Loading ...Well gosh, what an odd place the Coffee Club is. I think it’s trying to put style back into the increasingly-commercialised world of coffee chains, but it’s something which will take a bit of getting used to. What am I talking about, you ask? Read on, and find out… 
Well as you can see by the picture on the left (click on it to see a bigger version) we went to the Coffee Club at night, seeing as nothing much else was open in Takapuna on a Thursday night, but it was actually surprisingly busy! We were greeted by a man who wanted to take our orders (what?!), I thought he was rushing us because they were closing soon but no, that’s just how they do things here, apparently. I asked where I should pay, and in response I was advised he’d “give you the check when you’re finished”, which is something I’m not used to when grabbing coffee and cake! He then asked where we’d like to sit, suggesting table 24. I didn’t really feel like arguing, so off we trooped to table 24 (which was, admittedly, a nice table!)
It gets better. He then produces this wine bottle of water, pours us each a glass of water, and begins setting the table with napkins and cutlery! Can I just remind you at this point that we had ordered a flat white, a piece of cake and an iced chocolate. That’s it. I was a touch overwhelmed. Starbucks take a hint! It’s probably worth noting that the coffee and cake were very good, beats both Starbucks and Esquires hands down, for those of you who are keeping score.
Alright down to the nitty-gritty, how is it in terms of accessibility? Well, I was impressed. Level entry, plenty of room inside the cafe, and three bathrooms, so you don’t have to put up with the drunk able-bodied men peeing all over the floor, they have their own bathroom to do that in! The door to the accessible bathroom is a pull-door with a pull-down handle, but no auto-close mechanism so it wasn’t heavy to pull at all. There’s a massive rail on the other side with which to pull the door closed behind you. Awesome stuff. The bathroom is really big, one of the most spacious I’ve encountered. Basin is at a good height, although I couldn’t see any part of myself in the mirror, but oh well, I probably looked pretty shabby anyway, haha Click on the image off to the left to check it out in full size.
THE LOWDOWN:
- Easily wheelchair accessible throughout
- Nice and relaxing space, take your pick of couches or chairs
- Enthusiastic service! Perhaps a bit over the top?!
- Open late
- Great wheelchair friendly bathroom, no stupid fiddly toilet-roll dispensers yay!
- Overall accessibility rating: 5 / 5
3 responses so far ↓
1 HS // Jul 11, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I went to The Coffee Club today and had a really bad experience. This was my 4th visit there and i am sure i wont be going there again. I ordered a Avocado and roasted pumpkin salad- vegetarian option and the manager got me some sprout salad with chicken. I sent it back saying that i ma a vegetarian and had not ordered this. The manager takes the order back to the kitchen and a few minutes later i am served with similar looking salad (not the one i ordered) with chicken pieces picked from the salad i sent back. I only found this oz the cook picked the chicken pieces out from the salad i sent back (forgot to remove a few pieces). I had to send it back and told the manager the problem…She told me that this was the salad and i had asked for …. i explained to her that i had ordered the avocado salad. I told her i would like the salad i ordered and would not pay for their misgivings. I used to love going to The Coffee Club in Takapuna but after this experience i would not go again.
2 FionaBuchanan // Jul 28, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I had the worst breakfast I have ever had in my life at the Coffee Club. I asked for the Mediterranean option without the ham (I’m a vegeterian) but with baked beans instead I was told under no circumstances do they alter the menu. However I could have it taken off but I still had to pay for it. Good start OK I said I will have it & give it to my dog.
When the Breakfast came complete with two slices of disgusting processed ham I also had the unasked for option of raw poached eggs. I am talking about eggs that you couldn’t even cut with a knife they were so raw also they were of course cold . I called the waitress over & told her that there must have been some mistake as my eggs had not been cooked. She was pretty shocked when she saw the mess on my plate & returned it to the kitchen only to come back to tell me that that was the way eggs are supposed to be cooked and did I want them hard boiled.. Needless to say I did not & will not be returning. Even my dog turned his nose up at the ham.
3 Anonymous // Jan 23, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Its a cafe bar restaurant thats why you recieved service like that its not like a club store, club stores are the normals ones where u order at a counter get giving your number and cutlery from there then everything bought out to you , they dont alter the menu as its a franchise and they have got to keep it consistent throughout all of their 200 plus stores, and yes you should have to pay for the extra baked beans as its an extra regardless if you dont want ham its just ur lost but i do think they couldve just not added the ham hmmm and ha you wouldnt return there simply because you couldnt get your meal without ham? PFFT thats just pathetic worst than a child, GROW UP?! im sick and tired of all these people who are constantly sulking about the coffee club and other cafes/ restaurants or whatever, they are simply doing their job and if they are clearly busy and you can see them struggling, why do people complain?! i would love to see the people complaining do a better job when it always seem to be them telling us how to do our jobs! GOD! some people just piss me off!! all those people out there GROW UP!!
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