Gilli Cafe Hobsonville

A bright spacious cafe, serves coffees and ice cream, and has a good variety of brunch menu options. Friendly staff.

Fantastic staff, amazing food, great prices. I have zero complaints. Well worth the money spent!I had the french toast - photo :)

Went for the ice cream. I could potentially understand the price, given that I had choice to walk away if it was just too high.I wanted to point out that the ice cream was so bad (it seemed it was pre-thawed then was frozen again?) Top layer of ice cream had this leather-ish texture, and I was able to taste the flakes (presumably the milk proteins) in the ice cream. Quality was so bad, I wouldn't even expect this from the dairy down the road..Also interestingly, they were serving Kohu ice cream out of Movenpick branded items....

Wow! This little Gem of a Cafe is really worth a visit. Loved the food we had there in the weekend. They have a full Cafe menu with staple fare and some lovely Asian dishes too, like handmade dumplings. My husband had the French Toast with bacon, banana and fluffy buttery brioche. Delicious!Perfect place for a brunch.Will definitely be back. :)

It was an average experience. Both the meals I was deciding between ended up being unavailable which was disappointing... drinks are super expensive so stuck with water. The food was yummy but over all won't rush back.

Unfortunately we did not have a great food experience.The staff were lovely but understaffed with the amount of customers there.I ordered the homemade peanut butter granola. When it arrived it was covered in thinly sliced apples & pear with a dollop of coconut yoghurt. What was underneath was unsweetened, dry raw oats with raisins, goji, shredded coconut & almonds. Granola is usually toasted & has spices.I added water on top of the yoghurt to try & eat it. There was no peanut butter or apricots as in the description. I couldn't finish it as it.Hubby had the mushrooms, poached eggs & salad. The mushrooms were really well cooked and seasoned. The eggs were overcooked, and there was no dressing or stated truffle oil.I would not recommend or go back

Been driving past this place a few times and finally decided to come. We ordered the double cheese burger with fries, cajun chicken wrap from their cabinet and also their coffee. The coffee here is quite strong and not bad. The chicken wrap was yummy, lots of chicken pieces and the other fillings goes well together. The burger on the other hand was below average, the presentation was very nice, but the patty was dry and didnt taste well, not sure whether the quality of the meat maybe not fatty enough or the spices they used didnt go well with it. The chips on the other hand was fried very nicely.Service here, the staff was attentive but quite rush in getting our orders. We barely just sat down and they already try to ask us what to order when we didnt get a chance to look at the menu. I feel cleanliness is not a big thing for them as they pack up the plates quite fast, but the whole time there they did not wipe the tables at all. So this is kind of off putting. I think instead of rushing the customer on what to order, they should improve on the cleanliness, because even though the inside looks modern and clean, the hygiene definitely could be improved.Although it was a pleasant time and the food was good except the burger, it doesnt offer enough to make me want to come back on a regular basis.Overall 3.5/5

Quiet and spacious coffee shop. The coffee is pretty good although their cabinet selection is lacking and a bit pricey. Plenty of car parking

The environment and coffee were nice. The place suffers from not being able to deliver its own menu. The waffles which came with a very full list of options were not avail. The shelves were empty.

Partner and I had a wonderful experience here. Coffee gets served in proper (and well designed) mugs instead of the cafe cups you usually get, and were perfectly served.The menu has something for everyone, and the portions are perfect. I had the potato hash with chorizo and it alone was worthy of 5 stars; perfect meat-to-vege ratios and perfectly poached eggs. My partner had the mince on toast and was equally delighted. Hats off to the chef for dressing the plate so well I actually felt bad for ruining the art that was his playing skills.My only (tiny) critiques were that the dish, while perfectly cooked, wasn’t hot when it got to the table. While still perfectly happy to eat it, maybe heating the plates before you serve them would fix this issue? Or heat lamps? The savoury mince was a *little* on the sweet side for our taste - but none-the-less, it was delicious and the scrambled eggs it came with were just heavenly.I wish the owner and staff every success and cannot wait to go back again. If you’re browsing the reviews looking for somewhere new to go, you absolutely MUST go here, and try the potato hash. Well priced for what you get and I currently am writing this feeling very satisfied with what I just ate. Now, put down the phone, go get dressed and go give it a try for yourself! You won’t be disappointed ❤️