Best Cafe

Yummy yummy food, definitely coming again !

Meals come complete with slices of bread and curly butter. I sneaked in some super fresh bluff oysters and a glass of milk. Mister made a piggy of himself and gorged on 3 whitebait fritters...not a crumb left behind and a generous amount of whitebait in each fritter. Well worth a visit.

A simple cafe, with simple food, but you get what you pay for. The staff were friendly and bubbly. Just a good solid cafe experience, where you can get a quick bite to eat.

The Best Cafe is the real deal, dating to 1932. Enjoy a bottomless tea or coffee served with bread and butter while perusing the menu. Or save the bread and butter to make a fish or chip buttie with your main meal. Fish and chips are the focus here, with lots of classics available such as oysters, whitebait patties and shrimp cocktails. Good selection of beers and a few wines available. Great service.

I want to say this is the best fish and chips you can find in the Dunedin area. Dining in the restaurant is fun if you’re looking to experience going back in time to see what it’s like eating in a restaurant in 1970s. I wouldn’t recommend to do this more than once because the pricing for dine-in is higher than takeaway. They have a great selection of fish and I usually go for the blue cod. The batter is so light and the fish really just melts in your mouth. I would eat here more often if it was in a more convenient location as there is limited on street parking near the restaurant. Highly recommend.