Urban Eatery

Beef salad sandwich, steak and blue cheese pie and coffee - my go to combo here. All consistently good and with great service. Yummy!

My girlfriend and I ordered the savoury and sweet versions of the waffles respectively. The fruit in the sweet version was unripe and the kiwi fruit was rock hard. All four of our waffles had chunks of sugar in them. Decent coffee but wouldn’t recommend the waffles.

Ordered an iced oat milk latte which should only be ice + espresso + oat milk. Instead I got some overly sweet thing blended with regular ice cream, so now I get to have an upset stomach the rest of the day. My friend ordered a chicken cranberry and brie sandwich, what he got was just seemingly a plain chicken mayo sandwich. Disappointing because the cabinet looks so lovely but your staff can't get simple orders right.

Excellent experience in service and quality of food, everything was incredibly tasty, very fresh and also smelt great.the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and freshly baked scones filled the café - which was noticeably clean too, which is a major plus in my books! Very recommendable!

I was craving for a perfectly cooked scrambled eggs and toast, and got it here.really enjoyed it.

Very average food at ridiculous prices. $7 for half a chicken roti wrap & all I could taste was the disgustingly SWEET mayo. Yuck

Travel around a lot for work and stopped in at this Bakery for a Pie and Donut treat. Best pie and donut I've ever tried.

Great find in Tawa. The eggs Benedict, French toast and milkshakes are a favorite treat with all the family. Alternatively, a quick pie, cake, or fresh sandwich is a good option. Freshly ground coffee and pots of tea. Friendly staff. Clean establishment. Good value for money. Free 60 minute street parking on the main street. Worth a quick diversion off the motorway into Wellington rather than going to a fast food chain.

PROS
good cabinet food and love the sweets, little pricey.coffee good.

CONS
Pretty tight on the weekends, but it does show people love this place. Some of the tables with slats need in between the gaps cleaned - so gross seeing crumbs of food while eating.

I have visited Urban Eatery a few times, although it's nothing great it is okay with good pricing.

However, with the most recent visit I was displeased with the service, staff and food. Staff member assumed that we were taking out, when we were sat at a table. When the food was ready instead of coming to the table she was yelling from the counter with our food in bags. When presented with the food in bags we mentioned that we were eating in, and was given a disgusting and unacceptable look from the waitress. No apology.

My sandwich was rock solid. Inedible. Almost a waste of my money. Not only was that bad, the staff were giving us looks while we ate, made us feel uncomfortable and unwanted. Nothing you ever want to experience in a cafe. Never again. Have never hated a cafe experience this bad in my lifetime.

Worse experience ever. Arrived at at a vacant table waiting for my my partner to arrive. Was then asked:/ bullied 4 minutes later to vacate by waitress who said other cust were ahead of me. Yet there was no notification on the table. Made to feel I was n the wrong so vacated to subway a across.the road. Thanks Subway u saved my romantic date

Enticing cabinet, beautifully presented. I had a pepper steak pie and a cream doughnut - as good as it gets!
Buzzy and busy.

Another one of the very few, great cafes in Porirua/Tawa. This is my go-to place for the super yummy treats they have a wide selection of. Staff - super friendly and welcoming - so professional well done. Food - I love everything here! I always try something different when I'm here to ensure I get a good taste of what's on the menu. Super happy to say - I everything on the menu is a winner I have an exceptionally sweet tooth and this place is my fix - from yummy waffles, to their donuts that are mamouth sized u have to cut it in half to get it in ur mouth lol to the slices, sandwiches - absolutely everything is a winner. I highly recommend this place - it's actually affordable compared to other cafes/restaurants nearby that I've tried. I have a family of 4 and our bill is always under $100 and we order everything we want to indulge in. It's so worth it. Well done team, keep up the excellent work u do!

Shout out to Urban Eatery today! Thank-you for a delicious post-lockdown coffee, roll and delicious custard filled donut! You guys rock! One super duper happy customer here!

Positives
Good pies, donuts/slices and rolls/sandwiches.
Coffee is okay too. (Even by Welly standards)

Negatives
A little too much mayo on the rolls.
Space is a factor, If I were them I would be looking for a larger premises so more customers can sit and the front of house has more room to order from.

Milkshake was simply green milk, burger smelled like body odour, coffee overpriced and sub-average. Favourite place to flip off when driving past

Let's talk about mayo. Why is urban eatery so obsessed with mayo? Every sandwich is 40% mayo. The chicken ciabatta has delicious bread but is mostly mayo and a thin slip of crumbed chicken. They have sliced the chicken in half to save money and it's so disappointing for an $8 sandwich.

The coffee is lovely and the donuts are good. To be honest I was just pleased they didn't smuggle mayo into the custard donut

Always extremely busy, and therefore a little cramped. Delicious food, at a very reasonable price, more than makes up for it though!

If you haven't been put it on your list. Way too busy weekends but go at a quieter time for a seat and some good food and coffee.

I really wanna love Urban Eatery, I really do! Their cabinet food is all outstanding and of the highest quality. The coffee is good, probably the best in Tawa.

But!

I decided to branch out to the board menu today, in particular the chicken burger. Unfortunately this was a huge mistake.

Honestly, this burger for 19.50 is a bit of a disaster. Huge, dry, pan fried chicken breast that definitely should have been made dinner and brined to retain moisture. Gargantuan slices of tomato that by their very nature make it difficult to eat the burger. Lettuce was a bit excessive in quantity alongside the mayo/ranch.

Honestly it seemed like a quick and easy home style burger which is shame since I have come to love every single thing about their cabinet food.

However, the fries were very tasty, well cooked and seasoned with a great balance of crunch and fluffy potato. Awesome dipping sauce and plenty of it.