The General at the lakes
778 Reviews
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- Friday8 AM–9:30 PM
- Saturday8 AM–9:30 PM
- Sunday8 AM–3 PM
- Monday8 AM–3 PM
- Tuesday8 AM–3 PM
- Wednesday8 AM–9:30 PM
- Thursday8 AM–9:30 PM
About the Business
Award-winning At The Lakes| The General Cafe | Established in 2017 The General is an award-winning up-market At The Lakes eatery serving the freshest food for breakfast and lunch.
Contacts
Website
Call Us
+6472828524
1 Caslani Lane, Pyes Pa, Tauranga 3173
Hours
- Friday8 AM–9:30 PM
- Saturday8 AM–9:30 PM
- Sunday8 AM–3 PM
- Monday8 AM–3 PM
- Tuesday8 AM–3 PM
- Wednesday8 AM–9:30 PM
- Thursday8 AM–9:30 PM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Toilets
- Good for kids
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Kids' menu
- Small plates
- Wine
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Bar on site
- High chairs
- Casual
- Cosy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Great cocktails
- Cocktails
- Late-night food
- Spirits
- Fast service
- Quick bite
Recommended Reviews
Jacqueline Orr
01.10.2023
The General at the lakes
Just as good as The Mount branch! The General never disappoints on food, coffee, service and facilities. The food is super fresh & consistently good. Amazing place to take kids with a great kids menu & activity packs. Staff are fantastic. Eat & drink here!!
Lisa Curran
21.09.2023
The General at the lakes
Good spot out of the city, nice and warm on a winter's day. Good atmosphere, but the team definetly struggled with service.Waited a very long time to have our order taken and our order of eggs on toast again took a very long time. A little communication about wait times would have been appreciated.Our food when it came was well cooked and yum.
T Wrigz
16.09.2023
The General at the lakes
We had a group booking for a birthday celebration...we're told there would be a 30 min wait on food which was acceptable. After drinks and food orders were taken, we waited over an hour, only to be asked for our orders again..as we were leaving some of the food came out..by this stage we were ready to leave! We got the available food to takeaway...my beef burger was missing the egg, bacon and cheese!! Some of our group didn't even get their order...really really disappointed as previous visit was great...hopefully things will get better..but we will not be returning.
Claire Van de Pas
23.08.2023
The General at the lakes
Delicious food. Went here for a friends baby shower brunch. I had the Southern Chicken Burger which was super yum and filling. With a coffee that was great too. Not a lot of space for my pram but we made do. The place was busy at 11.30-1pm while we were there, but the service was attentive and quick.
Faith Mirza
18.08.2023
The General at the lakes
Nice location but the food was ok. Garlic pizza was great though and carrot cake was yum.
Chris Slater
06.08.2023
The General at the lakes
We decided to give Maude another chance after a very poor previous experience just after new owners took over. What a pity we did as today's experience was nearly as bad as the last. The waiter had to be told 3 times what our drinks order was and then it took 3 times of backwards and forwards before the 3 drinks were delivered! When we complained one waiter said Well I didn't take the order".The menu is sparse and quite pricey. My southern fried chicken burger cost $27 and was OK but certainly not outstanding.We only gave Maude another chance because the Lakes Facebook page said they had lifted their game - well our experience proved this wrong. The menu needs totally revamping and there needs to be some serious staff training undertaken by someone who knows what they are doing.We won't be back."
Jessica Barnes
06.08.2023
The General at the lakes
It seems although they have had many bad reviews for awhile now they are not interested in changing their ways...I visited Maude on a Saturday morning. First arriving when it wasn't too busy. I was quickly served and seated at a table and drink order taken, iced latte and this was brought to my table in a timely manner and was very nice.I then had some clients I was meeting arrive (meanwhile Maude was getting busier as it neared lunch time) and they also ordered 2x coffee's which still arrived in a timely manner.After our meeting, my partner and son joined me for lunch. The Cafe was busy but not overly.Our waitress was lovely. Loved her service and approachability. Unfortunately that's the only good thing about my experience once my clients left. The food we ordered took so long to arrive with no warning of the wait time, the table next to us was served raw eggs and after waiting a fair while for my eggs benedict (pricey) they forgot bacon and it was very, very plain. No seasoning at all in the rosti's either. My partners eggs on toast was disappointing and pricey for what he got. And my son's pancakes were very dry, thank god they serve some whipped cream with it or this would of been inedible.Also the older man working in the cafe, possibly the owner?? Has terrible customer service etiquette. Will interrupt you at your table while talking, sometimes doesn't say anything at all when dropping off food at tables and forgot a customers scone order which they had to chase up.Over all, seems they need more staff during those busier times and another chef to support the main chef.Unfortunately will only be returning if any future clients want a meeting in that area as I did enjoy the first coffee and the environment of the Cafe is nice. Lovely outdoor area.2/5 - 2 stars for the nice 1st coffee and friendly waitress we had but that's about it
James Thompson
28.07.2023
The General at the lakes
A medium sized but relativly empty resturant. We got six pizzas and it took quite some time for them to be made even though there was almost no one else there. Prices were on the expensive side. Reasonably large menu with lots of selection. A kids menu which was well priced making it accessible for a family. The pizza was alright something about the cheese seemed a little off as it was a touch too stringy.
Tim Orr
21.07.2023
The General at the lakes
Love this place, never had a problem eating here or the original in the mount. Always great staff, helpful and friendly.
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1 Caslani Lane, Pyes Pa, Tauranga 3173
The General at the lakes