Amazing pasta. Nice to sit and have a drink while waiting for your order. Servings not huge but…read moregood quality food. Can dine in. Largish menu to choose from.

Stopped in for lunch while in Hahei. The outdoor seating is very nice and there were not many…read morepeople there yet so we had our choice of tables. There are nice flowers and greenery surrounding the outdoor seating. You go in to order at the bar. We ordered a beer tasting flight, a margarita, and the Margherita Pizza. The margarita was fine (I never really had a great one while in New Zealand), but it was cool and refreshing. The pizza was nice and light, good for a small lunch. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Don't forget a tshirt or hoodie on the way out!

Loved their cocktails and ambience! The staff was super funny (read witty with sarcasm) and we had…read morea great time enjoying a cool beverage on a hot summer day after hiking to Cathedral Cove.

We were recommended to eat here by a local, so we headed here. The food was alright. I ordered the…read moreveggie pizza - some of the mushrooms were undercooked and not edible. The crust was crunchy and good. My partner had the brisket burger - it was OK. The meal cost $140. In my opinion, this place is overpriced for the quality of food we had.

Worth a second meal!…read more We really enjoyed this restaurant! Table for four on a Friday night at 5:30 in the evening. We had two orders of the fresh fish and chips, the pulled pork pizza, and the fish of the day (tuna). All 4 were prepared well and brought out promptly. I am not certain if it is a New Zealand thing (as it has happened at two restaurants in two days), bit they bring the food out when it is done, not when all four meals are done ... Just something of which to be aware. This is a place where I will be happy to eat at again!

Exactly what it should be. Superb pizza great drinks list. Friendly realized to the point of…read morechilled staff, but in the good way. Find a seat, order at the bar. Enjoy.

Found this little gem while staying in Whitianga and so glad we did! Great casual atmosphere,…read morefriendly staff, beautiful views from the outdoor tables and delicious food. Tried the Black Jack and Little Hippie pizzas + fish and chips + olives. Everything was great, no complaints with any of the food. Check this place out and note their summer hours may be later than listed on Yelp. Happy dining!

We went in a group of 6 with a reservation. You'll need to make a reservation or you might not get…read morein. This is owned by an Italian so you'll see menu items similar to visiting in Italy. We had pizzas, drinks, appetizers. Loved it all! Service was fast and friendly. Loved the sampler of wines and Italian drinks, like spritzers.

Make a booking in advance and try to get the 1st time slot of the day. We were the first ones at…read morethe restaurant and did a wine tasting. It was really peaceful. After 2 hours there were more and more people that showed up. Get the Solo Carne pizza. It was incredible! I am back in the states and still thinking about it!

This is an enthusiastic 5-star rating…read more I called around 10 or 11 this morning (Monday) and was pleasantly surprised that someone answered my call. Since they don't open until 5, I was already preparing my message to plead for a table. Luckily, I spoke to a real person and got the reservation set for 7. My husband and I actually arrived about 30 minutes early and so as to not be rude, we decided to sit out in the car and read reviews of the restaurant-- both on Yelp and Trip Advisor. Not only to get a better sense of what to order, but perhaps to adjust expectations should any need adjusting. One person (on Yelp and Trip Advisor) left a pretty scathing review of the service as well as the restaurant's response to their review. I went over to TA to see if this was the kind of restaurant I DON'T want to support due to poor customer treatment. (I've been really treated badly at one or two restaurants in my life and will actively boycott any restaurant that I feel has multiple, legitimate complaints against it.) The restaurant's reply was actually quite cheeky (and seemed logical and fair) and I immediately knew I'd enjoy my visit. And thus, I did. Lo and behold, it was the owner (i believe) who waited on our table and gave an incredible overview of wines, beer, the menu, the evolution of his menus, etc. He was charming, knowledgeable, and provided excellent service. We felt welcome and in-tune with what the restaurant was all about and what we were ordering. The food was the best we had during our entire two-week stay all across New Zealand. My favorite was the ostrich and my husband's was the carpaccio with tripe. There wasn't a single misstep from the first plate (we ordered 5 total for dinner) to the two we ordered for dessert. I wish with my whole heart that he would just move to Colorado and open up the restaurant next to our home so we could eat there every day! I highly recommend. 5 plates was the perfect number for my husband and me to split-- we probably should have split dessert as well, but couldn't help ordering one each. We had the tuna, scotch egg, beef carpaccio, duck, and ostrich. The wild mushrooms cooked with the duck were to die for. The polenta with the ostrich was mind blowing. All the components--sauces, veg, flavors were on point. For dessert we ordered the chocolate thingy and the lemon thingy. Both incredible. It was actually quite impressive for dessert to be as good as dinner. Often even the 5-star restaurants don't quite make desserts as well as their entrees. These desserts were just as imaginative, complex, tasty and beautiful as the mains. And everything really was beautiful. Plating is an art form they have absolutely perfected. I'm quite impressed with this restaurant. We drove all the way down from Matarangi to eat there on our last night in NZ and I couldn't have asked for a better send-off !

