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A restaurant without a rating is almost like a beer garden without a guest. Menulist has collected all reviews for Cafe Encounter so you can get a picture based on the opinions of other visitors. So far, there are 1755 reviews found on 7 pages. The average rating for Cafe Encounter is 4.2, which means guests have a very high opinion of this restaurant. Help other guests with your review through our rating system.

Overall Total Score
4.2 out of 5
Impressive | 1755 reviews

Reviews from various websites

All reviews for Cafe Encounter from all websites. The restaurant offers good food (4.2 stars) and is one of the best restaurants in Kaikoura.

INT Restaurants
4.0 ★ from 805 reviews
dayna-barnett
11.01.2024 - 15:32

Delicious food great clean eating areas and friendly staff!

elizabeth-d-elephant-2
11.01.2024 - 15:32

Nice cafe: plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. Food was tasty.

ash-price
11.01.2024 - 15:32

I didn't visit for the dolphin encounter, but I did visit for the cooked breakfast. A regular stop when we are in town and the service and quality of the food n...

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tg-ratahi-1
11.01.2024 - 15:32

The Frech toast was delicious, the big breakfast wasnt as big as I expected comparing it to others weve had on this trip. Still a decent sized meal just not wha...

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ken-sharon-hail
11.01.2024 - 15:32

Lovely position overlooking the bay. A nice place to sit back with your coffee watch the world go by.

Tripadvisor
4.6 ★ from 541 reviews
Google
4.4 ★ from 196 reviews
Foursquare
2.9 ★ from 17 reviews
FacebookPag
4.2 ★ from 137 reviews
Happycow
4.0 ★ from 1 reviews
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