One of Mount Maunganui’s favourite cafes has hitched a ride over the bridge and landed in
The Lakes. The General at the Lakes has taken over the former Maude site at The Lakes Shopping Village (right beside the great little playground, and the walking and cycling paths around the picturesque Lakes area). The daytime menu (Mon Amour French toast, pictured above) is similar
to the Mount offering with good cabinet food. Come night time, there are cocktails, bar snacks
and regular live gigs, plus a new dinner menu that ranges from dumplings and Coromandel mussels to ribeye and lamb shanks.