If you’re looking for pet-friendly, modern accommodation with a cafe making homemade delicious goodies right next door, then Benger Garden Cafe and Chalets is the place for you.
Each chalet is fully self-contained with its own private bathroom.
Are you on the bike trail looking for a great place to stay? We’ll come and pick you up and drop you off.
Winner of the Qualmark 4 star Bronze award.
Beautiful big outdoor seating area with bird aviary and stunning gardens.
Homemade cakes and gourmet pies. Dogs are most welcome.
Safe play area for kids and great atmosphere.
Winner of the Qualmark 4 star Bronze award.
Fully self-contained brand new accommodation located in Ettrick, Central Otago.
The Clutha Gold Trail and Roxburgh Trail are right on our doorstep. We offer pickup and drop off.
Explore the delights of the Teviot Valley fruit bowl with roadside orchards and fruit stands.
You’ll find plenty of greats walks and if hunting is your thing Mt Benger is the place to go.
Our TripAdvisor Reviews
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our cafe and chalets.
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Extremely satisfying – Extremely satisfying cheese rolls, free wifi 😲 they make mc muffin burgers, afghan biscuits melting moments all from fresh ingredients it’s got to be my favourite spot. Not to mention… read more the staff and service is top notch also who could resist a good feed and it’s also a post shop/office.
09/08/2023Thoughtful Cafe! – Love the sausage roll which was fantastic! It was a good idea for putting it in a double-layer paper bag for keeping warm longer. People are nice too!
25/07/2023Best all day breakie – Benger cafe has the best all day breakfast I’ve had in NZ & I’ve had them all over our awesome country, while 99% of the places are great, John &… read more Leandro’s food & service is consistently excellent along with their staff, well done guy’s
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Very happy with service, selection , and meal. Liked the area for our dog. All the best. – They do not do evening meals This section is annoying if you do not want to write one hundred words
19/07/2023I recommend stopping if your traveling through – Amazing service very friendly and amazing food. Fresh ingredients . Will be stopping next time we are traveling through
14/07/2023Best all day breakie – Benger cafe has the best all day breakfast I’ve had in NZ & I’ve had them all over our awesome country, while 99% of the places are great, John &… read more Leandro’s food & service is consistently excellent along with their staff, well done guy’s
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I recommend stopping if your traveling through – Amazing service very friendly and amazing food. Fresh ingredients . Will be stopping next time we are traveling through
15/07/2023What a delight this place was. Lunchtime and we needed to stop somewhere and saw this place. I had the whitebait meal – beautiful. Two big whitebait patties made with… read more egg, chips and salad.
partner had the blue cod meal.
Both were recommended and the coffee very good as well.
The gardens were lovely and i really recommend
29/10/2021Absolutely magical cabin – Oh my word the Benger Cafe cabin experience was total magic . The guys have done the cabins up to such a high standard, better than some fancy hotels .… read more Lee was such an amazing host too, I really mucked him about with dates but nothing seemed too much trouble , you totally deserve the success of your obvious hard work and efforts . The cafe was also great, a stunning garden and play area for the little ones . We will be back !
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Today I had the best toasted sandwich I have ever had ( and I have had quite a few at different places) Heaps of filling in beautiful bread! They also… read more have excellent meals,the oyster meal is great as well. Staff are very good and efficient
I would recommend this cafe
08/05/2021Benger Cafe long weekend – This cafe has the best assortment of cabinate food I have seen in a long time. The atmosphere is chilled, and service amazing. We stayed at the chalets onsite for… read more two nights, and can’t find any fault with anything. Even the loos for the cafe are amazing, it has to be seen. The hosts are friendly and chatty, will definately come back.
23/10/2023Highly recommend 👌 – Great selection of cabinet and freshly cooked food.
I had an omelet which was perfectly cooked and had lots of filling.
My flat white coffee was the perfect temperature.… read more
Indoor and beautiful large outdoor garden options.
I think this place is the best food option between Dunedin and Queenstown.
03/11/2023
Our Latest Reviews from Google
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our cafe and chalets on Google.
