Unfortunately a very awful experience. So incredibly Frustrating. Placed a phone order for 2 sides…read more(Chips and Onion rings ONLY - No meat....) at 6PM. Battled for about 5 minutes with the person on the phone to understand our order. Got there and waited an hour. AN HOUR for side dishes? My daughter voiced her frustration about this to the lady and got an extremely rude response in return. We know the waiting time is nobodies but the chefs business, but to get a disgustingly rude response after already having to wait an hour is just not acceptable. Saddened by the service as we enjoy their food, but unsure whether we will support them again due to this. Something clearly went wrong there tonight and a simple kind response would have sufficed. Purely unacceptable for a place that isn't cheap to start with!

Let me just start by saying that this place seriously expensive for a takeaway place. Portion sizes…read moreare quite big, but you paying sit down restaurant prices. Quality is very average too. The salad on my burger was all wilted and the tomato was sloppy. Not good.

From the lovely young couple who brought us The Grassy Knoll (RIP), this new addition to the Shore…read moreis already becoming popular with the locals. Just a mere hop, skip and a jump from the motorway exit, Willow is easy to get to - even for city dwellers. The only downside to it's location is that it's in the middle of a block of office buildings so it's somewhat lacking in the view department. However, with such great food and service, the view, or lack thereof, is pretty easy to get past. As for the menu, it's full of modern takes on brunch classics. For example their porridge, which is served with chia seeds, steel cut cinnamon, fruit jelly and fresh cream. Yum! I, however, couldn't go past their eggs benedict, which they serve with a savoury Japanese pancake instead of an english muffin and a wasabi hollandaise. The pancake was full of herbs and spring onions, and the wasabi hollandaise was lemony with a subtle kick. If I had one complaint it would be that the pancake batter was a little stodgy. Mention must also be made of the coffee. It was absolutely perfect! So good, in fact, that I couldn't help but order another one after my meal. I never do that.

Willow opened three weeks ago and is a welcome addition to the North Shore cafe scene. The cafe is…read morelocated literally just off the Greville Road off ramp on the Northern Motorway, at 42 Tawa Drive. I arrived on a crisp winter morning with a craving for good coffee and scrumptious food. My companion and I were promptly greeted and our coffee orders taken, two soy flat whites which arrived in record time. Coffee was great, however it was served in very small cups. It was so good I almost ordered a second cup when offered but I had a grumpy toddler in two & didn't feel like tempting fate. I ordered the smoked salmon which tasted like it was house smoked, and it was perched on top of rocket leaves, avocado slices and a charred pea and corn fritter. The salmon was topped with a dill sour cream, and the plate garnished with a sticky balsamic reduction. Unfortunately I could not detect any dill flavour in the sour cream and although the salmon was plump and tasty, it was a tad overlooked for my liking and had two pin bones left in it. These small falters would not deter me from returning to this delightfully bright and airy cafe. Their spacious & picturesque courtyard was screaming out for warmer days to arrive as soon as heavenly possible. Lovely customer service which was very attentive without being at all intrusive.

Amazing Fish, Love the seafood at the place and the service is absolutely amazing. Everyone who…read moreworks there are way too nice to all their customers. The atmosphere inside the store are full of delicious fish. I come alot and I enjoy everytime I enter their doors. I highly recommend coming here.

I've never had fish and chips from the Mairangi Bay Fisheries but their selection of fresh fish is…read moreoutstanding. I've always found it to be fresh and reasonably priced. BIG tick from me!

I was starving and had had a long day so when I sped down to Browns Bay to grab some dinner I was…read morein no mood for a tedious wait. I pulled up to this fish and chip shop incredibly eager for my burger and saw that it was absolutely packed. There must have been about 15 people squeezed inside waiting for their order. I considered calling it quits and heading somewhere else but decided to wait it out. Surprisingly, the wait was only about 15 minutes, which I thought was very well done on the shop's behalf! My order of a piece of fish, chips, a Hawaiian burger and four won tons came to only $15! And it all tasted reasonably good apart from the won tons, which were more on the average side of things. Apart from that it was A-OK.

The thing about this Fish and Chip shop is the location. I've always maintained there's no better…read moretime and place for a big parcel of greasies then at around 6pm at the beach, and for indulging that particular pleasure there's few places better then this place in Brown's Bay. It's a half block back from the beach front, so you can get your fish and chips and burger and spud fritters and squid rings and enjoy take them down to the beach which is a nice minutes walk away. It seems I'm not the only person that likes to indulge this pleasure, so it's invariably full with a big long line- it's what you get with perfect locations - but hey, perfect excuse for an evening walk while you wait!

