Our Story

Rivertown Cafe is proudly owned and operated by the Kaiapoi based Person to Person Help Trust.

Established in 1988 by the Kaiapoi Baptist church, the cafe provides a space for our community to gather, enjoy great coffee, quality food and friendly caring service. Our profits are reinvested back into Kaiapoi and the surrounding communities through a variety of community initiatives. See Person 2 Person Trust Kaiapoi

Rivertown Café Family - Our regulars are more than just customers they are family. Customers have married after meeting here and those that were strangers have become friends. With a bit of banter and fun in the place, developing  relationships within our community is one of the best parts of the job.

Community art – Local artwork is displayed by a number of local artists giving a platform to showcase their wonderful talent. This provides a great local ‘feel’ to the cafe with all pieces available for purchase

Community catering - We enjoy catering your event no matter what size of crowd you are expecting. We have catering options that will cover any event, budget or dietary needs.
Contact us on 03 327 0304 so we can help make your event a success.

Community notice board - Our notice board allows our community to highlight upcoming activities and events in the local area. Let us know about your upcoming events so we can ensure the community supports you.