Albert Park Cafe

At the advice of fellow Unilocalers I visited here on a sunny winter morning.
Appearances can be deceiving as the basic and rundown interior contrasts with the great food and coffee.
Long black was velvety and the Mr Benedict was served with fish finger shaped hash browns and creamy hollandaise sauce. Eggs cooked perfectly with lashings of bacon.
Only downside was that the sauce disappeared quickly leaving the final hash browns a bit dry.

Absolutely wonderful little spot. Tucked up the street from busy Queen Street and sitting across the street from the park, this café is indeed as wonderful as all the other reviews indicate. The space is open and bright. The service is friendly. The food is fresh and super delicious.
There is a wide variety of freshly baked pastries that all look yum yum yum. In addition to all the usual coffee offerings, they also have a wide selection of tea and even a few smoothies (including a play on a mango lassi!).
I had the mushrooms on toast and wow oh wow I wish I was able to replicate that at home. It’s amazing. Mushroom is a light cream sauce with herbs and a light dusting of Parmesan. Topped with a crazy fresh poached egg and served with two slices of yummy sourdough. Use that bread to soak up all the yummy mushroom sauce. Yuuuuummmmmmm.

This place was great, found it on my last day in Auckland :(. Food/​coffee is great and the portion sizes are great. I had the breakfast special. I would recommend if you’re looking for a good place to chill for coffee and breakfast before heading out.

Great service. Great food. Good vibrs. Free wifi. I like it here. My sandwich was delicious and the people who work here are nice.

Thank you fellow Unilocalers! Score another one for RonDMC!
Being new to Auckland, I wanted to discover a ‘breakfast of champions’ type of place. And after reading several reviews for Albert Park Café, I believe I’ve found it. A smart and simple little café, located right next to Albert Park itself.
We walked in and immediately loved the clean café wooden table look. It has a homey type of feel inside, but after ordering we chose to eat outside since it was a clear sunny day. Not knowing what to order, we were helped by George and another cheerful girl (sorry forgot her name). So, I didn’t want the usual omelet only because I usually make those myself. So, here’s what we ordered:
~ Muffin of the Day ($ 4.50): This was like a sweet roll with ham, cheese, and I believe basil. It was basically a roll baked in a muffin pan. Really really soft and tasty. Kinda reminds me of a filipino sweet ensaymada. Not bad combo-​ing it with an expresso either.
~ Mushrooms on Toast ($ 15.50) with a soft poached egg and fresh parmesan: Now this definitely was different. Shrooms in the morning, mmm mmm! The creamy sauteed sauce was simply divine. There was probably three or four various mushrooms in there as well; Cremini, portobello, and possibly a shiitake or oyster type. I just placed it on top of my sour dough, broke open that poached egg, and damn pure bliss in my mouth.
Like I had mentioned, it’s a simple little place with simple little plates. Okay okay, so it may not really be ‘breakfast of champions’, but I sure felt like one after starting my day here. Their latte’s aren’t that bad either. Loved the food, adored the atmosphere, cheers to the helpful staff. I’ll be back!

This was our first stop after our 13 hour flight from the US. We loved their fresh organic food. All four of us had fantastic meals.

Who knew there was a café in the city I had yet to find! This week I chanced upon this lovely little café on the north/​west side of Albert Park!
If you just fancy a coffee you can perch on a bench outside, but my work colleagues and I were on a soup mission! While they have a great blackboard menu, last Monday’s ‘Soup of the Day’ was Curried Cauliflower (served with toasted sourdough and lashings of butter).
Our steaming generously sized bowls of thick and tasty soup arrived and while one of my workmates who is a bit of a sissy about these things, thought the heat of the curry was what my late father used to describe as «courageous» I thought the soup was delicious AND it cleared my sinuses. Bonus!!!
I’ll be heading back next Monday to see what the chef is offering. It’s a great layout inside either for groups or solos.

