Donaldo's Cafe and Beach Bar offers relaxed dining and a family-friendly atmosphere just metres from the beach and the Kawatiri Coastal Trail in Carters Beach, Westport. Alongside dine-in and takeaway options, Donaldo's runs a small convenience store for the Carters Beach community, with coffee, fresh baking, pizza, and fish and chips.
Full menus are available for breakfast, lunch and dinner, giving locals and visitors a reliable spot to eat throughout the day. Donaldo's also offers catering, baking and event services on request.
Guests have praised Donaldo's for its generous meal sizes, friendly and attentive staff, and its beach views from the restaurant tables, with the West Coast whitebait singled out as a standout dish.
Donaldo's Cafe and Beach Bar sits just metres from the beach and the Kawatiri Coastal Trail in Carters Beach, Westport, offering relaxed dining in a family-friendly atmosphere. The business doubles as a small convenience store for the local Carters Beach community, alongside its dine-in and takeaway food offering.
Donaldo's covers a lot of ground under one roof: coffee and fresh baking for a casual visit, pizza and fish and chips for takeaways, and full menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner for those settling in for a proper meal. It's the kind of place that can serve a quick coffee and baking in the morning and a full dinner service by evening.
Reviewers have described generous meal sizes, friendly and attentive staff, and a good menu selection. One recent visitor called it 'a great little find on the Coast,' noting the tidy indoor and covered outdoor seating and the views across the field to the ocean. Another, finishing a South Island road trip in Westport, singled out the West Coast whitebait and the salmon as standout dishes worth recommending.
Dine-in guests can take in beach views from their table, while takeaway customers can grab fish and chips to enjoy right on the beach. It's a setup that suits both a sit-down dinner and a casual, no-fuss meal outdoors.
Beyond its regular cafe and restaurant service, Donaldo's offers catering, baking and event services on request, for those wanting the same food for a private function or gathering.
Donaldo's Cafe and Beach Bar is open seven days a week, from 9am to 8pm. It's located at 23 Marine Parade, Carters Beach, Westport, and can be reached by phone to book a table or discuss catering.