Secret Garden Cafe

A delightful cafe for weekend brunch with friends. I had called ahead to book a table for 12 and a suitable table was ready for us in the centre of the cafe when we arrived. There weren't enough menus to go around for all patrons in the cafe, so the staff brought over only a couple, then took them away again for other tables (photocopier anyone!?) The staff did not help explain this problem at all. The food was tasty (I had the stuffed french toast) although perhaps a little on the small side for the price. Delicious Campos coffee.

A lovely little cafe hidden inside one of Manuka’s shopping arcades. Interesting Asian fusion lunch menu. I only wish they would offer some Asian breakfast such as rice porridge, bread with kaya or some small noodle dish. Coffee is pretty good with great prices. Check it out - I think it’s better than some of the bigger, noisier cafes around here.

Consistently good coffee and the staff are always lovely, however, the food is dreadful. Ordered the rosti with a poached egg and mushroom. The rosti was a stack of three thin greasy crisps (they should be fluffy and light), the salsa was drown in yogurt dressing and the entire dish was cold. Even the mushroom and poached egg were cold. The egg was cooked nicely though. The mushroom was just that - one small field mushroom. There was a lack of flavour in the overall dish as well. Also ordered the avocado with bacon. The serving size was great, lots of bacon, but the entire dish was cold. Again, perfectly cooked egg but stone cold. This place is quite expensive for what you get. If you're looking for good food, there are much better places around.

Good food, quick friendly service. I think the physical layout needs some working on, though - the large table in the middle and the lack of dividers and pot plants between tables gives the feeling of a lack of privacy for customers seated at tables. This feeling is reinforced by the cafe's location in the courtyard of a shopping centre.

Long wait, absent-minded service, food not bad. * Waited for 50 minutes for our order (followed up twice during that time). * food was initially brought without cutlery. * side order was left out. * food was good but not up to the level you see in photos in their ads or reviews. For example, bread was basic supermarket type bread.

4 of us had lunch here 3 of us went away disappointed. the Field mushrooms were a complete disappointment. I small "top" of a mushroom came out with 1 poached egg and 1 rasher of bacon. The egg was poached nicely. that was the only good thing about the lunch. The "rosti" in the stack were overcooked and had no substance to them. The coffee was average. Another cafe bought by chinese wanting visa perhaps i don't know!