Orepuki Beach Cafe — Restaurant in Tuatapere Te Waewae Community

Although named a cafe, it's more like a restaurant. It was suggested by a friend and I must say the place lived up to the expectations. There are quite a few different kind of platters, serve through out the day which should be fine for most (non-vegetarian) people. Their speciality is that, everything they serve are home grown (i.e. meat and vegetables). Quantity/price is compatible to "good" restaurants (average $26+). Their lamb curry is famous (but not like Indian curry, it's not at all spicy; more like Malaysian curry, bit sweet and creamy). See the pictures. Coffee (I tried Latte) was good. Lots of parking, open air and indoor seating, descent toilets; Overall, it was a...

Pricy but we received excellence and are so impressed with the food and coffee. Love the decor and timber of the original homestead. We were served by such a lovely lady which is a bonus. There is art for sale on the walls which was also a nice extra touch. So delishish, glad we came. Added a pic if the hand cut fries, we do not know how they were so yum!! Maybe fresh grown or good potatoes? Gluten free caramel slice was beautiful, the base was like shortbread. They were very accommodating for my children, there were some toys and fun puzzles and they split a milk shake into 3 small glasses. The meals coming out...

Lovely setting in Orepuki in a well restored Villa, only approx 40 minutes from Invercargill via Riverton. Good selection of food available, they can cater for special dietary requirements, just let them before hand. Our meals were well presented, fresh and tasty. They did check on our group several times to make sure we were OK, as it was very busy preparing xmas.

Good experience overall although we thought the Mooca Cheesecake portions were a bit small for $9. Well worth a trip out there to enjoy the food and atmosphere and look at the pictures/art...