Took my dad here who was visiting from Fiji along with my two sons to experience something different for him. He wasn’t disappointment. We went with Huntsman and Cheese Board platters. Lamb was so good, just melted in your mouth. Everything was just perfect with different flavours bursting in your mouth. My two boys loved it. Dad ended up polishing most of the Cheese board.
It’s a Great environment, relaxing and well designed. Waitress was very helpful and made suggestions what to get. Activities for everyone and family friendly. I would bring my family here again. Thanks for making it special for us.
Great place to enjoy a bit of sun with a bit of wine and a bit of fun.
There are a good range of games and activities such as archery available on site. With enthusiastic but professional staff guiding you to each game.
They have a small range of house wine, my favorite was the merlot.
Went for our Christmas function. The buffet was very lovely. Nice veggies. The ham and chicken were welly flavored. The braised beef was a little dry. The orzo pasta was quite tasty as well.
You get do all kinds of outdoor activities. Great place to kick start your weekend getaway.
What a awesome place !!
We had our function here last week
Played some laser clay shooting & archery our instructor was awesome and so much fun
The food was amazing , delicious pizzas , breads with dip and ceaser salads and the soft boiled eggs wow the best I have had!!!
We definitely will be back in the future
Thanks
Loved everything about this pl - the service from the staff, , the venue, the food & the wine 👌🏽
Highly recommend visiting when on Waiheke
Had the duck pizza, onion rings, bread & dips , wine tasting tray, hot chips.
We had ordered the Huntsman platter and a beer tasting for lunch on our last visit. The platter was huuuge, even as a main for two people we struggled to finish it. The meat was tasty and the fries were crunchy. The beers weren’t too bad either. It was a rainy day so our on site activities were cancelled, we just spent more time grazing. The interior was simple and clean. Service was alright.
I had a really pleasant experience at Wild on Waiheke. The food is delicious, the staff were friendly and the atmosphere was relaxed.
We had originally booked $130 worth of activities including archery and Claybird shooting but because the weather turned crappy we weren’t able to do that. They offered us a full refund or to put the money towards long much. Lucky because we were really hungry.
I will be returning when I go back to Waiheke.
Nice place to stop by, beautiful vinyard around, calm atmosphere and good costumer service.
We did wine tasting for 18 dollars (3 per one glass) and the wine was very average. We liked just 2 from 6 wines, but all ok for tasting or just to have some drink with your meal. We also ordered lamb burger, which was really massive portion. Tasted good with fries. Unfortunately their pizza oven was broken at that time.
Beautiful location, great food, wine and cider. Casual picnic style feel among the vines but with attentive table service. Live music topped off the whole experience.
Beautifully cooked lunch and the staff were happy to see us, seated us without drama.
Get yourself a pitcher of Ginger Beer! It’s too good!
Would have liked to have more choices of mains, but enjoyed the beef and the presentation deserved a shameless pic at the table.
Visit when it’s warmer in weather, we did and it’s Chur
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The only random part was having the archery and other activities on offer so close to the tables.
Anywho get amongst it don’t be shy
Came here a week or so back. Yummy platter and good beer, they make the beer out the back in their onsite brewery. Malt beer gets my thumbs up. Claybird shooting and archery were a blast. Our visitors loved it.
Awesome spot to sit and have a couple of drinks and a burger, the staff were very attentive and the food was great. Pretty disappointed about the cost of the archery and clay shooting, that was one of the main reasons we went there but we just couldn't justify the price. Also a bit disappointing that we couldn't split the bill, its not that hard. And for the number of people that go there in groups it must be very frustrating. Overall a good experience with just a few minor let downs.
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We could not say enough good things about this place!
First off, scenery is divine. Despite not having booked, we were seated very quickly, and I actually prefer the outdoor seats sitting in the vineyards.
We started with some drinks. The Waiheke cider was crispy and refreshing, with just the right level of sweetness from the apples. The ginger one was obviously home brewed, very rich in ginger and has a strong kick. For ginger lovers!
The ocean platter was totally worth the price. You are served with 4-5 different varieties of seafood and 3 dips, all of which were cooked to perfection. Husband enjoyed the oysters, while I loved the chargrilled flavour of the prawns. Even the bread was super soft and pillowy, and perfectly complimented the mains.
