First off, this place is OPEN ON SUNDAY. Everywhere else closed early. This place is clean as and…read morethe staff is attentive. Walk up to the bar and grab a pint. Remember your ID and you're set. Beers on tap are: Castle Point, Lion Red, Macs Gold, Speights Gold Medal and Isaac's Cider. Cheers.

Staff was very friendly and welcoming from the moment I arrived. Asked me where I was from and what…read moreI was planning to get up to while in town. Not at all busy but I was early for lunch. Meatlovers pizza was fantastic. Live music will be playing later tonight, so hopefully I can make it back in time.

Was up in Whangarei for a gig with the band, and they had organized lunch here for the group. On a…read moreSaturday afternoon it was pretty empty, which was good to accommodate our large group (you can make bookings in advance). There was covered outside seating with heaters, good for the chilly winter afternoon. They've got a few house beers on tap - light, medium, and dark, as well as an alcoholic ginger beer. Their main food option is wood fired pizza, lot of topping varieties. It was not gourmet pizza, but solid, satisfying, with a good amount of toppings on each pizza - they didn't skimp. The standout food-wise was their nice fat chips... they were perfectly crispy outside, soft inside, and properly hot. Bottom line - solid option for a beer and some chips, a quick pizza if you're in town. Nothing fancy, nice folks...

Loved the decor, music and great vibe! We had the special pizza, with mushroom sauce, venison and…read moreblue cheese. It was delicious. We also had 2 coconut margaritas which were heavenly! Highly recommend! The best part of all was how friendly and accommodating the Manager Lucas was! If he is not an owner he sure should be. Such a helpful guy. Recommend items and really looked after us! Next time we are back from Hawaii we will definitely cone here again.

We looved this find!! Russell it's self is a beautiful little town but this made a perfect casual…read moreevening. Beers were great, pizza was amazing - we had to get the desert Nutella pizza as well. So delicious!! Love the little details here, the wood, the succulents, the seating!! Wish we could come back more

Fantastic vibe and wonderful, attentive staff. I went to see a band (Mermaid Bait, who were…read morefantastic as usual) but grand some wings and a beer. Wings were really delicious, wish the blue cheese was a little chunkier though. The beer was whatever the hoppiest thing they had on tap was, some red IPA. It was very refreshing and nicely hoppy! That being said it was almost $30 for wings and a beer. Felt a bit steep for what the place is. That being said without a cover for the music I suppose someone has to pay.

Super sweet sticky ribs with lots of fries and coleslaw, I could just barely eat the half rack all…read morefor $20. The vegetarian burger that Cindy had was fantastic. They don't have a big menu but what they do, they do well!

Great bar, awesome oysters and loads of tapas to choose from. Attentive service and friendly…read morestaff. Great views across the bay, and dog friendly!

Would definitely recommend! We had the Khan Bros, the lamb (can't remember the name), the 6-oyster…read moreplatter, as well as the piña cola style cocktail at the top of the drink menu. All were great. Khan Bros and the oyster platter were standouts--both were inventive and tasty. Service was friendly and attentive (though we came on a slow Monday night so I don't know how it gets when busy). You'll have to wade through pictures on here to find the menu in case you want to take a peep beforehand as the menu on their site seems to be out of date.

We booked a table for 6 30 on a Friday, and then place was packed and very noisywhen we arrived…read more We shared the Haku Kingfish sashimi starter, which had a yummy ponzu sauce and some interesting tapioca crackers, which were black with small white blisters - really unusual. Main course was the market fish, a bl we fin tuna variant on a wonderful green sauce that's apparently a local delicacy, although we passed on the beef lardons that normally go with it. Even without the lardons, it was fantastic For desert, they named to Manchester a vegan chocolate cheesecake option. That, and a couple of glasses of port, rounded off the evening nicely

We had a short time for a light lunch and decided to stop in. Our server was very friendly and…read morehelpful. When I asked what she recommended, she said that the Aglio and the Te Ika Mata are great paired together - so that what we went for. The Aglio is Confit garlic, Rosemary salt and Truffle Mascarpone. The Te Ika Mata is raw market fish (cod today), coconut, coriander, chili and lime. The Aglio was warm and fresh and the the confit garlic had a great flavor without being overpowering and was very good. The Te Ika Mata had a wonderful flavor - a hint of lime mixed with the coriander (cilantro for those from the U.S. in a liquid with subtle coconut flavor. The flavors worked so well together - I was very pleasantly surprised and our server was right - the two (Aglio and Te Ika Mata) worked very well together. It was light yet satisfying and I would absolutely order it again!

Excellent food but service very slow as it was really busy and there were only two people working…read morethe floor. Hats off to the wonderful Marion who did most of the heavy lifting and was uber-efficient at keeping things together all evening.

Food over priced,-food bland & mains extremely small. This restaurant is surrounded by sea so I had…read morefish ceviche - fish was watery, not enough lime, no coriander & it tasted like thawed frozen fish. Service was poor, dish came without cutlery we had to go ask for cutlery. Looks appealing as is right on the water but steer clear not worth the money

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.

Great views..seating is fast but food service is horrible...took 1.30 hrs to get main course.. food…read morewhen served was ok... Overall average...shame as tons of potential...

Our first Kiwi pub experience and it was a good one. Rugby on the big TV, large beer selection,…read moreand a great burger. What else do you need?

We ate dinner there on a Sunday night. I ordered the scotch steak, it came with a salad and fries…read more It was delish. The steak was cooked perfect and the steak and fries were hot. The salad was the best I've had in NZ. You won't be disappointed and the view is perfect.

Just checked into Edgewater Palm, and this restaurant was just right beside it. The staffs were all…read morevery friendly and responsive with their service, however the food takes awhile to serve. Overall, it was a very good experience with the food and the service. I would totally recommend it for a group and food to share, especially the seafood platter.