Absolute Coffee House — Restaurant in Waikato

Last Friday I and three others visited your restaurant for lunch,we made our selections from the menu I went to the counter to order, the serving girl demanded that I hand over my credit card for sercuity while we ate our lunch, It was very rude of you to try to hold my credit card hostage as you had no reason to distrust me or any other diners for that matter As our party were all in there 70s it was quite obvious we were not on some "dine and dash mission", I had more reason not to trust you with my credit card than you me ,as things happen to easily to credit cards ,skimming ,,identity theft etc.I am deeply offended,wake your ideas up as your livelihood depends on your customers experiances I have travelled to a host of countries ,never has this happened before...

Went there a few days back. Was told they offered one of the best coffee in town. Ordered an iced coffee (latte? I've forgotten the exact order). It was a good blend between coffee ratio and milk.

Beef brisket burger is great. The beef is seasoned perfectly and the fries were crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. Chowder is creamy but the main star was the bread that came with it. Unfortunately, the falafel was a bit dry for my taste. But the lamb and salmon made up for it.

Would recommend the seafood chowder, brisket burger and coffee.

The owner was very friendly and accommodating. It was...

We arrived at about 12:50pm and there was a queue to order at the counter (to be expectedat lunchtime). The served was friendly and happy to answer questions. The cafe was busy so there was about a 15min wait for food - worth it though. We ordered from the cabinet- 1 x beef pot pie and 1 x mince and cheese pie, both with a garden salad on the side. Pies were flavoursome with crisp pastry. Side salad was generous. Good value for money. We also had a custard slice (heavenly). Lovely atmosphere with lots of seating options (inside and out). As a bonus, dogs are allowed. Will...