5/5 Pranjali S. 2 months ago on Google • 573 reviews New
4.5
stars.
Great
little
brunch
place
hidden
in
the
CBD
area
of
Auckland.
I
would
recommend
parking
in
the
nearby
parking
garage
to
avoid
the
headache
of
looking
for
street
parking.
We
got
reservations
but
went
early
and
were
seated
immediately.
The
servers
were
nice.
The
ambiance
is
very
airy,
fresh,
and
reminded
me
of
a
garden
with
painted
birds
and
hanging
plants.
We
ordered
a
cappuccino
and
a
hot
chocolate,
which
were
both
works
of
art
to
look
at
and
tasty
to
drink.
I
also
ordered
a
Cold
Toddie,
a
refreshing
juice
of
apple,
lemon,
honey
and
lots
of
ginger!
Since
it
had
a
lot
of
ginger,
I
loved
it.
If
you're
not
a
fan
of
ginger,
I
would
avoid
this.
For
food,
we
ordered
the
Bowl
of
Mushroom,
the
Chuffed
Bowl
and
the
French
Toast.
The
Bowl
of
Mushroom
was
a
mushroom
explosion
in
my
plate
and
mouth,
which
I
loved
because
I'm
obsessed
with
mushrooms.
So,
if
you're
not
a
fan
of
mushrooms,
this
is
not
the
plate
to
go
with.
The
mushrooms
are
sauted
with
garlic
and
thyme,
there
is
a
mushroom
paste
on
the
side,
some
additional
caramelized
onions,
goat
cheese,
raisins,
crispy
buckwheat
with
chimichurri
and
eggs
on
a
sourdough
bread.
If
there
was
anything
missing,
it
was
a
little
spicy
kick,
but
that's
just
me.
The
Chuffed
Bowl
included
quinoa
with
a
tahini
dressing,
avocado,
radish,
buckwheat,
broccoli,
lettuce
and
an
egg.
It
would've
been
nice
to
have
the
broccoli
and
lettuce
sauteed
with
some
garlic
and
oil
so
that
they
didn't
taste
so
raw
as
compared
to
the
rest
of
the
bowl.
But,
otherwise,
it
was
really
good.
The
French
Toast
was
a
marvelous
piece
of
food
art.
The
bread
was
brioche
and
a
"pillow"
sized
piece
that
had
been
soaked
overnight,
with
a
citrus
mascarpone,
apple,
ginger,
fruit
compote,
ginger-lemon
honey
and
with
candied
walnuts
and
freeze
dried
berries.
While
I'm
not
a
fan
of
French
toast,
I
tasted
this
one
and
it
was
a
rockstar.
The
mascarpone
is
the
lightest
I've
ever
had.
The
fruits
accompanying
the
toast
were
delicious.
My
friend
licked
every
last
speck
of
the
dish
off
her
plate,
that
is
how
good
it
was.
All
in
all,
an
excellent
experience
eating
here!
Pricing
is
at
par
with
good
restaurants
in
Auckland.
They
also
sell
some
interesting
coffee
beans.
I
recommend
coming
here
for
sure!