Cafe located at the start / stop of the movie set tour. Vegan offerings are clearly marked and include vegan pastries, cakes, ice cream and milk alternatives for drinks. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-3:30pm.
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501 Buckland Rd (at Hobbiton Village), Matamata, New Zealand, 3472
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- Outdoor seating
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 25 Mar 2025 by shellyperle
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Added by FrolleinM on 03 Nov 2022
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17 Reviews
First Review by FrolleinM
AmazingAnimal
Points +276
Quick bite before going on tour - Edit
And I was happy to see they had several options! There were pies but there was also a carrot cake cupcake. Took that one, tasted great. Staff is nice.
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BeaBabs
Points +138
Lovely - Edit
Really happy with the food & drink options. There were quite a few few things to choose from, but options do rotate so may not always have the same stuff. Made an excellent vegan hot chocolate for me and latte for hubby.
Read morePros: A nice selection of sweet & savoury , Both warm and chilled options , Super cute cafe
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shellyperle
Points +184
Vegan Options available - Edit
I was really positively surprised by the vegan options. They‘re clearly marked in a green font. The cupcake was really nice and the chai Latte with oatmilk as well.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-05-25
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Ruzha
Points +4322
Good Vegan Options - Edit
We arrived early for our Hobbiton tour and were pleasantly surprised by the selection of vegan options at The Shire's Rest Cafe! We tried both the vegan butter chicken and Mexican pies, and they were absolutely delicious. The coffee was good too.
Read moreA perfect start to our Hobbiton experience!
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Claire01
Points +4328
Good vegan Wrap - Edit
Nice place if you plan to visit Hobbiton.
Read moreThey had 2 vegan salty options and a few more sweets options.
I took the vegan wrap and it tasted really good
Pros: Tasty Wrap, A few more sweet vegan Options, Nice Staff
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CptCaz
Points +20
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I was pleased to see a few vegan options in the fridge (2 pies, a wrap and a few cakes) and there was a plant based chocolate brownie option at the ice cream shed. The staff were very friendly and helpful when I asked them to check the ingredients to confirm that the hot chocolate powder and waffle cones were definitely vegan. Lovely!
Read morePros: Tasty food, Friendly/helpful staff, Reasonable price
Cons: Only one ice cream flavour , No cooked vegan meal option (that I could see!)
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bfeitosa
Points +5368
Great ice cream, many vegan options - Edit
Came here expecting nothing but coffee and found plenty of vegan options, though mostly for snacks or small meals. Great coffee too!
Read morePros: Many vegan options
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MariaCodlin
Points +52
Vegan meat pie and dessert options - Edit
A few delicious looking vegan options. Clearly marked. Both lunch and sweet options available
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Grimmest
Points +171
Happy Surprise - Edit
You never expect much at such obviously touristy hotspots but I’m happy to say The Shire’s Rest Cafe had not only one, but several vegan options. Savoury and sweet desires were catered for. The butter chickn pie was WOW! And the raspberry cupcakes hit the spot with the oat milk lattes
Read morePros: Delightful Options, Reasonable Prices
Cons: Ran out of pies
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BronteM
Points +640
Pleasantly Surprised! - Edit
I was surprised to find they had a range of sweet and savoury snacks here. There was a reasonable variety so you should be able to find something you like. Everything vegan was clearly labelled. I enjoyed the food and the prices were fair as well.
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archaeofiero
Points +1660
Lots of options - Edit
Very surprised to see so many vegan options here. Great place to come early and hang out with coffee and food, in the heart of the Shire
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Liiiiina
Points +208
Better than expected - Edit
The Korma Pie was actually nice! I liked that everything was labeled very clearly and they had more vegan options than I had expected.
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rhinoxara
Points +358
Yummy food - Edit
I was really happy with the food I ordered because it was delicious. I had a wrap and a cupcake. The cupcake was clearly labelled vegan and for the wrap I asked two different staff members and they both told me it was vegan. The prices were reasonable for such a touristic place.
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Olivvizzie
Points +49
Nice! - Edit
Korma pie and Mexican pie, were both quite tasty! Side of chips were also very yummy.
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nbuk
Points +140
Great vegan cakes & pies - Edit
Unexpectedly, the cafe at Hobbiton was a good option for vegans
Read morePros: Vegan cakes & pies, Some other vegan options, Lovely setting
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CourtneyMcKaeVilla
Points +56
Great value - Edit
Exceeded our expectation! a few strong vegan options at a competitive price.
Read morePros: Multiple vegan options , great prices
Cons: could use one more savory vegan option
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FrolleinM
Points +1567
Lovely surprise - Edit
We did not see this coming. After travelling a few weeks in the North it was a very nice surprise to see that there are so many vegan options here.
Read moreLike everything else here, they are mostly snacks (obviously, makes sense here), so not too healthy. But the ones we tried (sausage role & Mexican something) were quite nice.
Service is friendly. 😊
Due to Happy Cow regulations it is only possible to give 4* to extraordinary restaurants that are jot completely vegan. So I can give here only 3* to be fair to them. 😐
Updated from previous review on 2022-11-04
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