Cafe Ambience

Great coffee.

Fresh flavours.

Gore’s hidden gem.

Everyone’s Welcome At Café Ambience.

Visit us at 51 Main Street, Gore, where we serve up freshly made food including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free meals – all made fresh in-house everyday, inspired by European flavours. Dine in or takeaway.

Emporio Coffee & Farm-Fresh Milk, Straight To Your Cup.
Emporio coffee is our coffee of choice, here's why. Poured from reusable glass bottles, our A2 milk comes direct from Henderson’s Farm – local, fresh, and sustainable.

Doing Our Bit For The Planet.
We love edible straws, biodegradable packaging, and BYO cups. Tasty choices, greener habits. All meals are made in-house.

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Bench and window seat at Cafe Ambience, Gore

A couple of options in our cabinet. Smoked Chicken and Apricot Quiche and Curry Baked Potato, both Gluten Free, Potato has a Vegan Option

The Team at Ambience are having a wee break over the weekend of Matariki
We will be closed on the 20th and back open on the 23rd at 7.00am.
Have a wonderful long weekend and see you bright and early on Monday

Cabinet looking enticing and fresh #cafeambience #gore #healthylifestyle

Shakshuka, new on our Menu, simply delicious .
Can be made Gluten Free or Vegan

#cafeambience #gore

Our new Breakfast Menu is now out. This is our Breakfast Board - fresh juice, granola & chia with egg, spinach, seeded bread, cherry tomatoes and dukkah.
#cafeambience #gore #VeganAndGlutenFree

One of our Favs, can also come with Gluten Free & Vegan options.
#gore #breakfasttime☕️

It may be a gloomy day today but we still have yummy fresh salads in our cabinet, either have a full salad or team it up with one of our quiches.

“Soup of the Day” is Carrot, Parsnip & Ginger 🥕🫚

#cafeambience #healthy #glutenfree #vegan #gore

Nothing like a Fresh Green Healthy Salad for lunch to go with your ☕️ Emporio Coffee . The majority of our salads are gluten free & vegan 🌱. Our cabinet food has a selection to suit most dietary requirements.
#cafeambience #gore #healthy #glutenfree #vegan

New Breakfast Menu coming soon, it is on our specials board to come in and try.
Vegan Option Available

#cafeambience #gore #vegan #breakfast #menu #breakfastmenu

Today is release, available here at the cafe 😍

Just a reminder we are closed Tomorrow and Saturday, will be back on the Monday at 7am

Lazy Saturday Brunch, delicious Belgian Waffles and classic Bacon & Eggs, teamed with a great Emporio Coffee #gore #bestcoffeeintown☕️ #cafeambience

Fresh Scones, just out of oven, we are open today until 2pm, come and enjoy a leisurely coffee with your favourite eat.
#gore #cafeambience #best #off #bestcoffee

A big Thank you 🙏 to all our wonderful customers for your ongoing support. Wishing you all a very Merry Xmas and a fun filled and Happy New Year 🥳
Bring on 2025.

The Team at Ambience will be open on Labour Day from
8am - 2pm
Full Breakfast Menu and our usual cabinet food available

Our cabinet is looking very healthy today
Vege Fritters 🥕🥦
Carried Stuffed Potatoes 🥔
Spring Salad 🥗
All Gluten Free, Vegan Options
#cafe #am #I #cafeambience #glutenfree #vegan #gore

Who doesn’t love Banoffee Pie, match it with your favourite coffee or freshly squeezed juice and your tasty bite is complete.
#cafeambience #gore #Emporio coffee

Apologies for tomorrow
There will be no Muffin Run due to School Holidays

Congrats Ray on winning the Cancer Society Daffodil Day Raffle. A big thank you to all that bought tickets supporting this wonderful cause and also Taylor Made Cakes for creating such a superb cake

Spring is on its way and so we have made some yummy fresh Salads today. Have them on their own or add them as a side to any of our cabinet food
#glutenfree #vegan #cafe #ambi #cafeambience #gore #healthy

Yes! this is a cake and it’s displayed at the cafe on behalf of the Cancer Society as a raffle for Daffodil 🌼 Day. The amazing cake is from Jude Taylor, come in and support this wonderful cause and be in with a chance to win.

#taylormadecakes #cafeambience #cancersociety #daffodilday

The Team at Ambience will be open Matariki Day
8am - 2pm
Wishing you all a Happy Matariki

What’s better than Creamy Mushrooms on a cold Hump Day Morning
Vegan Option also available
#gore #cafeambience #vegan #glutenfree

We will be closed tomorrow

We will be closed tomorrow.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them”

What’s better than a Bene and Coffee on a chilly Friday morning, we now offer a variety of Bene’s including this Vegan one with seasonal Greens on Potato Gratin with Sriracha Hollandaise
#cafe #ambi #cafeambience #gore #vegan #delish

Wishing all our valued customers a very Happy Easter, we are taking a wee break and will be back on Tuesday Southland Anniversary

Easter Weekend Hours
Good Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Easter Sunday Closed
Easter Monday Closed
Tuesday Open 8am
Wednesday Normal Opening Hours

The Cafe will be closing at 3pm tomorrow, 2 February, for re flooring the kitchen. We will re-open on Wednesday 7th at 7am. Sorry for any inconvenience but we look forward to seeing you early on Wednesday. ☕️

Who loves a festive Breakfast? Merry Xmas from the Team at Ambience and yes we are open again tomorrow, breakfast before the races

The Team at Cafe Ambience, wish all our wonderful customers a very Merry Xmas🎄and Happy New Year. We are doing things slightly different this year and will be open on Boxing Day to allow a well deserved longer break over the New Year.