Christine Young2024-08-28Great coffee & cheese rolls. Bright & friendly service too. 🙂예원2024-08-24더니든에 가는 버스를 타고 여기서 잠시 쉬었는데 가격도 착하고 음식도 맛있었어요!😍 사장님도 매우 친절합니다.Carl Prenter2024-08-01Amazing rooms, very well laid out and friendly service. Highly recommendFrancisca Retamales2024-07-11Very nice Service and Gluten free options !Danielle Jones2024-07-06We had a wonderful overnight stay in chalet 1 as a last minute getaway. Lee was lovely and we will definitely be back!G Goodwin2024-07-04Handy on SH8. Found my wrap to be tasty and made with fresh produce. Take a break go inSam De Graaf2024-07-02Don't get the corn fritters, expecting a corn fritter. Looks a 2cm slice off a big roll of really funny texture stuff, with some corn in it. Pretty sure my husbands ham steak, was just a 2cm slice from a roll of lunchon. The only nice things were our hot chocolates. Really disappoing from a place, that looked so nice.
Our Booking.com Reviews
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our chalet accommodation in Ettrick.
Excellent9.5Based on 126 reviewsWarren2024-09-059.0VerifiedWonderful ☺ Loved the linen sheets on the bed. Very comfortable. We also really appreciated the delicious cooked breakfast in the cafe. The staff in the cafe were so friendly and accommodating.Carlos2024-05-2910VerifiedExceptionalSing2024-05-109.0VerifiedGreat stay with warm welcome and delicious breakfast provided by the host. ☺ Unique design for the room accommodation. Our stay overnight here was very good and memorable as it got snowing during the night. ☹ Nothing.Louisa2024-05-056.0VerifiedLovely place but listing was not accurate ☺ Breakfast was good! Staff also very sweet. Place was beautiful. ☹ bed sheets were stained and looked like there were muddy bits on it. listing said there was wine and champagne provided but was listed wrongly. listing also said there was stovetop available, did not realize it was outdoors on a BBQ, not in the kitchen.Chris2024-04-127.0VerifiedOur stay was ok. ☺ I liked the quirkiness. Bed. ☹ Heat pump was in strange position and kitchen and toilet not very clean. Sheets.Karen2024-04-0910VerifiedVery pleasant people and place ☺ Very comfortable and clean ☹ NothingJenny2024-04-0110VerifiedExceptionalNicki2024-03-3110VerifiedExceptionalChristine2024-03-2510VerifiedExceptional ☺ It was a very relaxing and laid back weekend.would recommend to others ☹ There was nothing we didn't likeRobert2024-03-259.0VerifiedWonderful
Our Latest Reviews from Airbnb
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our cafe and chalets on Airbnb.
Marie27. April, 2024.What a find. Lee is a great host . We loved our stay here. Great bed and quality linen. Lee and his team made us extremely welcome.Jessica3. April, 2024.A comfortable and convenient place to stay. The cafe was great and staff was super friendly!Clare25. January, 2024.very cozy chalet, perfect after a long trek! fast speed internet, cozy bed, modern and comfortable, with a beautiful garden and tasty breakfast included! 10/10Lorna21. December, 2023.Our stay was wonderful and our hosts were awesome! I want to go back already!!Richard1. December, 2023.We stayed in chalet no. 2.Great design, well setup, more impressive in person than what you see in the photos. Other accommodation is close by, but the chalets are well designs/placed to give privacy.Having the cafe on site was amazing. We were impressed by the quality of food!Lee is very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend this stay 👌🏼William14. October, 2023.Great place, good location. Having a fenced off section round the side to keep the dog was a lifesaver. Would be a great spot to stay in summer, when you can fire up the bbq and relax.Rosalind2. July, 2023.We had a lovely comfortable night in the very cute chalet, which had everything we needed. Loved the architecture and the hearty breakfast and great coffee in the cafe next door. Would recommend to anyone, especially if making use of the cycle trails (we weren't this time, but can see how well it would work). Everyone we met was so friendly.Mori10. May, 2023.Fabulous chalet . Photos didn't do it justice was better than the pics .Very spacious warm comfortable and clean . Will definitely stay again and highly recommend to others.The breakfast was amazing too ....we went back for breakfast a second time.Would love to try the roast next time as the brekky was so generous.Thank you Mori and warrenNick10. April, 2023.Great halfway point between Dunedin and Central Otago.Cabin was really well equipped, and perfect having the cafe right next door. Breakfast included hit the spot.Tim18. December, 2022.Just a lovely place. Great accommodation, lovely people and great value.Airbnb rating score: 4.9 of 5, based on 26 reviews