Gar-Fare Cafe is an owner-operated cafe and lunch bar at Suite 1, 241 Thorndon Quay in Thorndon, Wellington. It holds a Google rating of 4.8 from 42 reviews, and reviewers often mention the burgers, the homemade buns and the friendly service. Its menu blends European and Thai cooking.
A good lunch bar earns regulars with food made fresh each day, rather than food that has sat long in a warmer. Homemade buns and relish show a kitchen that takes care over small details. Breakfast croissants with egg and cheese are a useful test of the morning menu, since they should be warm and well filled. When choosing a cafe in a busy business district, arrive a little before lunch for the best choice, and ask what was made that morning.
For a homemade burger or a curry at lunch on Thorndon Quay, it is a cafe worth a stop in Wellington.