The Preservatory
The Preservatory is a café at 54 Holmwood Road, Fendalton, the map pin sits in Merivale, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026 · hours from its own website, read 2 Oct 2026
This deli, espresso bar & catering business has been operating for 17 years and has provided food for locals and visitors alike. They have a reputation for high quality food using only the best ingredients and… more ↓
54 Holmwood Road, Fendalton
Opening hours
| Monday, Friday | 7 am, 4 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday, Sunday | 7.30 am, 2.30 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 59 hours a week, by the website’s count.
Its own website lists
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other cafés
Also in Merivale
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 54 Holmwood Road, Fendalton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 355 7386 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | thepreservatory.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| enquiries@thepreservatory.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists info@preservatory.co.nz | |
| Menu | preservatory.co.nz | Its own website |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429032476675, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | THE PRESERVATORY LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 25 Nov 2008 | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC006313/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 3 June 2027 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
This deli, espresso bar & catering business has been operating for 17 years and has provided food for locals and visitors alike. They have a reputation for high quality food using only the best ingredients and all food is prepared on the premises by a team of talented chefs. Now offering breakfast. Open Monday - Friday 7.30am to 5pm & Saturday 8am to 2pm.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Transport | District Plan |
The reports nearby
224 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 164 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - General
Pavement - Damaged
Rubbish and Bins - General
Hazard, vehicle
Road Blockage
Rubbish and Bins - General
Rubbish and Bins - General
Damaged Street Sign
Sewer - Leak / Blockage
Water LeakQuestions, answered briefly
A café in Merivale, Christchurch.
54 Holmwood Road, Fendalton, the map pin sits in Merivale, on Holmwood Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 355 7386 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email enquiries@thepreservatory.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday, Friday: 7 am, 4 pm; Saturday, Sunday: 7.30 am, 2.30 pm, as its own website states.
Mona Vale Homestead & Gardens Venue (665 m), Mona Vale Homestead and Pantry (675 m), Club House Cafe (803 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 6 reports; 3 other premises within a short walk, nearest Holmwood Dairy (5 m); the Rossall St near Holmwood Rd bus stop is 34 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Millbrook Reserve (341 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-preservatory-merivale.md.