HUHU Cafe — Restaurant in North Island

We came here for dinner after our big adventure in the glowworm caves. Interesting atmosphere. Wonderful service. Read on for a detailed review of our food and drinks.

We had the Korean fish bites, which were exquisite! Wow. I’ve had a lot of really lovely fish bites, from a lot of different places that serve seafood, all around the world, and these were among the best. Crunchy, but not too crunchy. Not too fried. The fish taste was coming through. The spice was on point. Just a celebration!

Then my partner, Zac, had the caveman pizza, and I had the orzo pasta. My orzo pasta was very good. So full of mushrooms! They put extra cheese on top, which seemed a bit weird, but when I started in, it was delightful! My partner thought his caveman pizza was… Underwhelming. It looked great, but something about it was off. Not off, like bad, just not five star.

For drinks, we had the red sangria, which wasn’t that good, because it basically tasted like red wine out of a bottle or can. Zac had a pint of apple cider that was nice, and then, later, I had the stoneleigh merlot, which was quite good. We wanted to have dessert, but they had already shut down the coffee and we wanted to have affogatos.

The server was really friendly. And it was a great little place with a fun atmosphere. If it was nice outside, it would’ve been beautiful to sit outside.

Really great spot to stop after you’ve had the glowworm adventure. They even had pictures on the wall of the company that we went with and the inner-tubing adventure that we had just experienced.

it really was quite delightful, even though I had a few small complaints. We would go here again,...

Did I mention that I was quite meticulous when it comes to planning? If I didn't.. I am! I don't like spontaneous decision when I go traveling - I like to plan ahead on the day so that I know that I am utilising my day by going to where I want to go, and eat what I want to eat.

So we had a glow worm tour in Waitomo area, about 3 hours drive down south from Auckland. It was an afternoon tour and I was pretty sure that all of us would be famished at the end of the tour. We had sort of gone there first shortly before the tour and went there again later. Just a few minutes drive from Waitomo Cave, this cafe is big, spacious and with very nice view of its surrounding.

◾Crispy pork hock, Kumara mash, apple & coriander salad, chilly jam - the combination of all the ingredients worked for me, and j love devouring the pork hock. The fact that the hock was slightly overcooked made it 9/10.. I'd give it full mark if they got the texture right. ◾baked beans on toast - the next 3 dishes were for the kids and seeing the way they finished the dishes, it must be good. ◾ spaghetti bolognese ◾cheese on toast ◾Peanut butter parfait with butterscotch, creme anglaise, and chocolate - at $14... Oh my gosh I simply love love love this dessert! Beautifully presented on the plate, not too sweet and everything went well together. Best dessert of the year for me!!! ◾House red ◾Commendable cafe latte for the caffeine kick

Apparently this cafe is one of the most popular in this area and I am glad that I went here... Service was friendly as usual and we headed to Hamilton with full and happy...

Careless, unprofessional & unpleasant staff

From the moment I got inside with my family, we did not feel welcomed nor noticed. There is a sign that says to wait to be seated, but we were not guided a table so we went on our own. That's strike one. After waiting more than 10 minutes at our table, I went up to the counter to place our order as again, no one came to see us. They told me to return to my table and that someone would come to see us.. Strike two. The waitress brought us a water jug with no glasses. We were just after some coffees, and for some reason that did not seem to please the waitress who also happened to be the Barista. After five minutes, still without glasses, I got up to see if I could get some, the same waitress gave me a annoyed look and with some attitude, said that she will come to bring them soon.. And then another waitress handed me some glasses. No apologies & courtesy.. After returning to our table I did not feel comfortable staying any longer. I went up to the waitress and apologized and told her that "We do not feel comfortable here", another look of disdain merited a third strike. I would've loved trying their coffee as this place was...