Nourished courtyard cafe - ERINA

The place is now called Cornerstone Coutryard Cafe and is run by the Christian bookshop attached. Open 9 - 4pm Mon - Fri and 9 - 1pm Saturdays. It seems to be the aim of the new management to provide a peaceful setting for visitors, so they don't take bookings and don't cater for groups. Service is on a first-come basis. Table settings are only organised for no more than 4 people at each.A friend who lives locally took me and the building is very impressive. It was pouring down when we went (leftovers from Cyclone Debbie no doubt) so eating outside wasn't an option, but inside tastefully decorated, but as I was warned, the coffee grinder and blender are very loud if sitting near the servery. We sat near the window, so overlooked the garden which had canopies over the tables, but useless in that weather.We got there about 10.30 and it was reasonably quiet (the weather!) and I ordered scrambled egg which took quite a while to be served. By noon the place was getting crowded - still peaceful, but with outside seating unavailable, hard to get a table. Not the fault of the staff.The bookshop attached was quite large and had a wide range of gifts suitable even for non-Christians.

I really love this place. Have been coming here for many years. The garden area is very peaceful. The overall atmosphere is relaxing, except when the coffee beans are being ground, then its really noisy. The food is good and tasty, but more variety, other than vegetarian would be nice.

This used to be one of my very favourite cafes, They do have a beautiful setting, sitting in the garden is lovely and the decor inside is beautiful also. They used to have wonderful food, healthy clean, lots of options, especially for gluten free or other dietary needs. A wonderful place to meet up with people for lunch. The past management of the cafe left and it was taken over. Now it only has coffee and cake. We went for lunch but there was no lunch food no salads, protein type food. There was muffins, breads, that kind of thing. We asked and were told they were not doing that kind of food anymore. The staff was lovely, but I was so disappointed to have lost one of my favourite places to go for brunch or lunch. It would still be ok if you wanted coffee and cake/bread type of thing.

Beautiful setting, great food & drinks, suitable for meeting others or on your own . Service with a smile. What more could one ask for!

I can definitely see myself coming here every weekend if I lived in the area. The meals on offer have been clearly carefully planned with a healthy mindset. Staff were very helpful and friendly. My only concern was the time taken to bring out the food. Half an hour for a burger and salad? That's a bit hard to process.