Reviews of The Crib Cafe. (Coffee Shop) in Riverton (Southland).

The Crib Cafe

439 Reviews

197 Comments

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135 Palmerston Street, Riverton / Aparima 9822, New Zealand

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Information of The Crib Cafe, Coffee shop in Riverton (Southland)

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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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Reviews of The Crib Cafe

R. K.

It looked very quiet from the outside but I'm really glad we stopped and went in. Food choices are limited but I wanted everything that was in the cabinet. Looked amazing, tasted really amazing! Soy flat white was spot on. Decor was old school and awesome. The lady that served us was pretty cool.

Z. P.

Good selection of food, tasty cheese rolls and good coffee/hot chocolate, however it was very smoky in the seating area, our group of 4 recived all their drinks spaced apart at odd times with quite a wait between and the toilet was messy with dirty hand towels piled under the sink, needs a bigger bin or changed more often.

P. L.

Super coffee, large pot of tea, cakes were wonderful with generous helping of cream. Staff were super helpful. Apple, feijoa and walnut crumble out of this world. Thank you

J. H.

This place delivers as promised! Our table of four all received their meals at the same time. We were all very pleased with presentation and quality. Great options straight from the display cabinet as well.

J. M.

Wonderful food, ordered the Banh mi, corn fritters, and chicken souvlaki, all was absolutely delish and a good range of hot sauces to add as needed. The atmosphere was lovely, and staff were very kind and friendly. We even took away some cheese cake and brownie for later! Would absolutely recommend stopping by.

A. D.

Fantastic selection of food & delicious coffee, service however a little indifferent, comments were made by barista, they seemed to get over their initial moodiness. Rest of staff were fine.

L. f. l.

Great cabinet food, lots of variety and good looking yummy food. Cheese scones were fluffy and light. Good hot drinks. Lovely friendly staff.

J. S.

Awesome cafe with a great vibe and friendly staff. Food is delish and Caz makes the best coffees ever!!!! Would highly recommend 😍🙌

D. R.

Best cafe I’ve been to in a long time. I love a good diner and this hit the ole nostalgic heart strings. Even the smell inside got me excited.

P.

Back here again after a few years ,after a early 5am start capturing the sunrise coffee and a feed was a must .Just had the most amazing Giddyup consisting of Bacon,bratwurst (unfortunately they had run out but gave me a discount) beans,eggs any style ,chunky toast with hollandaise sauce . Great atmosphere and good service HIGHLY RECOMMEND thank you from chasingnaturephotography.

R. S.

Such a great café! We went here for breakfast before heading to Bluff and it was definitely worth the visit. I had the eggs benedict with bacon and earl grey tea which I enjoyed. I'll certainly be going back here if I'm ever in Riverton again.

K. I.

This is a neat little cafe with some really cool decor and good food. My poached eggs were done perfectly and the big side of mushrooms was great value for money. Good coffee as well. Gluten free options. Recommended stop if you're traveling this way.

M. K.

I can’t wait to return to Riverton so I can eat here again. Super friendly staff and owner operator. Delicious coffee. Can’t speak to the cabinet food which looked sublime but our panini and breky roll were 10/10. Such a cool ambiance and has been lovingly decorated. Batting well above the average for small town nz cafe, this place could easily be found in Wellington.

l. b.

I really wanted this to be 5 star but it wasn't, cake looked amazing but was just ok. Good coffee just not great. Service was fine the place was quite no one really making an effort or sounded overly positive. For a kiwi cafe very 3 stars....

C. R.

A rustic but homely cafe on the main street. Excellent food, and nice to see a place with plenty of choice for those who are gluten free. Has a drive thru! Would go back again

C. M.

Friendly locals doing great food & coffee. Burgers are the BEST! Seriously good hot chips too!

j.

This place is damn good, I have been here on 3 separate occasions for coffee, breakfast and lunch and every time everything has been on point. They have a good selection of nz craft beers and wines, the coffee is consistantly good which is hard to find and the food was great (I would suggest the chips and gravy). Staff are friendly and attentive and the atmosphere is warm and comfortable and you don't feel to cramped for a smaller cafe.

