Reviews of Lushingtons Cafe. (Coffee Shop) in Ashburton (Canterbury).

Lushingtons Cafe

650 Reviews

269 Comments

Coffee shop

Cafe

5 Archibald Street, Tinwald, Ashburton 7700, New Zealand

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Information of Lushingtons Cafe, Coffee shop in Ashburton (Canterbury)

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This place has good reviews, this means that they treat their customers well and you’ll feel great with their services, recommended 100%!

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Open hours of Lushingtons Cafe

Monday

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Tuesday

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Wednesday

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Thursday

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Friday

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Saturday

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Sunday

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

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Reviews of Lushingtons Cafe

G. S.

Friendly staff with a smile. Always stop here whenever I road trip to Christchurch and back driving further south. This business offers dine in and takeaway. Good coffee, light lunches, cakes and sandwiches available. Covid rules apply, scan QR code, sanitise hands, and a vaccine pass is necessary. This cafe is situated just before going over the Ashburton river bridge heading north, a suburb known as Tinwald. Other businesses flank the cafe on either side, which are worth the time to look at. Recommend stopping as a stopover.

A. H.

Great service. Fast and efficient. Food and drinks were lovely. Attached to a cute garden gift shop

t. R.

The service was so friendly and eager to serve and the food was amazing ,i had the lamb salad ,every mouthful was sumptuous 😜✌💛

Nice food with plenty of choice. We were a group booking but jammed in too tightly. An extra table would have made a big difference. The staff were lovely and helpful. The shop is amazing a place that you could linger in for hours. Outside in the nursery there is a great selection of plants and garden nick nacks.

T. G.

Always beautiful food and service though somehow they always run out of the soup I want

P. S.

We enjoy our food and experience. We got very good service.

K. A.

Food not as good as normal because they had run out of our usual order

Best scone I've had at a cafe in a very long time! 😉👍 Flat white a little bitter but nice thick frothy milk... Amazing Garden & Gift Shop attached.

S. B.

Easy parking. Good cabinet food. Yummy scones and muffins! Nice to be able to gift shop and look at their plant selection after a coffee!

t. s.

This Cafe has amazing food and great coffee. With the garden centre attached you can shop then stop for coffee or visa versa. What a great concept.

M. R.

Great Farmers Breakfast. Great value, great serve. Definitely recommend.

E. R.

A nice little cafe, all expected offerings including a good selection of Pastries and Savouries. Good coffee, nice feel to this place, part of a nursery so just has a good atmosphere. A great stopping place going north or south,and gets very busy at times tho staff still seem to cope pretty well. We enjoy this spot

G. I.

I absolutely love Lushingtons, my Mum and I always stop here going South and again on the way back home. It's only and hour from Christchurch so we have also just gone there for a nice drive day out. The food is impeccable and we always find some great gifts for others and ourselves. The Garden centre is full of lush plants too.

C. B.

Quick break here for morning tea. A great place to browse and maybe buy a nice gift for someone

S. K.

Great, cafe, great food and very friendly staff. They are also a plant nursery and a gift shop with interesting things to look at and maybe purchase.

A. B.

Best coffees ever, no if's, buts or maybe's. Wow!

E. H.

Lovely staff, great coffee.. amazing garden center.

R. W.

Nice place to break a journey. The cafe counter is separate from the eating area which is nice as we didn't get the noise from the batista machine. Good menu but not so much cabinet food which was a shame. Plenty of cake/slices for those with a sweet tooth. Good coffee. The gift shop has a good range of goods too.

F. P.

Nice cozy cafe. Got Machiato with extra caramel shot. Reasonable price.

H. A.

Lovely and clean, great food

H. D.

Good coffee but very disappointing custard squares. They were rubbery and seemed past their best. We ordered two but ate less than a quarter of one . Unattentive service. Pleasant setting.

W. L.

Friendly staff,fast service. Gluten and dairy free options no problem. Highly recommend.

N. L. A.

We visited the flower shop and it had so many Rose's and shrubs.. trees.. name it it was there. Staff were friendly and free to offer assistance. Lots of knick knacks and even a cafe within the shop. Wide selection, prices were great. Keen to go there again soon.

L. B.

We went on a Sunday & needed help in the garden depo. They had no staff on with knowledge in the weekend. We then had some food at the cafe. Mine was nice, just a slice frm the cabinet but my partner had a cooked meal. He thought it was very sml 4 the price &left still feeling hungry. A nice cafe though but the meals need an improvement 4 the price.

M. H.

A lovely spot for an autumn Sunday morning tea and browse of the shop and garden centre. A table in the front of the fire in the dining room was a nice and cosy spot. The coffee and walnut slice was delicious as was the choc and berry brownie. The shop also has a nice warm central fire. There is a huge range of interesting items on the shelves and in the outside areas.

