Reviews of Five Rivers Cafe. (Coffee Shop) in Invercargill (Southland).

Five Rivers Cafe

369 Reviews

241 Comments

Coffee shop

Cafe

1963 Mossburn-Five Rivers Road, Dunedin 9793, New Zealand

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Information of Five Rivers Cafe, Coffee shop in Invercargill (Southland)

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Open hours of Five Rivers Cafe

Sunday

8am–4pm

Monday

8am–4pm

Tuesday

8am–4pm

Wednesday

8am–4pm

Thursday

8am–4pm

Friday

8am–4pm

Saturday

8am–4pm

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Reviews of Five Rivers Cafe

Nice eggs Benedict with bacon and Salmon. It’s a must have. They have at the backyard horses and lhamas, good for the kids to get entertained. Coffee was 2 out of 5. I asked for Almod milk, I received cow’s milk.

Great location & beautiful views you can enjoy with a lovely meal or drink. They offer delicious vegan and gluten free options. I came back again to find a real journeys tour bus had filled the cafe, about a 20min wait for the soup of the day. Long line and stressed staff. Not a place to stop by for a quick bite.

Best cheese rolls, great coffee and mouse traps! Lovely staff super friendly! Definitely recommend popping in next time your near ☺️

Well located, right at the corner of two main highway. It's a big attraction that to stop and have a cup of coffee. That's why it's quite busy. The coffee is wonderful. The setting of the cafe is warm and nice. Outdoor sitting has lovely view.

3 stars because what cafe does it have WIFI in this day and age! The food from the kitchen is very expensive ( >$20) but the sandwiches they can toast for you are under $10 and good quantity. The coffee was good. There is a tiny souvenir shop to browse through but it’s pretty standard stuff in this part of the country. There are sheep and other animals in the back yard, so take some photos! We would have stayed here longer but without WiFi it limited our stay.

Quality cooking and friendly waiting staff. A haunt for locals too. Strategically positioned at start if the road to Te Anau. Too many lovely artisanal gifts to buy.

Great little place on our way to take a break. It was clean, fair prices, friendly staff that was helpful in giving us drink recommendations. Across the street were a bunch of cows and next door are alpacas.

Great little Cafe, great coffee, some lovely art works on display ( for sale). Rest rooms clean.

Not what it seems from the outside. Lovely outdoor area with a beautiful rural outlook. The coffee was excellent.

Nice place for a break between Te Anau and Queenstown. Farm animals for the kids and coffee and a small gallery for the adults. They serve some pretty food cakes too!

Called in here on the 28th June 2020 on a cold miserable day looking for a decent feed while driving Queenstown to Invercargill. The young ladies serving and working were great. No problems whatsoever. However the coffee I had was pretty bitter and needed quite a bit of sugar to offset that. I order the nachos for a light meal. Pretty bland - they really need to offer mild/meduim and hot alternatives. However what the nachos did consist of for me was a plate of Corn Chips with a smattering of Mince/nacho sauce mix and a ton of sour cream. Fairly disappointing by my reckoning. If this was the trend I would not be back and wouldnt be inclined to recommend it. I'm not fussy and was not asking or even expecting a million dollar meal - however this was a bit less than I expected from this place. In all honesty - only 3 stars from me and that has more to do with the staff than the food or coffee.

Yummy blue cod and chips and excellent seafood chowder. Warm and inviting on a chilly, wet day.

Lovely outside area. There's a field nextdoor that has a horse and other animals. Coffee was hot and the service was friendly.

We always stop here for at least a coffee on our way through. Good range of cabinet food. I haven't tried their cooked meals yet. They have a small animal park out the back (horse, lamas...) and outdoor seating. Good toilets. They sell crafts and paintings etc too.

Used to be a great place to visit but we stopped in for brunch on a Sunday and were very disappointed. With only 2 other small tables occupied, we waited 45 mins for Eggs Benedict - which was hugely underwhelming. Coffees were just OK. Will find an alternative stop next time.

