Fernielea Cafe

This café is a bit of drive out of Auckland, but is a good place to meet up with friends. It’s right by the dairy and close to where they hold the monthly Coatesville Markets (first Sunday of the month). Black Cottage (the new kid in the country) is on the other side of the dairy, brand new and always busy. This café is the original and a bit more laid back. Playground outside for kids and seating inside, on the verandah or outside under the trees. I can’t rave about the food to be honest, except for their homemade pies which they sell at the market. I ordered the BLT, but it was made with bread so lightly toasted it was unappealing — wouldn’t order that again. The mince with poached eggs and the mushrooms on potato rosti looked good. A little surprise was the coffee art, didn’t expect that!