Small Mercies — Restaurant in Waitematā

Great service, great drinks and great donuts!

Love the donuts here, they have a lovely chew to them and the team churns out fresh batches throughout the day (they are best eaten fresh!). The flavours are on rotation and I have loved all the ones I’ve tried so far (original, cinnamon roll, garlic parmesan, crunchy). The savoury korokkes are absolutely delicious and so crunchy!

I have also had drinks here and really enjoyed the einspanners (both the coffee and matcha ones were lovely). I can’t wait to go back again.

Would suggest pre-ordering if you want to try any specific flavours, as they get very busy sometimes. They take pre-orders via instagram DMs.

Owners/staff are absolutely lovely and kind which makes me very happy to...

Unpopular opinion coming right up. While the doughnuts were tasty, I do feel that it is rather overpriced. And tastes similar to most deep fried asian bread product - which I could score for half the price at the Avondale markets.

A glazed doughnut is about $6, and the flavoured ones are $8/9 a piece. I guess it could just be the going prices these days.

The takeaway boxes are quite pretty, and it makes for a very nice "gifting" box. But I'd take a brown paper bag any day if that would knock the price down.

I get the angle. But it's a tough price point to swallow.

On a separate note, the service is lovely. And while there is very little available seating, the atmosphere was welcoming...

I came here with my brother for the first time and the place was bright, cute and inviting. The couple that owned the place were lovely and when I asked them questions regarding their choice of decor...etc...they took the time out to answer me despite probably having been asked the similar questions hundreds of times before. The coffee was perfect I couldn't fault it. I had an espresso and the shot looked, smelt and tasted amazing. I was in coffee heaven. 😍 I also purchased the original kkwabaegi but I gifted it to someone unexpectedly so hopefully next time I'll get to try it. It'll just give me another reason to drive to Mt Eden and have another one of their...