Nice food even mum enjoyed her food. Interesting paintings and really nice coffee

Not our first visit enjoyed the food my wife tells me best muffins, and I say the same about the cheese rolls.

I have edited my review as my wife felt I was being too harsh. Yes there was issues on two occasions however the food was good once it arrived. Some staff need a reminder on customer service. but in saying that there are staff who just go out of there way to be kind and its not fair to label this place by the attitude of some. On one visit the chef was more than happy to do our breakfast after appointed time thanking her for that. We visited this Cafe three times while traveling the lower South island on tour Wait time on food was longer than expected I noted Senior Staff can be very rude especially when an order was placed at the wrong table. Back in today 16th greeted with a very pleasant young staff member shame when there was a delay in food all you could hear was inappropriate language from the kitchen. be aware you can be heard.

Stopped here for a coffee break while travelling from Invercargill to Queenstown, and vice versa on my return a few days later. Staff very friendly. Being a cold day a nice warm fire greeted you when you walked in. Prices are reasonable, as coffee and a cake was only $9:00. There is a lot of history attached to this cafe, as it was formerly the Five Rivers garage and workshop which serviced the local rural communities at that time. It is good to see that this building was repurposed and turned into a cafe, which is popular with travellers during both winter and summer months. I recommend this cafe as a definite stop to have a break from driving.

Great coffee break with good food. Very nice and relaxing atmosphere. Their gift and art shop has good quality art from top local local artists.

Plenty of parking. Standard menu choice. Charges 15% surcharge for stay days.

Great location good food.

Nice cafe to stop for a meal on your way between Queenstown and Te Anau

Food was so delicious chicken mushroom pasta was so delicious

Very friendly staffs, coffee was good

Love this Cafe. Great coffee. Locally made crafts. Hobby farm for the kids to look at and really friendly people.

Nice cozy place in the way to Te Anau. Coffee is nice and they offer slices, muffins and some savories too. A bit of artwork and crafts available to purchase.

Great place to stop. Nice food, good service.

Great little spot for a good coffee and a snack or meal.

Nice place to stop off and take your 15min break. Nice backyard outdoor seating as well. Coffee and snacks available. Fireplace inside was off but was deserted anyway

Really helpful staff. Nice gluffy cheese scone and coffee

Had breakfast at this place while travelling from Te Anau to Queenstown on 27/12/2012. I was quite impressed with the place as it is in the middle of nowhere. The atmosphere is quite good, the service was nice and quick and the breakfast was very nice, coffee with pancakes. Definitely a very good to stop for breakfast (maybe lunch) if you are travelling through the area.

Lovely Date scone and hot flat white coffee. Will return...

Wonderful cafe, great coffee and magnificent meals. I had the blue cod and my partner had the seafood chowder, both excellent. We will be sure to call in again when down this way.

Beautiful place with awesome atmosphere but expensive and quite far!! If you’re on the road or would be a good place to stop though.

Stopped in for a takeaway lunch as passing through. The food & coffee was great. Was very impressed with the prices also. There is plenty of inside seating as well as an outdoor area which enjoys some nice views. There is also a gallery attached to the cafe (didn't get time to check that out).

An excellent selection of cabinet food combined with great coffee and teas make for a quick comfortable stop. Or choose hot food that is delivered in short time by friendly helpful staff.

Nice atmosphere. Food very expensive. Burger and chips $22. Very average burger. I expected a real gourmet burger for that price. Was very disappointed. We came back past from Te Anau but didn't stop in because the food was so overpriced! Great location.

Great costumer service and just the food we needed after getting back from the Keppler. Lovely and quick, yummy fries, scones and ham and cheese toasties.

Delicious and fresh food. Great coffee. Cosy and clean atmosphere and facilities. Friendly service. Best scrambled eggs in NZ! Thanks.

Relaxing environment nice mocha

Great Cafe with a good variety of food. Good Half way stop.

Deceptive entrance, but once inside there is an abundance of food and seating. Very nice menu for all day eating. Plenty of parking.

Welcoming staff. Good cafe food

Great food. Lovely place to sit and enjoy a break from travelling.

