Thorndon Quay Cafe

Very friendly and polite staff. Delicious meals at a great price point. Very convenient and great atmosphere.

I've just discovered this great cafe in Thorndon. It's new owners are friendly and welcoming and offer a varied and tasty menu. Their custard slices are amazing! Looking at past reviews the new owners have obviously improved things considerably. The cafe is light, spacious and airy one of Wellington's best kept secrets.

This has become my regular cafe, really good simple food, they have 12 specials which are really good and change weekly (steak/chips/salad or chicken schnitzel/chips/salad etc etc). Generous portion sizes for 12. The breakfasts are also good value for . The sandwiches are good and so are the baked goods. My partner and I are come here when we're looking for a quick lunch out, we reckon it's one of the only cafes in Wellington where you can get a simple old school feed for good prices!

If you've got work on your minds this is a great place to go. I'd recommend starting your day here if you want to plan your day or you're in a pensive mood.<br/ I like to go and sit somewhere off the beaten track to kick start my day, rather than an overcrowded cafe with barely enough space to sit.<br/ <br/ It's hard to find empty car parks in a row in Wellington but its easy to get a park here in the morning.<br/ <br/ My immediate impression of the food was that it was freshly baked. I've often been to cafes where I've paid expensive prices for wilted or hard dry stale food and been disappointed.<br/ If you've ever had that experience, you'll be impressed by TQ's food.<br/ <br/ I thought their food was made by someone who knows food, and knows how to cook well.<br/ <br/ It might not be the first choice of where I'd take my family for lunch but I'd definately go back with friends or work collegues.<br/ <br/

Food is excellent especially the carrot cake. The steak and mushroom pie and the butter chicken pies are also excellent. Great service and wonderful home made food.