Garden - Governors Bay

Great specials and the male that served me and my sister was so lovely with a great sense of humour Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: NZ$20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Parking space: Plenty of parking Parking options: Free parking lot

Service good. Food was lovely Service: Dine in Meal type: Brunch Price per person: NZ$10–20

I took my parents and a family friend to GBC Cafe for lunch and we were all impressed with the delicious food and drinks. I had a chicken panini and lemon pistachio slice which were delicious, plus a small hot chocolate that was nice and chocolatey and a good size. Two others got the club sandwiches which were huge and came with chips. The fourth person got pancakes (without the bacon) which were also tasty. The mixed berry smoothie and Long Black were great as well. We had great, friendly service, too including making changes to some meals as we ordered them (eg removing the bacon or cheese) and bringing us water for the table. We look forward to returning soon.

GBC Garden Bar Café is part of a hotel, so it isn't obvious from the street that there's a café there. We found it by looking on Google maps for the closest place to eat after our walk around Waikākāriki Horseshoe Lake. We were the only customers for brunch on a Saturday morning, though they were clearly gearing up for a big lunch next door. I thought there was a good variety of cabinet food in the café and it was reasonably priced. I took advantage of the $10.90 deal for coffee and a scone. That's not a lot cheaper than typical prices for coffees and scones, but enough to be a deal. The scone was really nice very light and fluffy. It came with butter. My fruit tart and coffee were also very good. A couple of my friends felt their hot chocolates were not quite hot enough. Service was good too. I'd go again.

Used to visit here every week however, quality of Meals went down a couple of years ago, since then I've been there twice hoping for the old days to have come back but, they have not. Also, the price now is putting it out of bounds completely for Me. Service: Dine in Meal type: Other Price per person: NZ$40–50 Food: 3 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3