Quail Cafe

50 minutes and still waiting. Owner constantly handling/plating food on nearly every meal with bare hands and touching 'everything else' in between. Quality of food has deteriorated. I know it can be much better.

Went in for what we had heard was good food, unfortunately for us our experience was average. 50% of our meals bacon was well done to the point of burnt, tomatoes with the vine still attached. My friends iced coffee was served with instructions to mix it because the surup had gone to the bottom of the glass. Not the type of service you'd I'd expect from anywhere really. My coffee was good and the view of the gardens were the Quails only saving grace today. We may return.

Had heard this was the place to go, can only assume there's been a change of ownership since. Very disappointed. Poor selection of menu items, most items were for breakfast/brunch. The item I wanted wasn't available so got recommended a Croque Monsieur which turns out to be a fancy french name for a very disappointing toasted sandwich. If there was cheese I couldn't see or taste it, it was just very soggy bread with white sauce with some ham in it. No seasoning that I could taste. Our drinks arrived well after we had finished our meals. Drinks were good though but I have never been to a cafe or restaurant where your drinks come out just as you're ready to leave. Also our tea cup had lipstick on it, when asked if we could have a clean cup the waitress seemed annoyed with us and it looked as if she checked my wife to see if she was wearing lipstick. Anyway, hope it improves as I can't see us going back.

We're glad that this cafe survived the events of the cyclone. Nice location. Nice venue, lovely staff but very mixed value for what you get. If you're a strict vegan or vegetarian it's not the best value and the dish (pictured, though not from geostationary orbit) that we had (as pretty and as tasty as it was) was laughably tiny. The profit margin from this dish alone would make even Gordon Ramsay blush. Sad to say we would only go back for a coffee with family or friends only because they like it and want to support it (as we have done in the past). If management even have to ask what was wrong with this size of portion then.

Lovely cafe, but service was a little slow. Would have given a full 5star but unfortunately there was a piece of hair in our corn fritters half way through the meal.the manager was very apologetic and offered us another meal without extra charges.

Lovely location. Very friendly and helpful staff. Tasty food, but very small portion. Had salmon stack.

Been in town for a while and i finally found my new favorite cafe. Quail just have the vibe im looking for. Bright, fresh and have very cool servers.

Food could be better but coffee is great!
Would be a regular for sure.

We arrived at the cafe, maybe a half hour after opening and we got caught in a bit of a rush! I can't fault the place for being popular, but just be prepared for a wait to order.

The person taking our order was super helpful with my son's dietary requirements, answering our questions while we tried not to hold up the line any further.

Our coffees were delicious. I didn't catch what beans they use. Good range of alternative milks.

I got the eggs benedict with bacon which came on a brioche bun - nice surprise! Pesto and balsamic drizzles on the outside, excellent choices. Eggs perfectly poached. Bacon not crispy, not too chewy.

My wife got the creamy mushrooms which was a generous portion. Came with some slices of ciabatta to soak up the creamy sauce. She definitely enjoyed it.

We started off the day with a delicious breakfast at the restaurant at the Quarry Gardens

They don't have a big breakfast menu, but there are enough options for every taste bud They also have some delicious cabinet food and sweet treats

Even though it was quite busy, the staff were very attentive

With the music and all the people, it does get quite loud, and I struggled to hear people across the table

Parking is a bit of a nightmare. Only one car can go down or up the driveway at any one time. Because it has a bend, there is no way of seeing oncoming cars, so you enter by faith. Unfortunately, when you're met by another vehicle, someone has to reverse all the back and start again. There's also a weird one lane road around the carpark. There are no signs indicating a one way, so people get stuck going every which way

The intention was to walk around the gardens after our breakfast. It's apparently amazing, and requires a koha (donation) entry. It had been raining steadily since last night and the trail starts with an incline, which my jandels definitely said no to.

It was still well worth a visit

Was really nice.very lovely breakfast,
Great service. Awesome location
Car park will be amazing

Four of us, mid morning, two for breakfast, two for coffee, great service, smiling owner and staff.
Overall a great experience, we will be back.

This is a lovely, clean and very popular cafe/restaurant. It adjoins the Quarry Gardens off Russell Rd. As you enter, drive straight ahead up to the carpark (which can be quite congested due to the popularity of these attractions. Inside/outside eating with table service. Cabinet and blackboard food options. Very clean Loo's. Pleasant, attentive staff. Bush outlook is lovely. A 'must visit'.

Delicious food and coffee, nice little quirks like flowers instead of table numbers and porcelain tea cup and saucers. Long wait, but worth it.

Lovely place. Food was fabulous. Went for stroll through the quarry gardens where there.would recommend

Decent food, stunning location, very well set up from my one breakfast there. Unfortunate music choice of 'stacys mum'/'black eyed peas' but that's an easy change for next time

Was very busy today despite the weather. But coffee and food arrived in good time and we didn't have to wait for long. Great service and the cafe was busy!
Frech toast with berry syrup was divine

Went there for the first time on a Sunday morning and found it packed, so we had to wait for a table but it was well worth it. Staff were super nice and friendly even though it could very well be a very stressful time and atmosphere, with so many people, but they all stayed very calm and friendly. Food and coffee was great and it's nice, after eating nice food to be able to go for a walk and walk off some of the calories, in the beautiful and fascinating Quarry Gardens right there.

Every time we are up from Tauranga Quail Cafe is a must. A favourite of ours in every way.

The Quail is always such a pleasure to visit! The food/Coffee is consistently amazing. Very friendly and accommodating staff. The location is beautiful, nice to walk the quarry gardens! Hands down the best cafe in Whangarei.

Really nice setting, Staff where very attentive. We arrived 20 mins after opening and it was at around 85% full, surprisingly the food came out in reasonable time. I ordered the Turkish eggs and rate it a 8.5/10, it would have been a 9 if the Yoghurt was closer to room temp. The cold yogurt cooled the warm parts of the dish quite quickly.