Highway haven: Cafe Mayfield

When Kevin and Gaye Monson decided to retire from their long years of running a take-away and grocery store in Mayfield, their daughter, Deborah McCormick, bought the business and immediately got to work on updating it, beginning with a name change to Café Mayfield.

In those three years since the purchase, Deborah has worked very hard to update the business by providing a relaxing setting for people to rest up, relax and dine in comfort.

Open seven days, the dining-in menu features everything from full breakfast, waffles, eggs benedict, and fish basket to toasted sandwiches, paninis and bagels.

Here is where gourmet coffee is created exactly as you like it, and to go with that meal, a scrumptious slice, biscuit or cake, baked fresh and onsite by the super-talented team.

Take-aways of fish and chips, burgers, pies and savouries are perfect for commuters on-the-run, and to burn off all that pent-up energy, the kids can take an ice-cream out to the fenced playground and lick away to their heart’s content before clambering over the jungle-gym.

Life’s sweetest pleasures are all found here at Café Mayfield – the gem of Highway 72.

Visit Café Mayfield at 1992 Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, Mayfield or phone ahead on (03) 303 6210