Café Santosha

25/08/2026

Large, cheesy and served hot with butter, our scones are a show stopper and the top seller out of our cabinet. You really can't go wrong and if a plain scone doesn't appeal - try a rich and filling mousetrap instead.

23/08/2026

It's sweet scone day being a Monday and the perfect day to showcase our shiny new roof!

We are loving being warm and dry and scaffold free. It's always a little tricky for us (open 7-days) and and you (our customers); negotiating the much-needed maintenance and replacement of items that keeps us ticking along.

Thanks for your support during winter, roof replacement and some bitterly cold weather. Your custom is what keeps us in business.

20/08/2026

See you tonight for some great tunes

Oooooh yeah! This’ll be a hoot. See you there!

15/08/2026

It's a slow winter Sunday! What's better than popping down to Santosha to enjoy the fire, the coziness and a scone or two?

Of course, we have all the usual out on the counter - so take your pick.

06/08/2026

31/07/2026

What's the occasion? Birthday, anniversary, party, just because ... We have it covered with the perfect cake made just for you!

30/07/2026

A cool initiative if anyone is interested in supporting local food resilience.

We posted about our friends at Our Food Network (a local food resilience charity) last month - now, they need 100 households to sign-up for their weekly grocery boxes (starting in November!). 🔸

Starting in a few months, the co-op will put together weekly boxes of locally-sourced kai (with goodies like produce, nuts, eggs, milk, cheese, meat, baked goods, etc!). People who are signed up with the co-op would simply need to pick-up their boxes at The Bowling Club on Sundays. 🔸

If you'd like to sign-up for their pilot period (26 weeks of food boxes), you can review all terms & conditions & sign-up here: https://bit.ly/4vV0hX2 🔸

There is a $150 joining fee, and a two person box is from $40 a week. 🔸

The co-op is all about supporting local producers with a steady weekly market so that food growers & producers (like us) can continue to grow and keep on sharing kai with our community. 🧡

We are so excited to see how the co-op strengthens our community by making local foods more accessible, supporting local producers & generally supporting our local food economy! 🔸

We've linked the omnivore grocery box above, but there are also vegan, vegetarian & produce-only grocery boxes available (see links in comments below) 🔸

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. 🔸

28/07/2026

Rachel (aka Sophia's Mum) is an occasional visitor who loves helping out in the cafe doing whatever is needed. Waiting tables, baking scones, sorting paperwork and occasionally and with less enthusiasm has been known to wash dishes. Flying in from Featherston, Wairarapa she loves hanging out in Port Chalmers and having a break from the three varied roles she has back home. Today's her birthday so in her absence, we'll put on a lemon cake - Mum's favourite.

If you have a cake that takes your fancy, you can have it made alongside sharing platters for a party hosted at Cafe Santosha or order it to take home! Sophia is always happy to discuss options.