Mugs & Muffins Cafe is one of the oldest cafes in Waiuku, located within the premises of the Waiuku Health Centre in the heart of Waiuku City, on the way to Karioitahi Beach. The cafe serves an extensive menu of kiwi cuisine for both adults and children, including steaks, burgers, smoothies, shakes, pasta, salads and desserts.
The food range includes gluten free, vegan, vegetarian and dairy free options, so there's something for everyone. The team cooks up hearty breakfasts, tasty lunch specials, homemade soups, generous jacket potatoes and lamb dishes, alongside coffee from a trained barista and a selection of tasty cakes. Coffee beans are also available to take home.
Mugs & Muffins takes bookings for small groups for breakfast, brunch, lunch and afternoon tea, and can accommodate small group bookings and private hire. Waiuku itself was a traditional area of Ngāti Te Ata, sited on the Awaroa portage between the Manukau Harbour and Waikato River, a stopping point for Waikato Māori trading with Auckland.
Mugs & Muffins Cafe is one of the oldest cafes in Waiuku, located within the premises of the Waiuku Health Centre in the heart of Waiuku City, on the way to Karioitahi Beach.
Waiuku itself carries deep history — a traditional area of Ngāti Te Ata, sited on the Awaroa portage between the Manukau Harbour and Waikato River, once a stopping point for Waikato Māori trading with Auckland. Mugs & Muffins has grown into part of that ongoing local story, a long-standing café in a town with a long history of its own.
The cafe's extensive menu focuses on kiwi cuisine catering for both adults and children, spanning steaks, burgers, smoothies, shakes, pasta, salads and desserts. The team cooks up hearty breakfasts, tasty lunch specials, homemade soups, generous jacket potatoes and lamb dishes, while a trained barista handles the coffee alongside a selection of tasty cakes.
The main meals menu runs from the Mugs & Muffins Breakfast — bacon, sausage, mushrooms, ciabatta, tomato, hash brown and egg — through to an Eggs Benedict with spinach and hollandaise, and a Triple Pancakes with Bacon finished in berry coulis and maple syrup. For something heartier, the Beef Steak Sandwich stacks a Scotch fillet with grilled cheese, fried eggs and BBQ sauce, and The Ultimate Beef Burger brings together a beef patty, bacon, caramelised onion and relish. There's also an Open Chicken Sandwich with camembert and plum sauce, Salt & Pepper Squid, and a B.L.T. with a side of fries.
Mugs & Muffins offers gluten free, vegan, vegetarian and dairy free options across its food range, ensuring there's something tasty for everyone who visits. Kids are well catered for too, with a Kiddos Brekkie, Mini Burger and Mini Pancakes sized just for them.
Alongside the food, Mugs & Muffins serves a full range of classic coffee — espresso, flat white, cappuccino, chai and more — plus milkshakes and thickshakes in coffee and mocha flavours, and bottled soft drinks. For anyone who loves the coffee, beans are also available to take home.
Mugs & Muffins takes bookings for small groups for breakfast, brunch, lunch and afternoon tea, and can accommodate small group bookings and private hire for those wanting the space to themselves.
The cafe is open Monday to Friday from 7am to 4pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 2pm. It's located at 26-30 Constable Road, within the Waiuku Medical Centre premises, Waiuku, Auckland.
Between its long history in Waiuku, a genuinely broad kiwi menu with options for every diet, and a location that makes it an easy stop on the way to Karioitahi Beach, Mugs & Muffins Cafe has earned its place as a real fixture of the local community.