Coffee Culture Redwood — Restaurant in Christchurch

Don't get me wrong, the coffee, food and service at the Redwood store are fine (standard Coffee Culture). Unfortunately I won't be going back for quite a while; the noise was terrible. There was moderately heavy traffic outside so we initially sat inside, however the acoustics were bad (very, very bad). With the place half full all I could hear was clattering, talking, grinding from the coffee grinder, and an incessant bass drumming from the sound system. Outside we got the traffic noise and wind, but you could sit without getting a headache, and hear each...

Called in to get a hot chocolate and a something nice for morning tea. Chocolate was great, the raspberry muffin with cream cheese topping was terrible. Order arrived quick, however noticed the topping was melted and then realised the muffin was warmed. I didn’t order it warmed (yuck). Thought I would let it cool a bit so cut it in half - it was steaming, the inside of the muffin was just a stodgy mess. It tasted terrible. Needless to say I couldn’t eat it. What a waste of money. Two stars for the hot...

This is the closest coffee culture to where I live and my boys always feel very special when I take them here and let them order from the extensive drink menu and the cakes on display. They have a reasonable amount of food on display and even though the overall premise is relatively small, the designers have made good use of the available space and it feels roomy and well laid out. As with all coffee cultures, the drinks are always made well and are not overly sweet. A good place to wind...