Marua Road Cafe - Maungakiekie-Tamaki

Unexpected jewel that my wife and I have found!Amazing coffee and food!Already been there twice in a month.Love the cleanness of the cafe and friendliness of the staff.

Turned up at 8:30 Sunday morning to avoid potential weekend busy crowds,<br/ and was pleased I came in before busy time which is 10am+<br/ <br/ Asked for a table for 1 and promptly seated where I wanted to be.<br/ <br/ Food:<br/ Ordered a flat white, which turned up quickly.<br/ It was a little mild for my taste buds but well made.<br/ <br/ Ordered eggs (poached) benedict with chorizo on sourdough and hollandaise.<br/ Turned up pretty quickly as well.<br/ <br/ This was a solid dish.<br/ Would have preferred the chorizo to be fried a bit more, to be a little crispier.<br/ <br/ Service:<br/ The server needed to be more assertive/confident.<br/ When I walked in he was friendly in a timid way and I like it when I'm just quickly welcomed and asked how I can be helped.  101 hospo things could be improved here.<br/ <br/ Same when ordering the coffee large vs small want to be told small 1 shot, large 2 shot, without having to extract that.  There is no consistency in cafes serving sizes or shots so don't presume I know what yours is.<br/ <br/ About 10 mins into eating was asked if everything was ok and then left alone.<br/ <br/ On leaving the same lack of assertiveness as I approached the counter to pay also left me unsure where to go as a staff member was sorting coffee cards at the counter.<br/ <br/ I'm nitpicking, but that's what reviews are for.<br/ <br/ Solid food and service.<br/ Other reviews will have comments if different experience when it's busy.

Bit feeling under the weather today and wanting some comfort food after grabbing a plant from Mitre 10. Marua Road Cafe was the closest to grab a coffee and a plate. Staff were so friendly and looked after the customers really well. I was just by myself but two staff were attending to me, giving me a cup and a bottle of water while the other one was asking me if I wanted a cup coffee while I'm browsing the menu, awesome! The food came out really quick but yummy. I ordered Creamy Mushroom and it was a delight and so delish, a must try. The coffee design was so cute which really painted a smile on my face and made me feel so much better after the great cafe experience. Highly recommended and will come back anytime soon with family and friends.

The food here is very tasty and the customer service is truly great. What really sets this place aside from others is the barista and the cute and quirky pictures he creates on the top of the coffee. Highly recommend

Best service by the guys here, and the food was super tasty. Creamy mushrooms were best i have ever had . The big breakfast was also very good and eggs cooked to perfection.<br/