For chef Jono Clarke, his love for fresh and innovative cooking and many years in the food and catering industry led him to open The Luscious Food Store - bringing his style of innovative food to the people of Te Atatu Peninsula.
The Luscious Food Store is a relaxed, child-friendly neighbourhood cafe that serves up fresh, locally-sourced meals that changes with the seasons. There's a great outdoor area perfect for lounging in the sun, with activities for the kids and beer on tap for the grown-ups. They also provide luxury catering and a venue for both private and public functions and events.
Products and specialities
Location catering and private functions, Weddings , parties and corporate catering.
Events
Weddings
Corporate functions
Location and film catering
Cocktail parties
Finger food and canapes
Formal seated dinners
Hours
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Te Atatu Peninsula is an area on the rise and leading the charge is The Luscious Food Store. Located just before the main strip of shops, the cafe is defenitely worth the trip as a destination. Relax under the leafy trees, in the large outside area, while the kids play in the sandpit and choose something from the extensive menu. We opted for the snapper cakes that were served with perfectly poached eggs and chilli jam. It was all delicious, and the coffee (Supreme) was great too.
When asking parent friends to recommend cafés that work for both them and their children, the first word to come out of pretty much everyone's mouth was "Luscious!". I decided to investigate the source of their enthusiasm and found that - not only do Luscious have a huge outdoor area that's all fenced in, a sandpit and chalk that kids can go crazy with on the aforementioned fence - they also nail the food and coffee. The polenta breakfast ($17.50), for one, was excellent, and there were some pretty impressive looking house-made donuts filled with fresh cream and strawberries calling our name from the counter. (Luscious are also open for dinner).