Coffee Pot comes to life

What was known for many years as the German Café at Kaiwaka has recently returned  to German ownership. Sandra and Stefan Karnapke and their four young children recently took possession of the newly named  Coffee Pot Café and Gateway North Motor Lodge.

The eatery has recently undergone a refurbishment  and the new fresh look, together with pleasant  staff and  good food, is drawing favourable comment from customers.

“This is just the first step along the way,” says Sandra who has overseas experience in the industry and is pleased to have tour   buses   again  arriving in numbers. They’re also catering for locals from  breakfasts  through to that leisurely mid-morning coffee from the new Italian espresso machine, and a variety of Kiwi and German  meals.

Next week the newly appointed gift shop will open to the public and there  will also be a conference  room  available for meetings and get-to-gethers. The  Coffee Pot is open  seven  days 8:30 to 7pm and under management of Karen De- Haan  employs a total of
12 local people so is a major player to the Kai- waka business  sector.

“We  want   to   bring back animals like before, establish gardens and a barbecue area for fami- lies  to  come  and  enjoy and also refurbish  the accommodation to wel- come families and travellers through the area,” Sandra adds.

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