Beaufort + Co

About Beaufort + Co

Beaufort + Co is a local café at 52F Oteha Valley Road, Oteha, Auckland, serving Albany and the surrounding Bays since 2020. It's known for fresh cabinet food, barista-made coffee, a relaxed atmosphere and sell-out weekend doughnuts, all led by Chef Kevin Blakeman, who brings decades of experience across top kitchens in the UK, Europe and New Zealand.

The café menu runs from build-your-own eggs and omelettes to heartier plates like the Beaufort Big Breakfast, a Philly Steak Bowl and a Teriyaki Salmon & Brown Rice Bowl, alongside an extensive coffee, tea, shake and smoothie list. Beaufort + Co also runs a full catering operation, covering breakfast pots, sweet pastries, savoury croissants, scones, muffins, artisan sandwiches and salads, suited to everything from a small office shout to a black-tie event.

Beaufort + Co holds a 4.6 out of 5 Google rating from 489 reviews, with regulars praising the food, friendly service and dietary-friendly options.

Beaufort + Co: Albany's Local Café, Bakery and Catering Kitchen

Beaufort + Co has been a local favourite in Albany and the surrounding Bays since 2020, built around fresh cabinet food, barista-made coffee, and what the café calls a relaxed atmosphere with friendly faces.

Led by Chef Kevin Blakeman

At the heart of Beaufort + Co is Chef Kevin Blakeman, who brings decades of experience across top kitchens in the UK, Europe and New Zealand. His style runs from intricate pastries to beautifully plated sharing boards, and he's described as thoughtful yet approachable, believing food should make people feel something — comfort, surprise, nostalgia or joy — and that it should always be shared.

A café menu built for every kind of morning

The café's Eat menu starts with eggs done a few different ways — Eggs Your Way with ciabatta and mojo rojo sauce, a Beaufort Big Breakfast, and The Beaufort Benne with poached eggs and hollandaise on hash cakes. There's a sweeter side too, with S'mores French Toast finished in chocolate mascarpone and berry compote, alongside heartier options like a Philly Steak Bowl, a Teriyaki Salmon & Brown Rice Bowl, and a Beef Ragu Pasta made with red wine and espresso braised beef. A weekly rotating Bowl of the Day keeps things moving, and build-your-own omelettes let regulars pick their own fillings.

Coffee, drinks and the famous doughnuts

Beyond food, Beaufort + Co runs an extensive drinks list — coffee, iced drinks, frappes, specialty hot chocolates, tea, shakes and dairy-free smoothies, alongside spritzers, an R18 spritz selection, beer, cider and wine for anyone extending brunch into something longer. And then there are the doughnuts: the café's weekend doughnuts have become a genuine sell-out, made to order and worth calling ahead to discuss flavours.

Catering for any occasion

Beaufort + Co's catering arm is built to handle birthdays, weddings, office shouts and special events of any size, from ten guests to two hundred. The catering menu spans breakfast pots, hot breakfast wraps and burritos, sweet pastries like pain au chocolat and Danish, savoury croissants, scones, muffins, artisan sandwiches across a huge range of flavours, club sandwiches, and salads including a smoked salmon and potato salad and a sesame soy chicken salad. Everything can be mixed and matched, custom-ordered, or left entirely to the team to plan.

What locals are saying

Beaufort + Co holds a 4.6 out of 5 rating from 489 Google reviews, with regulars praising the Big Breakfast, the Beaufort Benne, the Sunday roast, and the café's dietary-friendly options, alongside consistently friendly service.

Visiting Beaufort + Co

Beaufort + Co is open daily — Monday to Friday from 6am to 2:30pm, and weekends from 7am to 2:30pm. It's located at 52F Oteha Valley Road, Oteha, Auckland, and gift cards are available for anyone wanting to treat someone to brunch, cabinet goodies, or a round of coffees for the team.

