Cafes
Butlers Berry Farm & Café
Delicious fresh produce for your picnic, or take a break at the licensed cafe overlooking the orchard.
Berry-inspired food, fresh fruit ice-cream sundaes and smoothies; jams and chutneys made on site.
SH1, Hook.
P. 03 689 5849
Nosh Roadside Gourmet
Classy cafe at the Waimate turn-off on State Highway 1.
Exceptional freshly made cabinet food, great salads, and lots of choice.
Arguably the best cheese puffs in the country, huge and delicious, served warm with butter.
SH 1 and SH 82 intersection, Hook.
P. 03 689 7229
Odette’s
Open for group bookings. Gorgeous shabby chic themed tea-room in the countryside at Morven near SH1. Upcycled furniture for sale.
Devonshire teas, coffee, and fresh scones.
Open October 11 until the end of March.
194 Horsnells Road, Morven
M. 022 160 8818 P. 03 689 4944
Rainbow Dairy and Cafe
Good stop in the middle of Waimate for a quick bite.
Best cheese rolls (and no, they won’t share the recipe!) hot food, cabinet food, coffee, big ice creams.
Small selection of grocery items too.
87 Queen Street, Waimate
P. 03 689 7246
Queens Lodge
As well as a function centre, accommodation and a curio shop the Queens Lodge Waimate is home to Artifax licensed café. The large museum-style café offers unique-dining, social-distancing and unusual-museum displays which are for sale. The changing displays include archeologic, natural-history, geology and steampunk. The café leads to the newly opened garden centre.