Excellent service. Booked a table outside and they positioned us under a heater with a great view…read moreof the marina. Even had water waiting for the dog Gorgeous night to sit out and try the many gins on offer. Fish of the day was delicious and with great vegetables. Rack Of lamb on couscous also excellent.

Despite fairly high prices even by New Zealand standards, the management here are too stingy to let…read morecustomers use WiFi. Waitress used the old "oh, its to stop people sitting on their phones" excuse which I found insulting since I just wanted to google something in our conversation, not sit on my phone and I don't have a New Zealand SIM as I'm on holiday. Just be honest and say "We are too stingy to share with paying customers or too lazy to change the password periodically. A good idea would be to call the SSID 'office' instead of 'Gintrap'........and also put a cell blocker if you are all so concerned about people using their phones since locals were using their phones all around us. One of the three ladies who were serving, with short hair and glasses has no peripheral vision, we were waving our arms 10degrees from her 12 o'clock, we thought she saw as she looked, then she walked towards us ...... then over to other people, plus failed to hear. Anyway, the food made up for the poor service, the food is actually a five if they just fire all the idiot women who are serving and hire people who belong in the restaurant and service industry as none of the three floundering around me and my mum did. Seafood soup was perfect, prawn salad was amazing. I loved the mushroom risotto balls even though they were a bit too salty. Bravo chef, boo to the three waitresses and manager/owner for the service and lack of WiFi. That alone made us move on immediately after our meal so you missed out on 6 beers just because of petty stingyness; think about that; as that is more than the cost of unlimited Internet at your prices. So, if you negate the stingy minded manager who doesn't want to upgrade to an unlimited package or whatever; and fire the idiots for incompetency and replace them with good staff, this place would be a 5 with it's perfect Napier marina location and great food.

It's always a bit of a crap shoot when vacationing and trying to find a good spot for dinner…read more Emporium was a winner for us today. We made a reservation online although when we arrived it wasn't too busy and we were able to get a seat outside on the sidewalk. As most places do not have A/C in town, this was preferable to the somewhat warm restaurant. Our nice server Michaela took good care of us and made some good food recommendations. We started with the prawn toasts (indescribable but REALLY good), then followed with Fish and chips (light and good) and the coconut chicken salad which was shaved cucumber, poached chicken, coconut, and peanuts with a light refreshing dressing-quite good (according to my spouse). A bottle of Rose topped things off. The menu has quite a lot of choices so it should be easy for most people to find something that interests them. Nice food, nice service, nice meal.

Location is great, in the heart of the Art Deco city center, a half block from the tourist…read moreinformation office. Service was fine. A little inattentive, but we got everything we asked for, we just had to ask for everything. We had fish and chips. There was a lot of fish, flaky and perfectly cooked. The chips (fries for us Americans) were really really good, seasoned and crispy outside, potato-y inside. All-in-all, a welcoming a reasonable lunch.

Everything best food in town best atmosphere and the people are the best if the Michelin star came…read moreto Napier Mr D's would get 1 or more love what they do

The food was excellent here. It is a beautiful restaurant, and the service was outstanding.read more

Outstanding food coupled with great service. Careful attention to how each dish was prepared and…read morealso presented. Wonderful fresh flavors and combinations that brought out the taste of the items without overdoing any seasoning. Wall coverings made this restaurant quieter than most. Extensive wine list, plenty of options by the glass.

Excellent meal tonight. Very helpful and friendly staff. Quiet relaxing atmosphere in a tastefully…read moredecorated restaurant. Prompt service but not hurried. Started with green lipped mussels in sauce which gave a hint of sea in the mouth. Then, what else, New Zealand lamb done two ways, slow braised shoulder and pan fried loin. Simple but very good. Then puddings or cheese with delicious crackers probably home made. The menu is simple but thoughtful with limited choice to maintain quality and to make use of local ingredients. Good local wine list. Space is limited so booking advised.

Main shopping street with jeweler's, shoes, clothing, some art & gift shops, street performers…read more coffee shops, restaurants.... This is a happening everybody is out holiday shopping , eating & socializing. We walked down a side alleyway and saw murals and huge photographs showing what these blocks looked like after the earthquake and identified where was standing now.

Excellent bar for fish and chips! Our server Clay was terrific!…read more Absolutely delicious fish and chips!

Magnificent in every way. Excellent service. Lovely…read morelocation. Words words words words words

We were trying to decide where to eat in Napier. We decided on Italian so we went to this place…read more The owner is from northern Italy so that was a good start. I ordered some garlic bread followed by lasagna. The bread was very good and when the lasagna came I was anticipating a good meal. It was great! This was a great evening. The owner stopped by the table often and the waitress was very helpful too. Did I say this was a great meal! We dined in Mar 2017.

I write this review with sadness in my heart-…read more The years haven't been kind to venerable eating spot since founders moved on a few years ago our recent visit was 'ordinary' at best, though desserts are still very good, rest of experience lacked finesse at every stage given premium pricing structure this is not a value proposition needs improvement especially very inexperienced front of house / wine knowledge an embarrassment at nation's oldest continuous producer. many better choices in this world class wine region when choosing a premium dining outing sadly this one is no longer a dependable premium / luxury option. overpriced underwhelming lacks charm = a firm 'meh' rating

Easily the finest meal we've had in two weeks in New Zealand and head and shoulders above the…read morerestaurants we've tried in Napier. This fine dining restaurant located at the historic Mission Winery served a broad selection of meat and fish artfully prepared and served. There were so many mouth-watering choices it was difficult to choose. To start we opted for the fig & carmelized Focaccia drizzled with a superb fruity olive oil-just melted in our mouth! For our main, after much deliberations we both selected the Rosemary rubbed beef with mushroom ravioli. Mine was request well done and my wife medium and both came out absolutely perfect. The Jewel stone Mission Bordeaux blend was the perfect compliment to the food. For dessert, the Chocolate fondant (molten chocolate cake) with boysenberry sorbet was the perfect finish and also went very well with the jewel stone wine! What a great meal and dining outside as the evening cooled was very special. And the best part? It wasn't that much more than other area restaurants-with 2 aperitivo, 3 glasses of top end wine, 2 entree, an appetizer and dessert we only paid about NZ$180 (US $120). A similar meal in US would easily be US$100 per person! A great deal. You MUST dine here!

The fact that we had to make a reservation to eat at 5.30 tells you everything you needed to know…read moreabout this place. Every table but one has reserved signs on when we arrived We first visited in 2019, and in 6 years it's only improved. We both had the Hawaiian fish burger, which sounds simple enough, but it's the freshness of the fish that makes it special. Definitely give that a try. Great selection of other fishy goodies too.

This was our first dinner in New Zealand, and we got off to a great start. We had reservations,…read morewhich was good because the restaurant was full. The atmosphere was nice, service excellent and the food was delicious!