The experience

Between Chef Kevin Blakeman's thoughtful approach to food, a café menu that ranges from classic eggs on toast to a proper Philly steak bowl, and a catering operation built to handle everything from a small office lunch to a black-tie event, Beaufort + Co has earned its place as Albany's local café with a big heart.

Signature items

• Beaufort Signature Doughnuts
• Beaufort Big Breakfast
• The Beaufort Benne
• S'mores French Toast
• Philly Steak Bowl
• Smashed Avocado Hash

Menu

Fries

• Curly / Straight Fries — Served with aioli and ketchup.
• Truffle Fries
• Loaded Curly Fries — Hollandaise, manchego, aioli.
• Bacon Loaded Curly Fries — With smoked pork belly.

Coffee

• Flat White / Cappuccino
• Mochaccino / White Mocha
• Latte
• Piccolo / Double Espresso / Long Black / Americano / Macchiato
• Matcha Latte

Eggs & Breakfast

• Eggs Your Way — Two pasture-farmed Olliff eggs with ciabatta and mojo rojo sauce.
• Beaufort Big Breakfast — Two eggs your way, bacon steak, mushroom, sausage, tomatoes, hash cake and ciabatta.
• Smashed Avocado Hash — Crisp hash cakes, lemon smashed avocado, preserved lemon, poached egg, cherry tomatoes, pumpkin seeds. Vegan available.
• S'mores French Toast — House brioche, toasted berry marshmallows, chocolate mascarpone, maple syrup, berry compote.
• The Beaufort Benne — Poached eggs, sautéed greens, hollandaise on two hash cakes; choice of bacon, smoked salmon, mushroom and tomato, or braised beef cheek.
• Butties on Country Loaf — Bacon butty with pickles, caramelised onions and cheese, or a vegetarian halloumi butty.
• Build Your Own Omelette — Served with toasted ciabatta; choose any 3 fillings from bacon, sausage, mushroom, cheese, tomato, halloumi, smoked salmon.
• Chilli Scrambled Eggs — Scrambled eggs, chilli oil, blistered cherry tomatoes, goat's cheese, dukkah, pickled onion, ciabatta.
• Mushroom Bowl — Slow roasted mushrooms, creamy balsamic sauce, ciabatta and manchego cheese.
• Beef Ragu Pasta — Red wine and espresso braised beef, pappardelle, manchego cheese.
• Caesar Salad — Baby gem, Caesar dressing, parmesan, poached egg in pangrattato, smoked pork belly.
• Teriyaki Salmon & Brown Rice Bowl — Seared salmon fillet, brown rice, edamame, cucumber, avocado, sesame seeds, teriyaki sauce.
• Philly Steak Bowl — Seared steak, capsicum, onion, mushroom, cheese sauce over brown rice.
• Bowl of the Day — A weekly rotating soup — ask staff for today's flavour.
• Everyday Toasties — Choice of 3 ingredients or plain cheese, served with a side salad.

Iced Drinks & Frappes

• Iced Matcha / Iced Strawberry Matcha
• Iced White Chocolate & Pistachio
• Iced Mochaccino / Iced Chocolate
• Iced Latte / Iced Americano
• Frappe — Mocha, vanilla ice cream, berry, chocolate or latte.

Spritzers, Beer & Wine

• Non-Alcoholic Spritzers — Passionfruit, berry, grapefruit, flamed orange or apple.
• R18 Spritz — Gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, limoncello or Aperol with prosecco and soda.
• Beers & Cider — Cider, Asahi, Monteith's, Heineken, plus 0%/low alcohol options.
• Wines & Bubbles — Gancia Prosecco; Villa Maria Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Syrah or Rosé.

Shakes, Smoothies & Juice

• Shakes — Banana, cherry, P.B & jelly, chocolate, chocolate coffee, caramel, strawberry, vanilla.
• Smoothies — All dairy free — cocoa & peanut butter, strawberry colada, black forest, green, tropical mango & passionfruit, berry berry berry.
• Juice by the Glass — Orange, apple or pineapple.

