Café Queen is a cafe at 78 Queen Street in Waiuku, Franklin, rated 4.6 from 310 Google reviews.
A good small-town cafe does the basics well. The coffee is made fresh and consistently, the cabinet food looks recently made and the staff know their regulars. Check what is in the cabinet and on the specials before you order, and ask what is freshest. If you are visiting with others, a table inside suits a long catch-up, while a quick takeaway coffee suits a stop on the way through. Mornings and lunchtime are usually busiest on weekdays, so allow a little extra time. Regulars often settle on one drink and one favourite bite and order the same each visit.
For a coffee or a bite in Waiuku, Café Queen on Queen Street is a local stop.