat outside which was very pleasant, inside looked quite crowded, there were a large number of tables in a small space.
staff were very good, and knowledgeable about thefoodand drink.
impressive drinks menu with the excellent idea of providing 'light' cocktail which had lower alcohol and were also cheaper (even though the standard cocktails are very well priced)
thefoodwas tasty and well presented. there was cabinetfoodif you just wanted a cake and coffee. the coffee was excellent.

i travel to napier for business on a regular basis. milk and honey was recommended for dinner. i did dine there and thefoodwas great, however the service was below average. i ordered desert and wine to go with it. desert was served and i was asked if i was waiting for anything else. i did remind the waitress that i had ordered desert wine. this never arrived!when paying the bill i told the person serving me that the desert wine was not served. the person couldn't take it off the bill so had to wait for the another person to come and sort this out.
i won't be rushing back or taking business clients there.

my capaccio was the best i've had, in at least 4 years! i love the dish and have had plenty!, loads of places try to fancy it up, but i'm quite content with the traditional rock salt, lemon, rocket, parmesan, olive oil meaty goodness that i usually expect, but...milk and honey delivered the outstandingly delicious variation i didn't expect! it was perfection. when i eat capaccio, i don't want to use my knife...at all! the meat should tear away easily with the accompaniments to scoop, until the last fork full of goodness that i can gather!
then the confit of duck! beaut..til..icious cooked to perfection, accompanied by... your choice! mine, eggplant (aubergine) parmigiana, a dish very well respected, as well as, the waitresses', at last!!!! (they were (very much) a deterrent/stuck (right up!) before!!! well done for 'kicking them to the curb!' greatfoodis waaaay too often tainted by 'shite' service! not any more at milk and honey, go there, and guaranteed something delicious, and a great experience...absorb this review, as i am just literally a random who loved it!

last night 6 of us went to milk and honey. the atmosphere was divine. the service was incredible. and thefood- omg ... all 6 of us were extremely wrapped with our amazing ourfoodwas ...it was beautifully presented and so tasty. i had the steak, a few of the girls had the lamb and one had the fish. none of us could fault it. thanks milk and honey for incrediblefoodand service!

we were in napier for a long weekend last weekend and stumbled on this great little cafe. we came back every morning for breakfast and cannot fault it. i for one don't mind paying a bit more for quality but found their prices no more than i would pay in auckland. greatfood- beautifully presented, and great coffee. service from all the staff was professional, sharp and hugely friendly. no wonder the cafe was full each morning! first rate.

i have eaten here a few times and the service has always been very welcoming, thefooddelicious, and the affagato with vanilla icecream and liqueur the best dessert in town. i like the idea of the different tables for casual or more formal dining, and the art work is also inspiring. i ate out recently with a friend who works in a top nz restaurant and she thought it was excellent. i like the industrial decor but as the room is all hard surfaces it does amplify background noise which can make it difficult for the hard of hearing to have an easy conversation if the place is busy. it doesn't affect thefoodor the friendliness though. and at the end of a hot napier day there's a cool table by the window to catch a breeze and watch the evening gather over the bay.