Coffee here is decent. Food options are limited however they have an outside smoker's area which is handy, nowhere else in Southland has one

Can be hit or miss depending on what you are after. Coffee is not bad. Not a wide selection of choices on their menu however they have a smoker's area outside which is a plus :-)

Alright for a quick coffee but I wouldn't try any of the food here. Looks like it's been sitting behind the counter for days.
Coffee is not bad value. Unfortunately it's not really conveniently located in the centre.

Average cafe not very exciting. Service is decent, usually not too busy so you don't have to wait! Have a smoker's area outside which comes in handy- no places at southland have this. The cakes and muffins look old and have probably been sitting there for a while.

Ordered a pie and salad and cheese sandwich for toddler. Lady serving couldn't get it right and took 3 attempts to explain it to her resulting in her getting annoyed with me. Received my pie and salad and the pie smelt not right. Cut into the pie and the pie was old with an over cooked meat sauce that was hard. I asked the waitress to take this back as I couldn't eat it and explained the reasons above. Next minute a rude I assume owner came out to me explaining that is just the meat and it's not burnt. I again told him I am sorry but that is not right and I'm not going to risk eating that and getting food poisoning. He kept winging and showed the base of the pastry saying its not burnt. I said I know that but the meat is which I can guarantee that the pie was probably re-heated several times before. Due to the owners attitude and defensiveness I just asked for my money back. He said we don't usually do that and didn't give me all the money to which I had to ask for. He then went back behind the counter arguing loudly with staff saying not to serve me in front of all the other customers and then started speaking in Chinese language.
What ever happened to the customer is always right. He made me feel awful and bad for not eating it and non apologetic and rude.
Well I tried this cafe and can assure you deffinately know I won't be back! I can see why it's tucked away in the corner. If I was part of Southland shopping centre I would be so embarrassed to have a cafe like that out in the centre.
I miss decent cafes these days with real food and good service!
Jody Macs Cafe is by far the worst I have ever been to.