Meeso Coffee — Restaurant in Waitematā

I always liked this store before and often recommended it to friends, until I had this experience. I ordered a “Tiramisu croissant”, and I want to say it was extremely unpleasant. First, this was a day-old croissant, because it completely lacked the fresh crispy texture and was greasy, like those supermarket box croissants with absolutely no flakiness. As a tiramisu croissant, there was no filling! So why was it called a tiramisu croissant? Oh, apparently they squeezed a tiny bit of mascarpone cream on top of the croissant as decoration, along with a piece of caramel cookie, charging $7.5. It's completely not worth this price - the most disappointing experience...

I would not recommend the hot coffee here, as the flat white I had one weekend was not great. The flat white was more so like a latte in regards to milk ratio and the milk had a overheated taste to it. The coffee flavour was also very weak and watery. Maybe it was a new barista on that shift, it maybe different during weekdays or a different day.

I did not have any food, but the food did look visually pleasing.

Looking around to other customers, iced coffee or iced drinks seem to be the drink to have.

The atmosphere was great, cozy inside and loved the tree that was inside the middle of the store.

Staff were friendly and...

Meeso Review 31/10/25 : Previous Cosmo, has now become Meeso, under new ownership. The interior is brighter, more spacious and refreshing. Perfect to chill and read or study! Yet to try their cabinet food, the drinks however are delicious and reasonably priced, especially for takeaway size! The girls working weekends and the owner Kevin are friendly and helpful! Definitely recommend! Cosmo… cozy little cafe, friendly staff, decent coffee! Been here several times, nice place to relax and read/study. I’ve mostly had the cookies & cream or strawberry croissant, and it’s...