Coolsville Trading Post

4 Reviews on “Coolsville Trading Post”

• Marion Haggard

  A welcome addition to Hataitai area for good coffee and great selection of sandwiches, salads and sweet treats, to have in or take away. Love the selection of cards and gifts available for every occasion. You feel welcomed and communal sitting areas are a great way to meet new people.

  February 17, 2019, 9:17 am

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• Hamish.rutherford

  Cool setting. Good coffee and a range of sandwich type options. Also lots of gift options which would make it good if you’re on the way to a party.

  June 4, 2017, 5:24 am

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• Bridget Allison

  Love Coolsville, finally an answer to Hataitai prayers! great coffee and food that we don’t have to go into town for :)The owner is the sandwich queen!

  February 19, 2017, 3:22 pm

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• Duncan Galletly

  I have to admit I was scathingly presumptive about Coolsville. Anything calling itself coolsville is bound for a serious fall under the microscope. Furthermore its billing as paleo / gluten free gives it a serious handicap in my estimation – a quick read of my review for the whatsit unbakery in Ponsonby will give you a flavour of my prejudice. We picked up one of the kids from Auckland on saturday morning and, trying to demonstrate we had an ethical, nutritional and fashionable version of Ponsonby in Hataitai we took her to Coolsville. It was full and we left.However, next morning at 8.50, ten minutes before opening time, we were parked opposite, watching the cafe door in the rear vision mirror, waiting to pounce before there was a repetition of Saturday. At 8.59 we rapidly secured three seats – we weren’t the first.My first order was of humble pie.Then: Two trim caps and a hot chocolate. The caps were thinly textured for a cap, but the flavour was very good – atomic coffee.French toast with caramelised banana and yoghurt: Delicious, verging on luscious. I can still taste it in my imagination hours later.Eggs Benny with ham on a sourdough. Unexpectedly also came with tomato: It was good, but it was what it was, not edgy, but a good example of a classic. The hollandaise was excellent and the egg perfectly cooked.Kumara Hash-cake, with spinach, salmon, poached egg, hollandaise and capers: Gorgeous. A mix of textures and flavours where the package was greater than the sum of its parts. It was very, very good. Possibly the best and most interesting thing Ive eaten for a week or two (with salty pidgin’s chocolate brûlée).Service was great – really nice folk. The chef/owner(?) comes from Canada and that possibly explains why the fit out isn’t the usual Maranui chain / Fidels / Memphis etc. Its kind of different and I like it. Overall Coolsville is a new bright star in the Wellington cafe scene, not just a good suburban local but one which is worth crossing town to try. Unfortunately its small but at 8.59am, if you get a park nearby, and you keep an eye in the rear vision mirror, you might just get a seat.Highly recommended.

  November 30, 2015, 9:55 am

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