We had a great time meeting travelers and playing pool in the back of this good ol' Irish Pub! The…read moregreen beer was flowing on St Patty's Day and we were ready for it. Add a little bit of drunken philanthropy and you're the hit in the crowd. I'd go back and do it all over again! Even a little dancing on the front floor successfully showed us the time of our lives! Thank you for celebrating and keeping the spirit of St Patty's Day alive! Cheers!

We almost missed this family-friendly restaurant because of the name and Yelp categorizing it as a…read more"bar". The kids at the next table were enjoying their tall milkshakes and after a long car ride there's a pool table and mini-golf. Fish and chips were good (4/5) and while my nachos were well-presented, the guac was not freshly made and the beans (at the bottom, fortunately) were kind of a sweet chili rather than pinto, refried or black. Props for creativity, but a miss. Thai beef salad had an enormous amount of beef compared to the salad greens.

You don't really have much choice but eat at this restaurant, since it's pretty much the only one…read morearound. The woman taking orders at the bar was not very nice the first time we were there. She was ok the next time. I guess you can afford to be rude to customers when you know they don't have a choice of another restaurant. The food surprisingly was good. We liked the mountain burger and the Thai beef salad. The chicken curry wasn't that good. The place was fine, had nice outdoor seating.

My husband and I stopped here for lunch on our drive from Auckland to Wellington. I must say,…read moreparking in this area is not easy to find at lunchtime! We had to park about 3 blocks away and walk. This is located close to the lake, and had some beautiful views. If it were cold and rainy, we would've opted to sit on their patio. The service as quick and the food was delicious! I had a pie and my husband, I cannot remember what he had but he loved it. If we weren't driving, we would've had some drinks. A nice selection on the menu of food and drinks and everything was delicious. I would definitely go back!

Food was Good! Location Great! Nice Patio with Lake/park views! Very walkable area! Parking was…read moreeasy!

Server spilled entire glass of wine on my wife's leather pants. Pants were ruined. Refused to do…read moreanything and now ignoring us. Food was also weak. Talk about taking zero responsibility. Skip and go somewhere else.

Great share plates for a late lunch. We had the shrimp, pork dumplings, and Korean fried chicken…read more The Caesar type salad wasn't great though.

$75 NZ dollars for 4 lamb shanks and 2 glasses of wine, you can't beat that! Such a good value and…read moreso tasty. The waitress was very nice and friendly. She brought us a picture book about the local area, and gave was sample of wine. The lamb shanks was so tender and served in tasty sauce that is salty with just a little bit of sweetness. The restaurant was only 9miles from the Chateau Tangariro, and it was worth it. It was nice busy and it feel like very local.

This will go down as one of the best experiences ever of my trip and honestly in my life. I will…read morenever forget this hospitality. We got here after a long drive from Auckland... was the only place opened but sadly we got there close to their posted close time and being a small town they were in deed closed. I knocked to find out if there was something else around and they kindly brought us in to eat anyways. They made us a full plate a food, not just something lying around. Where to start? The food was absolutely amazing! I've never had lamb shank and was a little scared to try it but it was fantastic. The meat fell off the practically. They served it with some potatoes, a sweet potato(yum), and some grilled onion. The sauce they used complimented everything and I did all I could not to lick it off the plate. It wasn't too heavy at all. It had a flavor that reminded me of grandma's cooking. My friend had the fish and chips and enjoyed it very much! Okay back to the rest. Cute place, very moderately decorated. Not overbearing. Very clean. They even have bikes to rent. By the time I left I felt like family. Marie is incredibly sweet (so are you Bruce!) and chatted with us throughout dinner, telling us about the area, gave us a book of pictures to look through, and filled up a water bottle for me for the drive. They were just really genuine people and that made my night. This restaurant is a gem and you would be making a big mistake not to stop. If I could give it 10 stars I would!

Very yummy in my tummy, gluten free burger on point. Pretty view. Nice service very ceoliac…read morefriendly. $25 stake when I went

Well, location is prime. Great waterfront. Lots of food choices. I had a steak. It was fine. I…read moredigress for a moment but it surprises me that NZ does not have more steak places considering all that cattle around (Argentina does). Staff profesional and polite. Restaurant classy.

This cute spot is located at the train station. We had the lamb shank and the beef adobo and both…read morewere absolutely delicious!! Even more amazing was the ginger blueberry crumble! Very nice staff and good selection of beer and wine!. Someone local told us to go there and I'm glad we did!!

We stopped in while waiting for a shuttle from the train station to our accommodations. The…read moreambiance was quaint. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The service was quick. The porridge was hot and delicious. The desserts under glass also looked amazing although we did not try them.

New Zealand, to what I've seen so far, has no shortage of pubs! I'm Taupo, I think there were 4…read morethat I saw, not including a couple of breweries. The pub vibe inside is very nostalgic and your traditional English pub that many of us have come familiar with and this one is equally endearing as well. My friends and I settled in for dinner on our last night in town to give it a go. It was busy this night but the staff is warm and friendly. They focus on your traditional English items but had a couple of pasta dishes if feeling a bit Italian for the night. We were happily surprised at our orders and the portion sizes were huge (seems to be a theme with each restaurant we've been too). Pics attached. When ordering the fish & chips, you get a choice of larger or small. I got the large... way more than I thought. Reminds me of the gold ol'days before Covid. Go for a half portion if not up for the large. Cute pub, would welcome going again and if in Taupo, give it a go!

OMG the beef pastie is to die for! Always on our list to go there for a beer and pastie with mushie…read morepeas!