M. M.

Nice stop off between Timaru and Christchurch. Yummy potatoe wedges. Has outdoor space on a hot day.

B. N.

Nice comfort stop for lunch on our way south . Good food reasonable prices ,quick service and clean toilets

J. G.

Good gluten free selection and coffee. Restful tea room and you can look at the plants next door too.

B. A.

Stopped for a meal, lovely food, staff very friendly and helpful, maybe need a little training. Shopping surprisingly fun nice bits and bobs at reasonable prices, good stop for tourists, honey and wool products cheaper than tourist shops.

K. L.

Tried the strawberries and blueberries icecream and they are nice. Prefer more of the strawberry flavor. They mixed in fresh fruits with vanilla icecream, very refreshing! Nice shop to walk around as they also have planted plants.

H. R.

What a place! Stopped in ashburton overnight at a motel, and needed a cofee and a bite to eat in the morning, we were out of luck and decided to wait untill timaru, as we couldn't find anywhere that was open and served what we wanted. On our way out of town we stumbled across this gem of a place, Lushington's cafe, we ordered coffes and they were done swiftly and tasted good, there was a wide range of cabinet food and even ice cream! Not only is it a cafe, but a garden centre too, while we waited for food we looked around, and found some very quality items at a good price. The cafe offers take away drinks and meals and has neat and clean toilets. I would totally recommend this for anyone passing through for a refreshing bite to eat.

s. D.

Was disappointed in that we couldn't order sandwiches - menu or cake cabinet only and the menu consisted of meals etc - they do not make anything on request i.e. sandwiches etc - clean tidy and nice - staff who spoke to us could be a little more pleasant

M. G.

Lovely, been back regularly and great service. Very attentive to gluten allergy requirements.

d. n.

Great place to stop off and be refreshed when passing through or take friends/family for a garden walk with a luncheon to follow. Recommend!

H. M.

Great place for lunch and coffee. Superb menu and excellent food. If you want to buy plants, they have wide selection of ornamentals and flowering plants to choose from. It's worth a visit!!!

H. W.

Very very noisy...person on counter not friendly and abrupt. Limited gluten free and no savoury finger food..not even a toasted sandwich. Not every gf person wants a meL ancertainly not a sugar feast in the morning. Customer service rather poor though girl on the floor lovely

G. D. L.

There is a good variety of plants and yummy food

Q. S. L.

Love the delicious and fresh food!

J. B.

Lovely atmosphere great wee gift shop and good coffee

R. H.

Great coffee. Good value for eats. Also the gift shop is great love this place

S. S.

Great service, well stocked and the cafe is lovely too. This place is bad for my budget in the best way!

T. C.

Just lovely. Seafood Chowder Soup was outstanding. Nice combination of great cafe, shop and garden centre. Our lunch stop for future trips South.

S. G.

Called in on the way back from the Geraldine Fete. Very impressed with the place - great gardening shop but also great for gifts too

D. B.

Huge range of plants, flowers, trees and shrubs. Also a good place to buy gifts, a good range of baby gifts, artificial flowers and household decorations. Staff are quick to help and knowledgeable when asked.

D. S.

I waited for my friends to meet me there. Was not made to feel as tho I was taking 'paying' space, but welcome. Food lovely and service pleasant no big delay following ordering. Will be back.

T. H.

Very nice clean & tidy, food & coffee was lovely. Plants very well laid out & easy to browse

G. &. C. H.

Coffee was good. Carrot cake fabulous. Didn't think much of sweet muffin.

B. A.

Great place. Enjoyed the cafe! Good menu & service.

P. O.

Came here to get some more swan plants for my hungry caterpillars. Reasonable prices. Great service 👍👍👍

K. S.

Very busy. Fast and friendly service from the waitstaff. Great food and well priced. Will definitely return.

M. C.

Great place. Awesome food

G. C.

Clean and fast service.Food not inventive but good quality.

F. D.

Great cafe lovely plants & gifts 😅. Was lucky enough to receive a voucher for Xmas so bought some beautiful things as a treat😊 thank you Lynda 💜

P. E.

Awesome service and good pricing. Food is really good

J. G.

Lovely cosy cafe and food delicious. Was a busy day however there was over an hour's wait for food. This did seem rather long,. Fabulous food when it arrived.

G. U.

Always great food, well priced, wait staff are brilliant. big A+ . we keep going back

C. A.

Nice choice of cabinet food and breakfast and lunch menu. Beautiful garden centre and gift shop adjoining to the cafe.🌹🌳🌼

G. M.

We accidentally discovered this lovely cafe and had some ice cream over there. We loved the ice creams and the staff were so nice and friendly.

Food was OK for the price, seafood chowder was pretty good but the lamb curry was pretty boring. Fast and friendly service though which was nice. Also a nice atmosphere.

