Oaken Cafe - Dunedin

We had a eggs Benedict with bacon and flat white this morning and it is delicious and the price is very cheap and reasonable compared to all other cafes in this area, the coffee is very good and excellent service by the staff. I definitely recommend this cafe very reasonable prices and very good portions. Free Parking is available next to this cafe.

There were many options to eat breakfast that morning but I purposely chose one which was closer to University of Otago. This cafe was one street away from St David's Complex which houses lecture theatre, seminar rooms, a cafe and University Union... which was not there when I went back to Malaysia in the year 2000. I chose this cafe before it was within walking distance, and its proximity to University of Otago I parked my car at our accommodation and walked towards the cafe before continuing to the university campus. First impression was very good the cafe boasts floor to ceiling glass allowing maximum natural lighting to light up the whole place. Friendly staffs made our visit welcomed and in no time the breakfast items were served in front of us. All of which tasted freshly made and perhaps it was the cold winter morning that got us famished. Eggs Benedict, bacon, eggs and even wraps were those that we'd ordered.. and we could not find fault with all of the food. In the end, we walked out of the cafe happily and continued to my Alma mater.

It's on two floors. The ground floor has mostly outdoor with a couple of indoor tables. The second floor covers a large area with lots more more tables, chairs and couch options.

Decent feed for $24. Seemed slightly understaffed for the busy brunch period, but the food was brought out promptly. Some ciabatta for the eggs would have been good with the Oaken Stack, although I know it's not listed in the description.

19-3-23 Had eggs bene with salmon for the first time...salmon was fresh and tasty, sadly the eggs were over cooked, there was little holindase on the dish and it was bland, with the toast it just seemed dry and flavourless. They were super busy and we did have 14 at our table. Would be nice to have salad option or gf in cabinet. We have been here for Sunday brunch several times and the food has always been good... creamy mushrooms a favourite. Today my daughter ordered a Tropical smoothy which arrived clearly made with berries as was pink... we took it back and was told it was the tropical, so went back to our table. The lovely waitress Ursula noticed that my daughter wasn't drinking the smoothy and was instrad helping me with my iced coffee, and asked if she would like a refund we explained my daughter didn't like berries. She made her an iced coffee instead. Thank you Ursula.