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Overall Total Score
4.2 out of 5
Impressive | 3230 reviews

What User doesn't like about Nova Cafe:
Staff were friendly and food was okay, but the service did take quite a long time, and was a bit disappointed by the $80+ shared meal (in photo). Overall probably a bit overpriced for what is served. View all feedback.

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Menu
5.0 ★ from 11 reviews

Our meal was excellent (a great cook), but above all the waiter was very friendly. And the last one is something we needed so urgent after these two challenging...

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I always go to the café. Beautiful kai update: 1. back to Nova Cafe in a long time and still up in my Top 5 in Dunedin. Food and coffee still, I had the Nova Ba...

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It was a cozy place and good food for brunch time. Excellent services and good price. I'll try other menus again.

Our meals were absolutely delicious! The lamb was cooked for perfection with beautiful accompanying aromas in vegetables. The staff was really friendly and the...

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My family and I went here after a trip to the art gallery and it was lovely. We got the small fries (pictured below) and pear and Berry slice if I remember corr...

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Int Restaurants
4.1 ★ from 2131 reviews
Kirti
11.01.2024 - 11:11

A nice cafe that is packed on weekends so either book or you may have to wait or come back. The food is very fresh and tasty and I can recommend the Nova Katsu...

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Jezreel
11.01.2024 - 11:11

A nice chill vibe, if you want to get away from annoying loud rowdy students then this is the spot. Nice dessert place to end of a nice lovely dinner plus a cin...

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Alex
11.01.2024 - 11:11

You can never really go wrong with Nova. Some of their food is a bit on the bland side though. Great place for a coffee and a quick bite. You can do better if y...

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Geoff
11.01.2024 - 11:11

Set high above the Octagon is Nova, a cafe in Dunedin old city. Very friendly and welcoming, clean busy full and queues forming occasionally at the door. Exquis...

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Jordan
11.01.2024 - 11:11

I've been here a couple times and have found that I tended to enjoy the entrè and desserts more than I did the mains. This isn't to say the mains were bad, more...

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Yelp
4.1 ★ from 8 reviews
Debbie
18.07.2024 - 04:23

I had a fantastic experience at this restaurant! The service was exceptional and the location in the city center (in the Octagon) made it convenient and easily...

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Havard
18.07.2024 - 04:23

This restaurant stands out for its delicious food and excellent service. The interior has a cafe-like atmosphere with a glass counter displaying cakes, and the...

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Dia
18.07.2024 - 04:23

Nice cafe on the Octagon adjacent to the Public Art Gallery. They have several types of sweets, breakfast foods, and lunch foods. I had the Buddha Bowl which ha...

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Anna
18.07.2024 - 04:23

The food was reasonably priced and what I believe is good value. The staff were good, however nothing to rave about. The doughnuts are obviously what we went fo...

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Melanie
18.07.2024 - 04:23

Great cafe adjacent to the museum. Yummy fish and chips. Carlie an excellent server and took time to share good places to shop and visit while in town for the d...

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Minube
5.0 ★ from 1 reviews
Carlos
06.08.2024 - 06:25

This café and restaurant has received several awards for excellence in service, quality, and creativity. They offer signature dishes like the Nova Seafood Gumbo...

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Facebook
4.2 ★ from 123 reviews
Foursquare
4.3 ★ from 59 reviews
Google
4.3 ★ from 1178 reviews
Tripadvisor
3.9 ★ from 818 reviews
Zomato
3.4 ★ from 73 reviews

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