Days Bay Pavilion is a cafe at 611b Marine Drive on the Days Bay waterfront in Lower Hutt, with a 4.4 Google rating and a Facebook page where it posts updates.
Cafes in a spot like this run on a simple bargain: the beach brings the crowds, and the good ones earn repeat custom with coffee and food that justify the trip rather than coasting on the view. Fine weekends test that bargain, when counter queues build and every outside table fills — regulars arrive early, or hold off until the post-lunch lull. Choosing between two waterside cafes usually comes down to the cabinet food and the flat white, since the harbour outlook is identical either way.
Days Bay Pavilion sits right where that matters — on the beachfront at Days Bay, where the Eastbourne ferry lands and the bush-clad hills drop to the water.