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Located on State Highway 87 at the southern (Dunedin) end of Middlemarch. Restored, traditional wooden villa with indoor and tranquil garden seating.

Summer hours Winter hours
8.30 to 4pm Monday to Thursday
8.30 to 5pm Fridays, Saturday, Sunday
8.30 to 3pm Monday to Thursday
8.30 to 4pm Fridays, Saturday, Sunday

Happy to open for special occasions outside these hours with notice. Phone (03) 464 3224 for bookings.

Offers brunch, lunch or dinner with a contemporary flair, e.g. spanakopita (Greek spinach and fetta cheese pie) and Mediterranean salads. Gluten-free options available.

Has great coffee and several choices of cake, including Kumara Cake and Friand.

A full range of other beverages, incl Cental Otago wines and beer, is available.

Eat in or we can package food for picnics or to take to your accommodation.

Wheelchair accessible.

Features a kissing gate, traditionally used to keep stock off railway lines by the gate swinging and touching or ‘kissing’ each side of the gate posts.

Owner: Kate & Callum Wilson.

Location: Swansea St, Middlemarch.

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