You step off the ferry and the coffee machine is right there, which is the whole idea behind Shed 36. It sits on Ocean View Road in Oneroa, in the ferry terminal itself, and it opens at 5.30 in the morning and closes at 6.30 at night every day of the week, so it catches the early commuters, the day trippers and the drivers heading for the crossing. The cabinet is what most people come for, with a creamy chicken pie, sausage rolls, a pork and fennel roll, sandwiches and a few vegetarian options, all built to be grabbed and eaten on the move.
The pies are the thing worth planning around, with a flaky, buttery crust and fillings that taste as good as anything you'd get in town. Coffee comes out fast when a sailing is close, and it's a better cup than what's waiting for you on the boat. There's no website and no bookings, so you just turn up, order at the counter and take it wherever the day is going.
Written from 16 Google reviews, every one we could get, on 12 November 2026. Rated 3.4 from 16 Google reviews.
You come here for a proper pie and a coffee before you get on the boat, and that's mostly exactly what you get, from a cabinet that's better than a ferry terminal has any right to have. It's a small, brisk operation that ferry regulars clearly build into their morning, though the prices sit high and the odd visit goes sideways on service.
Order the creamy chicken pie, which is the one that keeps coming up, and the sausage roll or the pork and fennel roll are the other names worth knowing about. There are sandwiches and several vegetarian options in the cabinet too, and a latte or an Americano to go with them. A well made coffee is the standard here, hot and quick when you're in a hurry.
The barista is the one you deal with, friendly and energetic and fast enough to get a coffee into your hand when the ferry is about to go. It isn't always consistent though, with one weekend visit that came with plainly rude service and an order that went wrong even though it was written on the cup.
You're inside the ferry terminal, so this is a grab and go kind of place, with a cabinet to pick from and a sailing to catch. Being open from 5.30 in the morning until 6.30 at night every day means it catches you on the way out and again on the way back.
Expect to pay more here than you would in town, with the espresso and the Americano both costing more than feels fair for the size of the cup, and that's the grumble that comes up most. What you get for it is coffee that beats the ferry's and a pie that's worth the stop.
It's made for the commuter sprint, the quick breakfast before a sailing and the day tripper who wants something decent in hand before the crossing. Ferry regulars and drivers are the ones who know it best, and it works just as well on the way home.
The prices are the recurring grumble, with the espresso and the Americano both costing more than you'd expect, and the service can be warm one day and dismissive the next. Small things go wrong too, from sugar that never made it into the cup to a tea mixed up despite being written on the lid.
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