Excellent Italian restaurant . They have a happy hour from 4-6 and a pizza and beer special for…read more$10. Lucky find as it is off the main drag. The pasta dishes were excellent that we ordered. It is well worth a try if you are in the area. Prices are reasonable.

What's not to like about $15 Tuesday's?…read more I arrived in Tauranga wanting to visit a well reviewed fish and chip place but they were closed due to n fish! I was disappointed until I came upon this patio. It has a prime part too location right across the street from the water. It was 2pm at the time and was very quiet. I settled with their menu which was on the pricier side. It was a welcomed surprise when the waitress said on tuesdays for all pizzas. I ordered the prosciutto ($24) and my husband ordered the chilli shrimp. ($26,50). The prosciutto pizza with rocket salad on top was well balanced while the shrimp one had everything on it including Italian sausage and capers. It all surprising came together well though my husband thought if was a bit of an overkill since the sausage and capers and chili overpowered the. shrimp. We agreed that we wouldn't have wanted to pay the regular price for the pizzas. Overall, I'd go back again for the nice setting and try whatever special they had that day.

Wonderful food and great service!! They have a happy hour so that's always a plus!! We had the fish…read moresliders, meat platter, and pork belly. The meat platter had an array of salami, chutney, and kalmata olives. The prosciutto was amazing!! The pork belly was one of the best dishes I have had since being in NZ.

Absolutely a delightful surprise. We came here as part of an excursion and didn't expect much, but…read morethe experience exceeded expectations. The food was incredibly fresh and flavorful, the restaurant has a unique and well-suited style, and the staff were warm and welcoming. It was a wonderful addition to our trip.

This restaurant deserves 5 stars for the ambience and quality of the food. I ordered the prime rib…read morewith the mushroom cream sauce, mashed potatoes, and grilled vegetables. The steak was cooked to perfection l, was bone-in, and was a large portion that I shared with my partner. My partner ordered the beef bolognese and he said it was delicious, but the portion size was not as large as the prime rib. Service was so-so. We arrived without a reservation and was only offered outside seating, although there were several tables available inside. We were out of water halfway through our meal and had to request a refill of our carafe. No big issues, and the place still deserves 5 stars. We are visiting Matamata from United States, and we so enjoyed this restaurant for our first meal after arriving. I highly recommend making a reservation first and ordering the prime rib.

Stopped in here for lunch. There were 11 of us so we had to sit inside. The service was very slow…read moreand it took so long for our food to come out to the table. They weren't even that busy. I ordered the margherita pizza and it was not very good at all. Super greasy, I've never seen one with cherry tomatoes on it and there were hardly any. Everyone else felt like the food was just "meh" as well.

The food looks good but it doesn't taste good. The service is kind of horrible because our waiter…read morewould say she will go get something for us and then literally forget... she did it with water, forks, plates, tabasco sauce. The environment is alright, but the utensils are pretty dirty and it looks like they don't throughly wash them... like the dirty cups. And there's a lot of flies swapping around the area.

Imperfetto is no longer there. A New place called Mama Rosa's replaced it. Good Pizza though. We…read morecan recommend the new place.

Legit pizza, the cheese was ok. Not a huge value but a pizza can be shared by two people. Beer and…read morewine offered. Close to the Regent Hotel.

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.

This was our best meal in all of New Zealand. 14 of us and we were all happy with our meals. The…read morepizza was delicious and 3 had the lasagna and said it was the best lasagna they have ever had. Great service. Super accommodating. A must try!

Good food especially the calamari. Totally indifferent wait staff. Drinks are weak, pizza was…read morealright. Stingy in toppings

Went to Alpino for dinner. Very friendly staff and quick service! We ordered the margarita pizza,…read moreoctopus, burrata, the 200g tenderloin, and the fish of the day (which was snapper). They were all really good! Location was quite good as well with parking a one minute walk from the restaurant. Seems like a very popular place so I would recommend getting a reservation before going. There is also an Italian gelato shop just across the street if the desserts at Alpino don't suit you. Overall, really good and highly recommend for anyone in the area!

Great food and amazing service. Can be loud when busy, but a good atmosphere. And price wise food…read moreisn't to bad