Billy Cafe Newmarket

Billy Cafe Newmarket

What other Aucklanders are saying about Billy Cafe Newmarket.

 

Customer : Great coffee, food was delicious too! The place was quite busy and has a small kitchen but service was still great despite being a bit slow. Was a great way to relax on a Sunday morning, would definitely be going back for another chicken burger

Customer : September 2022: Still a great place to have a morning snack

We really appreciate this cafe gem.

A few weeks ago we accidentally came across their chocolate & berry muffins that were amazing. They’ve been experimenting with them since then. For instance, today (13 March 2022) they put some in. But we prefer just : fresh, warm, and moist.

Customer : My coffee was fine but I waited 30 minutes for a below average beef burger. The beef patties were more like meatballs. They were round and cooked unevenly. They obviously don’t know that meat patties need to have equal thickness throughout to ensure it cooks evenly. I asked for well-done and the meat was completely raw in the middle. They season the beef mince with a bunch of herbs so the little bit I had was actually terrible. I noticed other customers finished all their food so I assume the beef burger is probably the worst thing they serve. I’d go back for coffee but that’s it. Would have given 3 stars but I waited too long for inedible food.

Customer : We waited 15 minutes for coffee and 40+ minutes for food. It’s ridiculous considering our dish was mainly leaves and egg. We didn’t receive any apology for the wait nor any acknowledgement. Food is tasty but not worth it.

REPLY TO OWNER:
I do like greens, which is why I ordered a vegetable dish. But please explain why a poached egg and leafy greens takes 45 minutes thanks. Please tell customers how long it will take to cook and serve before you waste their time.

Customer : Amazing coffee. And their signature menu was absolutely delicious!

Customer : Really nice menu, great specials and excellent coffee

Customer : Was anticipating great meal from here based on ratings. Lucky to find a parking nearby and it isn’t costly to park on carlton Gore Road. However, got quite disappointed as it wasn’t the standards I would expect from such ratings.

The salad that came along wasn’t fresh… Rocket leaves were already turning yellow (and it was quite a turn off for me). The double cheese burger came in 2 small size patties with huge piece of regular bun (that seem to have been bought at supermarket). Hardly much cheese with it. One of the patties had very beefy taste, not something I would expect from fresh meat. Another turn off for me. The sauce was very odd – BBQ sauce with mustard and some mayo. An odd combination that does not blend with the dish. The potatoes was crunchy but after about 2 pieces, you might start to feel its a little salty! When the plate came, it looks odd and unbalance as it looks dry (luckily the table next to us order two burgers too and they straight away also asked for some mayonnaise sauce! This dish need a lot more flavour balance to charge that kind of price.

We also had the creamy mushroom and this was good with mushroom flavours but it lacks balance again with the salad from supermarket packs just won’t cut it for the price.

The poke bowl was good but not great.

Overall, it would be a 2.5-3 star for us. Lack balance and they should not give ‘yellowing’ salad to be served. To me, chef just lack attention to details.

Customer : Did Billy Cafe change owners? Admittedly it’s been maybe 2 years since I was there last, possibly longer. But it wasn’t what I remember.

First of all, I have a rule when it comes to burgers. If I can’t pick it up eat it, it’s not a burger. This was more of an open sandwich and not really a good one.

The brioche bun was very rich, it tasted like I was eating a slab of butter. The fired chicken was average and as noted before, it was difficult to eat with this unnecessary massive portion.

The fries also came out lukewarm.

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