We'd read somewhere that there was a night market on Friday's. This turned out to be Gourmet Night…read moreMarket. We dropped in around 7:00pm and it was busy. Lots of families and kids running around. It goes from 5:00pm to late (seemed to be closing up shop around 9:00pm when we left). We tried a couple vendors: 1) Paella Pan - Seafood paella ($16.00 NZD large) - my dad ate this all to himself. You get a good portion but my dad said it was pretty average. 2) Barbacoa - Tuna (#1) ($10.00 NZD) - sesame encrusted yellow tuna with Asian herbed slaw and noc chum. Tuna was lightly seared but could have used more flavour. The mango tomato salsa was summery but the bean sprouts were boring. 3) The Homegrown Kitchen - Mussel sausages with home smoked fish risotto ($12.50 NZD) - came with coriander and tomato salsa. Super delicious! The smoked fish mixed in with the risotto was bomb. Same with the mussel stuffed sausage. Pretty unique combo. - Salt + pepper calamari ($8.50 NZD) - with slaw and habanero mayo. Calamari was perfectly seasoned and oh so tender. 4) Cakes & Desserts - Lemon shortcake ($6.50 NZD) - came with cream or yoghurt on top. B got yoghurt. The shortcake could have been more lemony/tangy. 5) Friets - Ice cream sundaes ($5.50 NZD) - four flavours to choose from (salted caramel, choc brownie, spiced cookie dough and mochachino). We went with the salted caramel; salty, sweet and the chopped nuts was icing on the cake. I have no idea how this started to melt when it was freezing outside. The live music was great! Awesome voices and played some great throwbacks. Worth a visit if you're in town on a Friday evening.

Great little gourmet food market at the park near the beach. Good vibes with excellent selection of…read morefood stalls and a small stage in the middle where musicians play good summer tunes for your market experience. Plenty of space to sit on the grass while you enjoy your food. Can highly recommend the pork sliders, yummmm, mussels, lamb cutlets were banging, the stall that sells salted ice cream sundaes and Dutch fries were also banging. Mmm... Definitely must stop if you're around the area.

I don't like fish and chips and it took a very long time for it to be ready when I ordered someread more

Went to Gibbo's Fresh Fish takeaway shop. They have their own fishing boat that supplies their two…read morestores (this one and another on the wharf). They mainly sell fish and chips but will also grill the fish instead for just 50 cents more. Their kumara chips are very good and not very greasy. They also have a vast selection of other seafood such as various uncooked fish, oysters, and some smoked fish, fritters, marinated mussels, shrimp, scallops, etc. They also have some non-seafood items in the menu. Good seafood, good prices. You order and pay and are given a number which they call when your order is ready.

Had their two piece fish and chips and found the fish very tasty, however I have to admit, I prefer…read moremy batter thicker, crispier and slathered with tarter sauce and Ketchup to the point I can't even taste the fish! LOL. They serve Tarakihi - very nice. So if you want tasty fish, come here! Nice basket of fries with it all at a reasonable price. (They charge .60 extra for their tomato sauce)

After checking out Kerosene Creek, we were looking for a place to eat lunch. My dad wanted fish and…read morechips so we decided to drop by Devon Sea Foods. We dropped in on a Sunday afternoon (around noon). Quite a few people were getting takeout, including us. The inside is cramped with only a couple chairs and no tables so it's strictly a to go place. The menu has quite the selection including a mix of seafood, sweets, burgers, toasted sandwiches and miscellaneous. There's also a few different combo options (ranges from $12.00 to 35.00 NZD). The $3.00 to 5.00 chips is an extra cost but only if you want an additional scoop. The combo no. 1 to 5 are smaller options ($7.00 to 10.00 NZD). One lame thing is you have to pay for the sauces. It's $0.50 NZD each for ketchup, tartare and aioli sauces. They're of the squeezed variety. - $20.00 combo - 3 fish, 2 sausages, 2 crabsticks, 6 battered mussels and chips. This was more than enough to share between the three of us. It's nicely packaged up but man, it's greasy. Fish was okay but a tad dry; it needed to be dipped in the tartar sauce. The best was the battered mussels; big and fresh. Next best was the sausages. Chips weren't crispy enough and not well seasoned. Cheap place but greasy. I don't get why fish & chips is so popular here.

We just spent two weeks in New Zealand. We were in Rotorua a few days and we kept seeing a line…read moreout the door for this place so we decided to grab lunch to go from here. Wow! Best fish and chips. Absolutely delicious. You get a ton of food and it is wonderful. Yum! Highly recommend. Carry out only.

Rainy day called for comfort food. Restaurant was empty in our arrival, but slowly filling up as…read morethe meal progressed, thus making me feel better about not being the only crazy ones to eat Chinese food in NZ. Family operated restaurant, a literal child brought some of our food out. Food was good, relatively speaking. Veggies were super fresh. My tummy was happy.

