Cafe and specialty coffee house serving vegan food with no onion and no garlic. Cabinet food includes scones, wraps, croissants, muffins, salads and cakes. Menu includes typical western cafe breakfast options, and lunch items with an Asian focus. Specialty tea and coffee available with a number of brewing methods. Open Tue-Sun 8:00am-3:30pm. Kitchen closes at 2:30pm.
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95 Westminster St (at Cranford St), Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Wheelchair accessible
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- Free Wi-Fi
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Added by Yolanda on 06 Dec 2016
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52 Reviews
First Review by channellehazel
Pio_o
Points +195
You can’t miss this cafe - Edit
Incredible customer service!
Read moreI wish I asked for the name but the lady who worked there with brown hair in foh. She was awesome the best service I ever had in any restaurant! And the food was not lying beyond heaven!!! Must visit! Best bread in whole nz I would say like EU bakery! Love it. Wish you all the best. Thanks
Super clean and modern
Pros: Bread heavenly
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VeganSoapDude
Points +7330
Yum - Edit
Delicious breakfast, nice coffee. Cool spot. If you're after a tofu scramble, it's hard to pass this place up
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Dance4Plants
Points +297
Beautiful - Edit
Beautiful and healthy food. Beautiful and calming atmosphere.
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Stepho
Points +134
Superb - the best tofu scramble - Edit
The #2 Origin Breaky was delicious. Included wilted spinach, roast tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado and of course tofu scramble.
Read morePros: Size and texture of tofu chunks, Portion size, Lots of juicy mushrooms
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teop4
Points +55
Good food and friendly staff - Edit
Decent choice of vegan food. The staff is super friendly and the service was quick.
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ChunkyWombat
Points +972
Incredible food - Edit
Awesome relaxed environment. A wide choice of teas to choose from and a fully plant based menu! Well worth the trip and the poke bowl was wonderful.
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SamC
Points +70
Beautiful food - Edit
Tasty food!! appreciate origin and great coffee!
Read morePros: Peaceful Cafe , Great tasting food , Lovely service
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Tiggy
Points +14596
Very nice neighbourhood cafe - Edit
We came here for breakfast because I wanted to see what is was like since I last visited five years ago. I have to say, it was looking good. I couldn’t resist a ham and cheese croissant sitting in the cabinet but also wanted to order from the menu, so I had the croissant and the big breakfast. The breakfast was fine and everything was there but, although I’m not a stickler for presentation I was a bit surprised the appearance of the dish wasn’t as tidy as it could’ve been. The croissant was delicious. Because we were on holiday I also ordered the pancakes, which were also very nice. Our coffees were beautifully made, complete with latte art, even on the soy coffee, which is not easy. A great cafe for those in the neighbourhood, and the focus on specialty coffee and tea is a real draw card.
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Mazziotta
Points +91
Great cafe! - Edit
Super tasty vegan options! Both the pancakes and tofu scramble were delicious.
Read moreCoffee was amazing.
Updated from previous review on 2022-12-16
maraikeee
wow, it looks so good ! 😍🌱
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Krimsey
Points +334
Whoa who’s the chef?? - Edit
This place seems unassuming but is WHOA! There must be a magical kitchen fairy in the back sprinkling everything with fantasy dust. This place is a dream.
Read morePros: Beautiful, Art of food , Delicious
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ahmoomoo
Points +85
Pure Vegan with No Onion and Garlic - Edit
A really nice decor, that is bright, and minimalist. The great thing is the food is pure vegan with no onions and garlic. This is especially hard to find for western food.
Read moreI got the scramble tofu on toast, with avo and mushroom. Tasted really really good!! Nice balance of flavours!
Would definitely recommend this place
Pros: Pure Vegan with no onions and garlic, Nice decor
Cons: A bit of the expensive side, but worth it
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kaydeehoffman
Points +21
Creative plant based eats with a trendy vibe - Edit
This was a gem of a find for vegan options. I loved the clean, minimalist design with lots of natural light. The presentation of the food looked incredible. I had a jackfruit sandwich on a pretzel bun with cucumbers, salad and a great dressing. A little messy to eat, but tasted delicious. I would highly recommend.
Read morePros: An entire cabinet food full of vegan options , Interesting choices , Great environment
Cons: Slightly pricey
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veganbeastnz
Points +64
Not much selection - Edit
The food was yummy but they didn't have much to choose from
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Sophieavocado
Points +214
Peaceful cafe with lots of options - Edit
Cabinet food is top notch and lovely coffee. Scones and muffins are divine!
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TroyCoyle
Points +146
Dumplings are amazing. - Edit
Cafe seemingly in the middle of nowhere that does amazing asian inspired meals.
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LC70PZJ70
Points +564
Awesome! - Edit
Lovely cafe. Great atmosphere. Limited menu but the options are unique.
Read morePros: Coffee was fantastic, Food was tasty & affordable , Staff were very friendly
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JasonMegchelse
Points +46
Loved it! - Edit
I had a mocha and the pancakes, both were amazing.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Well presented food and space
Cons: A little overpriced
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MelaniePearson
Points +451
Beautiful & nourishing - Edit
This place is a stylish cafe, as others have noted. We arrived after a day of travelling & unfortunately the kitchen was closed. Luckily they could still do food from the fridge so we had two amazing bagels and a filo pastry. The coffees were also really nicely done.
Read morePros: Great coffee, Nice atmosphere
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alexmichelsmith
Points +92
Modern Cafe - Edit
Really modern cafe, a menu and cabnit food all looked great. I only got coffee as I didn't like the look of the two gluten free breakfast options but should have come later and taken advantage of the lunch menu - looked delicious. Coffee was beautiful and delicious.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Beautiful coffee
Cons: Parking
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genayataylor
Points +27
Awesome - Edit
Lovely place good layout, wonderful and delicious food
Read morePros: All cabinet food is vegan
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andigil
Points +28
Beautiful - Edit
Beautiful experience, great people
Read morePros: All purely vegan
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AlineAnhaia
Points +971
Delicious - Edit
Amazing food, I highly recommend this place.
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JonnyHicks
Points +387
Nice cafe. - Edit
Can get busy during peak times. Released atmosphere.
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Mrmrshill
Points +20
So delicious, healthy, lots of options - Edit
Such a clean, classy beautiful cafe. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here drinking tea and coffee and trying scummy food. Thank you!!!!
Read morePros: All Vegan
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AllisonGarcia
Points +34
Wish we could have this in our hometown - Edit
This was, hands down, our best breakfast in our 3 weeks visiting New Zealand. Great, except it set the bar really high and it was one of our first meals on our vacation, and other restaurant offerings didn't quite match up. At The Origin we had the pancakes and the tofu scramble. We ordered similar dishes at other restaurants (partly because often those are the only vegan offerings at omnivore restaurants) and though some were good, they were not as beautifully plated, plentiful, or flavorful as The Origin's. We're sorry we didn't have time to return there.
Read morePros: Everything is vegan, Friendly, knowledgeable, helpful staff, Beautiful food presentation
Cons: Not near downtown
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yippo
Points +93
Delicious! - Edit
We had dumplings and noodle soup here. Very well prepared and super delicious! Friendly staff 👍🏽
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JuanRuas
Points +284
Simple Menu with so much flavor - Edit
This place is amazing, I loved their flavour, the way they present the plate, the place... Everything is so warm and cozy. This place is a must go in Chch
Read morePros: Everything
Cons: They need to bring more AMAZING stuff to their men
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