The Musterers Hut Cafe is a relaxed dining spot at 20 Ruataniwha Road in Twizel, proudly serving L'affare coffee alongside fresh homemade baking, breakfasts and lunches. It's a favourite stop for those on the long drives through the Mackenzie, with a place to sit and read by the fire or gather around a table with friends.
The cafe is family friendly, with children's toys, books, mini golf and a playground to keep younger visitors occupied, and it's also pet friendly, with pets welcome to sit outside or under the veranda amid plenty of grassy space to run around. Alongside breakfast, lunch and cabinet food, The Musterers Hut also serves beer and wine, and takeaway options are available.
An 18-hole mini-golf course is open year-round as a fun all-weather activity, and the cafe also runs an attached gift shop. School and large group bookings for the mini-golf can be arranged for discounts by getting in touch directly.
On the way through the Mackenzie, The Musterers Hut Cafe at 20 Ruataniwha Road in Twizel has built a reputation as a favourite stop for both locals and travellers. The cafe proudly serves L'affare coffee alongside fresh homemade baking, breakfasts and lunches, all served in a relaxed setting built for sitting by the fire with a book or gathering with friends at a table.
The Musterers Hut's own philosophy is right there in its tagline — eat, play, relax. Breakfast and lunch menus sit alongside a wide cabinet selection and popular homemade pies made by the cafe's own chefs, all available for dine-in or takeaway. Beer and wine are also served, giving the cafe a bit more range for those wanting to settle in for longer than a quick coffee stop.
Behind the counter, the drinks list runs well beyond a standard flat white. Alongside the coffee classics — flat white, latte, cappuccino, mochaccino, long black and americano — there's a turmeric latte, a matcha latte, and a full range of iced drinks including an iced dirty chai. For something blended, frappés come in chocolate, mocha or coffee, served with or without cream, and an iced matcha is available with strawberry, coconut or vanilla flavour. A tea menu offers ten different flavours, from earl grey and English breakfast through to hazelnut bliss and apple and elderflower, served as a pot for one or two.
The Musterers Hut puts real effort into being a stop for the whole family, with children's toys, books, a playground and an 18-hole mini golf course to keep younger visitors entertained. The mini golf course is open year-round as a fun all-weather activity, with discounted rates available for school or large group bookings by getting in touch directly. Pets are welcome too, able to sit outside or under the veranda, with plenty of grassy space around the cafe for them to run around.
Alongside its food and drink, The Musterers Hut runs an attached gift shop, giving visitors something to browse before or after their meal. Combined with the mini golf and playground, it makes the cafe a genuine destination rather than just a drive-through stop — somewhere to linger for a while on a trip through the Mackenzie region.
The Musterers Hut Cafe is closed on Mondays and open Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 3pm. Whether it's a coffee and homemade pie on the way through, a relaxed brunch with the family, or a round of mini golf while the kids burn off some energy, The Musterers Hut Cafe offers a proper break in the middle of a Mackenzie road trip.