Mrs Smith's Cafe & Catering is a café at 524 Main Road in Riwaka, near Motueka, that serves all-day brunch, cabinet food and in-house baking. Its menu puts a spin on kiwi café classics using ingredients that change with the seasons, and it caters for gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan diets. The coffee is Vivace, roasted locally. The café also does catering for business meetings, conferences, anniversaries, weddings and funerals, and offers private chef services and a wedding menu.
Customers praise the pies, particularly the pepper steak pie and the mussel pie, which they say are full of meat and not made with gelatine. Others mention the chocolate cake, the fruit ice cream and the warm, friendly staff. The café is open Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 2:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 3:30pm. It is closed on public holidays, except ANZAC Day, when it opens to support the Riwaka Parade.