We had posted a review on tripadvisur on how this was the worst restaurant experience in three…read moreweeks in New Zealand due to the horrible attitude if the staff. I would suggest Yelp readers see this review and their response. We have posted over 150 generally positive reviews to trip advisor and were appalled by their response to our negative review. I went back and read Their response to other reviews raising concerns and see a pattern of battering those who object. I am surprised this person can survive in the hospitality business.

A solid 4.5. the meat lovers pizza was on point. Four for dinner at 6:00 pm on a Saturday, walked…read moreup, were treated promptly, and had good service throughout the meal. They were out of the calamari so we did not get to try that. I had the lamb and it was delicious!

My [new] wife and I have been to a few places throughout New Zealand while on our honeymoon that…read morehaven't been added to Yelp yet, but this is the first place we've been to where I've felt compelled to write a review. True to its name, Enigma is a bit of a mystery. It's a quaint little bar and restaurant situated right across the street from the beach of Mercury Bay, giving you an excellent view of the water and various sea craft sailing by. The restaurant has a large interior dining room and ample outdoor seating to enjoy the sunshine and cool breeze. As with many beach restaurants, don't feel obligated to dress in your best - the linear do that well enough to compensate. The portions this restaurant serves is mind-boggling. The Mussels Pots is unbelievable. For $17.50NZD, you get a dozen of the biggest green lipped mussel freshly caught right out of the bay outside. Absolutely outstanding. You can taste how amazingly fresh they are and the white wine sauce is beautiful. The tiger prawn and mango salad was lovely and fresh, and the portion was nicely sized as well. Of all of the restaurants and cafes we've been to, Enigma is the only one I've felt the irrefutable need to visit a second time. This is easily the best place we've eaten at in the Coromandel Peninsula and I do not say that lightly at all.

My husband and I were on our honeymoon and just came in to Muriwai that evening from Sydney. We…read morewanted some place to grab some food on a quiet evening in a mellow litle town and just happened on this place that was open. It's a take out place, but we got to talking to the owner and ate our pizza on the counter. The pizza was delicious. The company was just as good, too. Definitely the best pizza we had in New Zealand and it made for a random evening of fun.

Amazing food from the Snapper sandwich to burger, fries, and onion rings!! Highly recommend!read more

We stopped at this place on a whim and it was awesome! Two of my kids said that they had the best…read morefries they ever had in their life. I'm over 40 and have eaten fries all over the world and I would still rank them in my top 3 ever. The double burger that I got was everything I wanted it to be. I shared fish tacos with my wife and they were great too. My only regret is that I didn't get ice cream like my kids. I kept trying to steal bites of theirs. Service was attentive enough. Ambience was perfect for a taco-burger-pizza place attached to a gas station at a little beach town.

What a sweet find! Great service and wonderful wine!!! Stop by to enjoy the fine selection of wines…read moreand eating from full fare to sweet dessert assortments :) You will want to return a second time and third time...Please share your experiences and add to the Family Atmosphere!!! Cousy and super fantastic!!!

Quaint little yummy restaurant! The food was divine. The sous chef is a vegan so the vegetarian and…read moreGF options were top notch. The service was some of the best I have received while in NZ; very attentive without hovering. The entrance is just across from parking for the Karangahake Gorge bike path. I'm definitely keeping this spot in mind for a wedding location!