Catering — Sandwiches & Salads

• Artisan Sandwiches — Choice of Turkish, focaccia, ciabatta, wraps, croissants, baguettes, bagels or gluten free bread, with flavours including ham & cheddar, chicken & cranberry brie, BLT, roast beef & horseradish, pastrami Reuben, lamb & feta, falafel & beetroot hummus, and more.
• Club Sandwiches — Chicken, ham, beef or vegetarian, served as finger sandwiches.
• Smoked Salmon & Potato Salad — Hot smoked salmon, baby new potatoes, avocado, radish, cucumber, pumpkin seeds.
• Oregano Chicken & Pesto Israeli Couscous — Herby chicken, Israeli couscous, sundried tomato, baby spinach, basil pesto, parmesan.
• Sesame Soy Chicken Salad — Soy glazed chicken, noodles, bok choy, edamame, spring onion, coriander, crispy shallots.
• Roast Kumara Salad — Roasted kumara, baby spinach, red onion, coriander, mixed nuts, dressing.
• Shaved Fennel & Orange Salad — Shaved fennel, orange segments, baby spinach, mint, citrus vinaigrette.

Catering — Breakfast & Baked Goods

• Breakfast Pot — Granola with rhubarb compote and yoghurt, apple crumble baked oats, or seasonal fruit pot.
• Hot Breakfast & Breads — Breakfast burritos, a bacon and egg brioche burger, English muffin with hollandaise, chorizo egg and mushroom wrap, or full breakfast wrap.
• Breakfast Platter — Chef's choice of mini sliders, English muffins and wrap bites.
• Sweet Pastries — Pain au chocolat, pain au raisin, almond or pistachio croissant, lemon coconut or chocolate hazelnut croissant, berry, plum custard or raspberry white chocolate Danish, chocolate pistachio.
• Savoury Croissants — Ham, cheese and tomato; cheese, tomato, spinach and pickled onion; smoked salmon and cream cheese; bacon, hash and hollandaise; scrambled egg, chive and basil; halloumi and roast veg; eggs bene.
• Scones — Bacon and cheese, jalapeño and cream cheese, spinach and feta, caramelised onion, cheesymite, date and orange, lemon and coconut, or cheese.
• Muffins — Raspberry white chocolate, coffee caramel, plum custard, blueberry cream cheese, spinach and feta, or roast veg and cheese.
• Beaufort Signature Doughnuts — Call to discuss preferred style and flavours.

Hot Chocolates, Specialty Drinks & Tea

• Classic Hot Chocolate
• Hot Lemon, Ginger & Honey
• Chai Latte — Sweet or spicy.
• Specialty Lattes — Peppermint, white, gingerbread, Nutella, salted caramel, chilli mocha or matcha pistachio.
• Dubai Hot Chocolate or Mocha
• Tea Selection — English Breakfast, Earl Grey Blue Star, Rooibos Ginger Spice, Green China Jasmine, Strawberry & Kiwi, Peppermint.

Frequently asked questions

What are Beaufort + Co's opening hours?

Monday to Friday, 6am to 2:30pm. Saturday and Sunday, 7am to 2:30pm.

Who is the head chef?

Chef Kevin Blakeman, who has decades of experience across top kitchens in the UK, Europe and New Zealand.

Does Beaufort + Co do catering?

Yes, for events of any size, from breakfast pots and sandwiches to full breakfast platters, suited to birthdays, weddings, office events and more.

Are there vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free options?

Yes, many dishes have vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free options, and smoothies are all dairy free.

What is Beaufort + Co known for?

Its fresh cabinet food, barista-made coffee, and sell-out weekend doughnuts.

Can I buy a gift card?

Yes, gift cards are available online, usable for brunch, cabinet food or catering orders.

What's Beaufort + Co's Google rating?

4.6 out of 5, based on 489 reviews.

Tips

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