Big Jims Garden Cafe is a cherished spot in New Plymouth, known for its inviting cafe atmosphere and attentive customer service. Patrons frequently highlight the friendly, knowledgeable staff and the perfect setting for morning coffee, often accompanied by breathtaking sunrises and rainbows. The menu impresses with delicious options like eggs benedict featuring crispy bacon and rich hollandaise, alongside irresistible French toast complemented by banana, vanilla custard, and maple syrup. With a variety of gluten-free choices and outdoor seating, Big Jims Garden Cafe makes for a delightful brunch or lunch destination that blends great food with a warm ambiance and ample parking.
Gagan Monga
a month ago5/5 stars! Lovely café with humble, knowledgeable, and super friendly staff! Perfect spot for a morning coffee ☕️. Bonus: witnessed a stunning sunrise and rainbow 🌈☀️. Highly recommend!"
LA “LA Abadilla” Abadilla
2 months agoAlways visiting this place for good food and ambiance! This time, I took my friends to try some food and didn’t fail me!
Tamara Thurston-Parris
a month agoWe've just been here for lunch. They were busy but we didn't mind waiting as it's normally always good. We ordered food and 2x iced chocolates. They came out with 2 hot chocolates but went back to make 2 iced chocolates. Its like they just tipped them into the glasses and called them iced! When the girl put the iced chocolates on the table the cream slid off the top and down the glass she said oh sorry about that and scurried away. When we had a sip they were hot not tolerably warm they were disgusting the ice cream had all but melted and the cream was melting quickly. The glasses were warm when picked up so the girl who carried them out would have known! I've worked in hospitality and know she probably didn't make them and it was probably someone higher that said they'll be okay. My partner went back in to let them know that whoever was making the iced drinks that they were coming out hot and the girl behind the counter just stared at him and said okay? She didn't offer any sort of resolution or say I'll get my manager/boss to come have a chat. Hindsight he probably should've taken a glass in. We left the glasses almost full on the table and headed home feeling very disappointed as we normally rate this cafe very highly but it's quite literally left a sour taste in our mouths.
Linda Waru
3 years agoSuch a wonderful place to have brunch, lunch even breakfast. Customer service is absolutely amazing, kind people and very considerate. Best customer service I've seen. The food was absolutely tasty. The eggs benni was falling, tasting with crispy bacon and delicious hollandaise sauce, yolky egg on hash. I also ordered French Toast with banana, vanilla custard and maple syrup. Thus was to die for the only downfall was that the toast wasn't soaked through with egg. But it was delicious. I had a Mocha bowl which was fantastic great start to the meal. My cousin had wedges which were perfectly crunchy and fluffy. There was abit.of spice but not too much which was great and blended well. My sister has cheese onion toastie which was yummy and crunchy with a side of salad. We didn't have to wait very long for our food 10-15 min which is perfect. I recommend Big Jim's Cafe to everyone. Plenty of parking and there is a outdoor seating which is magnificent. They have GF options on fave food options.
Aleisha Towler
2 weeks agoThis is a lovely cafe with a huge range of cabinet food and a good range of menu food. I have found some of the cabinet food to be a bit dry, but I have had their wedges off the menu, and they were top-tier!! Probably best wedges I've had at a cafe which is saying a lot. Toilets and plenty of parking on site. Small playground for kiddies and very pretty garden to sit in.