Review: Tay Street Beach Cafe

Tay Street Beach Cafe (154 Marine Parade) Literally metres away from where my Mum lives, somewhere I have never really been to because when I’m there we tend to venture further into town. Seemingly popular, I had always wondered whether this place was worth the hype, or if it was popular purely because it was…

Review: Me & You

Me & You (58 First Ave, Tauranga) As Cafe 88‘s sister cafe, I was pretty excited when Mum suggested we head there for brunch. If it was half as good as Cafe 88, I was pretty sure that I would still enjoy myself. The place was absolutely packed, but we somehow managed to squeeze a table…

Review: Pronto Burgers

Pronto Burgers and Cafe (Shop 7/1 Marine Parade, Tower 2) Every town needs a local burger joint, and the one at the Mount exceeds all expectations. It is in a prime location, it’s cheap and it’s delicious. Regularly featuring on TripAdvisor’s best “cheap eats’ it was somewhere that I knew I needed to get to,…

The Barrio Brothers

The Barrio Brothers (100 Maunganui Road) A festive wee spot in the heart of Mt Maunganui, The Barrio Brothers serves up some delicious food and clearly has a good time doing it. The staff are all super friendly; they all seem to love working there! There is also so many of them working at any given…

Cafe 88

  Cafe 88 (88 Maunganui Road, Mt Maunganui) If I lived in the Mount, this place would be a muse. Every time I go to the Mount I find an excuse to come here because I will not work my way through their mouth-watering assortment of goodies otherwise. Everything in there excites my taste buds; even food…

Sidetrack Cafe

Sidetrack Cafe (Shop 3, Marine Parde, Bay of Plenty) My mum introduced me to this place; her and my aunt visit it every time they climb up or walk around the Mount. Considering they do this a few times every week, you could say they were “regulars” at this cafe. Mum’s fussy when it comes…

48 hours in Mount Maunganui

Something like New Zealand’s version of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, Mount Maunganui offers surf, sea and countless sunshine, but with less of a big city vibe. Having spent numerous family holidays there growing up, it is a place I always look forward to visiting, and not just because I worship the sun. It is…