Hummingbird Coffee - Christchurch

Sure...Great coffee. Good food selection. But the staff just don't look/act happy...might just be their resting face(s)!

Please bring back New York! Please bring back New York! Please bring back New York! I love you guys, I've been buying online for five years and the service and coffee have been fantastic. But for the love of god, I cannot find anything that could replace New York, not even close. Please bring it back!

I found some expired Hummingbird Nectar beans in the pantry and decided to give them a try anyway. They expired in June last year!! I have a Vibiemme espresso machine that I’ve been using for 20 years. I am a self taught barista but a family member who is a real barista gives me tips for improvement. Our home coffee taste better than most nearly all cafes (modestly). I usually buy Colombian beans which make amazing coffee. So back to my 500 g of expired Hummingbird beans. Bought at the supermarket. Surprise!! They taste amazing. Really good. Which was totally unexpected. The beans looked good even after all that time. They hadn’t gone oily like beans often do the taste seems to deteriorate at that point. But these Nectar beans over a year past the expiry date are perfect!

Coffee Beans produced here are always nice and fresh. However there is one draw back. The Humming Bird Website states that the opening hours are 8.30 am to 5 pm. At the door to the business the sign says closing time is 3 pm. I hope they will update the time to reflect the correct closing time, on the website, as it is always annoying to arrive there after 3 pm to find it closed..

Tried one of their coffees at Pendleton Market and was very disappointed. Asked if they were double shots and told yes. The barrista was extracting a shot then halving it into 2 cups so it was very weak. Half the staff busy looking at their phones while the others were sullen and rude, not a great brand promotion.