Ordered a steak and cheese with blue cheese. I got steakum meat. Blue cheese sauce( no real cheese…read moreon sandwich) came in a cup. 18.50 + 2.00 up charge for fries instead of potato chips. Absolutely horrible. I live here and decided to try it again after a horrible meal years ago. I learned my lesson for sure. By the way the soap dispenser in the women's bathroom wasn't working. Mentioned it to a manager. Not sure if it was fixed. 2/28/2026

We arrived in Tauranga late so we were searching for a late night place to eat. Johney's Dumpling…read moreHouse popped up (which is located right inside The Rising Tide) so we decided to check them out. We dropped in on a Thursday evening (around 8:00pm) and it was busy. The music is super chill (indie pop). Great playlist! They've decorated the place with hipster lighting, hanging plants and wicker chairs. Made for a laid back and chill atmosphere. There's 39 flavours on tap. Huge selection to please everyone (including milkshakes, juices, hard liquor and wine). The menu is split into starters, burgers, vegetarian & vegan, shish kebab and sweet. There's also a separate menu for Johney's Dumpling House; dumplings, siu mai, buns and Asian greens. Short and simple. - Paddle #1 ($12.25 NZD) - we tried all their sours and a cider. Mount Brewing Co. strawberry lime & cider (#9), Deep Creek - boys in blue (#10), Funk Estate - cosmic hustle sour ale (#14), Deep Creek - steam funk strawberry (#21) and Hot Water Brewing - peaches and cream (#27). The sours lacked any flavour or sourness. Tasted more like water juice. The strawberry yoghurt sour ale smelled like jello. All pretty disappointing. The strawberry & lime cider was decent but very light in flavour. - Paddle #2 ($12.25 NZD) - these were all ciders. We tried Zeffer - apple crumble cider (#34), Harringtons Brotherhood - three berry cider (#35), Mount Brewing Co - pear & feijoa cider (#37), Three Wise Birds Summer Fling - apple cider (#38) and Hawkes Bay - ginger fusion (#39). The pear & feijoa cider had a terrible aftertaste and the apple cider wasn't anything special. Our three favourites was the ginger beer (infused with mandarin), three berry cider and apple crumble (tasted like dessert). - Chili oil sauce - this deserves an honourable mention. I think the waitress called this a sweet chili sauce but it was a roasted garlic chili oil flake sauce. Really good and a surprising underlying heat to it. Make sure you get a dipping sauce. - Pork & prawn (steamed) ($12.00 NZD for 10) - NZ pork shoulder and Whiteleg prawn. These were the better of the two dumplings we tried. Thicker wrapping than normal but a generous filling. - Siu mai ($12.00 NZD for 10) - pork, mushroom and corn. Never had siu mai with corn before but these were decent. Definitely filling. - Steamed BBQ pork bun ($3.00 NZD) - this was my least favourite of our dishes. The bun wasn't fluffy and the filling was dinky. - Beer battered fries ($6.00 NZD) - these were light, crispy and perfectly battered. Excellent. - Sweet sesame lamb shish kebab ($12.00 NZD for 3) - served on a bed of 'slaw and garnished with roasted garlic and parsley. The lamb skewers were incredibly tender and well seasoned. The slaw was healthy and roasted garlic chips was a nice addition. The food was good for a brewpub. Stick with the ciders for drinks and you'll be happy.

Quality/Quantity - Best Happy Hour deal in town, too bad it…read moredid not apply to the craft beers... Mac Gold - #1 seller at this location. The beer was ice cold, thank you. They also have a full menu, cocktails, and wines; see pictures. Lots of different promotions; see pictures. Atmosphere - Cool colorful food court, good size. Very spacious indoor/outdoor seating. Mostly, if not all locals as they all only sat in the outdoor patio area. Not one person sat in the outside front for people watching??? I was actually worried when I got here that they did not have any customers and was pleasantly surprised when I found and joined all the locals. The men's bathroom had a caribbean vibe; see picture. Kid and dog friendly. Open 7 days a week: Monday 4pm - 10.30pm Tuesday 11.30am - Late Wednesday 11.30am - Late Thursday 11.30am - Late Friday 11.30am - 1am Saturday 11.30am - 1am Sunday 11.30am - 10pm Yelp hours differ and read - 10am to 10pm. Service - Counter service. Price - HH prices $6NZ, $3.60US each. I had a few. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1994, see you on my next visit.

