Classic nostalgic nosh: Purple Weka Cafe and Bar

Remember those traditional, tummy satisfying meals from childhood that made winter wickedly wonderful? Purple Weka Café & Bar is the place to go to reconnect with those delectable dishes we’ve all but forgotten.

For that perfect weekend treat, sip a wine while savouring old-time favourites like lamb’s fry and bacon with slow roasted tomato and red currant jelly; or Ma’s Mince (owner Stewart McDougall’s mother’s recipe), a combination of savoury mince topped with a soft poached egg and served with five grain toast; their Eggs Benedict – two poached eggs on toasted ciabatta with a choice of crispy bacon or smoked salmon, smothered in hollandaise sauce – is classic nostalgic nosh.

If it’s soup you crave then grab your friends or work-mates and hunker down over steaming bowls of homemade creamy mushroom soup, old-fashioned vegetable soup, or pumpkin and spinach soup – nutritious and delicious! Purple Weka’s Big Breakfast of streaky bacon, sausages, hash browns, sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomato and two eggs is a must, while their corn fritters, three egg omelette, and creamy mushrooms soothes those rumbling tums.

For a fast-fix breakfast, nothing beats their toast topped with the sweetest selection of homemade jams and marmalade, all of which are preservative and additive free; you can even buy a jar to gift to your mum, she’ll be well impressed! So, with loads of parking, what are you waiting for?

Find Purple Weka at 48 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central. Open Monday to Friday 6am to 4pm, Saturday to Sunday 8am to 3pm, phone 03 366 0258.