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Atticus Finch

4.4 (103 reviews)
Closed • 5:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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Peach tea cocktail
Simone M.

We came here at the recommendation of the front desk staff at Quest Apt (stay there if in Rotorua/close to everything). Wait staff sat us promptly and got us menus and water. He advised us to order everything all at the same time to avoid wait times. The location is convenient and close to other great dining option. The peach tea I got was really good, got stronger closer to the bottom so I had to wait for some ice to melt, but it was really peachy and I would for sure order again. We started with the mozzarella balls which were amazing. Think arancini balls but cheesier! We also had the green chicken curry (it tasted so good I forgot to take a pic). The green curry was so flavorful with tender chicken and lots of fresh veggies. Will definitely return when we find ourselves back in Rotorua.

Lamb with broccoli salad
Richard W.

The restaurant with the To Kill a Mockingbird protagonists namesake is located on the popular Eat Street. Plates are small but the prices sort of reflect that Spice Rubbed Lamb rump Rubbed with just the right amount of spices (not hot). Adorned with nicely presented salad of broccoli, lentils, pear salad, cranberries, walnuts, feta cheese. Smoked aubergine (eggplant) and a nice semi-rich orange puree. The meat is served medium to medium well even though I clarified it to be medium rare. Spiced Fish Patties Summer slaw, coconut mint chutney, tomato chili sambal. This dish is unique, like a fish version of crabcake. Soy Braised Pork Tacos Paired with a yummy asian slaw, salsa, corn chips, pork is well simmered and flavorful. The tortilla crispy and soft at the same time They took us in for a late lunch and the service was pretty prompt Im rounding up to a 4-star experience. That's all

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Hailey R.

4.5/5 for me, a great casual dinner with solid food. The restaurant has a pub feel and had a killer playlist throughout our dinner. Service was good and attentive even though the restaurant was pretty busy --a reservation is a good idea for popular eating times. Our host recommended 2 small and 2 large plates for two people. In my opinion that's probably too much food --my husband and I are even big eaters. The pork dumplings were tasty and the risotto balls were excellent to start. We got a side of fries that were probably some of the best I've ever had. For our large plates, we ordered the vegan thali and the braised sticky pork. The vegan thali was very good, with the kidney bean curry as a highlight while the korma curry had a bit too much coconut flavor. Our braised pork came out last and we were so full by that point. The pork was very good but the coconut rice it sat upon was too congealed for my personal taste. We couldn't say no to dessert so we tried the bread & butter pudding to finish. It was good however the berry coulis on the bottom was a tad overpowering. Overall, still a very satisfying meal and a fun menu to pick from!

Vegan dumplings

Had an incredible visit! Must stop here if you are vegan. Some of the best dishes we had. Vegan dumplings, Bhaji, and tofu steaks were all incredible.

Charles N.

I read so many good reviews that I had to come here. I was disappointed. I think it's overhyped and expensive. The food wasn't that good. I didn't give it a three stars because it may be good for others, but it was definitely not to my taste. To each their own. The service was excellent but the food wasn't that great. I couldn't even find one dish that I liked. And that's really sad since we ordered a lot of dishes.

Marlon T.

Atticus Finch is not only a great lawyer who judges people by character, not their skin color, but it is also a nice place to get dinner in Rotorua, New Zealand. Food is good, service is good--so real no complaints about this joint. If you're in a big party, it would behoove you to make a reservation.

Rusty Nail hot coffee drink

Wow! Incredible! Fantastic! Remarkably remarkable! Exceptionally exceptional! Calling all "Foodies", I just dined here and can't wait to return for another creative culinary experience enhanced by a delectable menu of tapas, side dishes, and main plates delivered in an amazing award-winning artistic presentation akin to the front cover of a food & wine magazine. Atticus Finch has no real competition on Eat Street as it is in a class, perhaps universe, by itself. If you appreciate culinary art, attentive service, tantalizing tastes, and yes, class, in your dining experience, get yourself in here before we both starve! Bon appétit!