Great Tuesday special ! , beer and fries $14 dollars…read more They will switch out the beer for hard cider. They do switch staff a lot due to increase and decrease in seasonal business. Therefore be patient with the staff.

If you walk past this alleyway you will miss this bar as it's down a 20 mm anyway once you arrive…read moreyou will notice how fantastic it looks

Hidden gem under your nose on the Main Street, tucked away down a small pathway. This place has a…read moregreat courtyard and was buzzing with trendy locals enjoying a few drinks. Serving main dishes but also platter served up by the chefs choice for the night. We chose a small platter for 2 and the kids had a burger and pizza, and were well happy! Definitely come again for the great staff and ambiance!

Best Steak sandwich in town well worth a visit The Phoenix…read moreon the Strand Gastropub with an atmosphere!

While road tripping across the north island of NZ we stopped by The Phoenix in Tauranga for lunch…read moreand it didn't disappoint. The Angus burger was terrific and paired well with the golden lager. Nice atmosphere and staff was friendly.

This place is so good! I love a good beer and I found a few of them here. I went in on Boxing Day…read moreand it was pretty busy, but the server let us know before ordering that there would be a 30-60 min wait on the food. We were okay with that as we were waiting out the rain, so we ordered some beers at the bar and settled in to a comfy table. I ordered the Bitter Bitch and my boyfriend got the Perriss IPA - they were both so delicious! I love a hoppy IPA and both of these were super hop-forward, so I was in happy land drinking mine and part of my boyfriends (hey, he was our driver, I was doing him a service). I also ordered the shroom tacos (yay for vegan options on the menu that aren't salad!) and my boyfriend got the chicken burger, which came with chips. My tacos were on the "small bites" menu, so I ordered a side of avo to bulk it up. Anyway, also before ordering, the server told us that there was a 15% surcharge on everything since it was boxing day. Um, that's annoying and frustrating when companies push the employees inflated holiday pay charge on to the customer, but it was raining and we just wanted to chill so we agreed to the charge. All together for two beers, a chicken burger and mushroom tacos with avo, our bill came to $68. That seemed completely absurd to me, I'm guessing the beers were more expensive than we had planned. Oh well, life goes on. The food was super good and so was the beer, and the lighting in here is great for photos as well. I would recommend this place 100%, just know that you will come out with a significantly smaller bank account.

If you are crew on the cruise ships, just beware of this brewery. They will not accept our crew ID…read moreor a photo of your passport, which the ship holds from us. One star for good atmosphere, but the rest was disappointing. My friends and I walked directly to find this brewery only to be turned away because of our IDs. You'd think a bar in a cruise terminal would learn that crew cards are issued in color coded and printed horizontally for the seldom few crew under 21 and are white and vertical for those over 21. Isn't the drinking age here 18 anyway?! Highly disappointing... Food is typical overpriced bar fare. A disappointing way to end an otherwise adventure filled day.

There are a lot of restaurant choices in Tauranga. Bamboo's menu looked interesting, so we stopped…read morethere for lunch. We really enjoyed the food; I was surprised the restaurant was not busier on a Sunday afternoon. Food: We enjoyed all the dishes we ordered -Five Spice Roasted Pork Bao, Honey BBQ Chicken Bao, Vegetarian Spring Rolls, Chicken and Mango Salad Service: The employees were friendly but not very attentive. Although the restaurant was not very busy, they did not check on us at all and never refilled the water glasses. Ambiance: Casual, bright space.

