Fat Pigeon Cafe - Piopio

Great food and impressive service. I had phoned a few days earlier to ask if they were open on Sunday's as the web sites don't mention Sundays. Yes they are open, so I advised them that a bus load of us would be stopping there for morning tea at about 9.00am. On arrival we found they had reserved tables for us, the food cabinet full of temptations and we were all served promptly. Just one small thing, the coffee was great but could have been hotter. Well done to management and staff.

The Fat Pigeon has to be one of the best places I have ever eaten at. The service is fast and friendly, the food to die for.As a local I take all of my out of town visitors there to dine or just have coffee, which is excellent. Thanks TFP

I don't usually rate a cafe on the basis of two coffees, a scone and a muffin! However, I must say that the coffee was first class and the two mentioned food items were exceptional and exceptionally presented. Well done. A smile at the counter would have scored five stars. :

We called into the Fat Pigeon Cafe on our way North, as apart from needing a good coffee, the place looked attractive from the road and busy....always a good sign. We loved our coffees and the muffin and savoury scone were to die for. On top of this really important stuff the cafe also proved to be very honest and efficient. Silly me, I left my laptop (they have free wi fi), would you believe it, on the table and didn't realise I'd done this until we were nearly at Auckland. I phoned them straight away, they were prompt, polite and patient, and we organised a courier delivery. Thanks Fat Pigeon. I'll be spreading the word.

My husband and I eat and/or have coffee at The Fat Pigeon every weekend; we think they do a fabulous job. There are times when they are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of customers on holidays or weekends, but the cafe has been a great benefit to Piopio and the food is very good, baking superb.