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Reviews for Landreth & Co

by Paul W.
18th August 2012

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A visit to Landreth is always a lovely outing. It’s the perfect place to meet friends for lunch or catch-up over coffee (if you can get a seat!) and sometimes I treat myself to lunch there just by myself in the middle of the week as a special treat to relax and unwind a bit with the paper. Meals are yum yum yum – I love the caesar salads and dill potatoes. A friend visiting from Wellington recently proclaimed the big brekkie to be the best anywhere! And they make excellent coffee.

(My only issue is that meals are a little inconsistent – eg. one day the caesar salad was amazing, but the next day just average)

by Carl E.
13th April 2013

The Ponsonby area is very crowded place as far as cafes go and standing out can’t be easy. Landreth & Co. is a nice looking cafe with a nice semi-outside area at the back.

Unfortunately the food just doesn’t live up to our standards. We’ve eaten breakfast there twice now and both times have been pretty disappointing. The food is quite bland and overpriced for what you get. And the smoothies are very over priced. The coffee was ok but then most of the cafes serve good coffee.

I don’t think we’ll be back.

by Monica C.
16th February 2013

Nice little place to go for breakfast/lunch with a cozy courtyard at the back that has a nice atmosphere. Service was average as one waitress seemed a little incompetent but maybe she was new, though the rest were fine with meals arriving at a good time. Food was well presented, portions were good and tasted decent but not amazing, though I felt it was a little over priced for the quality of food.

by Jeremy B.
12th December 2012

We love this place. It’s become our regular in ponsonby.
Quiet and unpretentious but still sophisticated in design, staff that care, great courtyard, good food and drinks… what else do you need?? If only they stayed open a smidge later!

by Richard J.
15th August 2012

The best cafe in Auckland…..please, please don’t tell anyone…! The brunch menu is fantastic…..swedish sandwich excellent and the best big breakfast in NZ….hands down. The staff are great, and although abit cramped, it has a greay atmosphere….

by Juku
8th July 2012

Pro: nice atmosphere, great food, 1 hr free wifi
Con: Could be open a bit longer

I was really impressed after my last visit. The meals were so yummy, amazingly presented and a great change from the standard stuff. Staff was attentive and friendly.

I heard that they have hard plastic bonus cards, which I guess has pros and cons in comparison to the paper stamp cards.

I liked seeing fair-trade sugar and organic local drinks. Not sure if they use any other organic ingredients?

4pm is a good start and much better than other cafes. I still think it could be open much longer.

by Nicky
10th June 2012

Went here for brunch on Sunday, was very busy and we had to wait about 15 mins for a table (though we didn’t mind).

Good service and the coffee was really well done.

Food was not too bad, we had eggs with salmon and the ginger pancakes. Pancakes a little bit pricey at $17.50 for 3 smallish sized pancakes and small scoop of ice cream, in my opinion though.

by Karen R.
26th April 2012

The food was stunning. “Dill potatoes” were amazingly good: Poached free-range eggs with fried dill potatoes, garlic yoghurt, watercress and burnt sage butter. The coffee was top-notch too.

I sampled a piece of my partner’s parsnip & rosemary risotto hash… which was delectable. Who knew a hint of parsnip could be so delicious? described on the menu as: “Breaded risotto cake with parsnip, rosemary & Parmesan served with roast baby beetroot, field mushrooms, watercress, poached egg and hollandaise sauce”… it hadn’t appealed to me… but next time I go back, that’s what I’ll be having!

But… I had to knock off a star… Why? Well… there were two very helpful waitresses… but a third one – who was our main waitress for the first half of the meal – was so unsmiling and blistering with negative energy that I was really taken aback at her highly irritated demeanor. My dad, who is the kindest soul… vocalized his empathy that she must be having a really hard day… and she softened a tad after that! But really… I was uncomfortable with her manner. (Dad said, perhaps she’s just had some awful family news. I said, or perhaps she’s just had a late night out?)

Regardless, it was an outstanding meal. My pre-schooler loved having some crayons & an activity sheet on the back of the kids menu.

The outdoor covered courtyard was really nicely presented, and had a great feel to it, and apart from the chill-wind blowing in from that one waitress, it was a pleasant temperature on an Autumn afternoon.

Cleanly kept, stunning food, and good for kids. We had a lovely time.

by Adele
9th March 2012

Sorry to say the food was average and the service even worse.
A table of 8 adults and one toddler – our meals all came at different times and the kids meal came out last.
One would think feeding the child first would be simple common sense.
I was drawn to the whole free range thing but to be honest it was over priced and I don’t think any of us would go back.

by Kathryn A.
15th February 2012

After looking up and down the street for somewhere nice to go for brunch, this was the cafe that stood out the most. The menu was not plain, which is rare to find now. Great table service for a busy little cafe. Had a savoury muffin which had a delicious home made relish and my big breakfast was hands down the BEST I have had. My friend had the breakfast salad which is a funky unique dish and loved it. Very highly recommended

by David B.
3rd February 2011

They do a great Chai which is not easy to get in Auckland. Their coffee is also very good.

For breakfast the menu has an extensive range of tempting items. The WAIKANAE CRAB OMELETTE was a fresh, tasty and well presented.

We will be heading back.

by Andy
22nd September 2010

Living & working just down the road I often come here for breakfast on the weekend or lunch during the week.

It can get really busy here on the weekends but the food always comes out spot on. Favorite for me is the Corn Fritters. Coffee is always good but can be hectic getting a takeway at times. Some cool art on the walls for sale as well if you are in to that sort of thing.

by hayley
3rd July 2010

We had breakfast here instead of bambina to try something new. Whilst the atmosphere of the cafe is nice, staff are friendly and we were well served, I don’t feel like I’ll ever return on purpose. The coffee was ok, breakfast was ok… think I’ll stick to bambina for the while.

by Aaron N.
7th June 2010

I love this cafe! Lovely staff, perfect coffe and great food!

With the myriad of cafes on Ponsonby Road to choose from you needn’t go any further than this little gem

by Kim
24th January 2010

Consistently damn good coffee. Tidy menu too which is interesting and very tasty. Service is always friendly and with what appears to be dedicated locals, they’re onto it. Probably one of the best on the strip and that’s not just because its excellent quality, it’s just so consistent.

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