Very tasty pizza, delicious field mushrooms on ciabatta bread and tasty burger for the kids. The…read moreQuay ale and lager were refreshing and a good accompaniment to the food. Also right next to an amazing playground for the kids. Highly recommend!

I moaned several times while eating spinach and goat cheese ravioli with roasted tomato sauce,…read morearugula and fresh grated Parmesan cheese. It was that good. My husband liked his cheeseburger and chips. Great service. Beautiful views.

Great hosts. Great food. Great company. The place has…read morerecently changed ownership and it's great. Menu has some changes coming and it sounds fantastic.

Yum! Good atmosphere, service and food, what more can you ask for? Very delicious pork belly…read morestarter, and the mains were just as good. Even the garlic bread was good. The menu changes with the seasons, and I've never been disappointed. On the pricier side of things, but worth it. This is my first choice in Whangarei if I'm wanting something a little bit fancy

Not overly impressed. The pork didn't look like any pork I have ever seen or eaten before, and the…read morefood was mediocre. And my major bugbear - clearing plates when we are still eating! That is NOT good customer service. The tea was awful (asked for tea and received flavoured tea) and the coffee was average. Now I understand why the place was empty when we arrived. Not recommended as it is - vast improvement is needed before I would recommend it for anyone.

My brother and I went here for dinner and opted for the 3 courses for $32 option. We also ordered a…read morecoffee and a pot of tea. The coffee was good however the tea I received was peppermint. I did not ask for flavoured tea and I would of assumed that the default option would of been plain tea. The waitress also started removing plates etc before we had both finished eating :( The meal was nice and consisted of seafood chowder, roast pork & vege's and ice-cream sundaes to finish. The seafood chowder was okay, but if you didnt get a piece of mussel in your mouth you would of been hard pushed to taste any seafood flavour. The roast pork was alright but the crackling was cooked to within an inch of its life (very hard) and the meat had no taste. Actually tasted more like lamb than pork to me. The roast veges were almost non-existant, but the mashed potato, carrots and broccoli were beautiful. The ice-cream sundaes were nice, the sauces were yummy but they used french vanilla ice-cream and not vanilla, although to their credit it did say french vanilla on the menu. Value for money though and worth the $32 paid.

Great bar, awesome oysters and loads of tapas to choose from. Attentive service and friendly…read morestaff. Great views across the bay, and dog friendly!

Would definitely recommend! We had the Khan Bros, the lamb (can't remember the name), the 6-oyster…read moreplatter, as well as the piña cola style cocktail at the top of the drink menu. All were great. Khan Bros and the oyster platter were standouts--both were inventive and tasty. Service was friendly and attentive (though we came on a slow Monday night so I don't know how it gets when busy). You'll have to wade through pictures on here to find the menu in case you want to take a peep beforehand as the menu on their site seems to be out of date.

I agree with the other review! Best meal of the trip! I wasn't expecting much for a buffet style…read moreChinese restaurant way out in north NZ but I was left very very satisfied. Even when I was here there were many locals eating here and singing songs in large groups. The atmosphere and the food was a real treat. They have some sort of signature pork belly, that wasn't my favorite. Instead a bottle of red beer, and unlimited potstickers and their amazing chow mien, finish off with some self serve ice cream and a bowl of fresh fruits. I'm glad to have stopped here two times on my trip.

Overpriced and overcharged for BBQ pork rice due to what they claimed was a language on their part…read more Lack of customer service to correct. Paid over $21 more than should have. Bland chicken with lemon sauce and prawn dim sum. Loud children of staff that takes away from any ambiance. Place looked disorganized. Not a place that is recommended. Bad experience. Don't go.

Absolutely loved my experience. Not only was the food exceptional, but so was the staff. Everyone…read morewas so welcoming and made my family and I feel comfortable. It was a very cozy, nice vibe. If I ever come back to New Zealand, I am 110% coming back to this restaurant.

Delicious pizzas, great wings, attentive staff and a really good mix of quality beers…read more We've gone back a few times since our first visit and would recommend it to anyone looking to grab a drink and some good pub fare.

Delicious, fresh oysters. Fun, fast service for take away (near or far). Lovely place that is easy…read moreto miss, so drive slow and enter carefully-they're busy! Lovely place on your way to and from the lovely beaches nearby.

A very easy to miss spot if you aren't actively looking for it while heading into or out of the…read moreTawharanui Marine Reserve for tourists. We were lucky our snorkelling instructor whispered into our ears about this place because it was so worth it. The small shop sells fresh shucked oysters out of their oyster farm. They were so fresh and tasted of that clean and pristine NZD waters. We decided on a dozen oysters as a snack for the two of us before heading into Matakana proper to find a more substantial lunch. They have bigger plates should you be more greedy. Hehe. They have more than enough different garnishes for your oysters from spicy, sweet, salty, and other. We settled into the little table underneath a few of the trees on the lot and just delighted in slurping up each oyster. The oysters were medium sized and really sweet. We really recommend stopping by here in you are in the area. It's a gem.

Ambiance was wonderful, on the porch at sunset. Waistaff was pleasant, but didn't go out of their…read moreway. We were disappointed they were out of the two dishes we came to try. We opted to substitute the flounder dinner which was supposed to have a burnt butter sauce with capers. What we got was a burnt fish with burnt capers. Pretty sure someone got confused on the recipe in the kitchen. It was served without apology. We ate it...the fish inside was good, but the rest was inedible. Not sure it was worth the ferry trip from Pahia.

Ordered fries (chips) and they came with cheese on them... the server looked at us like we were…read morecrazy for asking them to remake them bc my boyfriend is vegan. After paying $50 for two drinks and an order of fries, this was quite surprising. She refused to remake the fries and offered if we want to pay for another order, she'd be happy to put it in. The best part was she made sure to admonish us and let us know we should have said we were vegan while ordering... to which I would respond... who assumes fries come with cheese? Not the kind of service I would have expected. Not a nice start to our stay. The only redeeming quality is that the bartender was awesome. Needless to say, we won't be eating or drinking here again over the next week and will be sure to tell others this isn't the place we'd recommend.

Love this place! Great food and well cooked. Be careful - the burgers are massive. A mix up in our…read moreorders just the once, but otherwise it's been perfect.