Cuckoo Emporium — Restaurant in North Island

Two words. Shirley Temple. The best shirley temple I have ever tasted, im literally salivating thinking about this gosh darn shirley temple. You could tell me there were human remains in this shirley temple and I would continue to guzzle down this shirley temple like it was my first sip of water after being stuck on the oriental parade pontoon for 6 hours. Unrelated but if I was to be stuck on the oriental parade pontoon for 6 hours I feel like if I rung up the cuckoo phone they would pick up after 3 rings and then do everything in there power to get me onto land again. Love this place, love the shirley temples, love the lifeguard...

Love this place. There’s a beautiful retro punch bowl on display that I’ve always wanted but never had the space for and now live in London. You treat this place like your own and having the bowl on display there is as good as having it on your own shelf if you can’t take it with you.

The staff are friendly and the coffee is good and I love the cheese scones!! They toast them perfectly. This was my regular before I moved away and I’m writing this now because I miss those cheese scones!

Good for a coffee catch up or some after work drinks. Great venue for a...

We stopped here before a concert next door at the Stadium and ordered drinks / pizza off their partner restaurant’s menu. Lots of wine, beer and spirits and appetizers, and several pizzas too. We tried the 10 Little Pigs pizza (meat based with a spicy chili sauce) and the chicken cranberry Brie - both amazing! About 7-8 in pizzas so perfect to get two to share for 2 people. Their outdoor patio area has string lights and is covered and heater. The server even brought us blankets as it was a cooler / rainy day. Great service...