Saturday, September 8, 2012

Adoro Cafe

Adoro Cafe

142 Hastings St
Napier
06 835 1747


Want to get a great coffee or tea? This is the place to get it. They sell real Italian coffee here, and they import their own brand of tea, which they distribute from here. My local computer guy gets his coffee from here, and if you want to bribe him, a coffee from here will do the trick.

 
The cafe has a european feel, and it is quite small. We sat at the back and the table was very small. So small that our food do not fit on the table.

The fresh pastries looked very nice, and the cabinet food was appetising. I had a flat bread with chicken and my wife had bacon and egg sandwich. The flat bread was tasty, but not very filling, as I expected. But my wife was very disappointed with her bacon and egg sandwich. It was not cooked fresh, and it looked too small for the price they charged.

 

I would be happy to go back, but my wife will not go there again.

I can only recommend the coffee and pastries.

 

Friday, September 7, 2012

Cafe Devine - Napier

Cafe Devine has been in Napier for some time now. I have been before, a few years ago, and i didn't really enjoy myself. But I recently found out that my favourite barister, Scotty, is back in Napier and working there. He makes the best coffee and he has so much fun with the customers.

So, now that I know Scotty is back there, I wanted to try again. The first time we went there, i went with my daughter as a treat for her. She has done well at school lately, so it was a reward to go there for breakfast. She choose the french toast. This came out hot, with maple syrup, bacon and banana. It was delicious. Unfortunately, it has cinnamon on it and my daughter doesn't like that. Scotty came over to make sure that everything was alright, and was upset that my daughter didn't enjoy her breakfast. I was amazed that they made another complete breakfast for her with out the cinnamon. I think that is great service, so I recommend Cafe Devine.

They use Havana coffee, and the barister makes the best coffee. He has always made great coffee, and I have followed him from cafe to cafe. If I am in town for any reason, I will always get a coffee from Scotty.

For lunch, I ordered the sausage roll. This was made on site, and it was a chunky sausage roll, with a great pastry. It comes with a small salad and dressing. The taste was great. This is not a bland lump of meat, it was slightly spicey and full of flavour. I really enjoyed it.

The atmosphere at Cafe Devine is professional, but very friendly. this is well worth a visit.