C. D.

Had a great takeaway breakfast, highly recommend the breakfast roll! It's a great little spot and the staff are super friendly and helpful!

M. P.

Excellent little cafe in the centre of Riverton.An eclectic mix of 60s-70s decor. Beautiful muffins, good coffee and cheese rolls. Worth a visit.

P. B.

Excellent, wonderful coffee and muffins. Staff very friendly and welcoming.😀

A.

Great food and nice coffee. Friendly staff and clean tidy premises..

R. B.

Highly recommended, very cool vibe, great food and drink. A popular place to meet the friendly locals.

c.

Every town needs a place like this! Love the local following and the awesome interactions the owner has with everyone! We were here about a year ago too and had the same amazing experience and banging eggs bene!! This time we took full advantage of the drive through coffee, what a service!!! Absolutely fantastic!

I. H.

Great place to dine. Very nice meal couldn't eat it all. Service was of a very high standard.

L. D.

Food reaaally delicious and great value. Venue is funky as and the staff are nice :)

A. S.

Good food 5/5 Coffee nice 4/5 Service 3/5 Will revisit and try again

L. S. J.

What a great cafe . We had the chicken pie, muffin and coffee all of which were delicious, in fact I would say the muffin is one of the best I have ever had! Definitely worth calling in here!

j. h.

Awesome seafood chowder and an around nice Cafe. Recommend it!

W. M.

Awesome as usual. Beautiful burgers

m. s.

My husband and I stopped at The Crib Cafe for lunch today after driving from Milford in the pouring rain. What an absolute gem of a place, such an extensive menu, super yummy food, coffee was spot on and service was warm and friendly. Meatball Sandwich a winner, Just loved it! Thanks Crib Cafe you made to Hangry people very happy people, we will be back !!

J. V.

The coffee is delicious and the panini bun was so soft! The burger was delicious as well. Great service and who would have thought Riverton had drive thru coffee! I would highly recommend calling in here if you go to Riverton.

J. H.

Nice food friendly staff busy place

L. B.

Excellent food and staff banter. Will return

C. B.

Awesome food great coffee from the newbie and friendly staff.

J. P.

Great and tasty food. Excellent service.

A. W.

Fabulous food. Staff wonderful. Will be back

J. A.

Cycling Touring Nirvana . A vibrant café to go too in Riverton . Great Coffee and Gluten Free selection to choose from . The Owners and staff were wonderful to deal with .

I. V.

Thanks to Matty McClean tv1 for mentioning this cafe and saying they have the best seafood chowder, it was what I needed to hear. You see... I'm a seafood junkie and we were heading that way. Well they did not dissapoint, it was absolutely delicious 😋.Hubby had the breakfast roll👌 and he was not complaining either. Keep up the good mahi girls 👍

N. H.

These guys were getting pumped over the long weekend. It was a sight to behold. But the crew were holding it together and served up A1 standard coffee, delicious breakfasts with yummy home made baked beans. The following day we had a bacon and egg breakfast roll and savory muffin for our onwards journey, also all delicious. We’ll be back for sure and thank you!

M. M.

Yummy food,great environment,rustic and retro...love 💕...

P. S. C.

Without doubt the best Cheeserolls in Southland. Awesome coffee & cabinet food as well. To top it all off, the service & atmosphere was a winner too. A true hidden gem of the South Island if not not NZ 🤙🏽

N. B.

Best Salmon Eggs Benedict I've had in a long time. Great coffee, friendly service. Love the decor.

D. T.

Quirky cafe, very retro and fun. Had great coffees and a delicious chocolate brownie, all served by friendly and obliging staff. The menu looked lovely!

L.

Lovely food good coffee

C. M.

Older deco which gives the place a chilled feel and the food was incredible. We had Salmon Eggs Benedict, perfect poached eggs and no skimpy portions. Coffee was great too. Will be back next time were in town.

