Zampelles Tea & Coffee Shop
C/O Queens Gate Mall, Shop 103, Corner Of Margaret Street & Queens Drive, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington
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My partner and I stopped here for brunch one weekend whilst waiting for the mall to open. It was fairly early so only a few patrons were inside. We shared an omelette and a strawberry and whipped cream pancake dish with a large mochachino to share since we had already had a light breakfast. Service and decor were ok. It's just a cafe, so there's nothing special about it. The drink was fine, although a bit on the sweet side. We couldn't really taste any coffee in it, but the bowl was large enough for both of us and then some. The sweet dish arrived first as it was pre-made, but I would have liked it to arrive either at the same time or after the omelette as we intended to eat it first. But it's probably better that it came first because the omelette was very poorly executed. It was watery, greasy, and flat. There was nothing to it at all and probably worse than I could do at home with on eye closed. There was no attempt at presentation or flavour, just grease, salt, and a slab of scrambled eggs with mushrooms and cheese inside with some burnt toast on the side. It was actually a chore to finish and we needed generous amounts of tomato sauce to make it palatable. The strawberry and cream pancake, on the other hand, was a great compliment to the coffee and in hindsight, that's all we should have ordered. It's probably fine for a drink and light snack to go with your drink, but for a meal, you might leave feeling disappointed.