Love this brewery!!! Walk off the street up the stairs to a magically decorated brewery &…read morerestaurant. The bar greets you as you enter followed by an array of seating choices, cozy chairs, dining table, outdoor seats with a beautiful view, it is amazing! Choose from craft beers or wine. The fish and chips were delicious! Service was prompt and friendly. A great stop in the Rotorua area

We dropped into Crafty Trout Brewing Co to check out their beer and cider selection. The bottom…read morefloor has merchandise and bottles for purchase. The bottles are reasonable but the merch is expensive (more than any brewery I've been to). $30.00 NZD for a growler! Insane. They also do beer tours ($30.00 NZD including tasting rack otherwise it's $10.00 NZD). The upstairs is called Bier Kafe. They had a few specials ($14.00 to 25.00 NZD). The regular menu is pretty pricey. Apparently, they are "world famous" for their pretzels and woodfired pizzas. At the bar, there were 14 flavours on tap (except they were sold out of their smokey ginger beer). The pear cider sounded pretty good. Tasting rack (four 200mL glasses) costs $20.00 NZD so we opted for a few bottles to take home instead. Some of their desserts also looked interesting. Dark moist chocolate beer cake ($9.00 NZD) or apple cider strudel ($10.00 NZD) anyone? - Lure cider ($4.50 NZD) - Granny Smith with hints of pineapple. - Smokey ginger beer ($3.00 NZD) - non-alcoholic made with Pohutakawa & Cherrywood smoked ginger, honey, fresh lemons and Lake Taupo glacial mineral water. You can taste the smokiness. Pretty decent!

This place by the Taupo lake is a must visit. It's literally by the lake, you can choose to sit out…read moreby the sand which has a major beach vibe or you can sit inside, which feels like you are on a cruise/boat out on the lake. Parking deck is outside, it's a self service place. They give you buzzers as you order food and drinks and it lights up once your order is ready. It's casual in a classy way. The pizzas were really good. Thin crust, wood-fire and perfect. The drinks also were really good. Mine was a lychee cocktail not for you if you don't like it sweet. I will recommend this place and hopefully revisit.

Don't come here expecting service. No water, napkins etc…read morePizza was good, the buzzer malfunctioned and we waited forever for our food

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.

Cute, airy spot with very nice service. Reasonable wine…read moreprices. You'll need to talk to the manager about the wines as the servers don't have much experience with them. We started with a pepperoni and sausage pizza - 6 smallish slices and then a very nice Chicken Saltimboca. They had no red pepper flakes but they did have a spicy chili oil that we were able to add to give the pizza a little zip. The crust was well cooked and crispy. The chicken used a full breast instead of flattened chicken breast pieces that we are used to seeing for this dish, however it was still very tasty and a very good deal. The lighting and ambiance is nice, the table service was good and we would recommend this if you are in Taupo and want a tasty Italian meal.

Food was, meh. Drinks, adequate…read more Gin & Tonic - $16, extra shot of gin $9 Pizza - 12" pizza - $24 thin, crust over cooked, good meat, melted cheese. Lasagna- one piece- $18, a tad salty but actually really tasty. Grated cheese - under 1gram - $2. You read that right. $2 for grated cheese. See the pics for how much cheese you actually get. "Wow, look at all that cheese!" Eye roll. Can't understand the waiters and everything was sloooooow. But other than all that, I'd never go back.

The Green-lipped mussels were spicy and overwhelmed the subtle mussel flavor. Eight mussels for…read more$29. Cheese bread ($14) but so little cheese I thought the order was mixed up. I suggest one just order the garlic pizza bread ($11). So for $40 8 mussels and a 8 small wedges of baked pizza dough.

Went with my friend at the end of August this year. Great little restaurant with very nice staff,…read morelove the food. I highly recommend if you're nearby and are hungry for some good food.

Food was delicious and was able to get gluten free bases which was amazing…read more Service was great. The two blokes that were working tonight (18/01/2026) were super helpful and friendly. Cute little place that offers both dine in and take away. Would come back here when needing pizza

The Ortolani Pizza was fantastic, Delicious wood fired…read morecrust & the toppings provided an exceptional texture and taste. We enjoyed dining in the back dining area of the restaurant with a glass of wine. Service was friendly and attentive. Very nice late evening experience and we will return to try their other pizzas.

My husband and I stopped here for lunch on our drive from Auckland to Wellington. I must say,…read moreparking in this area is not easy to find at lunchtime! We had to park about 3 blocks away and walk. This is located close to the lake, and had some beautiful views. If it were cold and rainy, we would've opted to sit on their patio. The service as quick and the food was delicious! I had a pie and my husband, I cannot remember what he had but he loved it. If we weren't driving, we would've had some drinks. A nice selection on the menu of food and drinks and everything was delicious. I would definitely go back!

Food was Good! Location Great! Nice Patio with Lake/park views! Very walkable area! Parking was…read moreeasy!

My best friend and I were so hungry and pizza sounded really good so we searched for a pizza place…read morewhile we were driving and this was the nearest one we could find. What a find! As others have mentioned, Mizzoni is in Ohakune and is a small truck trailer or shipping container of some sort. Totally wasn't expecting it to be so small, but the pizza there was really good! I ordered the veggie one they have with beets, carmelized onions, and watched my pizza being made down to the tossing of the dough! My best friend got a pepperoni pizza. Pepperoni is different in NZ than in the US (fyi Americans) The guy working there was super friendly and passionate about the town, the pizza company and was really easy to talk to and connect with. My buddy and I were the only ones there so by the end of our experience, I was ready for more! There are only a couple of outdoor tables close to the restaurant so I recommend taking this to go if it's cold outside. I was a bit on the cold side and it was early spring when I came here. Beautiful view of the mountains though!

Mizzoni wasn't there on 31 Dec 2020. I assume they have closed for summer? Or for ever? Their phone…read moreis disconnected too. Pity. I was looking forward to a pizza

In general I feel like Neopolitan pizza is just the best already. I mean I feel like the rest of…read moreItaly should just not even bother and stick to just pasta, but I digress. At Alessandro's they have a calzone that's pretty solid, and unfortunately they don't automatically give you a side of marinara with it, but if you just order it separately believe me, that alone will more than make up for the oversight. Alessandro's marinara was stop-your-heart delicious. My wife was really enjoying her pizza as well obvs. The service was pretty great too, but seriously ... those pizzas. If you go to Havelock you HAVE to go to Alessandro's. I think I'll try the pasta next time.

Came here on the recommendation of a friend, and it was a very good pizza. Nice traditional Italian…read moreflavours and a pizza dough made with a starter and rested for 3-4 days to add that authentic flavour. Our toppings included prosciutto, mozzarella and fresh rocket. A nice woodfired taste, but the only criticism would be that our base was a little too charred (maybe left a bit long in the oven).