Macnut Farm macadamia orchard is a family owned and operated farm that has been growing and harvesting macadamia nuts for two generations. Established in the early 1980s on a 105 acre dairy farm in South Head, Helensville, Auckland. In 2008 the orchard...
Overview
Price Range | Reasonable |
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Ambience | Relaxed atmosphere |
Accepts credit cards | Yes |
Noise level | Serene |
Licence | Alcohol free |
Food Options | Vegetarian |
Products and specialities
Orchard, Gardens and Cafe
Gifts
Macadamia products
Macadamia Farm Tours
Lily Ponds
Online Ordering
Hours
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- TuesClosed
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On our way home from a superb day trip in South Head, we were jonesing for coffee and decided to stop at MacNut Farms and Cafe. We didn't know anything about the place...it caught our eye because they had a coffee sign conveniently placed on the road. When you enter the parking lot, you drive over macadamia-nut shells instead of gravel. The lot is lined with macadamia trees and there are bizarre old industrial buildings that look like they haven't been used in decades. On the left is a cafe with lots of outdoor seating for nice days and -- most interesting -- a walkway down to the orchard, which includes a large lagoon. MacNut is a slightly magical place. Quite planned, quite sculpted, and quite special. It's the loving result of a vision for food production -- in this instance Macadamia. We arrived at the cafe too late to order food, but we ordered coffees and milled about the small store area, where they had nut-cracking equipment and a variety of nut parcels to choose from. It's the type of place you want to take others to so they can marvel at what an interesting plot in the middle of nowhere this is. We hope to return in warmer months when we can enjoy a fine lunch on the deck and then walk our way through the property to enjoy the humbling quiet and beauty.