A bit cold. Travellers from north are not used to cold so i suggest if customers are wearing jackets, put on fire. They might stay longer

Amazing & beautiful breakfast stop. Food was delicious. Definitely worth stopping.

Very pleased with the menue and the food selection available, staff were pleasant and helpful. Our meals were great with some homemade relish which is always better than mass produced products. Good clean toilet facilities. Some beautiful art work of local southland scenes topped off a good stop.

Pretty damn good for being in the middle of nowhere!

Nice salmon bagel and spicy chai for lunch.

A great place for a snack or a meal midway between Milford Sound/observation and Queenstown. The food is awesome. The farm animals are a great photo opportunity with the mountains in the background. Very friendly staff and great souvenirs to buy from the shop.

Has a very good breakfast and the seafood chowder is excellent. While they cater for coaches service is quick and friendly. There is excellent off road parking and a small tourist shop.

Disappointing milky cappuccino and date scone, need to lift their game

Heard about this place online and was a great spot on the way to Te Anau from Queenstown. I ordered a BLT and it was delicious. All positive comments from my family too. Would definitely return if we are ever in that area again. Bonus was the farm animals too!

Great coffee and snack foods. Great service - they tracked me down after I had foolishly left my wallet amongst the books!

Nice place to be in as stop for a coffee, clean and friendly.liked their art gallery but not enough room to purchase.

Great food and friendly service. Have stopped here many times on our way south and it never fails to impress.

Stopped for lunch at 2pm, kitchen closed already so only cabinet food. Cheese rolls nice and good coffee.

Love the location but the cafe could be better. Not awful but just ok. There are usually some animals to look at when eating outside too.

Very nice food and coffee, with friendly staff and great location .

Nice soup. Service was OK but not really made to feel really welcome.

Enjoyed the vegetable quiche with salad with a delicious banana and chocolate muffin for dessert. A good stopping point on the way to Te Anau/Milford Sound

Beaut little cafe with some retail nick knacks for sale. Good coffee and plenty of eats options.

Great breakfast on way home from Te Anau. Surprise meeting with Alpine jet owner.

I was able to have a fresh out of the oven muffin. It was the nicest muffin I have ever eaten.

Clean, delicious food , friendly staff. Worth stopping to give yourself sustenance and a treat .

Brilliant , fabulous cafe , hubby said best coffee ever and the food was cooked to perfection. Visited it on the way to Te Anau and it was so great had to visit on the way back to Queenstown. 😊

Nice busy cafe

Very good coffee

Great place to stop off and break the journey. Good coffee rest rooms and service. You an also have meals there.

Absolutely wonderful place muffins were just delicious staff wonderful

A busy Cafe. Nice food. Good service.

Stumbled upon this place what a find z nice decent sized hot coffee and delicious cakes friendly staff and clean toilets . Worth making a detour for.

Lovely café very comfortable, staff are really attentive, great choice on menu.Art and craft to buy by very professional artists.

Five Rivers Cafe was a nice place to stop between Queenstown and Te Anau. Unfortunately, the kitchen had closed at 2pm and we had to order food from the case. We split a chicken, cranberry, and brie panini that they warmed up. It was really good!

Love stopping for my coffee and a snack at this place , and always recommend to friends travelling from the West to Te Anau.

Great staff, great venue, great food. Highly recommend.

Great place for a morning coffee stop. Friendly stuff, good coffee and tasty muffins.

Great little spot for lunch - frittata good, salad sandwich excellent. Large chips were huge. Friendly & great garden area.

As always the cafe was clean, the staff brilliant and the food delicious

Beautiful setting, great coffee, large cup of coffee to drink inside is minute, wait staff can be more friendly

Awesome spot. An oasis in the Wilderness. Great coffee. Rustic decor and amenities. Great artwork for sale too

Good food and very good sized portions and well priced. Staff are very friendly, 5 star for service

A good place to stop for coffee if traveling between Queenstown and Te Anau. They have a few interesting animals out the back to entertain the kids

Good coffee, friendly service. The raspberry and custard muffins are an absolute treat!!