L. B.

Slow service Food not that great Wrong order brought out Coffee not nice

S. G.

Best coffee around. Is our local coffee shop. Tasty food. Awesome people. Highly recommend.

M. H.

Had a light snack at this Cafe,food was fresh and very nice,quite expensive tho.Service was good considering covid and the pressure it can cause.

V. B.

Fantastic freshly home made cooking and baking. Good coffee, friendly welcome and great music. Refuelled us on our Tour of Southland around the mountain cycle. Highly recommend the ginger loaf!

S. V. R.

A pretty awesome gem of a cafe. The chips are crazy good. To be honest everything they do is bang on. Great coffee, great food. Proper good honest food. No frills. Great flavours. Definitely worth the drive.

j. b.

Best food Friendly staff. Seafood chowder is the best

N.

Friendly service and great coffee

W. D. L.

From the second you walk in the door, Your greeted with personality, it may be the colours on the walls, or the personality of the chick at the counter. She,s straight up fast and good at her job, coffee was real good, I didn't eat but wish I did, it looked real good.

S. O.

Great meals. Pleasant staff

k.

This spot was recommended by Rose. And how accurate was she?! An early lunch with amazing soup, BBQ beef roll, kids pancakes with bacon, great hot chocolate and good enough coffee. Highlights were the authentically warm service, homemade bread and vintage decor. Thank you!

T. S.

Nice little gem in Riverton. Nice savoury muffin. Staff seemed very inexperienced. My partner's scone was heated in the microwave for so long it became a cracker. The barista was nice about and swapped for a muffin.

J.

Great food, delicious coffee with great ambiance. Could easily spend a couple of hours here. Will be back.

A. B.

Wow what a scone! Now im a great date scone baker, so i appreciate a good one and this was great! My friends had a variety of food that they raved about and to top it all off they make great coffee! Ticks all my boxes.

P. M.

Great coffee and nice food. We like this place and enjoy the interactions with staff and management.

B. A.

Better food than Orepuki!

J. M.

Had the Falafel Pita pocket 10/10. Took some home

H. C.

Delicious food and amazing service, our daughter even got to say hello to a pet lamb that popped in! Good coffee too

C. S.

Fantastic food and friendly staff (hist has a good sense of humour). In particular their home made bread is amazing. Vegeterian/vegan and gluten free options.

G.

Real good food. Staff real friendly. Be back again for the best cheese rolls and big pot of tea.

S. W.

Just enjoyed a lovely coffee with our rhubarb muffin and delicious apricot/apple and rhubarb crumble.Super friendly staff appreciated!

M. A.

Awesome atmosphere and the corn fritters are a must

P. R.

Just had a delicious brunch of pancakes with bacon and maple syrup. Very generous serving. Awesome.

N.

An amazing burger. After a long day hiking was a dream come true

M. M.

Omg lovely food! 9yr old daughter loved it too. Excellent iced chocolate and iced mocha. If you order chips definitely order the gravy too mmmmmm.

K. 0.

Loved it, amazing food. Friendly service. Great coffee!

D. B.

Very welcoming venue on a cold damp day. Good service, food and coffee.

T. M.

Coffee just great, fantastic selection of gluten free treats well worth the visit

R. B.

Lovely staff, wonderful experience, fantastic service

D. C.

Hot Chocolate excellent-Coffee on the strong side. Friendly service. Scones didn't appear as fresh as earlier experienced.

K. T.

Great menu. Scones are amazing and staff very friendly. Very homely ambience.

L. K.

Great place to chill out and have some great food.

k. r.

Wonderful atmosphere and decor. Food and coffee was great. Had a wonderful time.

J. T.

Lovely Place- it has a bit pre retro look and food was very nice ! Will come again ♥️👍

K. S. C.

Was here near end of Nov 2015. Love the coffee here. And the breakfast was awesome. The staff was very friendly. And the overall decor of the place was so warm and lovely.

R.

