Arabica Cafe

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1. Aleki Bon ★★★★★

   First class all the way. The two young guys running the place are fantastic. The food is seriously good and it's popular for good reason. We'll be back when next in Wellington.

   almost 9 months ago
2. Neil Moss ★★★★☆

   I visited this café late morning on a Saturday. It was very quiet, which made for a peaceful environment. The barista was friendly and chatty, which was a nice. Unfortunately, the coffee didn’t meet expectations. I ordered a large latte for $5.90. The drink was extremely hot - so much so that I had to wait around 15 minutes before I could even hold the takeaway cup or take a sip. When I finally did, the milk tasted a bit off, possibly because it had been overheated during the steaming process. This gave the coffee an unpleasant flavour. While the service was good, the coffee quality could use some improvement, especially with milk preparation and temperature control.

   1 year ago
3. Mazin Mohamed ★★★★☆

   I recently visited Coffee Arabica, drawn in by the promise of delicious Arabic food. While I found their coffee to be excellent and well-prepared, I was a bit disappointed to discover that their menu didn't offer the Arabic dishes I was hoping for. That said, the ambiance was cozy, and the staff were friendly and attentive. The coffee selection is definitely worth a visit, even if the food options weren't quite what I expected. If you're a coffee lover, this place is a great stop—just don't go in expecting a full Arabic dining experience!

   1 year ago

1. Isabella Clague ★★★★☆

   One of the best place to get coffee in Wellington! A large actually is properly large! Flavour is exquisite. Minus a few points because the wait staff aren’t particularly friendly. Been many instances where people are waiting at the counter but there is no one there to serve them. Interior is quite dark & outdated. Lots of red & black with stone accents. A lot of the cabinet food is very reasonably priced, like a huge cottage pie for $8 Think this is a great takeaway spot, probably wouldn’t dine in.

   1 year ago
2. Natasha Kearney ★☆☆☆☆

   Honestly, dining here was the most confusing experience. We tried to order drinks from the menu but my red wine came out as a white wine. When I queried it, they tried to argue that it was the wine I ordered, eventually caving and telling me they don't have any red wine because they don't sell enough. Fair enough, but take it off the menu and don't argue with me about the white wine being what I ordered. I then tried to order a beer, they explained there were only two in the fridge of differing types, and as much as I tried to order the other beer, they ignored me and insisted I have this one specific beer. I gave up. Not to mention there was a price difference, and they weren't forthcoming with offering me a refund for the price difference even though they failed to tell me when ordering my chosen drink wasn't available which was evidently common knowledge to the team. And finally my beer didn't arrive until we had finished our meal and wanted to leave even though the place was very empty. Honestly the whole situation was confusing and frustrating and I didn't understand why they were so argumentative when we were just trying to make the limited options work. Which was a shame because the food was nice and came out quickly.

   almost 2 years ago
3. Sheryl Moir ★★★★★

   Always a great place for a good coffee down by waterfront. Had toast & preserves & good quantity of both. Service was quick & pleasant

   almost 2 years ago

1. Yorkie Tea ★★★☆☆

   Tea and coffee were great. I had the veggie breakfast which was a bit uninspired. No sauce or dressing, undercooked and rather hard tomato. Poached eggs were great and just how I asked for them. Nice sour dough bread. Pricey for what it was.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Amelia Hamlin ★★☆☆☆

   I'd give them a 2.5 because it was better than a 2 but not quite good enough for a 3. Did not meet our expectations at all. The food was not up to the standard we expected for the price. $17 for an eggs benedict that felt more like cheap diner food. It wasn't bad food but compared to what they charge for it, it was pretty disappointing. There was a very long wait time too. Which wouldn't have mattered so much if the food was great but there's nothing worse than receiving average food after a long wait! It didn't seem that busy yet it was still quite chaotic. Overall we were pretty dissapointed with our experience and wouldn't recommend it.

   almost 3 years ago

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