Lost Freight Cafe

Best Known For

Gourmet toasties such as the Reuben with corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing and pickles.

Lost Freight Café sits nestled at The Springs on Pinnacle Road, offering a rustic pause point for those making their way up Kunanyi/Mount Wellington. Built from repurposed shipping containers, its design is both practical and striking, blending modern industrial edges with the surrounding alpine wilderness. Visitors are greeted by crisp mountain air and sweeping views of eucalypt forests, often veiled in drifting mists that shift with the weather. The café serves as a warm retreat where hikers, cyclists and day-trippers gather to refuel, share stories, or simply take in the stillness of the bush. Stop in for a famous hot chocolate paired with a ham, Swiss cheese, cheddar and Dijonnaise toastie; perhaps a scallop or spinach and feta pie hits the mark, finishing with a chocolate brownie.