Welcome Eatery — Restaurant in Waitematā

2021: Great little cafe! Had THE BEST Caesar’s salad here recently where the anchovies were blended IN THE DRESSING, and the croutons were homemade amazing 🌟 I keep thinking about it... will have to come back over the harbour bridge more often to enjoy again. And the service was really good too.. had a newbie on who stuffed up A LITTLE, but they offered me a complimentary doughnut or slice! I declined, but after eating the amazing salad, I regretted it - could possibly have been the best thing ever! 2024: sadly went back today and things have changed. Had Caesar’s salad again - had Best Foods Mayo plopped on top, not mixed in, no hint of an anchovy, 2 pieces of egg. Pretty crap. Changed my review from 5* to 2* and that’s probably generous. The cafe was...

Came down for lunch and a few drinks. We grabbed a table and menus after waiting a bit not being directed. We then ordered at the counter. They have cabinet food and specials on top of the menu items. I had the special of the day which was a pappardelle with chorizo and blue cheese. The pasta was nicely made and the flavour was quite nice because the blue cheese wasn't overpowering everything. The chorizo tasted more like a sausage to me. The walnuts gave it some flavour and crunch. I also grabbed a hot chocolate to try their homemade marshmallow but it didn't even come with one. When we asked we got a few small marshmallows drizzled in chocolate instead. The food is quite nice and the dining area is very spacious and has quite a...

Initially, I was like pfft, salad and sandwiches? And now I'm like, ooh salad and sandwiches! I was also like, who eats soup for lunch? And now I'm wow the soup today is cauliflower, yum.

Great staff, great food and coffee.

They only open office hours though so you can't probably take your friends on the weekends. And lunch is very busy, because there's a lot of people...