Fern Lodge Inglewood is a cafe at 40 Matai Street, Inglewood — the small Taranaki town on the highway inland from New Plymouth — rated 4.3 from 228 Google reviews, with its listing pointing to the Inglewood Hotel website.
Cafes in country towns like this tend to be many things at once: morning coffee stop, breakfast and lunch kitchen, and the place locals catch up on the news. The good ones pull proper espresso, keep a cabinet of homestyle baking, and treat travellers as warmly as the regulars. Hours often follow the breakfast and lunch rush rather than running into the evening, so check before a late detour — and a busy counter at smoko time is the surest sign you've picked well.
For a coffee or lunch stop in Inglewood, Fern Lodge at 40 Matai Street is the address to note, and its 4.3 rating suggests the regulars would back it.