"I stopped by for lunch based on a recommendation and had a mixed experience. The Risotto was mediocre, with not enough alcohol burnt off, but the Seafood Chowder was excellent. The prices were very reasonable and the staff provided really good service."
I used to frequent this cafe most mornings with my partner. We were regulars at one of the surrounding gyms. We 'd come in for coffee and the occasional breakfast on weekdays after training out of convenience. Each morning we 'd come in and see the same waitress who would often ignore us for as long as possible. One morning, as my partner pulled out his drink bottle, she said to us and him; Oh I thought you looked dodgy and laughed trying to make light of the situation. Maybe she was embarassed that she actually made this unsubstantiated observation out loud. Sorry, we didn 't realise that the act of sipping from your drink bottle was considered 'suspicious '? My partner would often wear hoo...
On a cold Wellington day, you want a hot drink and a hot meal in a nice cosy cafe. L’affare’s industrial chic is all very well but when there’s no heat, it feels like a gulag. Today when we visited, everyone left their jackets on. Breakfast was pretty ordinary. Nothing wrong with it really, but when I’m paying ten bucks an egg, I expect it to be bang on, and maybe even glammed up a bit. This was bare bones basic. Service was sloppy it was there at least, but our guy seemed clueless almost surprised when we requested cutlery for our meals, which was then dumped in a pile on our table. Now I know it’s a cafe, not a Michelin Star restaurant, but L’affare used to be a Wellington institution. I’v...
We were down in Wgton on business and decided to have lunch at our old favourite, L'Affare. It has been ages since we last went there, and both of us were so looking forward to our lunch. Neither of us are big eaters, so we ordered scrambled eggs with sourdough and decided we would have the rosti with both meals as this potato dish is a traditional dish in Switzerland where we have both had 2 weeks on business. Rosti it was NOT, it was rock hard, in a block and was obviously deep fried ? and tasteless. My goodness the Swiss would be appalled to learn this monstrosity was called Rosti. Why this cafe calls it rosti is a mystery. Always loved going to this cafe, and it was a Saturday haunt for...
We had bacon egg butties here after the weekly Mor Wils shop and it was our first time here after a very long time and the new fitout looks great, not to mention the flash new loos out the back, no more having to queue for the one toilet in the parking alley anymore. The young service person was fine and offered us the jug of water foor the table. Out bacon egg butties were fine but I did not appreciate the black carbonised bits that were attached to the egg, this is due to the grill not being scraped down regularly and remaining bits get burnt to be served up to the next customer. So the cheffy here is the same chap as of the old L'affe so needs to tidy up his game, not nice!
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Had some friends come into Wellington on a cruise ship and L'affare was recommended to get good coffee. The service and coffee was good but the food was not. I had bacon and egg pie...hard to find the bacon.. The crosti was over cooked. the other meals were very average. Maybe L'affare should stick to coffee and forget the food. Very disappointed. Will not be reccomending.
Visited for a quick coffee. Was ignored by no less than FOUR staff… another customer asked if they could serve me. The water arrived and was plonked down. Eventually the coffee arrived, after the person next to me had ordered his and a full breakfast and eaten it… The spoon had a dirty piece of paper stuck to it.. Sent it back Just my experience… but I won’t be back
The restaurant was very busy on a typical Saturday morning for breakfast, but we were able to find a table within 15 minutes. The service was great, and we enjoyed the scrambled eggs and coffee. However, we were rather disappointed with the potato rosti as it was overcooked, hard, and difficult to cut. It was not the type of rosti we were accustomed to.
Very poor gluten free options. Would not recommend for coeliacs Well done to the waitress who checked everything but I’m disappointed with the attitude of the kitchen staff. If you’re going to advertise gluten free options then make it coeliac friendly or don’t advertise it as gluten free because it really isn’t.
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I was really disappointed with my recent brunch experience at Cafe Laffare. For $26, I received only one piece of toast and eggs, which I found to be extremely overpriced for the portion size. I understand that food prices are high, but this was just unacceptable.
I stopped by for lunch based on a recommendation and had a mixed experience. The Risotto was mediocre, with not enough alcohol burnt off, but the Seafood Chowder was excellent. The prices were very reasonable and the staff provided really good service.