Fried Haloumi Broccoli  Delicious... lentils too

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Excellent for dinner. Good quality food and experience. Variety of interesting and tasty choices, well prepared.

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The peanut butter dessert was amazing. Great food! Service was fast and staff was nice.

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I had a vegan dish with roasted pumpkin and puy lentils with cashew cream. It was so delicious!

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Amazing food and great service at a great price! Prepare for a wait but it's worth it.

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Brew Craft Beer Pub

Brew Craft Beer Pub

4.2(26 reviews)
0.0 km
•$$

This place belongs on the island of misfit toys, a craft beer pub that doesn't have any craft beer…read more I come in and almost all of the taps are empty. Why did they even bother opening?

We were exploring Rotorua on a cold NZ winter night and discovered this insanely cool downtown…read morearea. We were hungry and walking through the dark streets looking for anything that might be open and also have gluten free options for me. A few streets down from us we heard music and saw neon lights flickering in the distance. Like unsuspecting deep sea fish we felt magnetized to the sparkly lights in the dark of night, luckily for us that once we reached them we were the ones doing the eating! This restaurant is located on a really cool street partially covered by a neon light canopy, sort of like going into a spaceship. We saw the menu of Brew Craft and were sold. The inside has a nice intimate atmosphere with low lighting with a casual gastropub design. In addition to a large selection of brews, they also have an upscale dining menu with tons of options to choose from. Our server was very friendly and helpful and pointed out their many gf options designated on the menu including unconventional items like chicken wings, chicken tenders, and pizzas. We decided to share the gf chicken wing appetizer and the slow roasted lamb shank main. Both were incredible. The chicken wings were crispy and saucy and kept me going back for more. The lamb shank was fall off the bone tender with a delicious mashed potato. We wanted to order so much more, but as we were staying in a hotel and couldn't take leftovers home with us, we settled with just being full instead of indulging to the state of miserable. It was absolutely delicious though and definitely recommended for anyone who's celiac and looking for a safe gf place to grab some not so casual eats in a relaxed chill environment.

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Brew Craft Beer Pub - Beef cheek plate

Beef cheek plate

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Muscles

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Mount Social Club - Explore our different tap beers!

Mount Social Club

4.4(5 reviews)
54.9 km
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This is a cool place to hang out! Less people than the famous Astrolabe, but more intimate if you…read morewant it to be. Totally cool interior design, worth a visit if you just want to go for one beer or possibly coffee. They have a variety of Mac's for beers (good beer), Stella Artois, Speights and more. I didn't order much, but a beer is 8,50 $ at this place wich seems quite normal, but still. Jam night was Thursday and it was a lot of fun and there were a couple of regulars that started playing with us newbs and I held a mean beat on the drums. Cool and different instruments, totally fun to try! My visit was during winter season in May so it wasn't very busy, but stills lot of people showed up after a while. Closes at one I think. Totally awesome girl in the bar! No music other than us though, kind of sad.

Great spot! I'm vegan so I'm always going to be positive about any place that has vegan items on…read morethe menu, for a start. Visited for Saturday lunch with three friends. Very impressed by the decor, for a start. Fabulous furniture and colour scheme which I totally loved. There were a bunch of vegan items on the menu. We had the lentil croquettes, the bruschetta and the Inca salad. The croquettes and the bruschetta were very tasty and went down a treat, but we weren't too impressed by the Inca salad, finding it a little tart. The vegan chia and coconut dessert more than made up for it though. It was delicious, if a little pricey. Service was friendly and helpful. Toilets were clean. Decor was fabulous. All in all a great spot and I'd definitely go back.

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Mount Social Club - Enjoy the funky interior inside!

Enjoy the funky interior inside!

Mount Social Club - Welcome to Mount Social Club, placed in the sunny Mount Maunganui!

Welcome to Mount Social Club, placed in the sunny Mount Maunganui!

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Cool basin in loos.

