The Running Duck — Restaurant in Canterbury

The Running Duck Cafe on the Main Street of Geraldine on the South Island of New Zealand, is the coolest cafe in the universe. Here’s why: The Running Duck is the coolest cafe in Geraldine; Geraldine is the coolest town in New Zealand; New Zealand is the coolest county on the coolest planet in the coolest Solar system in the universe. Therefore, the Running Duck Cafe is the coolest cafe in the universe, QED.

So come for the great coffee (served with a jaffa) and the superb food, and stay for the super groovy decor and retro memorabilia. For those keen on flagellation, you can stock up on hot sauces from Al’s Laboratory. They have some great merch for sale too.

Try one of their signature burgers, their delicious range of Not Burgers, and don’t forget to sample one of the craft beers in the fridge. Kiwi batch living never looked so good or tasted so great. Oh…and don’t forget to check out the toilet which is decorated with old record sleeves and topo maps. Like I said: the coolest cafe in...

Was travelling from Tekapo towards Christchurch and decided to stop at Geraldine for breakfast. I am very glad we did so, and at such a wonderful cafe.

Had the big brekkie and I'm assuming all baked beans are homemade BBQ baked beans because that is one of the best baked beans I had so far. Even those in the group that didn't like baked beans thought the beans were great. Scrambled eggs were good too, but the baked beans really took the spotlight.

Chicken + waffles was good too! The fried chicken was juicy and tasty, paired damn well together with the maple syrup and waffle.

Hot chick salad felt like a miss tho. Maybe because the other 2 items were so good that they overshadowed the salad.

The coffee here is great as well! Very smooth and...

We just stopped in for a takeaway coffee on the way through, but when I saw the cheese and onion scones, I had to try one of those too (shared it as was big!). The menu looked good and at another time we would have stopped for food. The coffee was great and the caramel toffee that came with it a welcome surprise (I don't have a particular sweet tooth, but it hit the spot). The scone was great, crunchy outside and soft inside and the staff a pleasure to deal with. We didn't stay long or eat in, but the place had some neat quirky decor and kept me entertained looking around while I waited on the coffee. I can definitely see why the ratings are good with The Running Duck and can certainly recommend stopping in if you are...