Bamboo has only been open for 4 weeks at the time of this review. It draws you in with cool music…read moreplaying, and several outdoor tables in a cool, new setting. We had plans to walk up the whole main ave to check the town out on our first night, but Bamboo looked so much fun that we stopped immediately. Service was super friendly. We had a great server named Maria who chatted with us and gave us tips on the town. She also gave more service than were used to receiving in New Zealand, checking to see if we liked our food after we ordered and making sure we were good. The food was mostly a hit too. We loved the Korean fried chicken wings, and both Bao that we tried. The Bao is only served by the each, but each one is HUGE. Not like the typical small Bao we're used to getting in orders of 3 small sandwiches. The only miss was the Detox Turmeric Soup. The noodles and dumplings were good, but the broth had no flavor. It definitely was missing salt, and some kind of fat. I added a bunch of hot sauce and soy sauce to mine to make it a little more flavorful. Fortunately, everything else was so yummy that I would easily come back and try something else! We saw so many other delicious plates go out and wanted to try everything. The cocktail and wine list was good too. This is a great, hip place that would be perfect for a get together at night with your best mates, cocktails, and bites.

I was not expecting to find mexican food while traveling in NZ, but here is a great example of good…read morefood! I grew up in southern california and often visited mexico so i have had authentic mexican food. This place definitely stacks up. If you're craving Hispanic food, visit this place! Their burritos are amazing and the margaritas are great.

Read Google reviews..great place. Great food, service and casual ambiance. Very comfortable open…read moreair atmosphere. Chicken quesadilla was fantastic! We had the strawberry margarita special $12 which was great too. Would definitely recommend this place.

We were staying in Tauranga and looking to try some delicious local seafood when we read the…read morereviews for this place and were sold. We arrived pretty late after a long drive and were excited to find it open and able to promptly seat us. The inside is pretty small and intimate and has romantic lighting and a cozy collection of tables and chairs. The turquoise statement walls bring in a subtle ocean theme along with the giant picture of an angler fish on the wall..that's one intimidating fish face! Our server was very friendly and helpful at pointing out the gluten free options on their menu. I had the pasta marinara with seafood which came out beautifully plated and tasted delicious. The husband enjoyed a nice crispy beer battered snapper and fries. We'd heard they have a great dessert menu but were honestly too full to try anything. Delicious eats and a fun relaxing vibe to the atmosphere!

At first, I was a little thrown off by the name.. because we were looking for an up-scale…read morerestaurant to have a date night! But after looking at the menu, we were convinced it would be delicious. We sat and ordered a bottle of wine, the muscles in butter wine sauce and the seafood chowder! The meals were absolutely delicious! By far- the best mussels I have ever had, before we even finished them we were wanting a second order of them! The seafood chowder was delicious as well! But if I were to go back, I'd ordered the mussels first. Staff was great and the location was perfect!

My husband and I ate here a couple of weeks ago and I enjoyed my meal. We both had the eye fillet…read morewhich was delicious and a side of kale slaw which was so good with its Asian peanut dressing.

From the owner: Restaurateurs Mike Fraser and Lloyd Rooney are bringing the winning combination of flavour and…read morestyle from their four restaurants in Northland to the Mount with their latest restaurant Fire. Our head chef Shane Kearns has designed a menu with a South Pacific influence in keeping with the holiday vibe of the Mount that caters for everyone, including the kids. In keeping with Mike and Lloyds other restaurants, Fire uses fresh local organic produce where possible, freshly caught seafood and regionally farmed meat to ensure their 'gate to plate' philosophy. Grab a spot outdoors and take in the view or be seated inside amongst the lush new interior, designed by Lloyd. We serve local beers and wines and our mixologists' are always ready to create a cocktail to keep you feeling like you're getting away from it all. Book a table today or call by to see if we have room for a walk-in.