It is very understated, but the fish sandwich for its price was outstanding. Fresh fish. Fresh…read moresalad. Great roll. Just the right amount of tartar sauce. Highly recommend

I remember the first time I had fish and chips from Sea Food and Eat It. I must've been all of 9…read moreyears old, and thought they were the best thing I'd EVER eaten! It was the little black bits on the chips, that's what did it. I later learned this was lemon pepper - and what a revelation, what a delicious revelation. Today, they still do lemon pepper chips, as well as all the usual fare. The burgers are big and hard to eat (just like they should be). The fish is usually fresh and they do a nice selection of battered seafood ie. mussels and oysters. There are tables outside to enjoy your takeaways, otherwise head down to the Mahurangi River and share your chippies with the ducks.

Cafe Sandspit is now under relatively new management, meaning there have been quite a few changes…read moresince October last year. The friendly new owner, Justin, excitedly told us about the plans to put a trellis out the front to protect customers from the wind on the sandspit, and also about the cafe's decor, such as the boat out the front with herbs and baby Pohutukawas in it which was an abandoned boat found in the harbor outside. His talkative manner made the experience all the more enjoyable, and we got great table service from our little seat which overlooked the beautiful harbor. The food was great - nice coffee, fresh muffin, and fries cooked perfectly. There are breakfast, lunch and dinner menus available; all mostly the standard kiwi restaurant fare. This is also a kid-friendly joint, as there is a cute little kids corner with seats and a TV inside the restaurant. Definitely will be back for more next time we are up North

Had lunch here the other day. Wet, windy day, but great place. The view is amazing - if you're at…read morethe closest table to the water, you can't see the sand, if the tide's in, I guess! Food was fine, prompt, friendly service.

This is a perfect place to stop for lunch on the way up north or to have lunch whilst at the beach…read more It's right across from Waipu Cove's gorgeous beach, has a really nice beach side vibe, has a nice little play area for the kids along with a kids menu, and best of all serves delicious food.

We got caught in the traffic coming back to Auckland after new year's so we made a dinner stop…read morehere. Pizza Company has a cute dining area inside and out the back although we got ours takeaway and sat at the table out the front. The server/pizza chef was friendly when I tried to strike up conversation and gave the place a great local feel. Pizza was good, generous toppings, but I expected slightly more for the price. Allpress coffee was good.

Pizza Co is an old favourite of mine in Warkworth. It used to be our go-to for birthday dinners;…read morethey have a nice wooden area out the back with big tables and plenty of seating for groups. You can sit in front of the open fire amongst the fairy lights. The pizzas are lush, with generous amounts of cheese and creative toppings. The Hawaiian pizza they do is one of the best I've ever had, the calzone is another fav. The pizzas and other meals are all decent sizes, perfect for sharing. They have BYOW too, or if you've forgotten yours I would recommend the Feijoa wine; a local favourite. The Pizza co is relaxed and rustic; a good place for a chilled evening in Warkworth

Impeccable service and beautiful food! Highly recommend this Orewa favourite. Thanks to the staff…read moreat Thai Orewa!

This is a good Thai restaurant, I've been twice and both times the service was friendly and…read moretentative. The menu is extensive and has all your favourite Thai staples. I think there Pad Thai is pretty tasty and theres plenty of meat in their dishes. I guess there are just as good ones in the city so you don't need to venture so far out but if you are up that way I recommend stopping in. Its well priced and clean and comfortable. The wine menu is ok unless you prefer an imported beer instead.

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!

I would recommend this place only if you want to try a Macedonian interpretation of Italian…read morecuisine. If you want real Italian food then stay away from this place.

My partner and I just got takeaway lasagne, egg fettuccine and garlic bread. My lasagne was epic…read moreand my partner really enjoyed his egg fettuccine. The garlic bread was super yum too and dipped in the lasagne sauce was sooooo good. This will 100% be my new local italian.

Not overly impressed with my experience at scout, the atmosphere and service are fantastic, but the…read morefood isn't great. The cake was bland and dry, I thought the coffee wasn't very good but I'm not an expert. The peppermint tea however is great and it's good that Torbay finally has a cafe. With a little improvement it could be fantastic!