Lydia's Cafe — Restaurant in Tasman

Well!! What a surprise!!!!

A gem of a place in Richmond - beautifully flavoured espresso based coffee and very well made (older gentleman behind the counter.)

Even when they were at the end of a busy lunch rush, the young girl behind the counter was genuine and friendly. Only the 2nd time in 2 weeks of trying the local eateries that this has happened...

Don’t be sceptical when you walk in; where other places might look all the go, and don’t deliver, this is an unassuming place that over delivers. You can simply smell the home baking when you walk in - and it might all look simple, but I am betting it’s all gonna be well made by foodies, old school style.

I’ll be...

Cafe was busy, ordered a medium flat white to go and sat to wait for my order. There were a few orders ahead of me so a wee wait (no problem!) another customer tapped me on the shoulder to ask if this was my order coming up and I look up from my phone to see a dirty look coming from the server- I can assume because I hadn’t heard her call my name. Additionally I think I was given a small instead of a medium, or if I wasn’t the medium coffee cup is unusually small and is essentially a double shot with a...

We have been going to a cafe everyday for breakfast since we got to Nelson Region 4 days ago... This has been the only disappointment. Big Breakfast was plain not particularly well cooked and boring, and the smoothies we got were the most god awful concoction we have ever drank. Also the staff were not as friendly as the other cafes(not rude or anything just not as friendly) a lot of better...