nectar cafe & restaurant

service far too slow,coffeenice once i got it but who has 25mins to wait for acoffeewhen they are not busy at all!!! bagel was o.k but again sooooo slow! this has been the case every time.

had a very enjoyable family lunch at nectar. cosy atmosphere, greatcoffeeand meals. best service we've had in whangarei in a long time. look forward to trying the new dinner menu in the near future (without the kids next time!).

great service when we were on our way to a wedding reception and needed a late lunch. the staff were so friendly and were awesome to kept the kitchen open past normal lunch hours just for us! it came out fast, fresh and delicious! greatcoffeetoo! will be sure to head back next time we are up from auckland.

yummy breakfast yesterday at nectar cafe with house smoked salmon and free range eggs. deliciouscoffeetoo!
another visit very soon is a must, to try something else off the healthy creative menu.

nectar is by far the bestcoffeeshop i have been to in whangarei. the food is of good quality and well presented. you also have generous portions which leaves a customer going away satisfied. a good ambiance and nice and clean. if any criticism i would say it would be nice if you were open longer. it would be a nice spot to go to after work forcoffeeand cake! keep up the good work!

this place is by far the best place to eat in whangarei for brunch. i have been there 3 times now, and although we had one 'bad day', the staff reduced our bill considerably and gave us a voucher for freecoffeeon our next visit. the chef also came out to apologize in person. they are a great team of staff and i would walk a thousand miles for their potato cakes. from the sounds of other reviews i am going to have to go for dinner as well. my mouth is now watering for a brownie! we love you nectar - keep up the great work and i'll see you soon for an order of potato cakes :)

we ate breakfast here on a saturday while having a long weekend in whangarei. we eat breakfast out every sat and sun in auckland and enjoy trying different cafes, so when we heard nectar was northland cafe of the year we were expecting something special.
the menu was interesting and our eggs, bacon and kransky was so delicious we tracked down the butcher who supplied the bacon and kransky and took home a supply for the freezer! the large bowl of porridge was very good and something few cafes offer.coffeewas good but would have been better if it was hot instead of lukewarm.
as mentioned by other reviewers, we had issues with the length of time it took to get ourcoffeeand meals. they were short staffed and one waitress for a full dining room was just not acceptable. other diners arriving after us were told that the kitchen was behind with orders and there would be a 20 minute wait, which was actually over 30. credit to whoever decided that those diners could have coffees free of charge while they waited. a pity we waited 20 mins and weren't offered anything.
overall, a very good meal, but you may have to wait a while, drinking warm coffee.

simply my favourite watering/nourishing hole. fair tradecoffeeand it is always the right temperature, strength, and swiftly served. great friendly staff, and the best carrot cake in town (sensibly downsized from the first year of operation!), moist, served with optional yoghurt. all menu items are delectable, menu meal or displayed snack. in summer i go alfresco, watching the world go by - in winter i choose a window, musing on the world outside and admiring nearby parihaka's splendour.

went online and looked at menu, unfortunely the menu had changed when we got there, i had goat cheese salad, great salad although the carots where a tad tough, my partner had a smoked chicken dish on ciabatta bread which was delicious, thecoffeewas just right and the service was excellent, made us feel very welcome, we will be back.
dawn

really good find.coffeewas great, food was fresh and tastey, and the staff were friendly and really made us welcome!