Cafe de Molen. — Restaurant in Manawatū-Whanganui

Pros: Service was kind, helpful and prompt. Presentation of the food was good. Dog friendly. :)

Cons: The price. I had the Eggs Benedict and it was tiny. Average bread. Hollandaise was not home made. The pancakes where nice. But lackluster tasted like bakels premade apples and not much cinnamon. They also use golden syrup instead of maple syrup.

My partner had the satay salad. It was tasty however only small portion of chicken. And I specifically asked if it was dairy free. My partners bowls are telling me that I dont think this was true.

Finally the atmosphere of their alfresco area was bare and could definately lean more into the Dutch theme.

Overall I think there is a heavy use of premade sauces and products that drives cost up while reducing quality. But I think effort and care is there from the kitchen and FoH. Just unfortunately let down by the quality...

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Stopped in today for brunch. Have wanted to come here for a very long time with the so many positive experiences I have heard about the place. Popped in just after midday and was quiet busy. Great to see. Except the place appeared a bit mess. Staff running round from order to order, it looked a bit like chaos. No greeting at the door. Just sit yourself and clear the previous tables plates. Nevertheless, we got settled in and ordered. Food took around 30mins and was cold. Poached eggs were a bit firm and bacon was burnt. Mac n cheese was cold inside, but no one checked back in to see everything was okay. Would've been happy just for staff to pop by and checked on the table to fix a few minor issues but we couldn't even wave staff down. Would love to try again another day. Guessing today wasn't...