Toasted is a cafe on Don Street in Appleby, Invercargill, and a 4.7 rating from 128 Google reviews suggests it has earned a solid local following.
A good cafe is judged on two things above all: coffee that tastes the same on every visit, and a cabinet that's restocked through the morning rather than filled once at opening. Regulars learn the rhythm quickly: when the mid-morning rush hits, which cabinet items go first, which table catches the sun. All-day breakfast is the honest test of a cafe kitchen, and in a southern city like Invercargill a warm seat and unhurried service can matter as much as the menu. The tell is always the same: the place where locals keep coming back.
For Appleby locals and anyone passing along Don Street, Toasted looks like the sort of cafe worth becoming a regular at.