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Urbano Bistro

3.9 (16 reviews)
ModerateBistros
Closed 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Chun P.

Our last night in New Zealand, so we thought we'd treat ourselves to an extra fancy dinner. Urbano Bistro fit the bill, with its elegant but comfortable modern surroundings. Service from all the chatty staff was excellent. $6 Garlic baguette...lots of garlic, lots of butter, lots of mozzarella, and so good and so much of it! $18 Seafood Chowder...plenty of seafood treats in this lighter creamy coconut based chowder. $46NZ Venison...three thick roasted succulent slices of venison, delicious! The chocolate "rocks" were an interesting and creative addition to the sides, and certainly paired nicely with venison...sorry Bambi! $28NZ Vegetarian Moussaka...a hot crispy mesh of chickpea, courgettes, lentils and eggplant. Not sure how to describe, but it was quite good. Vegetarians will love this, as did my wife. $17 Mud Pie with Avocado Ice Cream...an interesting and very delicious pairing, Highly recommend! Prices are higher than your average eatery, but the service and food measure up to it. Urbano Bistro was a perfect final food splurge.

Reception area, lite lunch at 1.  Not crowded at all
Susan C.

Stopped by for lunch before out Segway tour which I highly recommend. We were quickly seated and ordered the chowder and pasta with chicken. Both excellent dishes and a very friendly staff. We were delighted to meet the owner who also proved to be our Segway tour guide for a 2.5 hour drive thru Rotorua proper. The restaurant is nicely decorated in a very modern sense but the lunch crowd had died down so our service was very prompt. Highly recommend this lovely spot.

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Cecilia L.

Stumbled upon Urbano and enjoyed every second. The fish was delicious and the atmosphere was very warm and welcoming. We walked in with a group of 9 on a Saturday evening and were sat immediately. I'd recommend this place to anyone visiting Rotorua.

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Emiliano L.

pretty solid, came for breakfast and got the big boy. more filling than other big breakfasts I've had around here so far. food was on par, nothing spectacular but certainly satisfying. can't get enough of the eggs in this country. only thing that didn't quite work for me was the balsamic drizzle on one of the tomatoes, just a bit too sweet. thankfully it was just a touch. would come back, sure. convenient especially if you're staying at one of the myriad lodging choices on fenton!

Looks delicious, tastes ok..Eggs Benedict with portobello mushrooms

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Friendly and easy space. Good food. Also my wife liked the fact they made a custom drink for us: whisky, ginger beer, honey.

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