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Cafe Ariki

Back Road, Avarua COK, Cook Islands
+68222772
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Ranked #3 of 19 restaurants in Avarua
Price range: RM31 - RM47
Cuisines: Barbecue, Dessert, Grill
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Local cuisine, Outdoor seating, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Local cuisine, Outdoor seating, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2013 via mobile

Awesome place, good value for money and service is impeccable although just one waiter serving a few tables. Beautiful atmosphere

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Perth, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Found this out of the way place one morning so decided to give it a go, the breakfast was generous in size and delicious....there homemade sausages were excellent!! Service was very friendly and the meal was well priced and my wife tells me the coffee was great, i am a tea drinker, so hard to get that wrong

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

This café is located on the back street away from the main drag - but worth going to. We had a brunch - very popular on Raro. Local made pork sausages on a huge plate of food so go there hungry and you wont be disappointed.

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Rarotonga, Cook Islands
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

I am a vegetarian, staff here is great and will whip upnsomething scrumptious ta fill ma tum. End result, DELICIMO !!!!. Great place for family. Their steaks are mmm juicy my hubby just love it. Go try it mate ok. Then you will know I am for real. Great restaurant, great service and great friendly staff...happy dining then

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

Cafe Ariki serves delicious, great quality food that is hearty. The chef had studied culinary skills at Manukau Institute of Technology in New Zealand and I felt he was a great cook who could be working earning x3 the amount, yet he moved to Rarotonga to be with his love who was our warm and friendly server. I went with... More

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

We stumbled on Ariki whilst talking to a local. It was beyond our expectations. The service is so friendly and professional. When I tasted my BBQ chicken I so could've ordered another but already had a BBQ steak meal as well haha. The food is so divine that we will be returning here so watch this space....

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ONOWAY
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

This restaurant was very quiet at lunch time but that doesn't mean the food isn't excellent. We had very good service and our meals were extremely tasty. I would suggest you try it if you are on Raratonga..

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Brisbane, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2013 via mobile

Decent place and well worth the visit for the big servings making it great value for money! Have been twice now and found the food to be consistent with good specials and lots of choices.

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Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2013

The only thing i can say i disliked was that this caf'e was tucked away from the main road .. other than that it was awesome. Mean food and the service was fast :)

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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 December 2012

Cafe Ariki is a beautiful building and has a great atmosphere. The food was excellent. However the staff were useless. Food took far to long to come out. Waitress was not competent what so ever, complained about being hung over from the night before and lacked any real friendlyness or customer service skills. The two guy waiters who used to... More

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