Oh, Te Aro ... MEH.
Coffee is fine, but the best in the city?. NO WAY. My Americano had no punch to it at all and was quite tasteless. Props for their ridged coffee cups though, they look unique and it's nice to not have to fish around and struggle with loading a sleeve onto your cup in a caffeine-deprived stupor.
I haven't tried their food, maybe it's absolutely stunningly gloriously outstanding, but the bacon breakfast bap I bought as I surprise for my boyfriend was $9.50. NINE FIFTY. And it was small. And it took a long, long time for it to be ready (this was a take-out order).
The staff are ok.
Meh, meh, meh.
I'd come back if I was meeting someone for coffee or brunch and they suggested it, or if they really wanted to go. I'm giving three stars because I don't want to be harsh and overly judge their pricey food without having tried it myself.