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    The Vintry Matakana

    4.0 (1 review)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Pinot Plus - Main - Treacle and orange glazed duck breast, mandarin, fennel, celery, salt baked carrot puree.

    Pinot Plus

    4.0(1 review)
    48.2 kmTakapuna
    $$$

    Pinot Plus is a cozy wine bar in Tapauna that seems to understand that "a meal without wine is…read morelike a day without sunshine." The decor is somewhat typical of European wine bars with its softly lit interior and deep red feature wall. I love the large blackboard and the old wine barrels with bar stools in their street-side seating area. A sommelier is always on hand to offer advice and help you find the right wine to compliment your meal so it is pretty standard to start your dinner with a little wine tasting session. Both sommeliers who served me were friendly and helpful and they went out of their way to help us find the wines that best suited our pallet and/or meal. I love that John Ingle has included a wonderful array of good New Zealand wines on his list. The menu isn't extensive but the meals are usually fabulous and the portions are perfect - if you are into sampling good food, rather than eating bellyful! I have eaten from two of their menus so far and I haven't been disappointed. However, as with most dining experiences some dishes are always going to be that much better. I have added a few comments along with some photos. Pinot Plus has had Grabone vouchers on offer lately - perfect reason to check it out! Please note; you can get a sparking water instead of wine but no other type of beverage here - it is after-all, a wine bar!

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    Pinot Plus - Entree - a perfect match of fried black pudding and scallops with a fresh salsa. I love eating good food that's well plated!

    Entree - a perfect match of fried black pudding and scallops with a fresh salsa. I love eating good food that's well plated!

    Pinot Plus - Small but perfectly formed

    Small but perfectly formed

    Pinot Plus - Coconut, lime pannacotta, with all sorts. The pud was a little too firm and there were too many flavours on the plate, for my liking.

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    Coconut, lime pannacotta, with all sorts. The pud was a little too firm and there were too many flavours on the plate, for my liking.

    The Duke of Marlborough Restaurant

    The Duke of Marlborough Restaurant

    4.0(9 reviews)
    132.7 km

    Ambiance was wonderful, on the porch at sunset. Waistaff was pleasant, but didn't go out of their…read moreway. We were disappointed they were out of the two dishes we came to try. We opted to substitute the flounder dinner which was supposed to have a burnt butter sauce with capers. What we got was a burnt fish with burnt capers. Pretty sure someone got confused on the recipe in the kitchen. It was served without apology. We ate it...the fish inside was good, but the rest was inedible. Not sure it was worth the ferry trip from Pahia.

    Ordered fries (chips) and they came with cheese on them... the server looked at us like we were…read morecrazy for asking them to remake them bc my boyfriend is vegan. After paying $50 for two drinks and an order of fries, this was quite surprising. She refused to remake the fries and offered if we want to pay for another order, she'd be happy to put it in. The best part was she made sure to admonish us and let us know we should have said we were vegan while ordering... to which I would respond... who assumes fries come with cheese? Not the kind of service I would have expected. Not a nice start to our stay. The only redeeming quality is that the bartender was awesome. Needless to say, we won't be eating or drinking here again over the next week and will be sure to tell others this isn't the place we'd recommend.

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    Dining room

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    Wine flights

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    Spicy whiskey & hibiscus

    The Vintry Matakana - wine_bars - Updated May 2026

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