The Shire's Rest - Matamata New Zealand

Food was really nice, and really well priced also to our surprise, considering the location and the amount of visitors. Very good service and really friendly staff, it's not easy to deal with such an influx of visitors on such a frequent basis, and they seem to know the drill blindfoldedly. Thumbs up all the way!

The $6 custard cronut (custard filled croissant donut) was delicious! Plenty of custard, not too sweet, and crispy. Friendly staff. The line may look long but it goes by quickly. It was interesting that the other donuts were the same price as the cronut since usually cronuts are more expensive than donuts.

Really enjoyed our lunch here. The extra dessert I had had while my friends were all joining the movie tour is so yummy.

Just got a hot chocolate here, but they have a great system where you can pick any table and put the number disk they give you in the middle, stack multiple if needed, and they’ll bring your orders over when they’re ready! it’s a big space with lots of seating and decorated walls

I was shocked by how good the food was from the cafe. The Bacon Eggs Bene was phenomenal, the staff was kind and attentive, and the wait wasn’t very long at all. My only knock against the place would be that the atmosphere of the cafe isn’t themed quite as well as the rest of the experience.