Excellent value for what you get. $15 for a decent sized entree. Looks like it would be a great…read morespot to grab a pint too!

The food was delicious but a little pricey. The chef did an excellent job with the food. My…read moresalmon was slightly raw in the middle but apparently this is how people eat salmon (accordingly to waitress).

The Londoner is a traditional British pub on the north end of Victoria Street. There are always…read moregood daily specials! Plus, they have Guinness, Old Speckled Hen, and Boddingtons (usually). Because of the pandemic, they have been unable to get kegs of Boddington's shipped to New Zealand. While that's a bummer, you won't be disappointed by the selection of beer. Have bangers-n-mash, beef lasagna, or good ol' fish 'n chips! They're quite good and comforting pub fare. If you're there on a Wednesday evening at 6:00pm, check out Quiz night with MC Richard Swainson (an outstanding local writer and film scholar). Tourists should beware that many of the questions assume local knowledge, knowledge of rugby, cricket, and netball, as well as other Kiwiana. Nevertheless, it's a good time. Introduce yourselves to Richard and ask him for the local community scoop. He's got heaps of knowledge about Hamilton and Aotearoa!

Good food, good service, just a good time…read more Nice British atmosphere. Look for the specials (had the $15 pork special with some banging bangers & great vegetables). Would be back if in Hamilton.

If I could give no stars I would. After paying for our meal and drinks, mid eating, the lady had…read morecome over and wanted to see proof of payment, even tho her partner working with her, said it went through 3 times! Standing there while I opened my bank account, telling her it went thru and her partner saying it did- I showed her proof of payment, she walked off. No apologies, just walked off laughing. PMO We all left after that.

Have been several times before and it has been ok in the past but the last two times were just bad…read more Tonight they forgot to bring out the starter and when I reminded them as a kids meal come out they ended up bringing it out and it was wrong. My steak meal had a piece of plastic in it, which I can live with but mentioned it at the counter anyway. I wasnt trying to get a discount but the girl told me the price I handed her the money and after I mentioned the plastic she said she would let the manager know and he come over and offered me a discount, the girl then gives me back my change which was less than I expected so I asked for the receipt. She then had to get the manager to come back and do a reprint of the receipt and I said the bill went up not down and straight away he said oh you didnt order wine did you? And I said no especially not in the few minutes i have stood here. He didnt realise the girl had already given me the total before he was called over to do the discount. He had knocked off $6 discount but then added a $10 glass of wine. Definitely check your receipt here! All the food had a ridiculous amont of parsley sprinkled on it. The restaurant was freezing cold aswel as the last time we come. I am glad we had jerseys with us.

Aside from the attitude I initially got when I entered (I had to pee super badly and asked for the…read morebathroom--perhaps they thought I wasn't actually stoping for food) it was good. I enjoyed the kumara and pistachio salad, and the wine was decent. I think they could do a bit to improve the ambiance, but there aren't many options in Waitomo. Given that, this place is perfectly solid.

Agree with most of the other ratings here. Avoid at all costs. It took us TWO HOURS to get the…read morefood. Asked for the TV to be changed to a channel with a big match on and it never happened. Distinctly got the impression that locals were heavily favored over tourists. Worst place we stopped on our trip.

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.

Ambience was good. Food not snd service could use improvement Lots of tourists in townread more

What a great find in mount manganui! Open late, happy hour options and great food. Though the mount…read morehas limited street parking options, you eventually find somewhere. The bar/restaurant has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating in addition to bar seating as well. We were torn between trying several small plate starters and ended up getting the small plate sampler which included a lot of the greatest hits that we wanted to try. Best decision ever. Everything was amazing. Literally everything on the carving board was excellent, extremely well cooked and a perfect way to try several different things in one go. The board offered a range of temperatures, textures, and proteins including truffle Arancini balls, snapper sliders, polenta fries, garlic bread, mussels, ceviche, double cooked pork and a variety of dipping sauces. We also got some beers on tap for happy hour and we were legit happy campers. Definitely recommend for a chill night out or for a low key dinner. Enjoy !

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.