MacNut Cafe sits on the grounds of MacNut Farms in Helensville, New Zealand's largest macadamia orchard and processing facility, established in 1980. The cafe serves a range of innovative foods to tempt everyone, with seating under a covered verandah or out on a paved terrace overlooking the lakes and orchard.
The menu covers chef's specials, salads and gourmet burgers, followed by a range of macadamia cakes, scones, cookies and the cafe's own MacNut Ice-Cream, alongside coffee and iced drinks. For something more relaxed, the cafe can also provide picnic basket lunches to enjoy by the lakes, and group bookings can be arranged directly with the cafe.
MacNut Farms grows the Beaumont hybrid variety in a spray-free orchard, hand-picked for quality, and the farm's macadamia nuts, chocolate, nut crackers and beauty products are also available to shop on-site and online.
MacNut Cafe sits on the grounds of MacNut Farms in Helensville, New Zealand's largest macadamia orchard and processing facility, established in 1980. It's a cafe built around the setting as much as the food, with seating under a covered verandah or out on a paved terrace overlooking the lakes and orchard.
MacNut Cafe serves a range of innovative foods to tempt everyone, starting with chef's specials, fresh salads and gourmet burgers. From there, the menu moves into sweeter territory with macadamia cakes, scones, cookies and the cafe's own MacNut Ice-Cream, rounded out by a coffee and iced drinks list.
Beyond the everyday menu, the cafe can also put together picnic basket lunches for guests wanting to enjoy their meal by the lakes rather than at a table. It's a setting that suits a relaxed weekend outing, with the orchard and lake views doing a lot of the work.
MacNut Farms grows the Beaumont hybrid variety of macadamia in a spray-free orchard, hand-picked for quality rather than mechanically harvested. That same produce flows through to the cafe's baking and ice cream, and the farm's wider range of macadamia nuts, chocolate, nut crackers and beauty products is available to shop both on-site and online.
Group bookings at MacNut Cafe are available by arrangement — simply contact the cafe or the farm directly to organise a visit for a larger party.
MacNut Cafe is located at 914 South Head Road, Helensville. It's open Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 4pm, closed Mondays.