Mondo Cafe is a cafe at 400 Heretaunga Street East in Hastings, rated 4.2 from 269 Google reviews. Reviewers describe a spacious, wheelchair-accessible cafe inside a supermarket, with couch-style and standard seating, parking, cabinet food, muffins, flat whites, hot chocolate and mochas. They praise pleasant staff and a tidy room, and one notes the full cabinet range was not out on a Sunday. The website text looks generic, so I have not used its detailed claims.
A good cafe gets coffee and cabinet food right and keeps the room clean and welcoming. Check what is in the cabinet if you are in a hurry, ask what is fresh, and allow extra time at busy hours. If you need step-free access or a table for a group, ask when you arrive. Quieter times, such as mid-morning on weekdays, suit meetings and catch-ups.
For coffee and a treat in Hastings, Mondo Cafe on Heretaunga Street East is an easy stop.