I was visiting New Zealand with my Mom and just rolled into Rotorua, extremely hungry…read more.. practically starving. I was recommended Eat Street for a variety of restaurants, so I check it out. There was a good selection of restaurants there, and definitely lots of happy hour choices, but nothing intrigued us. My Mom was after veggies, so I Yelped for Chinese food. There was only a few selections (only a handful of people use Yelp here). The one we chose was closed for a month for family holiday. Luckily, while I was driving to check out another spot, I came across an entire street of Chinese restaurants (Amohau St, Rotorua). There was 3 to be exact and we wandered into each one to have a peek at their menu. We chose to eat at Golden BBQ Seafood Restaurant and I'm super gad we did! The restaurant was well lit and spacious. The staff were friendly and helpful. The dishes were a good sized proportion. We ordered 2 dishes with a bowl of rice and were super stuffed after. 1. Four Season Green Beans w/ Beef & Mushrooms 2. House Special Deep Fried Tofu w/ Green Onions Everything was DELICIOUS!! Being Cantonese myself, I must say, they had their flavors on point! Bravo. It's rare to find good traditional Chinese food when on vacation. Overall, we were very happy with it dinner experience here :).

After our first day of bicycle touring in New Zealand from Auckland to Huntly, we arrived on Main…read moreStreet tired, thirsty and VERY HUNGRY! After walking up and down Main Street, eyeing the restaurants and deli shops as if they were prey to a pack of wolves, there was only one shop which stood out from the rest of the crowd. The fresh seafood on ice, fish & chips, and smoked fish of the day drew me in. There's seating indoors and outside. This is a fish market, don't come here for ambiance or a romantic dinner for 2... or 3... or 4. The decor is the meal, laid out fresh on the counters by the purveyors of this fine seafood establishment. The owner and staff are very helpful, answering questions from customers who are either ordering to eat in or to be freshly packed for home. Taking a seat on the curbside table, we started on the smoked fish of the day. The white flesh of the smoked fish has a firm texture, stronger flavors and medium to high oil content. The anticipation was over when the family size platter of Fish and Chips arrived. The no-frills little chippy shop serves up chunky pieces of moist white fish against a crispy batter. The batter here is better than most chippy shops we've had in New Zealand, generally underwhelming and greasy. The mountainful of chips are crisp and firm. The fried battered oysters and scallops are a good complement to the fish and chips. The family size fish and chips platter was affordably priced. The standout of the meal was the Kina. If you're always on the lookout for the ultimate uni/sea urchin experience on your travels, don't pass up a chance to try the New Zealand version of the spiny shelled creature. Kina has been a part of the local Maori diet for hundreds of years. Having ordered one from the counter as my "dessert" and brought out to our table, an elderly Maori passing by gave a recommendation to eat the dark seedy liquid around the roe. The owner had recommended against the idea, explaining most Kiwis find the taste of the dark liquid too bitter. After separately a few pieces of the roe from the dark liquid inside the half opened Kina shell, the roe was fresh, had a soft texture, and slightly bitter compared to Japanese sea urchins. I tried a small taste of the dark liquid with a roe, and as warned it was indeed very bitter, enough to scrunch up your face. Try the Kina roe on its own. The five star rating for this shop was mainly due to our hungry stomachs after a day of cycling, the affordable and generous portions, the friendly staff, and the Kina experience.

Feels like Costco!…read more Prices are cheap and there's a ton of food and household stuff you can buy.

We've been going to Pak'n save fortnightly for years and years…read more Not the best supermarket. Messy store at times, products not available and things are regularly over the end date. But you tolerate it because they are cheaper. We still pay on average $400 on every visit. But, today was the last straw... Incredibly rude customer service. Apparently there was a max limit per customer on an item that was on sale. No sign or anything on the shelf/rack to indicate this. Cashier calls customer service, lady walks over, grabs the products that were 'too much' my husband said we wouldn't mind paying full price for all. No problem to us. Lady completely ignores it and doesn't answer to that, looks at us, looks at cashier, back to us then says to the cashier, ( so not a single word to us as customers) 'max of 4 bottles!!!' in an agitated voice and leaves with them. Euh ok!? The rule doesn't make sense anyway. What's preventing me from stepping right back in the store after paying and grabbing the items from the rack again and paying at another cashier with another card? Yeah, after years it's just not worth the 'cheaper' shopping. I have a background in customer service and as a company I suggest you educate your staff on how to do better. You've lost a loyal customer and we'll take our money elsewhere.

This is the most favorable seafood market for my family friends . They love to come to this place…read morefor fresh salmon sashimi , when I was visiting New Zealand for two weeks , I was here for more than three times :) their seafood was kinda fresh , price very reasonable . I picked out four packs of salmon , with a price slightly over 40 bucks. And the portion was able to feed 8 ppls. Five star for their customer service especially over the fish and chip counter :) the lady was very sweet , when she heard that it was my first time have fish and chip, she gave me one extra price of today's special friend fish :D no wonder ppl always said New Zealand ppl are very friendly ! It truly is ;) the gentleman over the fish and chip Togo counter even teach me how to eat the fish to bring out its best taste (a little bit lemon juice, salt and pepper , Dahl Dahd here you go ! Fresh delicious fish and chip ! Yea ! Make sure to eat it over there . Cz Togo will actually make the fish soggy and will lose its flavor.

This was the first time in my life to have mussel chowder and it was really good.Fish and chips…read morewere not as good as what they advertised.