Nuts and Bolts Cafe is a cafe on the University of Canterbury campus, in the Engineering Core Building on Creyke Road in Ilam, Christchurch, with a Google rating of 4.3 from 94 reviews. Customers mention the friendly staff, the chai and the location, and some say the wait for food can be long at busy times.
A campus cafe is judged on speed, since students often have short breaks between classes. Large portions are a plus for a hungry student, but a long queue can take up most of a short lunch. Loaded wedges and other hot fried items are best eaten soon after they are served, so ordering when the kitchen is quieter can help. Many regulars check how busy it is before they order, and choose a drink or a light item when time is tight.
For a quick coffee, a chai or a hot lunch between lectures in Ilam, it is a well-reviewed cafe on campus worth a stop.