Old School Cafe, Bar and Restaurant

What a great little restaurant! We stopped in the little town of Pakawau while exploring the top of the South Island. We stopped in for dinner. The food was great, the portions sizable and the service friendly. Can't ask for much more. There's some art for sale too if you're interested. The school them comes through in the set up of the cafe but it's not overdone. It just makes it a bit interesting. Will stop by again when we're up here. Great place.

It's great to have such a relaxed, friendly place this far west. The food is good, better than pub grub but relaxed and unpretentious. They purposefully cater for locals year round, providing a place to eat and drink and welcome travellers when they turn up. The menu is a mix of dishes covering differnt meats. I had a vegetarian pizza, which was delicious. I don't remember anything specifically for vegans on the menu, but I'm sure they would be the kind of place that would "whip something up" They also make a great coffee worth going back for. We will definately continue to visit.

My wife and I had a superb meal on Sunday evening. We can highly recommend this establishment. The seafood chowder was amazing as was the soup of the day and the vegetable samosas. Very friendly staff and great surroundings. Excellent!!