Black Betty Cafe — Restaurant in Christchurch

I was having a breakfast with my daughter. I ordered a Latte, hot chocolate 🍫, French toast crumpets and Eggs 🥚 Your Way. The French toast crumpets were moist and delicious with lots of syrup 😋.

The Eggs 🥚 Your Way is just a basic dish. You can choose between a normal white bread or grain bread topped with two sunny side eggs and a few alfalfa sprouts. However, only one of the eggs is runny while the other one is not. Nevertheless, I still enjoy eating it.

Overall, it was a good experience from this cafe. There is plenty of seating area. There is plenty of onsite and offsite parking 🅿. They accept cash and EFTPOS including credit card payments (Paywave payments are available, for those who want to know). Would I go back? Yes 😀. The rating will change - either going up 👆 or down 👇. I'll review it again in future 🔮. Food: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. It was yummy but one of my eggs 🥚 is not runny (slightly overcooked). However, I'm not too bothered about it. Price: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Reasonably priced. Customer service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Friendly staff.

Disclaimer: Please note that this review is entirely based on my personal experience at the time of the visit (4th July 2020). You might have a different experience than me and also, the food may or may...

This place is awesome. The small frontage belies the size of the premises inside and once through the doors you are in a bohemian styled eatery that has cabinets of small snack dishes and cakes, and full selection of hot and cold beverages, or you can order from the brunch menu at the most interesting tables I have encountered for a long time. The atmosphere was enjoyable with the hustle and bustled of all ages and walks of life enjoying their visit, and the excellent staff were attentive, pleasant and very efficient in making sure that all diners were served promptly and content with their meals. I ordered smashed avocado on toast for brunch and on arrival it was hot, well presented and the serving was generous. The flavours complimented each other well and everything was cooked to perfection. The flat white that accompanied the meal was at a just right temp, presented well and had an excellent flavour. I'd heard good things about Black Betty's but am not easy to please so decided to check it out myself. I am glad I did and will be back for a crack at some of the other dishes they have to offer....

We ordered two spinach feta filo pastries, chips and a chorizo melt, coffee, juice and an iced chocolate. Both were cabinet meals and we were told it would take about 20 mins. The filos and chips arrived and were pretty much finished before the chorizo melt came out (after inquiring about it) with two other new filos! There had been some mix up obviously. The spinach in the filos was very stringy/fibrous, making them difficult to eat.

The absolute worst iced chocolate I've had, so much so that it alone would prevent me from recommending this cafe. I was presented a glass with a mass of ice and some slightly brown watery milk. No sweetness or hint of chocolate. After asking about it I was told they had run out of ice cream. There was also no whipped cream as advertised. If I had known, I would not have ordered it.

I was very surprised after hearing a lot of hype about this cafe. Left very...