Exciting, we are open for late night tonight.
Serving a couple of weeks treats to go with your coffee ☕️
Banoffee Pie 🥧 & Baileys Cheesecake #gore #cafeambience

No better place to be on a bleak snowy morn. Coffees hot, the place is warm ….. perfect

Due to currant weather and wind chill factor, we will not be doing muffin run this morning, there will be plenty at the cafe if you still want them

Found out front of Cafe on Main Street… pop in if they belong to you

New on our Breakfast Menu, Corn Fritters, Bacon and d Chilli Maple…. One of our favs #cafe #ambi #cafeambience #gore #breakfast #love #food #lovefood

In our cabinet today are
Pea & Mint Risotto Cakes with Chilli Feta Whip
Dairy and Gluten Free
#cafeambience #glutenfree #dairyfree #love #goo #lovefood

Moroccan Chickpea Patties with Roasted Tomato, Spinach and our house made Hummus, Gluten Free and Vegan… How Good #gore #cafeambience #vegan #glutenfree

Our lovely Lily-Rose on point today, freshly made muffins and Emporio Coffee. The best start to the day 😊

Check these Gluten Free Fritter Stacks in our cabinet today
Broccoli 🥦 Corn🌽 and Spinach with Bacon 🥓 and Halloumi
#cafeambience #glutenfree #gore

We will be closing for Matariki Day for a long weekend. To all our amazing customers enjoy the break and we will be back open bright and early Monday Morn 7am 🕖

We are closing at 3.30pm today, sorry for any inconvenience
Open at 7am tomorrow 😊

New in the cabinet today, Mushroom & Thyme Risotto Cakes topped with Roast Vege Mousse
Gluten Free & Dairy Free
#glutenfree #dairyfree #cafeambiance #gore

Anzac Day
Out of respect, we will be closed and re-open Wednesday at 7am.
We Will Remember Them

Nothing like a busy cafe with Happy People enjoying coffee and breakfast
#lifeisgood #cafeambience #gore #breakfast

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MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

We choose Emporio coffee for two reasons. Their coffee tastes delicious. And, the beans come from farms practicing sustainable horticulture which is important to us.

Emporio give back to the Nicaraguan community who supply the beans we roast for our daily caffeine fix, providing them with education and sports equipment.

Come in for a coffee and feel good with every sip knowing you're making the world a better place.

BRUNCH MENU

SERVED FROM 7AM TO 2PM

Shakshuka, new on our Menu, simply delicious . Can be made Gluten Free or Vegan

Pumpkin, walnut and Kale salad by Cafe Ambience

Ready to go preprepared in house food available at Cafe Ambience, Gore

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Toast (3) & Spread (GFO, VGO) Ciabatta Vegemite, Jam, Peanut Butter, Marmite

$9.50

Housemade Granola (VG)

W/ Nuts & Dried fruit, served with Berries or Bananas, Coconut Yoghurt & Coconut Milk

$16.0

Chai Spiced Apple & Cinnamon Porridge (VGO)

Served with Cream or your option of Milk

$15.0

Breakfast Board (GFO, VGO)

Energiser Juice, Muesli Chia Pot, Seeded Bread w Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes, Fried Egg & Dukkah

$26.5

Southern Man (GFO, DFO, VGO) Eggs your way, Streaky Bacon, Sausage, Creamy Mushrooms, Spinach, Hash Browns & Ciabatta

$28.0

Eggs Benny (GF, V)

Potato Gratins & Housemade Hollandaise

$24.0

- Bacon

$27.0

- Salmon

$24.0

- Spinach & Mushroom

Eggs on Ciabatta

Eggs your way

$13.5

- Add Bacon

$7.0

Creamy Mushrooms & Bacon (GFO, VGO)

Served on Ciabatta

$25.0

Shakshuka (VGO, GFO)

Baked Eggs, Charred pepper, Feta, Shakshuka Sauce & Dukkah,served with Focaccia

$25.5

- Add Chorizo

$5.0

3 Egg Omelette (GFO)

With your choice of fillings, served with ciabatta

$23.5

Choice of Cheese, Onion, Ham, Spinach, Tomato, Capsicum, Mushroom

Housemade Belgian Waffles

- Banana & Cream

- Berries & Cream

$20.5

Your choice of Maple, Chocolate or Berry Sauce

ADD ONS

Hollandaise

$3.0

Toast

$3.0

Egg (1) Poached or Fried

$3.5

Scrambled Eggs (2)

$7.0

Mushroom/Spinach/Hashbrown

$6.0

Bacon

$7.0

Salmon

$8.0

Sausage

$4.0

GF Toast

$2.0

DIETARY CODE

Vegan

Vegetarian

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Options

Our kitchen handles gluten and other allergens, please tell us if you have any dietary requirements.

Cafe Ambience

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