H. T.

A must stop when visiting Ashburton! Great food and really friendly staff

B. M.

Great little cafe inside to grab a coffee and browse the store.

R. L.

Lovely lunch. But had to wait an hour. Staff were nice but seemed stressed. Tables were not wiped down between customers.

M. C.

Great coffee and scones. Very yummy. A great selection of gifts and plants.

m. S.

Good food and coffee, different gift and plants to buy. Can be difficult access out of the premises due to busy road and poor traffic flow around that corner.

S. W.

Great help in buying a lemon tree and care of after planting.

N. H.

Excellent food and very kid friendly

S. B.

Great meals never been there before definitely going there again.

M. S.

Very pleasant cafe, friendly and helpful staff, nice food. RECOMMEND😊

B. M.

Very nice place, great coffee.

J. L.

i come here heaps if i have a leisurely hour off for lunch. always fast always friendly and very professional. food is consistently good

M. R.

Great service, friendly thoughtful staff. Meal was delicious and good value too. Coffee was supreme!

N. T.

As always great service and food!! When Lushingtons opened I was one of the first customers and found it faultless and it has been the same ever since!! 🌸🏵️🌹🍝🥗🥘

L. H.

Good food good service both in the cafe and the nursery

L. D.

Pleasantly surprised how good the food was . Do reckomend visiting if you are in the area.

B. R.

Great selection of menu items ... have returned several times to ear here ..

A. B.

Nice food, friendly helpful staff, a good selection of plants.

Amazing stock of gifts and things decor as well s plants and other gardening things. Cafe is ok, and service great.

J. C.

Tasty home made food in comfortably surroundings and great place to pick up a gift while you are there.

P. D. S.

All i have to say is best sticky date pudding. What a surprise.....definitely stopping next again

S. N.

Had the grandies with us for lunch. "Best lunch ever" said the 9 year old!!!!

J. V.

I felt in a contemporary Victorian Café. It's a place beautifully full of flowers.

S. P.

Helpful garden staff, suggested alternative for unavailable plant and way to use existing plant

S. J.

A great place to meet up with friends...after a stroll around the nursery and finding a specisl little plant or gift treat yourself to a relaxing coffe and something sweet....it makes your day !

Called in on the way through, good food great staff.

C. B.

Plenty of selection for gifts and the garden. Cafe has limited seating for those wanting to sit down for a drink and something to eat.

M. T.

Excellent. Great food. Clean toilets. Best coffee I have ever had anywhere

G. T.

Lovely garden centre attached

P. H.

Great lunch meal for a good price

A. R.

Super fresh wholesome tasty food and a charming garden store to tempt our senses

M. R.

A must to visit awesome cafe plants and gifts

D. K.

Lovely food,great service & nice stuff in shop,good selection of plants.

D. B.

Lovely scones with Jam & cream. Great coffee too on a cold morning.

G. M.

In the shop had great service if some great ideas. Fantastic icecream at the cafe

K. v.

Lovely place, enjoy stoping in here for a lovely drink and cake

Sat in the carpark in the car with my daughter while my partner looked for a plant. Was a lovely experience I can't recommend it enough.

r. l.

Always stop here on way home from Chch for best coffee.Great sandwiches and the cabinet is full of magnificent cakes.Good food , coffee produced with care.

L. B.

Had a delicious lunch at the restaurant. Also the shop is a great place for buying gifts.

J. S.

Great food and service, we always make a point of eating here when we visit Ashburton ☺

A. D.

nice location. good selection of nice food. good service and friendly staff

K. J.

new staff member carried on luxing right beside checkout while we waited for her to finish then came and served us she was polite friendly

c. f.

Ice creams here are really good. Also turns out you can buy plants and stuff here.

B. M.

Top place to visit for gifts plus a cuppa &a bite.

C. S.

Love going here. Great staff. Lovely coffee and food .

m. s.

Love looking through both garden and gift shop an amazing array of pots plants and gift ideas.

P. M.

The food was great! Staff was friendly.

Lovely shop and garden centre. Cafe has great coffee and food.

P. D.

Upmarket cafe with a lovely choice of tasty dishes or cabinet food

J. M.

Good coffee, good food, and a pleasant atmosphere.

L. w.

Service was good. Food a little over priced

L. H.

Went to the garden center only. Quality plants though a bit more expensive.

M. W.

Lovely food and friendly staff. Recommend this cafe

S. B.

Excellent service and food. Look fwd to going back soon

r. d.

Service really good food so good well worth a visit.

Good for cup of tea in a nice weather Expensive items and cakes.Will visit again once in a while as it's pricey.

Great garden centre Lovely staff Great food

P. K.

Great place, food scrumptious, gift shop lovely.

P. S.

Excellent setting & great food Awesome service

Great Nice busy waitress Good

L. R.

Took my two boys there for morning tea was great

C. S.

plants are beautiful, craft foods are inspirational. Great place to stop.

