A great spot for a coffee and a scone before heading into Gisborne for the day! Very tasty counter…read morefood options. Cafe is upstairs from the cute bookstore. Worth a stop!

Muirs Bookshop & Cafe is a combination of the oldest and one of the largest independent bookshops…read morein New Zealand with a great cafe upstairs. The bookshop specialises in literary fiction, strong non-fiction, New Zealand and Maori books, quality children's books and a good smattering of mind/body/spirit, philosophy and religion. The cafe has a balcony that looks over the main street and up into the hills and serves wonderful savouries and sweets, all house-made. The coffee is Coffee Supreme. It is an ideal place to meet friends for morning tea, light lunch or afternoon tea. Our hours are 8.30am to 5pm weekdays and 9am to 3pm Saturdays and 10am to 2pm Sundays for the bookshop. The cafe is 9-3.30 weekdays and 9am to 3pm Saturdays To find out more - go to www.muirsbookshop.co.nz

This small town cafe is surprisingly busy, when we were for a Saturday lunch a steady stream of…read morelocals and tourists alike (cyclists, surfers, beachlovers and bikers) stopped in for a cuppa or some kai. It serves up good meals from a spectacular, must-try seafood chowder to toasted sandwiches, burgers and pasta of the day. The double chocolate brownie was rich and velvety and a steal at $3.50 (served with your choice of yoghurt or cream, just like in the big city). The coffee was very good. Lots of seating inside, with photographs of the local views (gorgeous as they are!) displayed on the walls (and for sale). There are also a number of street-side tables perfect for people watching and traffic spotting on a nice day! There is plenty of parking immediately outside on Cook Street, or around the corner on Solander Street.

Beautiful setting. Attentive staff. Great food. We arrived before dinner was being served; so…read moredecided to hang out on the deck with beers. Enjoying ourselves- and much to my surprise- was invited back in as soon as the grill was being fired up

Not being locals I'd say we chanced across the best restaurant of this type in Gizzy…read more What we really appreciated was that the kids meals were of reasonable size and quality, not to mention the very well cooked and put together adults meals. Book ahead and ask for a table by the window to get the best view of the water. In summer I'd guess they have tables outside which would be even better.

The restaurant overlooks a marina. The food and service were good. We had the dinner mussels made…read morewith a broth of turmeric, coconut, coriander and served with garlic toast ($20), the pan fried fish ($30), Spanish salad ($12), cauliflower and pumpkin salad ($12) and for dessert the flourless chocolate cake served which is served with ice cream. All were good. Reservations are a good idea, as they do get booked up.

We went here on our motels host recommendation. The food was quite tasty and the portions were…read moregood. The staff also very helpful and took good care on us. For the 5th star I would have liked to have the outside location (where we were seated) a little nicer and with a better view to the harbour.

It's not a place to go for a romantic dinner. No privacy, the noise level was very loud as we could…read morehear three different conversations around usThe atmosphere was cold when we sat down. The seats were cold, and the venue was cold. Also, where we were seated next to the window was ok, but it's also next to the walkway where the staff and public walk past Service was OK even though we didn't get everything we asked for. The food was OK .

Family favourite for many many years. Friendly staff and a well designed menu to fit with the theme…read moreof the place. Food is always served hot and to a high standard and the view of the harbour is amazing especially if you manage to catch the sunset whilst eating here.