Riverside Café sits in the middle of the Town Basin Marina in Whangārei, with indoor and outdoor seating that looks out over the Hatea River. It is a light, airy room, but the setting is the main reason to come. Outdoor tables put you right by the water, with the marina around you. The café is open all day, from 8am to 5pm every day, and it holds a full licence, so a glass of something can go with lunch.
The menu runs from breakfast through to lunch. The breakfast side includes poached eggs on an English muffin with baby spinach and mustard seeded hollandaise, bacon and avocado on wholegrain toast, and a smoked salmon and cream cheese plate. Lunch covers burgers, a crispy bacon, lettuce and avocado sandwich on home-baked sourdough, nachos, and salads, with gluten free toast and gluten free options available on request. The café names its coffee as award-winning Chiasso, and its homemade cakes and savoury cabinet are part of the daily offer. There is loads of parking and a free wifi hotspot.