Miss Cocoa — Restaurant in Southland

A well earned 5 star review. I have been to my fair share of remote and rural cafés across the world, but this is by far the best one I’ve yet experienced. Humble and a little tired looking from the outside, you will be transformed when you enter. The waitress team were friendly and attentive, the food was delicious and value for money, with a selection of brunch and lunch meals, as well as baked goods and sandwiches. This is nestled alongside a lovely shop full of great Mother’s Day gifts or newborn baby presents. I had the Nutella waffles…amazing! Bacon Nutella warm fruit and maple syrup…my morning made! With both indoor and outdoor seating options, with beautiful surrounding scenery, this is a must to stop at it you’re travelling across the...

A friend took me to Miss Cocoa for my very first time and i was looking forward to my visit. We both ordered Seafood Chowder at $22 . Coming from a restaurant background this was a very disappointing experience. There was a few pieces of mussle & tiniest piece of squid and lacked the 'iconic seafood flavour' but the biggest disappointment it was over thickend with way to much flour, I left half of the soup as it was simply awful and certainly not worth what we paid....

Disappointed. Ordered soup , coffee, wedges to share and a biscuit each. We were given the biscuits at the counter. After 10-15 mins the coffee came. After half an hour l went to ask about soup and wedges . Wedges arrived about 10mins later and then the barely warm soup. Husband had two large peices of chibata with his and l had one very small piece cut in half. At $66 for this, we wont be...