101 Cafe Experiment

Welcome to the 101 Cafe Experiment. Where creativity and community collide. Equal parts social hub and laboratory. Unplug and catch up, or plug-in and get some work done. Either way, stay awhile. We’ll be testing new flavours and recipes and want you to tell us what tastes best. Let us know what you think; channel your inner Anton Ego. Like all the greats who have shaped the world around us, we believe only through constant testing and curiosity can we find the winning formula.

Open 7am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday

Call us on 07 557 6414

Location
101 Durham Street
Tauranga
New Zealand 3110
University of Waikato Tauranga Campus

Christmas Catering

Looking for a beautiful spread before Christmas? Not only do we do excellent coffee, we also offer catering from morning tea shouts to fresh, locally produced lunches. Celebrate the end of the year and let us take care of the food, crafted to perfection by our cafe team.

Explore our catering menu below and call us on 07 557 6414 or pop in to see us and order.

Christmas Holiday Hours

We will be open until Friday, December 19 at 2.30pm, which will be our last day this year before the holiday break! Thank you for your support this year. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you when we reopen again on Monday, January 19 2026 at 7am!

Our Cafe Menu

It wouldn’t be a cafe experiment without a few surprises. A few calculated risks. Fusion and fermentation. An epiphany or two, or three. We like to keep things fresh and so our menu is ever-changing, and you have a role to play in that.

We still have all the usual cafe favourites. Good strong coffee. Smoothies. Salads. A stacked cabinet of sweet treats and savoury scones. Bacon.

There are also the showstoppers. The unavoidables. Sandos? Absolutely. Fried chicken? Yuuup. Something spicy? Duh.

One thing that won’t change, however, is our love of local produce and supporting Tauranga and Bay of Plenty growers and suppliers. There will be plenty of familiar names on our menu, even if the food on offer is refreshingly different.