Catalina

I've been attending the Ping Zero lan parties at Hobsonville Air Base for nigh on ten years now, and have watched the base change at a rate of knots.

In the early years, we would enjoy a military breakfast in the mess. Now that, along with most of the base is no more.

Having said that, a phoneix will rise from the ashes. One sign of something good is the cafe Catalina - a hip little cafe that knows how to make a coffee and eggs benedict - no gilmours hollandaise here.

Over all the times I've visited this cafe, I would rate it 9/10 - definately amongst my favourite Auckland haunts.