# Reality Bites Cafe, Bishopdale

Reality Bites Cafe is a café at 245a Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Reality%20Bites%20Cafe%2C%20245a%20Sawyers%20Arms%20Road%2C%20Bishopdale%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Reality%20Bites%20Cafe%2C%20245a%20Sawyers%20Arms%20Road%2C%20Bishopdale%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 359 8400.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Highsted Rd, route 27) is 101 m away; a shared path passes within 370 m. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 245a Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 359 8400 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.realitybitescafe.co.nz/, unreachable when last read _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Email:** theteam@realitybitescafe.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

Established in 2006 and providing outstanding food and coffee and catering ever since is this cafe with a conscience. They take pride in having delicious quality food, keeping the environment in mind. Open Monday - Friday 6.30am-4pm, Saturday 7.30am-4pm & Sunday 8am-4pm

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Residential Suburban _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [245 Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/245-sawyers-arms-road), 1 report on file


## The reports nearby
115 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9070667), [251A Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/251a-sawyers-arms-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8968207), [268 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/268-sawyers-arms-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8629453), [97 Highsted Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/97-highsted-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8518212), [110 Highsted Road, Casebrook, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/110-highsted-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8174364), [108 Highsted Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/108-highsted-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8076368), Highsted Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8027575), [237 Sawyers Arms Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/237-sawyers-arms-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8022862), [108 Highsted Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/108-highsted-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/7971839), [251 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/251-sawyers-arms-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7970986), [251 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/251-sawyers-arms-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7882161), [79 Highsted Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/79-highsted-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7853641), Highsted Rd, Canterbury Region 8051, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Highsted Rd, 101 m (routes 27) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Veitches Rd near Kimberley St, 112 m (routes 107) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Veitches Rd near Kimberley St, 119 m (routes 107) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 370 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/sawyers-arms-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Reality%20Bites%20Cafe%2C%20245a%20Sawyers%20Arms%20Road%2C%20Bishopdale%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.482206061253116,172.59388302623532)

## Nearby

- [Yee's Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/yee-s-takeaways-bishopdale), Fast food, 44 m
- [Kens Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/kens-takeaways-bishopdale), Fast food, 46 m
- [Sweet Lili's Cafe And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/sweet-lili-s-cafe-and-bar-bishopdale), Restaurants, 47 m
- [Evolve Chiropractic](https://www.chch.live/business/evolve-chiropractic-bishopdale), Alternative, 50 m
- [Reality Bites](https://www.chch.live/business/reality-bites-bishopdale), Cafés, 52 m
- [Beautique On Highsted](https://www.chch.live/business/beautique-on-highsted-bishopdale), Beauty, 60 m
- [Veitch Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1560-veitch-reserve), park, 97 m
- [Highsted Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1780-highsted-reserve), park, 116 m
- [Tralee Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1067-tralee-reserve), park, 395 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other cafés

- [Reality Bites](https://www.chch.live/business/reality-bites-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 52 m
- [Cafe La Tazia](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-la-tazia-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 836 m
- [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 887 m
- [Bean at the Y](https://www.chch.live/business/bean-at-the-y-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.0 km
- [Bishopdale Bakery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-bakery-cafe-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.0 km
- [Kens Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/kens-cafe-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.0 km
- [Coffee Culture - Northlink](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-northlink-northcote), Northcote, 1.0 km
- [Raku Coffee Co](https://www.chch.live/business/raku-coffee-co-northcote), Northcote, 1.1 km
- [Every one in Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-bishopdale)

## Also in Bishopdale

- [Pinkyz Salon](https://www.chch.live/business/pinkyz-salon-bishopdale), Hairdressers, 60 m
- [Roll On In Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/roll-on-in-dairy-bishopdale), Dairies & convenience, 68 m
- [Taff's Grooming Room](https://www.chch.live/business/taff-s-grooming-room-bishopdale), Pet Grooming, 68 m
- [Adventure Trailrides](https://www.chch.live/business/adventure-trailrides-bishopdale), Attractions, 136 m
- [BP Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-sawyers-arms-road-bishopdale), Petrol stations, 139 m
- [Papanui Club](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-club-bishopdale), Clubs, 465 m
- [Embers Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/embers-restaurant-bishopdale), Restaurants, 490 m
- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-bishopdale), Fast food, 771 m
- [Hell](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-bishopdale), Fast food, 772 m
- [Caltex](https://www.chch.live/business/caltex-bishopdale), Petrol stations, 778 m
- [Every kind of business in Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.482206061253116&lon=172.59388302623532)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.482206061253116,172.59388302623532,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Reality%20Bites%20Cafe)
- [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Reality Bites Cafe?**

A café in Bishopdale, Christchurch.

**Where is Reality Bites Cafe?**

245a Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, on [Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/sawyers-arms-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.482206061253116,172.59388302623532,17)

**Is Reality Bites Cafe still trading?**

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

**How do you contact Reality Bites Cafe?**

phone [03 359 8400](tel:033598400) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.realitybitescafe.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [theteam@realitybitescafe.co.nz](mailto:theteam@realitybitescafe.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other cafés are near Reality Bites Cafe?**

[Reality Bites](https://www.chch.live/business/reality-bites-bishopdale) (52 m), [Cafe La Tazia](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-la-tazia-bishopdale) (836 m), [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-bishopdale) (887 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Reality Bites Cafe?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/245-sawyers-arms-road) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Yee's Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/yee-s-takeaways-bishopdale) (44 m); the Highsted Rd bus stop is 101 m away: route 27; a shared path passes within 370 m; nearest park: [Veitch Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1560-veitch-reserve) (97 m).

**What stood where Reality Bites Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.482206061253116&lon=172.59388302623532)

## Sources

- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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