Memories Coffee & Quilt

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Address

Cnr Papanui & Harewood Rd
509 Papanui Road
Papanui
Christchurch
Region: Canterbury
Licence: Unlicensed
Cuisine: Café
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Contact

Phone: 03-352 0049

Overall DineOut Score based on 3 reviews

Total		8.2
Food		8.0
Dessert		8.7
Presentation		8.3
Service		7.7
Environment		8.3
Toilets		8.3
Child Friendly	Very

Review by: lemurkat (39) on 7th February 2010

Total		8.1
Food		8
Dessert		8
Presentation		8
Service		8
Environment		9
Toilets		8

What a quaint and homely place to dine! You enter this cafe by wrapping your hands around the waist of a sleek metal woman. Stepping into the interior, the decor is charming - quilts and other handcrafts adorn the walls and the booths are very comfortable, with their handmade cushions. Nicely private too. The wee courtyard at the back was lovely, but we abandoned it when the wind picked up. It was a rather quiet sunday afternoon, and the young fellow behind the counter was amiable and pleasant. He waited patiently whilst we selected from teh cabinet. The range of choice was not great - a mixed selection of cakes, scones and bread-based products (panini, sandwiches and bagels), but everything looked tasty. Besides, sunday is clearly a quiet day in Papanui cafes, and thus overstocking the cabinet would be wasteful. The Cranberry, camembert and chicken paninis looked delicious, so both my companion and I selected these, with a rich pecan tart and hot drink (Chai for me, flat white for he) to follow. The Server was perfectly happy to bring over the hot drinks and the sweets when we had finished our savoury, and thus we selected our booth down one end. The folk music playing at moderate volume made a pleasant background noise without being too distracting, and without great delay, our platters were delivered (on colourful plates). The paninis had been pressed to a crunchy-crisp brown, and the cheese oozed delightfully with every bite. Those of you who follow my reviews probably know that I often ask for "no cheese", but that does not mean that I cannot appreciate the more gourmet cheese (especially when intermingled with the tart sweetness of cranberry and the smoky goodness that is chicken). I am just not a cheddar fan and am also watching the weight. Despite the latter, I could not resist the pecan tart and it was decadent indeed. For all its diminutive size - small enough to perch on a teacup saucer, any bigger and I could never have finished it. The pastry-crust was quite thick and filled to a peek with an array of nuts - not just pecans. There were walnuts as well, and I fancy macadamias, and my companion reckons some were hazelnuts. Over this nutty-pyramid had been poured a rich caramel sauce, encrusting the nuts and soaking into the pastry crust. It was an effort to finish, but what a treat to the tastebuds. The chai latte also was nicely spiced. For its quaint surrounds and lovely, laidback feel, the Memories is a lovely place for lunch and to trade goss. Also, if you are interested in the hobby, you can also acquire many quilting supplies (and there's a beading shop next door). It might not be of news to note that most of the other patrons were women.

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Review by: Thomas Ha (1) on 7th January 2010

Total		8.8
Food		8
Dessert		10
Presentation		10
Service		8
Environment		9
Toilets		8
Child Friendly	Very

This cafe with all those quilts are outstanding!!!
Coffee was perfect, the food was nice.
I will certainly visit there again!!!

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Review by: nulli secundus [DineOut VIP] (146) on 28th January 2009

Total		7.7
Food		8
Dessert		8
Presentation		7
Service		7
Environment		7
Toilets		9
Child Friendly	Yes

On the way to the airport to pick up family members from overseas we stopped in the Papanui area where the Main North Road meets Papanui Road in search of a cafe for a quick bite of light lunch...and there lo and behold ! we found a cafe in and part of a quilt shop !!. We had driven through never-neverland and found Memories Coffee & Quilts..how quaint ... I expected the Joan Collins Quilt Club members to be supping on turgid coffee or Barbra Streisand look-a-likes but instead we found a snappy cafe with a range of lunch food amongst quilts and quilters tools of trade and bits'n'bobs that only the quilted ones would know how to use . We ordered a chicken and vegetable cream stack and a beef flat bread to share . Both lunches were beaut, particularly the stack which though not huge was apertising and filling, and the lightly toasted flat bread had 4 layers of fresh corn beef ! we followed up with two small blueberry tarts that sported slithers of almond nuts....all this with frothy moccachinos ...We had found yet another interesting cafe, this one a-la-suburbia. I think we did quilt well thankyou very much ...the owners who are Japanese deserve a medal for their enterprize,and courage to open such a place with both inside and outside areas on this busy intersection,...moreso the food's very good in this House that Jack Quilt!

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