Nice place to stop at. Great food and just the right location to stop when travelling.

Excellent, quiet spot placed at a major road intersection. Menu looked good, and the backyard was great.

Welcome stop on our drive from Manapouri to Glenorchy. Stopped her for a light lunch. Easy parking, interesting corrugated iron decoration.

Yummy food, great coffee, friendly staff and a miniature horse! Loved it.

Great place to stop for coffee and lunch whilst travelling down south.

Good stopover on route to Te Anau or Milford Sound from Queenstown.

Awesome custard square. Thank you and the main courses were yummy thank you very much today

Really surprising cafe pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Good stop for coffee and brunch between Queenstown and TeAnau

Nice little cafe to stop in. Tasty food and good coffee!

Good stop on the road South from Queenstown and always friendly, decent priced food and a nice store attached for souvenirs and gifts.

Tasty toasted sandwich. Lovely location.

Always amazing! Best coffee in town!

Always look forward to stopping here. Yummy food, pleasant surroundings and staff. NZ souvenirs.

Very nice coffee place, food was good and service was quick. A great place to stop on the way to Queenstown/Te Anau

Stop if only for the EPIC MOUSE TRAPS... That's KIWI for cheese.and yummy stuff on toast...and at Country Sth Island prices...like $3.50 each.... just brilliant....

Friendly staff and anice selection of food.

Great atmosphere, great coffe and a good variety of snacks. Includes a gift shop with art gallery

The staff were not looking very happy. Food o.k. coffee good.

Good food, but you can only use the toilets if you buy food. Would rate a five but owner is cranky and quite annoying.

Real tea, made with real tea leaves in a pot. Interesting art on walls available for sale. Llamas and tiny pony outside.

Good food, but staff seem too busy to smile or put any effort being friendly to customers

A very good cafe with great food, staff and service.

Top cheese rolls. Fab service, great coffee😄

Lovely fresh food - seafood chowder my man's fav. Veges soup delicious

Coffee great. Shame about the service. Felt like I was an inconvenience to her day.

Very nice little cafe to stop for a quick bite. People are very friendly

Lovely breakfast meal. Nice coffee

Lively seating area outside yummy food an awesome staff thank u from myself & Mum

Excellent Burgers, very good Cod, highly recommended

Was ok

The food was very good but the service from the ladies working there was exceptional.

Excellent highly recommend great food Awesome coffee

Very good coffee and excellent staff

Always consistent

Good for a stop on the journey from Queenstown to Te Anau. Very nice nachos!

Yummy lunch, nice staff

Always good food, friendly atmosphere and helpful staff

Nice stopover point. Fairly standard food. Good coffee.

Lovely place to stop for a bite and a good coffee!

Awesome muffins and soup! Sitting by the fire!

Very nice, good coffee and love the grumpy goat

A nice clean friendly place to eat with great food and coffee and good service

Nice food friendly staff 😎😎

Decent cafe, busy with tourists but the little animal park makes up for it.

Chowder was beautiful. Warm and cozy.

Great pitstop well priced food

Great food, coffee & service.

Great place to stop 4 a coffee and cheese roll!

Friendly place, quiet, warm, well laid out, great food.

Nice and cosy cafe half way of our road trip.

Good food and nice location for coffee and lunch

Did the basics very well, good portion sizes and well priced.

Regular stop for us when passing. Consistently good food and coffee

Good coffee...bit touristy..clean bathrooms

Cute cafe in great spot for a breather on the road trip.

Great food, good value, friendly service

Great coffee and the scones were to die for.

Fantastic coffee fast efficient service.

Nice food nice decor and nice souvenirs

Thanks to owner Tilly for your hospitality. I will be back one day soon

Wonderful setting by the farm .. great coffee as well!!

Best cheese roll I've had in a long time!

Always a good coffee and a roaring fire when needed.

Good cost environment. Excellent food.

Perfect place to stop for a bite, stretch the legs and have a coffee

Nice taste food. Great place you should try.