Food is superb. Staff is very friendly!!! Like every restaurant in Auckland, pretty pricey (when compared to the price I’d pay back in the States). I love the view of Albert park you get from this tiny café. Nice and quiet. Definitely a place to read a book and have breakfast on a rainy day (:

This little café has been here since I can remember, but I thought I’d drop by to check the place out. Love the interior, such a neat and simple little place, friendly too.
I ordered an omelette and a smoothie, and personally I think it’s a little bit over priced, well… just like anywhere else around Auckland Uni.
Food is decent but can be better, and as soon as I sat down the place became packed! I didn’t know it’s such a popular little spot!
Judging from the reviews of others I ought to try out their coffee next time! But this time I’m rather disappointed.

Second day straight hanging out at Albert Café. Definitely the great service and delicious food and coffee hooked me. Plus free wifi and not crowded is a plus! Park starter with a side of two poached eggs first day was nice. Today having the homemade granola and fruit, yum.

Great brunch spot tucked away from the craziness of Queen street. Love a place that can make an omelette consisting of various ingredients have one unifying taste. Like the ingredients belong together. That’s how the mushroom omelette tasted here. We also had the fresh fruit bowl with yogurt and honey. The fruit were as fresh as New Zealand.

It’s daffodil day tomorrow and today you are greated by a lovely large living flower as your host. The warm welcome matched the great food. This is a little jem of a stop (not sure I want to share it?). Daffodil day cup cakes too; check the photos.

Albert Park Café is one on those tucked away spots that locals, business people and students alike seem to love. Overall, I think this is due to their personable staff and reasonably priced, simple but delicious food.
I came here recently with a F.I.S (friend in suit) for a mid-​week CBD lunch. The place was busy but we were able to nab a seat on the sizable sofa in the corner, which suited us just fine. The menu is lengthy, although we both fancied the look of the lentil and beetroot salad with haloumi and candied walnuts ($ 15). It came out lickety split, was a decent size and the flavour combo was delish.
I am hardly in the CBD at lunch and there are so many great places to try in the area that I’m not 100% sure I will be back. Nevertheless, we both left full, happy and ready to tackle an afternoon of hard yakka.

Their Park Starter plate (plus a side dish of hasbrowns) is the best vegetarian breakfast in Auckland. Add a freshly baked brioche and a soy cappuccino, then you have my favourite Saturday morning treat. The other dishes we’ve tried have been tasty and consistent.
The place feels cozy and familiar, and the chef and the waitress are both friendly. It’s a nice place to be whatever the weather outside. I wish I could keep it a local secret but I also want it to succeed and stay there for a long, long time.

A very pleasant accompaniment to Albert Park. The ambiance and menu carefully compliment each other, and both sit flush with the vibe of the surrounding park. But no matter how pretty a café is, no matter how good the service, no matter how good the menu, a café can only be as good as the coffee. The coffee here is sublime, silky, strong and delicious. Oh yes, they have some talented barristers, and it is no secret, there is often a lengthy wait, especially if you are there for lunch. But, depending on your palette, it can be worth the wait. Their menu has a recurring organic theme, seemingly healthy food which is suspiciously delicious. Can food this tasty actually be healthy? Sure, why not?

As the name suggests, Albert Park Café looks out onto the greenery of Albert Park, making for a peaceful escape away from the surrounding inner-​city bustle. The cicadas from the park buzz loudly in the summer, drowning out much of the noise from traffic and therefore making your strong, well-​brewed coffee all the more enjoyable. The menu is also charmingly eco-​conscious, which ties in nicely with the next-​to-​nature setting of the café. Free farmed bacon, organic chicken pies, and even eco-​friendly napkins are all part of what you’ll find at Albert Park Café. I would recommend ordering a tasty brioche or scone to go with your coffee, and sitting down on the comfy couch in the corner with the newspaper available for café patrons. And don’t forget to get a loyalty card, because if you are frequent city-​goer then, like me, you’ll probably be back for more.

I love this café, and they love me back.
Serving up toasted espresso coffee the staff and owner are happy and positive and always dish out smiles for free. The menu consists of top-​quality wholesome home-​made food, often organic and free range too.
This is a café that has a huge amount of support from the local businesses for the simple reason it is awesome and friendly, yep the staff will very quickly learn your name.
If you can manage the walk up the steep Albert Park end of Victoria Street stop in for a coffee or a bite and see what keeps the locals coming back.