We had Fish Chowder wonderful thick very filling with bowl of chips..Very Friendly Helpful Happy staff..We'll be back next year.💕💥😎q

D. S. V.

One of those rare times when you find that one place is absolutely perfect the way it is. The service, the food, the coffe, the bakery and even the wifi was awesome. Great surprise

J.

Very nice place and good food

B. D.

Wow. Would recommend the drive from Invercargill to Riverton just to come here. Southern hospitality at it's best. Toasted ginger bread with caramel was amazing

P. L.

Nice food and coffee ..a little slow on service ...but well worth a look and a feed

J. F.

Great coffee and food. A good vibe. Thankyou for your attention to great hospitality.

A. C.

Awesome big breakfast, great coffee, cool decor and fun staff. I need to find an excuse to come back and try the dinner menu and the Kereru beer.

I. R.

Awesome cafe, lovely service. The food tastes great and the coffee is the best you'll find nearby

S.

Great food, good coffee and friendly service.

S. S.

Lovely staff and great coffee. Looking forward to coming back for breakfast next time

A.

Excellent coffee and service

r. f.

Awesome coffee, smoothies and cheese rolls. Friendly staff. Kids loved it so will be going back when we are back again

N. w.

Great strong coffee.

M.

Avery nice cafe and nice staff

D. T.

Delicious home-cooked food. Lovely friendly welcome as soon as you walk in.

P. R.

Good little cafe, very friendly, excellent food. Not the cheapest but to be fair you get what you pay for. 😊

J. M.

Love this place coffee consistently good love the food as well.

K.

Good food

A. L.

Friendliest service in the south. And that Salmon Benni wasn’t half bad either 👌 Top spot

V. S.

Pizza and Mulled wine while listening to live music. A perfect Saturday evening. Thankyou The Crib Team!

K. T.

Great place to drop in and catch up on the local news, awesome food and coffee

C. M.

Awesome spot, food and coffee were great and the lovely lady running it is amazing.

7.

Excellent food and very good atmosphere! Love their muffins and their Chips!

B. H.

Always great food and service . Friendly and happy staff 🙂

M. P.

Just love their scones. Go to The Crib just for them. The other food and coffee is not too bad either

M. G.

Great coffee. The savoury scone was excellent. Thank you!

M. E.

High quality food, and pretty good service. Reasonably priced, and nice character to the place.

N. G.

Went several times on our trip goog eats and coffee. Good Kiwi fare reasonably priced good Pizza

C. C.

Nice cup of coffee and delicious cheese cake just what the doctor ordered!!!

A. P.

GREAT coffee and awesome food , service is excellent and the place has a great retro feel

B. C.

Very quiet time of the afternoon today, enjoyed my iced coffee, would have appreciated the option of cream or no cream tho.

P.

Best coffee in Riverton!

R. a. A.

Great food and decor. A very useful drive through window.

J.

Perfect coffee stop. Thankyou

L. C.

Great atmosphere, awesome 79's retro style, fantastic service, delightful beer and delicious food. Fully rate this place.

b. c.

Great coffee, yummy scone with jam and cream.

•. R.

Friendly staff, amazing food and hreat atmosphere

L. W.

Great food, friendly staff, all set in the most beautiful place.

M. D.

Great pizzas and chowder, small but cery impressive craft beer list.

G. C.

Great coffee, friendly service and awesome date scones

K. H.

Great little cafe. Atmosphere coffee and food all very good

L. M.

Fabulous eggs bennie so full after.👍🤣

T. H.

The brunch here is better than the brunch over there at that other place you were thinking off. Honestly stop looking over there. Here's where it's at.!

T.

Lovely cafe, but the dry burger wasn't worth $15

J. “. R.

Great Friendly staff .Nice atmosphere. Food was very good

B. C.

Mrs Clarks gets five gold stars! Delicious treats, friendly staff and great coffee.

J. F.

Well priced and delicious food.

J. M.

Always good service, friendly customer service and the pancakes were devine

J. J.

Lovely food and friendly service.