K. W.

Busy cafe attached to a plant nursery, homecooked delicious food and lovely surroundings

C. W.

Good for garden ideas and a great place for a meal or catch up with friends

r. s.

After 8 years we discovered these ice creams they are the best!!

N. S.

Lovely food and coffee. Will definitely return here when next in Ashburton

J. M.

Great stuff ! Plants ,gifts and cafe

L. W.

What a lovely surprise - will need to come back for a good wander - food fabulous

K. P.

Excellent food and service and a lovely garden centre as well.

N. S.

Lushingtons is a fabulous place, beautiful food,coffee,great gifts and awesome staff

S. M. T. B.

Great food and staff love the place.

Great food and nice atmosphere.

F. R.

Good food well presented plenty of glutton free choice.

S. R.

Ok Staff good meal medioca . Pleasant surroundings and staff

P. G.

Nice cosy cafe. Well cooked nice food.

S. M.

We had a great meal 😋

J. T.

Excellent food, services and prices.

K. P.

Lots of wonderful gifts and a great array of rose plants

Enjoyed our lunch.

J. E. P.

Fast and friendly service plus lovely food.

Great food and service

P. T.

Good coffee friendly service and great food

P. W.

Great food, lovely vibe

I. J.

Lovely place. On the expensive side but lovely staff.

Great coffee and nice slice

A. A.

Great service. Lovely food 😊

r. g.

Nice friendly place. Great coffee.

M. F.

Bit expensive, good gluten free options

K. C.

Great place to grab a snack or ice cream.

m. u.

Always a must when in Ashburton, great plants too

Nice friendly tidy establishment.

J. W.

Cute we place this. A lot of variety

We bought a a nice cow hide cushion

J. L.

Great place to enjoy a good coffee with friends

C. D.

Food is a little expensive, but good.

Lovely brunch for my birthday

H. G.

Lovely food abd a beautiful shop

G. G.

Excellent food and service worth a stop

J. C.

Beautiful little place to stop and have a coffee.

Amazng plant selection and products! Also awesome customer service :)

j. m.

Totally favourite great food

B. M.

Good food, good service,good prices

D. M.

Great service yummy coffee & cake

k. U.

well set out. went into get strawberry plants .

I love it 😄

Try the gardener's salad..... absolutely yum.

l. h.

Nice garden centre, with a lovely cafe.

Great food and plants x

Great plants coffee and food

S. C.

OK, pricy but nice food

T. T.

Great variety of plants

Excellent food and service

Wonderful food and surroundings

Good service, good food.

T. S.

Nice food. Good coffee

P. H.

Wonderful stop. Fabulous food and service

Delicious food excellent service

Really good food and service

H. a. B. W. a. B.

Great setting for catching up with friends

W. B.

Great food and service!

I always enjoy Lushingtons Cafe for a snack or a meal.

Just a quick coffee but there's more

Always very good.

Great food and service

W. W.

Friendly setting and awesome staff

Helpful and friendly. Great service

My everyday coffee stop - great!!!

Friendly staff. Tasty food.

T. F.

Went to Nursery. Nice plants.

Very nice ..try the cod!

Good berry icecream

yummy food great location

Great food great price

J. D.

Great place to get that something different

Dated and Needs updated

Very helpful staff, Full of knowledge

F. S.

Quick service. Good coffee

K. P.

Food and service very good

Good source of vegetables to be plant

Great cafe and gift shop

S. W.

Delicious lunch with my girlfriend

Enjoyed our meal

A great find....worth the visit

Wonderful service and food

Great food and service

tasty fresh fruit ice cream :)

Decent coffee and mediocre sandwhiches

Very friendly helpful staff

Okay food ok service

Always make time to pop in here

Great selection

Brought a rose bush for a friend

Lovely ice cream

All fine

Lack of counter staff.

R. A.

Love the seafood chowder

Good food and shopping.

Some things can be expensive.

Always a good one..

Lovely!

T. W.

Great food.

Nice place for lunch

R. L.

Enjoyed my breakfast

M. R.

Excellent service especially at a busy time staff were still smiling

Consistently good

It is ok.

Amazing Lemon Pie

Always nice!

Always amazing!

Great wedges!

L. M.

Great selection

awesome

H. R.

Love this place ♥️

Awesome

Wonderful as usual

Yummy

Good drinks

Yu out of yum

Great

Cozy

Super nursery

Good coffee

Very lovelyplace

Great place

Lovely Cafe

Close to home

(Translated) A cool place in a Garden Center. A good place to stop between Christchurch and the road to the south. We had chicken tacos and were served very well. (Original) Un endroit sympa dans un Garden Centre. Un bon endroit pour s'arrêter entre Christchurch et la route vers le sud. On a pris des tacos au poulet et s étaient très bien servis.