What are the opening hours?

Tuesday 3pm - 9pm Wednesday 3pm - 9pm Thursday 3pm - 9pm Friday 3pm - 9pm Saturday 3pm - 9pm Sunday 10am - 9pm

https://www.facebook.com/590664774140605/

Reuben Cafe

Home
New Zealand
Auckland
Reuben Cafe

Call Directions

A community focused cozy evening cafe specializing in cakes and toasted sandwiches with events (open mics and silent book clubs) on throughout the week.

30/10/2026

WOOOOOOOO!!!!!....... It's Pizza Night!!!

Our inaugural pizza nights are on this Friday and Saturday! All pizzas are only $18 for this week only.

28/10/2026

Our inaugural pizza nights are on this Friday and Saturday! All pizzas are only $18 for this week only.

22/10/2026

Something new is cooking up at Reuben Cafe.

Next week Friday and Saturday, I'm offering pizza - With a difference.

The menu isn't entirely finalized yet but so far, the flavours will be:

Caramelized Onion, Spinach and Feta
Mushroom and Blue Cheese
Onion, Capsicum, Mushrooms and Olives
White sauce, artichoke hearts and Spinach

Hopefully this will be a permanent fixture for Friday and Saturday nights. I'll post photos over the next week or so.

Send a message to learn more

14/10/2026

I'm thinking about what this summer is going to look like for us. I've got a bunch of ideas.

I catered a party and put together quite a different menu for it. It was all pizza, wedges and langos (and a few other bits and pieces). I'm running a bit of a trial soon to check a few lessons learnt from that experience. My thoughts here are that perhaps I could have the occasional pizza party night. Come in, pay a set price, and enjoy a pizza party (With my sense of humour, I kind of like the idea of theming it as "Management would like to thank you"). I get to cook for a few hours straight and you get to graze on some pretty amazing food. I'm thinking this could be combined with something else... Karaoke, chess, open mic etc.

If you've been down to the cafe recently, you'll notice there's a few packs of cards and chess sets out on the tables. I'm considering a doing a chess night. An evening to come out, meet people, play a few casual games of chess.

We've still got the 2 weekly open mics. I'm wondering if it would be a bit more... approachable if I combined one of those with a karaoke night. Come down with songs (with lyrics) queued up on your phone and have a go at performing!

I've been talking to people about running other events here. A writing workshop. A comedy show etc. We've got the space, so if you've got any other ideas, or if you just want to book the place out for your own event, I want to hear from you.

I've been selling whole cakes (by pre-order only). Most cakes can be had for $65 for a full cake, plus a $10 deposit for the container (The $10 will be returned on return of the container though I'm looking into disposable options).

Don't forget that we've also some dinner options:
* The crispy fried tofu tossed in a maple syrup, whole seed mustard and paprika sauce served with wedges and bean salad.
* Wedges Bravas con Chorizo. Wedges loaded with chorizo, onion, garlic and capsicum topped with a capsicum sauce and served with bean salad. I am able to do a vegan version of this dish.

I would love to hear your thoughts on all of this. Or any other ideas you might have.

03/10/2026

I had an absolutely stellar time last night. Reuben Cafe was closed for a private event - a casino themed birthday party.

I can't describe how amazingly fun it was to just be able to cook continuously for several hours. I was trying to keep it manageable and so did pizza (Even some of my more adventurous toppings went down well), langos (I went through around 100!), wedges and mini spring rolls. Freshly cooked food on the tables every 5-10 minutes or so for a little over 4 hours.

If ever you need a space and a bit of catering, Reuben Cafe is ready and waiting.

11/09/2026

Spot the difference.

27/08/2026

A new dish!

Wedges a la Riojana (pictured with Langos)

Wedges loaded with chorizo, garlic, capsicum, onion and topped with a creamy capsicum sauce.

07/08/2026

We're hosting a rap event on the 3rd of September. They've currently got early bird tickets at just $5 (https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjZx3tSGYP/).

14/07/2026

03/07/2026

Some updates:

We will be re-opening to our usual hours on Tuesday 7th of July. We're really sorry about having to close down.

I'm currently working on a new offering. There's a few things I need to do before I'm able to offer it up but basically, it'll be a fast food option for vegans/vegetarians.

Here's how it's currently looking:
A meal consisting of crispy fried tofu tossed with a sauce of your choice (So far I have a Teriyaki Sauce and a Hot Korean sauce so there's some work to be done here). Served with wedges (I would like to replace this with chips eventually so that I can offer up a no gluten added version), 1 or 2 mini garlic and salt langos' (A hungarian fried bread. This would have to be omitted for a NGA option), and a salad (initially a coleslaw and maybe potato salad and later bean salad. I have some work to do on sourcing beans for bean salad). I'm hoping to be able to offer it up for under $25 (I'm aiming for more like $20).

I will announce it here as soon as I'm able to start selling it. It will be within the next 2 weeks.

On the Thursday July 16th, we have an album launch party. It looks like it's going to be a great time.

Address

229/231 Symonds Street
Auckland
1010

Opening Hours

Tuesday	3pm - 9pm
Wednesday	3pm - 9pm
Thursday	3pm - 9pm
Friday	3pm - 9pm
Saturday	3pm - 9pm
Sunday	10am - 9pm

Telephone

+64212089643

Website

facebook.com

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Reuben Cafe posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.