Cafe Encounter - Kaikoura

I tried the pulled pork burger with fries one time and the salmon filo today, was sad the kitchen closes early the bus was late back due to the traffic. Which meant missing out on buying hot soup or chowder and fries etc... but the food I've had so far from here was nice, a bit of a high price, I'd say somewhere in between cheap and expensive. The staff are a not very friendly or seem grumpy. Anyway nice Cafe, thanks.

Delicious food great clean eating areas and friendly staff!

The coffee was excellent and the Chicken Pide was fantastic. The staff was friendly and the outdoor seating in the sun was great. We were told it was the best spot for brunch in town and it certainly lived up to the hype.

Really enjoyed that place, been there few times and always been great. Guess the best is the view when the weathers nice. Good range of food, tasty coffee and you could enjoy glass of wine if you feel like it. Staff in the whole area friendly and helpful. Thanks for that

On the advice of our travel agent New Zealand In Depth we went to Cafe Encounter ten minutes early on the morning of our dolphin watch tour. Good advice! Just after we’d ordered the place was full inside and getting that way on the patio. The staff were very friendly and competent despite the pressure. Muesli and scrambled eggs were excellent. We went again the following day, having checked out the breakfast offer at our hotel next door. Their muesli mix wasn’t as good. And those hotel silver domed food warmers signified pre cooked rather than freshly scrambled eggs. At Cafe Encounter the service and food were again very good despite, or perhaps because of, the high traffic generated by the Encounter business. The team is used to dealing with large numbers of covers under time pressure, and their skills are well honed. On our return from whale watching (spotted a rare Blue Whale! we asked to be dropped off by the South Pacific Helicopters courtesy car at Cafe Encounter for lunch delicious quiche and salad, plus chocolate and blueberry muffin. We’ll be there for breakfast for the third time tomorrow!