The Eatery and The Keg Room - brisket gnocchi

The Eatery and The Keg Room

4.6(5 reviews)
96.7 km
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delicious brisket gnocchi (although it was more of a pot roast than brisket), lots of flavor…read morethroughout + also the fish and chips were very flavorful!! quick and kind service with cute assistant who might have been the young daughter of the manager? super sweet good ambiance at lunch overall veryyyyy good

Went here tonight for a date night with my husband. We made reservations a week (which I actually…read morenever imagined might be necessary) and arrived about 30 minutes before our booking time. However, even for a non-specific Wednesday night, the dining area was nearly full at 7:00 pm. We had a drink at The Keg Room (both establishments are connected) before heading over to The Eatery for our dinner. The ambiance is casual, comfortable but nice. The Keg Room has dark walls, metal kegs lining one wall, multiple TV screens showing sports. There are high stool seats, lower leather seating and a couple of booths inside. There is limited outdoor seating as well. When we went, there was a combo of adult groups and also people there with children. The Eatery is slightly fancier, but still appropriate to wear casual attire. There are black beaded chandeliers, a gas fireplace and a couple of iron shelves filled with wood logs. There appeared to be a sectioned of area that could be used for a private party. We had a bottle of wine and I was happy with the wine selections. There were plenty of NZ wines but also a good selections of Italian wines. We had the Quota 29 primitivo. We weren't disappointed. We started with spicy Italian pork sausages. These were very tasty, not *too* spicy and served with cooked onions, tomatoes and kalamata olives. It was really great. We also shared one of the side salads to start - arugula/rocket, pears and candied walnuts. It was nicely dressed, light and delicious. I had the suprema pizza for my main - it had arugula/rocket, pine nuts and prosciutto. What I really loved is that the crust was not too thin/crispy but not so think that it was like a grease sponge. It was very reminiscent of pizzas that I had while traveling in Italy. I wasn't sure what I'd think about the pine nuts, but they ended up being a nice touch. The pizza was fairly sizable, and I ended up eating about half and taking the rest home. My husband had the Maltagliati, all'amatriciana (spicy, hand-pulled pasta with bacon). He asked for it to be "extra spicy," and they did spice it up. I tasted it and it was on the verge of too spicy for me, but that is just how he likes it. We finished with tiramisu, which was very nice, but I'm not sure that it was really stand-out compared to others. All in all, we had a great evening and felt the drive from the CBD was well worth it (all 15 minutes). It is rather unassuming from the outside, nestled inside a strip mall type of setting. There is plenty of parking. We will definitely go back.

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The Eatery and The Keg Room - Eatery 5

Eatery 5

The Eatery and The Keg Room - Tap Beers

Tap Beers

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Ivory Boutique Restaurant & Bar

Ivory Boutique Restaurant & Bar

3.0(2 reviews)
55.7 km

Terrible service. Incredibly rude staff. Disingenuous advertising…read more Avoid at all costs, plenty of other options around.

We were pleasantly surprised by the latest iteration of the bar/restaurant on the corner of…read moreMaunganui Road and Pacific Avenue. We received a voucher as a gift which allowed us two main courses and a breads and spreads appetizer. I'd called the day before to make reservations, but someone double-booked our table. A 50th birthday celebration filled most of the restaurant, so the manager offered us a seat on the bar sofa and two complimentary drinks. We waited 40-45 minutes for our table to open while enjoying drinks and eating our appetizer. Once seated, the manager apologized for the wait and offered another two free drinks, which we gladly accepted. For a restaurant that bills itself as a wine and tapas bar, we were surprised by the quality of the mains. My husband had the oven-braised lamb shanks sitting atop a pillow of creamy smashed potatoes. I tore into the succulent teriyaki salmon with tomato chili jam. Despite the fact I'd filled up on drinks and bread, I couldn't resist finishing every last bite of this salmon. It was hot, tender, moist and oh-so-delicious. The manager stopped by towards the end of our meal for a chat and we told him we'll return. Warm atmosphere, wonderfully-cooked food and gracious service make Ivory a rare find in the serve-em-and-leave-em climate one often finds in New Zealand restaurants.

Atticus Finch - newzealand - Updated May 2026

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