Sweet Vanilla Cafe

Fabulous food selection, coffee and service. It's spread over two rooms in an old brick cottage and is popular so when busy, which is a lot of the time, does feel cramped so not ideal for people who like space or for young children unless they are happy sitting.

Lovely keto selection, however not impressed with my HOT iced coffee after being advised they could use COLD almond milk.undrinkable and disgusting.

Really impressed with this cute little cafe. Perfect for keto lovers. Plenty of keto items on the brunch menu in addition to keto friendly slices, cakes and brownies. We bought one of everything to take away and wow! They were yummy! Coffee was delicious (we consider ourselves to be coffee snobs). Service was friendly and speedy. Only downside was the shortage of tables and size. I feel they could do with a larger premise and could see several customers being turned away due to lack of seating so booking is essential. Definitely a must visit. We will be back!

It can be busy, worth it though. Quite a little treat, great food, worth a stop if you're in the area.

Excellent coffee! Best range of cabinet food with several healthy and tasty options. Plenty of sweet treats too. Staff are efficient and caring. Great to have options to sit outside and yet have sun protection under the umbrellas. One of my favourite cafes by far.

One of our favourite local spots when we get a chance to go out. Was pretty busy when we went last time but service was still pretty quick. Food is always good and staff polite and efficient. Had the chicken salad and it was delicious. Space is a bit small so if you have a pram it might be better left outside.

It's no secret, the place has great food and good coffee.
They also have a good selection of gluten free food on offer.

The place has a good number of tables, but their popularity means they are all filled at lunchtime. I think you can book, otherwise you just have to hope you get lucky and somebody leaves their table at the same time as you arrive at the front of the queue.

The staff are friendly and helpful, even when they're being run off their feet.

Highly recommend this cafe, ordered the works breakfast, huge portion worth the wait & money would definitely come back here again.

Nice little cafe in Lower Hutt. Very good on a weekend morning; visited with a friend and used the outdoor area. Service was fast and everything looked clean. Amazing cookies on display at the counter; sadly did not try them.

Usually long waiting time. Nice place with good food. Definitely good portion sizes! Only item I wouldn't recommend so far are the blue Berry pancakes which were insanely sweet - covered in sugar and for some reason with an orange flavour theme.

The food is great. Service great. The only thing that let it down was the music was too loud and heavy. It prevented us from relaxing and chilling. We asked for it to be turned down. I think tbey did a little.

Fabulous cafe! We had pancakes, eggs benedict and corn fritter stack - all amazing. Coffee was great too. All the food looks wonderful, I'm seriously considering moving here just for this. From the UK.

Love Sweet Vanilla cafe. Great menu selection, helpful staff and inside or outside eating options. Always busy!

It deserves all the praise and high reviews it has. Nice ambiance and tasty food. The amount of cream on the iced coffee sort of did my stomach in but that's my own fault!

Food is always to high standard but getting a table is another matter and staff varied in the service you receive.

Went here on a quick last minute decision, started with a late and iced mocca both of which were delicious. We also ordered food which when it arrived looked even better than the photos we looked at (my partner and I both had the grilled haloumi dish) not only was it filling but also delicious. Despite it being busy we were served our meals quickly! Many thanks team! Awesome service, and delicious food and drinks! We'll be back!:)

I love it here, the food can take a while but it's usually worth the wait. There's an awesome assortment of counter food if you are on in a hurry, it's great value for money and even good to take home as well. The corn fritters are the best!

Yum loved eating here! My works breakfast and my daughter's eggs Benedict were delicious, as were our iced chocolates!
The staff were fantastic and it was super busy!

Great little cafe with fantastic cabinet food and a varied menus. Coffee is fanatic!

The staff are always friendly.

Their table resavation system is very clever as they will reserve tables and the sign will tell you until what time you can sit at a reserved table till, rather than just shutting it. It's great if you are wanting to grab a quick sit down coffee in an other wise busy cafe.

OM goodness the food is so delicious with lots of gluten free options. One wee downside is Sweet Vanilla is too small. Love going there anyways!