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Altura has always been a place we frequently visit for years, and we've always had a good impression of it. However, what happened today was very disappointing. There was a small piece of salad with an insect egg with webs in one of our dishes. We called the waitress, and she said she needed to show it to the chef first. Because of our trust in them, we let her take away the leaf with the insect egg on it. Later, the waitress came back and told us that the leaf was not fresh and insisted it was not a bug. So we asked her to bring the leaf back to us. When she brought it back, the piece of leaf with the bug had been removed by them, and they insisted that we were mistaken. We just wanted to hear them say "Sorry, we made a mistake." But the lady with pink eyeshadow kept insisting that we were mistaken. She said it was because the salad wasn't fresh sometimes and got crushed, and other times she explained it was burnt. She refused to admit that it was a bug. If they were not wrong, why did they remove the part that we suspected to be an insect egg? Luckily, we managed to take a photo of the remaining bug web. In the end, the lady with pink eyeshadow reluctantly apologized and yelled at us that the dish was made free for us. We were extremely disappointed and saddened by their attitude towards service.
Christine SChristine S
10
Cabinet quiche was super crusty and dusty (you can see how stale it was as per pic) but the service was much more disappointing. Chutney was forgotten (I say forgotten because I order from cabinet quite often and always get chutney alongside these types of meals at Altura) which is NO BIGGIE btw as I can just ask for some. I put my hand up for a waiters’ attention, 3 looked at me without helping (one of whom was just having a good yarn with someone else). Another made eye contact but she was walking towards another table to take an order so I put my hand down and waited for her to finish doing so. I was expecting her to come to me after she put in the other table’s order but nope. So I flagged her down again and requested for some. Once she got the chutney she basically just threw the ramekin onto my plate that I was going to eat off. I say “throw” because it made such an unpleasant rattling noise against my plate - that’s how heavy handed she was with my (already crusty) food. She might have been having an off day, which everyone has from time to time .. but your customers shouldn’t have to put up with bad service just because you’re not feeling good. It’s called being professional and doing your job. There was one waiter who was attentive and proactive. She had glasses on and took our order.
Ava BuiAva Bui
00
Food very good and the cabinet as well sometimes the kitchen failed with the consistency of some dishes ….the Spanish omelette one day cooked at perfection other times runny inside the chicken Brie sandwich sometimes good portion of chicken inside then next time less …. The coffee is full bodied aromas and nuances depends the country the coffee is coming from excellent 👌but the Achilles heel is the front of the house specially this lady 🤦🏻♀️you asked for something like food from the cabinet or any sauce she didn’t stop to listen what are you saying then she ignored your order always with grumpy face please remember that the hospitality means customer service and quality with consistency makes the difference when the customer decides where to go or never back again
Rebeca RojasRebeca Rojas
00
My husband and I visited Altura in the morning on 8/10/24 for a nice cup of coffee and a small snack. We were seated in the balcony section and a young lady served our coffee. As she was walking towards us I already noticed that she was unstable and the coffee was about to overflow. When she approached us there was no hi/good morning/how are you let alone any eye contact. She literally put the coffees down on the table and hurriedly left. My husband's coffee was spilt on to the coaster, I was about to call the server back for a serviette to wipe the mess but she was already too far to be called back. Well, it was our first time there trying to see if this cafe could be our regular spot, but no, unfortunately We will not be going back there.
Nooree HenryNooree Henry
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My husband & I went to Altura Coffee Company today for Brunch- what a awesome place nice & clean and the smell of coffee- thought I was in coffee heaven - - it was a beautiful day so we sat outside also we had our little puppy so outdoors we could only be - a really lovely outdoor area as well - the place was really humming with people coming and going with their morning coffees & food - & the food well what to have all looks so delicious- what we got was really yummy well presented- the staff were very friendly & caring - I would highly recommend Altura Coffee Company if you are after a great cup of coffee and excellent food and really pleasant staff - thanks guys 👍
Yvonne DYvonne D
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I was looking to upgrade from my Rocket Appartamento HX machine and Altura gave me great and friendly advice. I ended up purchasing the Profitec 600 dual boiler machine from them. The 600 has really improved the quality of espresso due to the dedicated boiler and PID temperature control. My milk texturing is now at another level, the 2 bar steam pressure is really impressive and delivers really nice silky smooth milk. This 600 is a big step up from the Rocket Appartamento, it is really noticeable in the cup. This is a great piece of kit at a reasonable price. Altura and Profitec, both highly recommend. Thank you Altura!
MaheenMaheen
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23 Douglas Alexander Parade, Albany, Auckland 0632, New Zealand
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+64 9 448 1414
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alturacoffee.co.nz
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attractions: Rosedale Park, Sound Division Albany, Freaky Burger and Tacos Rosedale, Hot Spring Spa Pools (Albany), Albany Oak Motel, Eliette's Music Academy, My Pool Table - NZ, The Clubroom Albany, Bodhi Association NZ, New Zealand Institute of Health and Fitness, restaurants: New Brew Cafe Bar & Restaurant, BBQ Noodles House, Hak Ka Hut - 客家好栈, Shaolin Kung Fu Noodles 少林面馆, snowman, Katsubi Cafe & Restaurant, Whipped Cakery, Dakeyi Hot Pot (大可以), Hell Pizza Albany, The Coffee Collective
