Visit New Zealand’s first café built from straw!

The Short Straw Café is a rural escape, just 8 minutes from Silverstream Village. With a playground and outside play area it’s a great destination café for families. Enjoy our delicious cakes and lunch options with everything made on the premises.
The Short Straw Café offers:
- Indoor and outdoor seating
- Outside decks to enjoy the rural vistas
- Fully licensed
- Playground and giant blocks for the children
- Inside play area
- Petanque and a chess board
- Separate meeting room available for up to 12 people
- Private room seating up to 40 people
- Great location for weddings, family celebrations and meetings
- Purpose built party room for themed parties run by “Pukeko Parties”
- Ample vehicle and coach parking and even helicopter parking
- Parents room

