The Shire's Rest - Matamata New Zealand

Food was really nice, and really well priced also to our surprise, considering the location and the amount of visitors. Very good service and really friendly staff, it's not easy to deal with such an influx of visitors on such a frequent basis, and they seem to know the drill blindfoldedly. Thumbs up all the way!

The $6 custard cronut (custard filled croissant donut) was delicious! Plenty of custard, not too sweet, and crispy. Friendly staff. The line may look long but it goes by quickly. It was interesting that the other donuts were the same price as the cronut since usually cronuts are more expensive than donuts.

Really enjoyed our lunch here. The extra dessert I had had while my friends were all joining the movie tour is so yummy.

The cafe was a great place to chill with a coffee and cake before your Hobbiton tour, or get lunch there. The staff were efficient and friendly, and the service was fairly quick. They had a good range of Gluten free foods (savoury and sweet) which was great for our daughter ! Also good toilet facilities. Overall, very impressed.

Just got a hot chocolate here, but they have a great system where you can pick any table and put the number disk they give you in the middle, stack multiple if needed, and they’ll bring your orders over when they’re ready! it’s a big space with lots of seating and decorated walls