Origin Coffee Company Ltd — Restaurant in North Island

We fell in love with New Zealand's coffee when we spent about 6-weeks exploring the north island a couple of winters ago. After we returned to Seattle, we missed the coffee so much that we decided to try find a place that would ship beans to us. And that's when we discovered Origin Coffee. We've been ordering coffee pretty much since returning. I told Roger today when re-ordering that it's a little embarrassing living in Seattle---"Coffee Town"---and not being able to find anything close to Origin's quality. Origin has great coffee and Roger is such a NICE guy; we hope to keep ordering coffee from Origin for a long time. And the next time we're in New Zealand, we're going to make a point of going to Origin in-person. You really should try it. But beware: it's...

What a great place and an amazing owner! He offerd my brother and i a coffee so we entered the place. It was a very nice and cozy place next to the train station( were only once an hours a train stoped). The coffee was really fantastic, maybe also because roger burned his own coffee beans. He showed us the different types of burning (American and Turkish) machines and we also learned how to make the coffees. The barista course was amazing. Roger told us how to foam the milk and how to make nice figures. It was really an amazing experience. This night i couldnt sleep due to all the delicious...

We got dropped off at Origin coffee house in otorohanga on our way to the Waitomo Glow worm caves. The smell of coffee was intoxicating - unapologetically dark and rich. The owner, Roger, is charming and fun to talk to, and the Malawi Express drinks were perfect for an afternoon pick me up. The drink comes with two chocolate covered coffee beans - obviously, these beans are highly caffeinated. My new husband is now frantically recording video of cows for some undisclosed art project. Next time we travel on the Northern Express, this coffee shop is a...