H. B.

pretty good, limited menu though, good customer service

D. T.

Loved it. Fresh cakes, good espresso. Good vibes

Y. O.

Lovely lunch great atmosphere you must try here.

M. T.

Very outstanding food and great customer service 😂

S. D.

Amaaaazing food, fantastic service, and a gorgeous little venue. Love it!

T. S.

Awesome cool cafe groovey sounds

G. C.

OMG you have to have the south land cheese rolls - her grandmas recipe! To die for great comfort food

D. D.

Funky atmosphere. But smoky for me but that's just me. Good stop for coffee.

J.

Super good coffee and food!!

B. L.

DELICIOUS food. Friendly staff. A welcome Oasis on a hungry morning. :)

T.

Great food, friendly staff!

d.

great food, superb cofe, lovely people!

L. Z. P.

Great cabinet food and good coffee. Perfect stop!

M. O.

Great brekkie. Don't miss out on this cafe if you come to Riverton.

T.

Nice food.Great staff

B. C.

Top form pancakes. Top form owner. Riverton Gem

L. L.

Excellent food, staff and atmosphere!

B. L.

Great cafe. Recommended.

C. V.

Fish sliders were epic and the coffee amazing

E.

Cute little cafe. Brownie was so yummy!

H.

Absolutely delightful. Vibe tick. Food tick. Host tick tick.

C. H.

The best coffee in New Zealand. Try the Mocha one

A.

Lovely friendly atmosphere

K. S.

Perfect coffee..We'll be back

A. B.

Don't know what I had, but it was really good.

N.

Friendly, cosy and busy. Good choice

j.

Best Southland Sushi around

A. M.

Quirky, great food and great service.

J.

Excellent coffee and scones.

B.

Great place good kai love it

D.

Food and coffee is great here

S.

Would definitely stop in again

A.

Great coffee.

L.

Pancakes were amazing

O.

Lovely setting and atmosphere

B. P.

Very nice coffee from a grump

W.

Great food and great service

H. C.

Amazing coffee and food.

G.

Great meals . Quaint....

P.

The best coffee in Southland

A.

Nice place 😊

Y.

An ok cafe

A.

Great kai and service

B.

Really good beans.

S.

Love the food

C.

Menu limitations burger or pizza

O.

Brownie was 6/5!

K.

Staff members are friendly.

W.

Nice coffee

A.

Lovely food

J.

Best cafe in Riverton

T.

Great coffee

K.

Nice

N.

Great coffee

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Good

D.

Fabulous as always

D. G.

Food delicious

S.

Great food

C. B.

The best eggs and mushrooms I've had in years. Locally owned AND operated.

a.

Always good thanks Kaz!!

T.

(Translated) A very nice and nostalgically furnished cafe. Here you can enjoy the Cappucino in a pleasant ambience. My breakfast tasted great. I had the best bread and the best bratwurst of my recent NZ trip here. Very nice staff. Here I felt very welcome. The toilets are clean and there is a disabled toilet. The entrance area is barrier-free. The prices are very fair. To recommend! (Original) Ein sehr nettes und nostalgisch eingerichtetes Café. Hier kann in einem angenehmen Ambiente der Cappucino genossen werden. Mein Frühstück hat super geschmeckt. Ich hatte hier das beste Brot und die beste Bratwurst meiner bisherigen NZ-Reise. Sehr nette Mitarbeiterinnen. Hier habe ich mich herzlich willkommen gefühlt. Die Toiletten sind sauber und es ist eine Behindertentoilette vorhanden. Der Eingangsbereich ist barrierefrei gestaltet. Die Preise sind noch dazu sehr fair. Zu empfehlen!

M.

(Translated) Super delicious lunch: BBQ roll and seafood chowder 😍 authentic eatery, great flair (Original) Super leckerer Lunch: BBQ Roll und Seafood Chowder 😍 authentisches Lokal, toller Flair

N.

(Translated) Warm atmosphere and hearty breakfast ^^ (Original) Ambiance chaleureuse et petit déjeuner copieux ^^

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