Nice Cafe and friendly staff

Its the perfect stop on the way .. Nice relaxing..friendly..good food..

Delicious coffees and clean customer toilets!

A little hidden gem with outstanding local gifts and produce. A must

Always a good place to stop and enjoy great food

Cute place but not great coffee

Great place for a coffee and a bite to eat.

Nice food and pleasant view

Very friendly and great place

Lovely food great service

Awesome coffee again.

Beautfull meal, but service was a bit of a let down

Lovely muffin and coffee

Nice stopoff. Pretty good food and beautiful location

A lovely cafe on the road from Gore to Queenstown

Great meal and quick service

Great coffee! A+

Surprise awaits the visitor. Meadows sheep etc in their backyard !

Wonderful Cheese Rolls!

Great place for a short break on the road.

Nice atmosphere and good coffee

Bloody good coffee,worth stopping for

Cool vibe to cafe, with good coffee!

Great good . Very nice decor.

Great stop during my travel to Central Otago

Great cheese rolls

Good coffee, staff!

Food was lovely and tasty.

Great coffee and Cheese Rolls

stopover for brunch! one of the best decision!

Good Stopover to Te Anau. Cozy place☕

Neat little cafe to break the long drive

Best breakfast .... Anywhere.

Good stop on way to Queenstown

nice coffee and services

Love the place very welcoming

Great place to stop on the way to Queenstown

Friendly staff and atmosphere

Its ok for a stopover, nothing special

Big meal reasonable cost

Love the flat white!

Excellent food and service

Awesome coffee.

Nice Location.Lovely Capacinno

Nice food

Absolutely awesome

Best cappuccino in town!

Beautiful cafe.

Nice cafe

Great atmospere & food

Good as : )

Good lunch

Great coffee

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Good!

Great service.

Great coffee

Best blt ever

Good coffee

Great food

Good Salmon!

Nice

No complains.

Hearty meals

Good place to stop

Nice eggs bene & coffee

Great coffee

Great service and great coffee. Lovely spot to stretch your legs for a break.

Egg sandwiches on our road trip. Slick efficient service.

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(Translated) Cafe with alpaca and goats. Clean toilets, coffee to drink on the lawn is fantastic. (Original) 알파카와 염소를 볼 수 있는 카페. 화장실도 깨끗, 잔디밭에서 마시는 커피도 환상적.

(Translated) The meal was not bad, the main meal was about 25-28 New Zealand dollars. The location is easy to find and easy to park, conveniently located between Te Anau and Queenstown. (Original) 餐點還不錯，主餐一份大概25-28紐幣。地點很好找而且停車方便，位於蒂阿瑙和皇后鎮之間方便旅客用餐。

(Translated) Nice coffee on the street that invites you to rest. We stopped here for lunch and unfortunately they were a bit overwhelmed by the rush and there were slight delays. Unfortunately, there is only a salad here as a side dish and the rest of the menu is quite powerful in terms of calories. (Original) Hübsches Kaffee am der Straße das zur Rast einlädt. Wir sind zur Mittagspause hier eingekehrt und leider waren die von dem Andrang leicht überfordert und es kahm zu leichten Verzögerungen. Leider gibt es hier einen Salat nur als Beilage und der Rest des Angebots ist schon recht mächtig was Kalorien betrifft.

(Translated) In a suitable position by the time you start to get sleepy. The coffee is delicious and the animals in the backyard are cute. (Original) 졸리기 시작할 무렵 적당한 위치에 있음. 커피 맛있고 뒤뜰의 동물들이 귀여움.

(Translated) A good place to rest when driving between Queenstown and Te Anau. (Original) クイーンズタウンとテアナウの間を車で走る場合の格好の休憩場所です。

(Translated) Great coffee. (Original) Świetna kawa.

(Translated) You do not expect such a great place here on Route 6. Above all, you pay attention to the corridor walls and toilet doors (Original) Man erwartet überhaupt nicht so einen tollen Ort hier auf der Route 6. Vor allem beachte man die Flurwände und Toilettentüren😊