Absolutely love Melba Auckland. The food is consistently great, with generous portions and beautiful presentation. Everything tastes fresh and well balanced, not too heavy.
Breakfast was delicious! And we love the outdoor Cafe dining experience. I had the SEB bagel breakfast and my companion had the brioche French toast.
Great cafe located in Vulcan Lane in the Auckland CBD. Was recommended to visit by some local friends. Tried their Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon. Very good different as they use the hash browns as the base for the food itself. Coffee is good too. Located along the laneway and their outside seating is very nice.
Visited after seeing all the great reviews and decided to give it a go. We ordered the eggs Benedict, the breakfast burger, a hot chocolate, and an organic cola (no regular Coke available). The food was fine — nothing wrong with it, but nothing particularly memorable either. The Manuka smoked bacon was definitely the standout and saved the meal from feeling a bit plain. We sat outside, which had a nice atmosphere, but the footpath slope meant our table was on quite an angle — made for an interesting balancing act!
A trendy and charming café in a central area. The food is really tasty, and the service is good. There's an option to sit and take away.
When I’m in Auckland for an overnighter it’s a no brainer where to go for breakfast. Dear, sweet, Melba. The Favourite Husband and I stumbled upon Melba years ago, completely and utterly by mistake. Which goes to prove; I have a guardian angel. I have never, ever, been disappointed with an offering here. So much so that I took the risk of all risks last year and bought my incredibly fussy daughter here and she ate. A miracle. This Saturday I was pretending I wasn’t hungover; so needed to be cautious. I’d think even the Favourite Husband surely must suspect it when I order orange juice as any other time I literally hate fruit. The orange juice was the size of a small country, fresh and delicious. The Favourite Husband had his usual big breakkie and I went with creamy mushrooms and bacon. I didn’t cancel the bread (see earlier note re: hangover) and boy was I pleased I didn’t. The big breakkie was “stunning” and the sausage declared “outstanding.” Top marks for using a proper butcher’s sausage not a pseudo sausage imposter. My mushrooms came in the tastiest, creamy sauce. Garlicky but still remembering that it’s breakfast. Now I’m not a bread person. But whatever buttery, crispy but pillowy, sweet but savoury delight of carbs came with this dish needs to be certified. I ate the lot AND it cured my hangover. Gawjus, friendly, professional, friendly staff to boot. If only they could get more tables …
Mind blowing experience. Ordered Eggs Benedict and they were they were simply the best I ever had. A shout out to the Melba Vulcan team..Keep making good food and coffee! Kudos
The service was friendly and the atmosphere was very cosy for a wet day in Auckland. Unfortunately our flatwhites were not great. It tasted and visually looked exactly like coffee from Maccas, which was disappointing given the sign outside said "specialty coffee". For a flatwhite, the top 1/3 layer was foam. If the coffee was good and if the sign outside had not gotten our hopes up of good coffee, it would have been a great spot within the cbd.
Amazing breakfast. The place is on the smallish side but cozy. I had eggs benedict with halloumi and mushrooms and a cold pressed OJ. So good, I was very full and happy. I did make a reservation for breakfast as the place fills up rather quickly. The have outdoor seating, as well.
MELBA Vulcan is located at 33 Vulcan Lane, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
You can contact MELBA Vulcan at +64 9 377 0091
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