Eggs on Toast
$19Free range eggs your way, house made kasundi & butter. With your choice of house made bread:
- Local durum sourdough
- Seeded grain
- Brioche (GF option available)
00 / Come sit down
Our catering clients pestered us for years. Eventually we gave in, took a room on Victoria Street in Hamilton and put the kitchen where you can see into it.
The food is serious. The service is not. Or go straight to the menu →Food is exceptional, really a cut above any other local restaurants. Really surprising given the casual setting.
Food is exceptional, really a cut above any other local restaurants. Really surprising given the casual setting.

01 / Start at the start
Milled here, baked here, with the butter churned in the same kitchen. It’s slower, it’s a nuisance, and it’s the reason the bread tastes like something.
They even took bread and butter to a different level.
From the night menu
Share platesFrozen lime & corn popcornSee it on the menu →
Share platesOysterSee it on the menu →
The charcoal grillTaupo wagyu scotchSee it on the menu →
Vege eatsChargrilled carrotsSee it on the menu →
Share platesPinot gris crudoSee it on the menu →
Sweet eatsLil chocSee it on the menu →
Swipe for more →
They even took bread and butter to a different level.

02 / Time is an ingredient
Five or six months of fermenting before a drop of it gets poured. You can’t order that in. You can only start early and then leave it alone.
Really thoughtful and somewhat unusual menu but everything tasted great.
Really thoughtful and somewhat unusual menu but everything tasted great.

03 / The long way round
Regardless of time, cost or sleep — that’s the brief, in their own words. Lerryn makes art and music when he’s not in the kitchen, and it lands on the plate: a thought that travelled a long way to become a thing.
The young chef … sat down and ran through the chef selection and crafted our own personal menu to our taste which was perfect.
The young chef … sat down and ran through the chef selection and crafted our own personal menu to our taste which was perfect.

04 / Why any of this matters
A guest wrote that, and nobody has described the room better since. Put your red bands on and come down. Have some water, drink one glass of wine, stay five hours — the table’s yours while you’re in it.
Amazing experience with staff, where there is no divide between diners, front of house staff and chefs. One big party. Nothing like it!
Amazing experience with staff, where there is no divide between diners, front of house staff and chefs. One big party. Nothing like it!
Your chair is right here
A coffee, a crafty, a plate of fries, or let the kitchen feed the whole table. Either way, no ceremony.
Good to know
For sure. Loads of the menu is already vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free or dairy-free, and heaps more can be made that way — look for the V, VG, GF and DF tags on each dish, or just tell your server your thing and we'll sort you out.
Both. Pop in any time for a crafty or a coffee, a vino or some fries — walk-ins are always welcome. If you want to settle in for the night menu and let us feed you, booking a table is the safe bet.
If you don't like menus and love surprises, this one's for you. Trust the chefs (or have a chat with them) and we'll curate a custom menu around your likes, your vibe and your hunger level — about a dozen plates, starting from $150 per person.
Yep. Pick $50, $100, $200, $250 or $300, or choose your own amount up to $2,000. It's good for anything on the menu, and it goes out straight away. Buy a gift voucher →
By day we're a modern cafe — a fresh take on what cafe food should be, served until 4pm. By night we switch to small share plates for the whole table, built on as much local, seasonal New Zealand produce as we can get our hands on.
We're at 217 Victoria Street, opposite Hamilton's new theatre. There's parking right on Victoria Street, in the carpark building on Hood or Alexandra Street, and in the Museum car park on Victoria Street.
217 Victoria Street, Hamilton Central.
Modern cafe by day. Share plates by night.
| Monday | Closed |
| Tue – Wed | 7am – 4pm |
| Thursday | 7am – 11pm |
| Friday | 7am – 11.30pm |
| Saturday | 8am – 11.30pm |
| Sunday | 8am – 10pm |
Opposite Hamilton’s new theatre, with parking on Victoria Street and in the Museum car park.