Augustines of Portobello Farmstore & Kitchen is a café at 33 Hereweka Street, Portobello, on the Otago Peninsula, set in a garden of native bush where tūī and bellbirds feed. Breakfast, brunch and lunch are served, with seasonal dishes inspired by the house preserves, which the website describes as award winning. Reviewers mention a toast of the day with pulled pork, grapefruit and apricot, braised pork and fennel, sirloin ham with poached eggs, open sandwiches, a meze platter, and counter pastries and scones. The farmstore sells preserves, jams and pastes.
The café was closed for all of September, and online orders were shipped in October. Tables can be booked online. Reviewers say the outdoor seating needs no booking for coffee, pastries or cakes. One group with children found the lunch perfect, and another noted that the harbour ferry from Portobello to Port Chalmers is close by for those on the harbour cycle trail. Our pick on the peninsula for a slow brunch in the garden.