COOLSVILLE CARTEL is a small neighbourhood cafe with great coffee and delicious cabinet food. We have a funky selection of retail gifts, and various specialty grocery items from local producers. We make home-style freezer meals which you’ll find alongside bread in our chiller. All of our food is gluten free!!
Our Roots
Coolsville Trading Post opened on May 10th, 2015 with the intention of providing more gluten free options for people on the go! Being gluten intolerant myself I was fed up with having very little options of food when I was driving or traveling and didn’t have time to sit in and dine somewhere. I was also very aware of the impact opening a Cafe would have on the environment so I decided to only have biodegradable or compostable containers for food and coffee. Small things like not having sugar packets can make a huge difference in the amount of waste we produce.
I wanted to provide a variety of things on my menu, something for everyone! We have wonderful breakfast wraps with bacon & sausages and also more than half the menu is vegetarian. I always make sure to have a few vegan options as well, and we recently made the jump to making all of our food gluten free! We are very tiny and classified as a Takeaways so we only have cabinet food. I pride myself on making my food look as beautiful as it tastes!
Our Coffee comes from our friends in Auckland, where I lived for 5yrs. Atomic roastery was beside a Restaurant that I ran for 3yrs so I quickly became friends with a lot of the staff there. So when it was time to make the move to Wellington I asked them if they would be my coffee supplier. 8yrs later we have everyone in Hataitai hooked on their Supremo blend.
The Cafe also has a small section of grocery items where you can find homemade Coolsville goods, locally made salsa, hot sauce, crackers, and more! And don’t forget to grab one of our super popular take and bake freezer meals.
We have two sister venues across the road in the village, so make sure you pop over and check out the restaurant - BambuchiSan and wine bar - Bella’s.