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The Grape Escape Cafe & Catering

Address 143 McShane Road, Appleby, Richmond, New Zealand
Phone +64 3 544 4341
Hours 10:00-16:00
Website www.thegrapeescapecafe.co.nz
Categories Cafe, Caterer, Coffee Shop, Family Restaurant, Garden
Rating 4.3 64 reviews
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The Grape Escape Cafe & Catering reviews

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Gavin
01 January 2024 2:48

Menu good, food quality very good. Service excellent on a very busy day. A well ron operation.
Efficient ron business. Great venue.

Alli
31 December 2023 16:44

Excellent service and staff, attentive enough to meet all needs without being interfering, friendly and efficient. Lovely grounds and good food. There’s a reason this gem has been so popular for so long! Always get cake if you visit, there are plenty to choose from.

Jill
18 August 2023 8:31

Always a nice place to visit. Buzzing atmosphere. Food and coffee very good. Menu seems pretty much unchanged. Maybe a good thing for some people but sort of same old same old if you are a regular visitor.

Eduard
12 June 2023 1:36

Great place, especially on a sunny warm day with lots of outdoor seating in a green surrounding. Breakfast was delicious and coffee quality excellent.

Sam
05 June 2023 6:37

I love going to this cafe. The food in the cabinet is always so good. I would highly recommend Grape Escape to anyone

Abbott
31 May 2023 6:42

Honestly really disappointed. First time here and asked if I should order at till or if it was table service. They said to grab a table and they’d come over to me. 30 minutes later no one ever came. I tried to make eye contact with the server but she completely ignored me. Two other couples sat down after me and the server completely ignored them until a different server asked if one couple had been served and they said no they were waiting on menus. The other couple ended up leaving after getting no service for 10 minutes. I get the server seemed busy but everyone who came out didn’t even look at me, despite trying to wave them over. Heard good things and was excited to try, but service was awful and server clearly wasn’t trained well.

Kaye
05 May 2023 8:18

Fantastic food, great price, even better in the company of wonderful friends. A local place to eat for many many years

Lynette
13 July 2022 16:46

Every visit to this place is lovely, it's clean & the food is yum, the staff are very helpful & on the ball with order's.

Gordon
23 June 2022 16:15

A local legend that’s worth a visit. Great food and drinks. Amazing garden to sit in on a fine day. It’s located in the old factory corner so have lunch and then browse the other local legends.

Sue
12 June 2022 7:56

Excellent meal. The fish salad was amazing. Very promptly served in a beautiful outdoor setting

Gary
29 April 2022 18:33

A bit alternative and vegetarian for me but most people seemed to enjoy their meals. It was 50/50 at our table for enjoyment.

Carol
27 April 2022 0:39

Great food & service. Good playground for the kids. Love the casual outdoor seating & spaces for the kids to run around.

William
22 April 2022 2:09

Incredible food and friendly staff. Grape Escape has long been a family favourite and that won't be changing any time soon! The garden area is so beautiful and the entire place just feels so peacefully relaxed. A definite gem!

Don
20 April 2022 18:24

Nice food and staff. Only minus was the amount of noise from passing cars on main road, a virtual constant steam of cars coming by to park for both Grape Escape and adjacent retail businesses (re which the adjacent market has very good fresh produce (meat and veg), and a keen local who decided that lunchtime was a great time to fire up the ride on mower.

We still had a lovely meal. If you can parcel out the ambient noise it's very very good.

Hess
15 April 2022 16:57

A classy place for lunch. Relaxed, leafy garden surroundings. Excellent food and chirpy, attentive wait staff. Very reasonable prices. Would be good to have a vegan friendly main option.

Nancy
12 April 2022 4:48

Had lunch twice and the food is not only great but soooo much of it. It was very busy but the staff still had time to ask if everything was to our liking!

Michael
15 March 2022 1:35

A great experience, with great coffee and even better food. The outside tables are a treat, and the staff are super friendly and helpful. Thank you for the Great Escape=)

Hugh
01 March 2022 3:44

Excellent place to stop for lunch. Few GF options. Was a 30min wait when we went at a busy lunch time. Reserve a table if you're in the busy season and want to sit outside. Overall good lunchtime experience

Danny
25 February 2022 9:14

Excellent food and service. Outdoor dining area is spacious. There is also kids friendly play area. Recommend booking first.

Wladimir
24 February 2022 11:09

Great place with a nice cottage garden, little Christmas Store, and delicious veggie options. I had the Garden Breakfast with two extra eggs. Super recommended.

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