The Hub Dairy & Cafe is a dairy and cafe at 202 Ngongotaha Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua, rated 4.1 from 165 Google reviews. A previous listing calls it a cosy little cafe in the lakeside town. Reviewers mention pies, including steak and mushroom, sandwiches, a generous muffin, eggs benedict and a thick banana milkshake, and opinions on service and food vary, with one noting trouble at closing time.
A cafe attached to a dairy serves a village's everyday needs, with milk and papers on one side and a pie, a coffee or a sandwich on the other. Pies and baked goods are best in the morning, when they are warmest and the range is full, and a milkshake or iced coffee suits a warm day. Because small cafes sometimes close early or have limited hours, it is wise to check recent posts or phone ahead before a special trip, and to arrive well before closing. If you are travelling through, a takeaway pie and a coffee make an easy stop, and a short walk to the lake makes it a picnic.
For Ngongotaha locals and visitors heading to Lake Rotorua, it is a convenient place for a pie, a sandwich or a coffee.