Revive Espresso Limited — Restaurant in North Island

The worst cafe meal in quite some time. Two things off the menu I tried to order they didn't have. Finally ordered Kedjiree. Big mistake. it was boiled rice and onion swimming in a curry powder sauce. I struggled to find much fish And the poached egg on top was cold and undercooked. My husband ordered scrambled eggs and bacon on sourdough. The bacon was only slightly cooked. No brown on it at all. The bread was brown toast. Not sourdough. He ate his. I left most of mine. When the wait person asked if she could take my plate I explained that I wasn't happy with my meal and found it inedible. She shrugged her shoulders, took my plate and walked off. It was disappointing that no one one followed up on why a full hardly touched plate was returned. Hense this public review. Obviously minimum staff training. ...

I have had the joy of not only having purchased a very reliable cuadra espresso machine, with brilliant on line instructions of the how to, but had the pleasure of meeting a number of the staff over the past 6 or 7 years. On staying over from nelson one time I was given a personal tour of the cafe and running of the show by no other than the best in the business and one of the finest kiwi rosterers and friend Dallas. Everyone involved, Stef and the others, are some of the most pleasant and helpful you will find in the hospitality industry. I have had to resort to other brands from time to time, these folk are not just the best at what they do but make the best coffee hands down in this paradise we call home...always appreciate you folk, and blessings for the ongoing future, revive by name revived...

The food was well presented and tasty, however the service left a lot to be desired. 2 of our meals were forgotten, which were both just from the cabinet. When we enquired they told us that it would brought over straight away. However, after another wait, they informed us the they had re-sold one of the items to another customer. We were hopeful that they would be able to replace it with something else from the menu, but instead were told that the kitchen was now closed. The only option was a scone. Which we had to pay for, as they only refunded the difference between the original order and the scone. Even figuring out the refund seemed a bit taxing for the staff. I'd recommend taking your business to another cafe in Petone, lots of other...