My husband and I stopped here for lunch on our drive from Auckland to Wellington. I must say,…read moreparking in this area is not easy to find at lunchtime! We had to park about 3 blocks away and walk. This is located close to the lake, and had some beautiful views. If it were cold and rainy, we would've opted to sit on their patio. The service as quick and the food was delicious! I had a pie and my husband, I cannot remember what he had but he loved it. If we weren't driving, we would've had some drinks. A nice selection on the menu of food and drinks and everything was delicious. I would definitely go back!

Food was Good! Location Great! Nice Patio with Lake/park views! Very walkable area! Parking was…read moreeasy!

Okay, loved the vibe in this classy cocktail bar/ dinner restaurant. It's very chic, reminded me of…read morethe bars in New York. I just came here for drinks after dinner. The place was amazing, the service was good. My martini was nothing short of perfect. 100% will recommend. I do believe you will need a reservation in case you do dinner here.

Wow. I thought our meal in Wellington at Charley Noble was wonderful, but our experience here was…read moreeven better. They had a female singer with a cool voice and a male guitarist. Nice touch! Jamie was an awesome server. We loved everything she recommended--house salad/sliced beet salad with goat cheese, candied pecans and balsamic vinegar glaze/pasta with beef ragout, Madeira sauce, carrots, celery, Parmesan cheese and herbs/steak with mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes and beef sauce/chocolate lava cake with caramel sauce and yuzu sorbet. Jamie kept our water glasses refilled and was very attentive. What a relaxing dinner in this pretty town.

Food was good but pricey. Service friendly. Dark interior. Best for couples, not families.read more

Thanks to many excellent reviews, we reserved a table at The Bistro…read more Upscale ambience and delightful service Enjoyed Grilled Scotch fillet of Greenstone Creek beef, truffles and chestnuts, Red spiced saute vegetables, and chunky fries We highly recommend

A delicious BBQ place in Taupo is very welcomed. We were really hungry after walking the Tongariro…read moreCrossing. You can definitely smell BBQ as you walk into the restaurant and that's not a bad thing! We started with some wings and they were the right thing to wet the appetite. You can smell and taste that hickory that permeates throughout the wing. For our entries, we opted for the smoked pork chop and a side of St. Louis ribs. The smoked pork chop was cooked well and it was good thick cut too. The crackling and bone sauce just provided for flavour and texture while working your way through each bite of the pork chop. The ribs were super sauced and the meat was almost fall off the bone. It took a little pull to get the meat away from the bone but I liked it that way. They were pretty finger licking good. We had a good time trying all their different sauces with each bite of our food too. Overall, this is a good spot for some BBQ if you are in the mood.

Very much family restaurant, food average. Thought we would get good Smokey flavours, very bland. I…read morehad beef short ribs and my wife had pulled smoked beef with mac cheese, worst Mac cheese tasted. Apologies we have high expectations after eating at a number of Texas Roadhouse chain stores which smash SMK

Server spilled entire glass of wine on my wife's leather pants. Pants were ruined. Refused to do…read moreanything and now ignoring us. Food was also weak. Talk about taking zero responsibility. Skip and go somewhere else.

Great share plates for a late lunch. We had the shrimp, pork dumplings, and Korean fried chicken…read more The Caesar type salad wasn't great though.

Great food!!! Ordered on Uber Eats and delivered to my hotel…read more Portions are very generous. The rice was cooked perfectly. Definitely get the lamb vindaloo and the chicken tikka masala.

We had a nice dinner in this welldecorated dining room this evening. I had the mixed tandoori…read moreplatter and Nancy was thrilled that her saag paneer was not at all spicy, as she prefers it. There was a nice been list including a Speights dark which suited me, and pashwari naan was a new one for me that I appreciated. Large portions meant that we will be able to have takeout lunch on the road while driving to Wellington tomorrow

Cute, airy spot with very nice service. Reasonable wine…read moreprices. You'll need to talk to the manager about the wines as the servers don't have much experience with them. We started with a pepperoni and sausage pizza - 6 smallish slices and then a very nice Chicken Saltimboca. They had no red pepper flakes but they did have a spicy chili oil that we were able to add to give the pizza a little zip. The crust was well cooked and crispy. The chicken used a full breast instead of flattened chicken breast pieces that we are used to seeing for this dish, however it was still very tasty and a very good deal. The lighting and ambiance is nice, the table service was good and we would recommend this if you are in Taupo and want a tasty Italian meal.

Food was, meh. Drinks, adequate…read more Gin & Tonic - $16, extra shot of gin $9 Pizza - 12" pizza - $24 thin, crust over cooked, good meat, melted cheese. Lasagna- one piece- $18, a tad salty but actually really tasty. Grated cheese - under 1gram - $2. You read that right. $2 for grated cheese. See the pics for how much cheese you actually get. "Wow, look at all that cheese!" Eye roll. Can't understand the waiters and everything was sloooooow. But other than all that, I'd never go back.

Food & cocktails were amazing. Service was great. Shoved at how easy it was to get into on a…read moreSaturday night. Perfect spot for a date night.

Probably the worst meal we've had in New Zealand. Starters were lamb croquettes and scallops. Both…read morewere deep fried to within an inch of their lives. The lamb was peculiarly puréed with all the consistency of paste. The scallops had been robbed of all flavour via the deep frying process. Both inedible, leaving a greasy taste in the mouth. Dire. Removed by the very pleasant server without comment. We shared a sirloin steak which wasn't bad although the miserable helping of French fries was not appreciated. The béarnaise sauce was thin and tasteless but cost an additional $5 for some reason. We had a cosmopolitan and a margarita which, oddly, arrived after the starters but seemed to have little or no alcohol content. At least they couldn't mess up on the very nice Pinot Noir. Never again.

Great service. Super nice staff…read moreJust had drinks. Great location in Napier Parking not bad by meter

Awesome business! To keep the flavour consistent across the whole country. Nice Vibe, rough is just…read moreright for lone star.

The Green-lipped mussels were spicy and overwhelmed the subtle mussel flavor. Eight mussels for…read more$29. Cheese bread ($14) but so little cheese I thought the order was mixed up. I suggest one just order the garlic pizza bread ($11). So for $40 8 mussels and a 8 small wedges of baked pizza dough.

Went with my friend at the end of August this year. Great little restaurant with very nice staff,…read morelove the food. I highly recommend if you're nearby and are hungry for some good food.