Christchurch's newly revamped coffee spot a big hit with gardeners
The new garden centre café’s indoor/outdoor flow and sunlight coverage is a major selling point. Reeves was a well known hospitality figure in Kaiapoi, North Canterbury, as the owner of Red Eight Café Kaiapoi for the past five years. She opened Red Eight at Portstone after years of discussions with Portstone Garden Centre owner Chris Smith, a regular customer of Red Eight in Kaiapoi, who wanted the food and coffee he loved to move into his centre. “I knew the space had huge potential with its beautiful location, so I eventually took him up on his offer,” Reeves said.