Jailhouse Coffee — Restaurant in North Island

Takeout Coffee Kiosk. A must stop when passing through Waiouru. Good Havana Coffee and a few chocolate bars and biscuits for sale as well as made on premises Chocolate Coated Marshmallow Balls and Apricot & Coconut Fudge. Havana cups must be the coolest takeout cups around, they are 'Innocent Packaging' made and recyclable/compostable. Jailhouse also sells "Keep Cups" to use over and over. Set up now in a converted shipping container (used to be in a small truck parked in same place). A real home built Kiwi enterprise! It is on the grass area behind the Public Bathrooms (open 24/7), access on the Caltex Truck Stop on corner of Rangipo Street. Ignore Google Streetview which shows a photo from 2008, the Caltex Service Station is long gone, easy parking in...

Just happened to drop by just before it opened up and we were readily served at 7AM, we got a bunch of drinks (choco, coffee, latte) and the lady at the counter graciously had our drinks ready. It’s a quaint, no nonsense shop where you get drinks and snacks. She uses fresh beans and a legit espresso machine. There are some picnic tables with benches nearby that you can hang out in but the shop itself doesn’t seem to have a place to...

Welcomed stopover driving down to Wellington especially on a cold windy day. The warm coffee and friendly service perked up my day. I can’t say I loved the coffee but hey, why will I complain when the warmth of the coffee and owner means a lot more on a dark damp day. There are also clean toilets just next...