Swerve Cafe

Agree with Helen M. Used to like their big breakfast with fresh juice for $ 18 like that, but that was long long ago, because they stop doing them during the weekday. Then we back to get coffee this year. I feel the circle is closed. Not like the service at all. Gave them another chance the following week, exactly the same feel. So why paid pricy coffee to get shitty feeling.

Gluten free bread — first thing I noticed about this place as it’s advertised on their menu wall bold and clear. I like that because I don’t have to ask and (though I’m use to it) go through the disappointment of a restricted menu choice when the answer (often) is no.
I got the chicken, mustard, avocado, mayo and lettuce sandwich on gluten free bread toasted and it was delicious — best I’ve had in a long time. Bread not too thick, perfectly toasted and generous filling… and tasty.
Other menu highlights:
Chorizo, asparagus, and roasted kumara salad with green chili dressing ($ 17.50)
Grilled chicken with blood orange and fennel salad ($ 17.50)
Gelato — 3 scoops with homemade biscotti ($ 7) Coconut, Bacio and Vanilla Bean are my choice.
The staff are energetic. Long stripey cushioned wall seats are comfy. The rest of the décor is pretty contemporary with large S type faces, long communal table with small posey of flowers, a cool black and white image of a birds eye view of a man surrounded by coffee filled tea cups.

I find this place a bit clique. It’s not that the staff are young and funky, which they are and I no longer am, it’s just that they seem to have accepted some customers into their groove and others not. I don’t like feeling like there are hierarchies when I’m buying a coffee and peculiarly I always feel it when I go here — though rarely anywhere else.
On the bright side though, the interior of the café is beautifully lit for a casual dining place and the bench style seating is bright and inviting. It’s got a lovely layout — I only wish I loved the staff vibe more.
The coffee is passable though tends to be a bit bitter for me. They do a really delicious tuna wrap with lots of grated carrot and beetroot that is just yummy. If you’re not overly sensitive, as I am, then I’m sure this could be a really great hiding place. It’s very popular, so clearly there’s something to be enjoyed.