Stunning food. Great choice for fresh food made well. Super Yum…read more Low key vibe. But don't be fooled. I'm here by myself so only tried the spicy beef salad. Thoroughly recommend it

Excellent pho and spring rolls. Spicy beef pho is nice and spicy!!! Great service, donuts at the…read morecounter are an awesome treat too!

Perfect choice for healthy lunch after a swim at the beach. They made a chicken and avocado roll…read morefor my fussy 6 year old and he said: "It was yummy"

Fresh and superbly cooked/presented food. My partner had the fish bento box and I had a mixed fish…read moreteppanyaki. Both delicious and tender!! Friendly and timely service. Loved the low key decor, and soft music which was really relaxing. I would come back any time I'm passing through Orewa.

Seemingly in the middle of nowhere, this is a hidden gem. You can taste a wide variety of Puhio…read moreValley's natural cheeses, and learn about the creation process. The cheese lady (sorry I forgot her name) was great about ensuring we ate certain cheeses in order for our palate, which was delightful advice. We ended up eating there, and I'm so happy we did. In our two week NZ tour, the sandwich from here (salami, brie, chicken, and veggies) was by far the best thing I ate. The cheese melted wonderfully and the combination of flavors with sauces was drool worthy. I wish we didn't get stuffed quickly, because I've heard their ice cream is amazing (one trip regret). Also, I have to say the price was so reasonable. You'd expect fr a fancy cheese place to have high priced meals, but my sandwich was massive for a small price, and the pizza my husband got was juicy not greasy, and also a super shocking low price for as large as it was.

There is something magical about a factory shop. Especially if it's a factory that makes cheese,…read moreyogurt and ice cream. Puhoi valley cheese was fully packed today at 1pm. So I just ordered some award winning ice creams and some coffee. The ice cream is fantastic, so creamy and yummy. Same thing can't be said about the coffee, it was almost as weak as water. I m not a big cheese person, but I can't resist a bargain. So I bought the single cream Camembert that is on special. If it wasn't pouring down outside, I would take a stroll around the grounds and maybe even had a play on the swings to work off those guilty ice cream calories.

We booked a table for 6 30 on a Friday, and then place was packed and very noisywhen we arrived…read more We shared the Haku Kingfish sashimi starter, which had a yummy ponzu sauce and some interesting tapioca crackers, which were black with small white blisters - really unusual. Main course was the market fish, a bl we fin tuna variant on a wonderful green sauce that's apparently a local delicacy, although we passed on the beef lardons that normally go with it. Even without the lardons, it was fantastic For desert, they named to Manchester a vegan chocolate cheesecake option. That, and a couple of glasses of port, rounded off the evening nicely

We had a short time for a light lunch and decided to stop in. Our server was very friendly and…read morehelpful. When I asked what she recommended, she said that the Aglio and the Te Ika Mata are great paired together - so that what we went for. The Aglio is Confit garlic, Rosemary salt and Truffle Mascarpone. The Te Ika Mata is raw market fish (cod today), coconut, coriander, chili and lime. The Aglio was warm and fresh and the the confit garlic had a great flavor without being overpowering and was very good. The Te Ika Mata had a wonderful flavor - a hint of lime mixed with the coriander (cilantro for those from the U.S. in a liquid with subtle coconut flavor. The flavors worked so well together - I was very pleasantly surprised and our server was right - the two (Aglio and Te Ika Mata) worked very well together. It was light yet satisfying and I would absolutely order it again!

If you are after Americanised Chinese food then the usual suspects like sweet & sour pork and…read morespring rolls are decent. They also do a limited range of fish & chips ...hoki or hoki,. which are tastier than another nearby local fish and chip shop and value for money. Now the not so great... This restaurant has repeatedly changed management and staff. The latest crew do not have it together at all. The premises are untidy and the atmosphere unwelcoming. Of the staff on when we went, someone felt it ok to bring their young child to work with them and let him run around and another looked like she was a few hours short of sleeping off a bad night. Then there's the food. We tried the squid specialty (overcooked) and vegetables & noodles (unseasoned noodles with carrot shards and cabbage) and beef blackbean (whoa, hold the garlic). Overall very disappointing when a Chinese restaurant can't do good Chinese food.

The service was fast and friendly. The food was very hot for takeaway. I ordered one dish mild but…read moreit was spicy. Lots of food for the price. Would order again but be careful of the spice. Great place.

The manager at this resident, when asked to make a dish specific to our liking, his arrogance stood…read morein the way of making it right. Since he said he knew better, he'd prefer we not return again. Which is fine since we wouldn't. He was rude, callous, and unexpectedly defensive. We're not sure what happened here, but he lacked compassion and an ability to accept feedback. Be warned among the many fine reviews. Notice those other reviews are old.

Had lunch here twice and both meals were solid. The larb gai was flavoured very well but I would…read morehave preferred the chicken to be more ground (as it typically is in this dish) because I found the texture to be quite different than what I was looking for in a larb dish. I also had a duck basil stir fry and again the flavours were spot on but the duck wasn't sliced well enough so pieces were stuck together making eating it more complicated than necessary. I did eat it all though as it tasted great. I'll try to get back for dinner to see how things go with a more complete meal.

We ordered a feast and had it delivered. Having had Thai at 10+ restaurants in the area I can…read morecomfortably say this was the best I've had in Whangarei. I can't wait to eat at the restaurant. My favourites this evening were Larb Ped, a brightly flavoured duck salad with a touch of mint and red onion, and the Sexy Little Duck which was a nicely spiced duck curry. All the other meals we ordered we spot on and they even got every weird order quirk we through in; Pad Thai no peanuts, etc. I will absolutely be headed to dine in here in the near future (and promise to take lots of pics!) I'll update the review then.

Definitely recommended. The Phad Thai Yellow Noodle is super tasty and the service was great.read more

We stopped here and the service was great. We ordered spicy food which really wasn't. However I had…read moreheart burn all day which happens to me maybe once per year.

We rang and ordered to takeaway rather than dine in, but we were happy in every way. We were…read moregreeted upon arrival by a very friendly person who had our order ready at the time they had previously stated. The food was absolutely beautiful and we will definitely be back again.

Greens Thai: Inedible, precooked, tough, overcooked,…read moreunpleasant muck. Ordered four dishes and all were terrible. Well overpriced for substandard food. You should be ashamed. Went into the bin. Lucky we have a bag of popcorn as it will seem like a delight after this rubbish.

My family and I had a number of Indian dishes that were delicious! Butter Chicken. Chicken Tiki…read moreMasala. Samosas. Garlic Naan. All fabulous!