Nichol's Garden Cafe Dunedin — Restaurant in South Island

I went because a Dunedin group meet regularly and I was interested to compare it to the Nicols in Chch. I was pleasantly surprised to see it is just as popular so going early is advised, the food is great and the customer service above fantastic. I had three food items, two from the cabinet and one from the menu. The scrambled eggs I wish I could do the same at home but they were so yummy I nearly ordered more. The club sandwich really nice and the slice I took away I enjoyed at my leisure after dinner. The hot chocolate was good, so a really enjoyable time apart because our group was so large one long table and the cafe busy, hard to converse to hear others was the only negative but that happens in any cafe with large groups. I...

Love coming here with it being pet friendly and usually fantastic in food, however in regards to service and food.... we were a little disappointed this visit. Firstly our drinks were all over the place in being served, I had my mocha 5mins before the pot of tea, and the cold juice that only came with a glass was served after all the food. In regards to food, i ordered ham & cheese roll, got only a cheese roll. The order was never repeated back to me so i can only assume the server at the till didnt hear me correctly and so the mistake was then. Lastly the $20 open chicken sandwich was certainly not the punch we expected packed with such a cost. The $8 vegetable frittata was a lot higher in standard...

Fabulous vibrant place. Very popular. Food is beautiful. I had the pasta salad which was really lovely, beautiful colours and flavor. Orange juice, real squeezed and not something thru a tap. Lots to explore there, either after or before your meal. May I suggest booking a table to be sure you get a seat. Excellent service. We will be going back and I suggest you make a booking real soon .. parking not a prob but because of the popularity of the cafe and because it incorporates a garden centre and gift shop you could park a bit further away than you...