Skipping Stone Cafe & Eatery — Restaurant in North Island

First time coming to Skipping Stone Cafe and eatery. It won't be my last. Service was perfect. Courtesy and friendly on engagement. Offer of menu to browse whilst trying to decide what to choose from on the menu board or cabinet.

Chose a ham and cheese crossiant which was presented with a complimented side salad. Just perfect. I ordered a Large Soy flat white made wirh Mojo beans and was a fabulous coffee will made.

I was going to choose the gorgeous looking caramel slice in the cabinet which definitely was home cooked but this will save for my next visit which will not be long... I did not have time to use the bathroom but the cafe was clean and very tidy, clean surfaces noted and liked the touch of a on the wall magazine rack time leisurely read when relaxing over a yummy coffee.

Well done Skipping Stone staff keep up your wonderful...

Four of us went for lunch on Friday, arrived around 1pm and ordered for different cooked meals, cost of $81 acceptable for 4 meals and 3 drinks. The 3 tea arrived within 10 mins. 2 meals arrived 45 mins later and the last 2 arrived 15 mins after that which makes it a complete 1 hour wait, the waiter was very nice and apologetic for such a delay, however, it's not his fault, isn't it? The amount of salmon in the salmon stack meal was very mean, the omelette was not fluffy and tasted more like a pancake. The other 2 meals were ok. The cafe was not that busy during the time we were there and yet the amount of time it took to serve up our average to poor tasting meals is totally unacceptable. There's definitely room for...

We've been a couple times in a short span. In the first case, we stopped for a quick snack and coffee. The quality was good, but there was an error with a special instruction. It was quickly fixed and we were happy with the visit. The second stop was immediately following Round the Bays. It was packed and we were lucky to find a table that accommodated the family. The staff were struggling to keep up with table cleaning, but food came quickly under the circumstances. All told, they handled it well, but clearly could have used extra hands. My partner's eggs benedict was slightly overcooked, which left her a bit annoyed, but the food was...