We were headed to AHI and decided that we wanted something quick and easy, so we went to burger…read moreburger instead. We ordered the passion fruit martini - 2 out of 5 Buzzy Lemonade - 4 out 5 Burger - 3 out of 5 Fish sandwich - 1 out of 5 Total bill around $55 USD It was just ok and I'd pass on this one

First time at a Burger Burger. This place was nice and clean and cute inside. The outdoor patio was…read morea shared patio with other cafes around. The food was decent but nothing to rave about. The curly fries are great though! My daughter had the popcorn chicken and those were nice. I had the fried chicken sandwich and didn't care for it.

UPDATE TO MY RECENT UPDATE. No Really!…read more Soooo because we really, really liked the vibe here we came back. Thank goodness Imi was here and she rocked it! Just a charmer and just outstanding. Not only did she hook up our spillage friends but she made great suggestions for dinner and drink. OBTW there was live acoustic guitar (on Sunday from 3:00 pm until 7:30!) There was a couple in the patio and they brought their sweet dog. She (the dog) recognized our crowd as doggie people and she (again the dog) came over and butt snuggled with our clan while her (again the dog) mommy and dad finished their dinner. So cute and so one of the things we LOVE about Takapuna Beach! Had the fish and chips and a nice merlot ...... Yes I know. Stop it! Anyway it was great. My spillage Friend had the veggie gnocchi and it was great. She also got dessert - its the Mousse. Omg! I won't describe it the way she did but it was complimentary. ;) Looked awesome and she loved it. Other folks had the steak and chips M-O-N-E-Y! Solid evening, great food, and Imi was AWESOME. She Rocks! We'll be back! Thanks Imi! Don't tell her you know this but its short for Imogen) but nobody other than her SO calls her that. No really don't tell her!

R'Totos, you've had an excellent makeover. I almost didn't recognise you…read more Gone is the stage area where the young folk (maybe me once or twice) used to shake their thang on a Thursday night. And the sticky floor and bar area. Now the Mac's Brewbar has an elegant terrace area, and equally classy yet understated new bar with heavy wooden furniture and a neutral background. The good bits of R'Toto are still there too: the location; the high ceilings and the tasty bar menu. Definitely a winner for a casual drink.

You think of a bach as a set of small outhouses connected to a larger shack that might have kind of…read moreview of a beach somewhere. Luckily this isn't the case here, the buyer bach is nestled into a group of shops in the heart of Takapuna, at least one of those criteria is true though, the burger bach is about 250m from Takapuna beach. The inside is simple enough, the staff were friendly and happy. (yeah happy is actually a measurement in my book) and the atmosphere is super-casual. The Burger Bach serves GOOD food, not hipster food with a perfectly sculpted lettuce leaf and four tiny patties arranged just so, no .. this is classic food, this is perfectly cooked meat, fresh lettuce, additions of your choice and some amazing caramelised onions that I cannot fault. If you're coming back from the beach, if you want a snack with some great taste, then the burger bach is your place.

This new burger joint hails from Gore- with a range of cool-named burgers to suit any eater, great…read moremilkshakes and other classic Summer foods. Just on The Strand- on your way down to the beach, there is a cute wee space where the Bach lives with it's bookshelf feature wall with a mixed array of old school Kiwi items such as the Weetbix tin, weathered board-games and other knick knacks. A cool upside dingy above the large communal table with hanging lights. A nice couch with crochet cover and chair to sit if you're after takeaways instead of dine-ins on the cushioned wooden benches or metal red-black-white chairs at smaller tables. Side-note; they have the coolest bathrooms where the walls are completely covered in board-games. If you're after chicken- the Captain Chook is a winner with it's bacon+ chick breast combination, and you can choose cranberry or apricot sauce. Super generous with that and the aioli- so be warned it might be a bit of a mess to eat- but oh so delicious with it's avocado, tomato, red onion, big leafy lettuce and cheese stack. Very filling- so come hungry. High praise for their milkshakes- got their vanilla. Surprised by the tall cup it came in and it's weight- they must put ice cream in it or something, but so creamy and yum. Can't wait to try their other flavours (chocolate, strawberry+ banana). For a childhood throwback- order the Churrios, which is a small bowl of cheerio sausages with ketchup. Definitely come in

This fish and chip shop isn't the best I've been to but they're the best in Torbay. Perfect for…read morewhen you're craving the oily, salty goodness that is fish and chips. They have all the usuals like fish, hotdogs, spring rolls, hamburgers etc. And when you ask for a potato fritter they usually give you about four! Perfect if you've got hungry teenagers to fill up. I've had their pan fried fish once before, as I find batter a little hard to stomach being allergic to gluten, and it was really nice. However, every other time I've been there they've told me sharply that they're too busy to cook pan-fried. That's understandable but it has made me not want to go there as much unfortunately as I'm never sure if they'll be able to do it. The chips are really good though, so I just chow down on those instead!

Everybody has a favourite fish and chip shop in Torbay, but this one is just objectively the best…read more The value for money is fantastic, I've never gotten food poisoning here, and they have so much to chose from. I have eaten fish and chips all over the world and nothing compares to what they offer, especially at such a price. Another reason to love Torbay!