About Dante's Fine Foods
Love food? So do we. And not just any ol' food either. At Dante's, we're crazy about delicious, wholesome, premium-quality food. So we are constantly scouring New Zealand as well as the globe for the world's finest foods and bring them right to your doorstep.
1800+ foods sourced from
30+ countries around the world with
10+ years in the business run by
1 team passionate about good food.
Why the name Dante’s?
Why the rooster logo?
Our Story: A Taste of Home
It all started with with a problem. Having recently immigrated to Cambridge, New Zealand, a Dutch family found themselves in a pickle. Where in their adopted home of NZ they could not find the high-quality foods they'd enjoyed in their native Netherlands?
Tracking down exceptional foods wasn't easy. They travelled far and wide to get what they could: But what was really needed was a shop that would bring the world's best under one roof. The Family decided to do just that. They spent a year unearthing the world's best foods, found the ideal spot in Cambridge to house them and in 2004...Dante's was born.
Several years later the Boutique shop is now owned by a Local Wahine, Kelly Mita-Skeet. Kelly has continued to add to the flavours of Dante's and her intrepid taste buds are always searching for products that satisfy all the senses.
Dante's Fine Foods has become a favourite destination in the Waikato for most people looking for those hard to find ingredients or gifts. It's a shop where not only can you find delicacies from all corners of the globe, but it also boosts an array of artisan products from all over New Zealand that are close to Kelly's heart.
Our Store: Around the World in 80 Steps
Step inside our shop and you're immediately transported around the world, shelves loaded with gourmet foods from every continent. And it doesn't matter if you're looking for exotic flavours or local tastes; there really is something for everybody:
- Food lover? Treat yourself to our Belgian chocolates and Italian pasta.
- Globetrotter? Relive your travels with German sauerkraut or Spanish chorizo.
- Ex-pat? Get a taste of home with our Dutch syrup waffles (Stroopwafel) or European marzipan.
- Ingredient-conscious? Enjoy the finest with our pomegranate molasses and aromatic sumac.
- Dietary needs? Feel fantastic with our no-allergy goat cheeses or gluten-free pastry range.
With over 1800 products, you'll find plenty here that takes your fancy. Find out for yourself - drop by our shop in downtown Cambridge or do it all from your computer using our online store.
Our Staff: Nuts About Food
We know food because we love food. And that's something we want to pass on. We're always on hand to help out, whether it's putting together a failsafe gift basket or tracking down a special ingredient for you.
Dante's Owner, Kelly doesn't just love to eat food, she loves to talk food too. Kelly will be regularly emailing out recipes to customers, blogging about food and she gets a real kick out of sharing her know-how with customers. Every product at Dante's has a story and Kelly loves getting to know every one of 'em. So sign up to receive our email recipes, visit our blog or simply contact us with your questions.
Anyway, enough about us - we want to hear from you. Like you, we care about good food and want to help give your kitchen a culinary boost.
So come visit us at Dante's for a world of taste.