Our hot chips were also pleasant - crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, just how chips should be.
The vegetarian pizza was another standout dish for us. It was my first time having grilled hallumi on a pizza, and I am now a converter. The spinach, mushroom, and onions on the pizza were equally delicious. Their base is thin and soft as opposed to the traditional crispy base, but I didn't mind that so much as the toppings were just amazing.
There are also a lot of activities for families to enjoy in the area - archery, clay bird shooting, and other games. Great to keep the kids occupied while the adults are dining!
All in all, I would have loved to rate this place with 5 stars. However, the bathroom could definitely do with some cleaning. But other than that, this is seriously one of the best cafe on Waiheke, and I would recommend it to everyone.
If you like beer and bored of wine tasting in waiheke this is where you need to spend your day (days) when on the island. A very good spread of craft beer (few from the brewery as well) and some amazing finger licking bar snacks. Beer tasting is varied, cheap and fun, and there are heaps of activities to do on this massive property. Always find space, beanbags, tables for yourself. Everything is so affordable it doesn't pinch spending a whole day here (considering a decent mug of craft beer in auckland costs you at least $10-12) You can order a whole jug just for $20. Service is the best I have seen so far, someone will come and check on you every 10 mins in case u need or don't need anything. Highly recommended if you like beer. If u don't have a ride/bike, no worries, bus stop is right outside the brewery.
Great variety of food, best thing to do is to order different plates and share with everybody so yo get a good taste of them all. The establishment is located in a vineyard and you can either dine inside or outside. If you decide to dine outside there are tents and large umbrellas to shade you from the sun. Besides the good food there are heaps of activities you can engage in (electronic clay shooting, archery, play lawn chess and more) so you could spend a good afternoon there with friends and family.
Really like there, do not need to make booking, but easy to have a table. They offers fantastic beer items, made lots of sense with snack dishes. Lovely price and friendly staff.
Lovely location. Not overly refined, which is quite nice for a Waiheke venue. Big outdoor benches and tables - perfect for big family groups. There is a small playground, trampoline, boules and over-sized chess to keep the kids busy. Beer was good (although the beer tasting platter seems to be more expensive than if you just order them separately - I could be wrong though). The wine was so-so, the sauvignon blanc wasn't to my taste but hey, that's wine for you.The food was very tasty. The ceviche was fresh and delicious, the Asian salad needed more zing in it's dressing; actually it needed more dressing full-stop; it was lacking in moisture and punch. The med platter offered good value. Excellent range of kids food. Fresh sandwiches served in a box with cheese and crackers/popcorn was a nice touch.
Service was very friendly.
Overall, a lovely place to spend a few hours......and a few hundred bucks :-D
This place blew me away. The service was absolutely incredible! I take my hat off to the manager.. I have never seen such an efficiently managed team who all looked like they genuinely enjoyed working there. The wine was also great! I'm not much of a connoisseur but I am quite fussy and prefer sweeter wines, so if you are like me try the Pinot Gris. It has a very full flavour and has the perfect amount of sweetness. Loved the activities on offer too and would highly recommend the clay bird shooting. And to top it off the food was outstanding. We had the vegetarian pizza, garlic bread and oysters and loved each dish. Cannot wait to return!
We came here late one day to showcase Waiheke to our overseas friends. Even though the kitchen was closed we were so well looked after. We had a mixed plate that was beyond our expectations. Truly delicious. They accommodated us so well. The surroundings are beautiful. For me it's the best most well attended casual place on waheke. You would be crazy to miss it.
Best value venue on Waiheke! The outdoor set up is super relaxing - perfect for unwinding with friends. The portions are generous and the comfort food is cooked to a satisfactory level. An all rounder!
Had a wonderful time here today, beautiful food, wonderful service and amazing wine! I highly recommend getting the tasting tray of all their wines and anything off their menu! I had spinach ravioli and it was so lovely!
We have been here numerous times and have never been disappointed. The food is delicious and the portion sizes big, The atmosphere is awesome. The way they do their wine and beer tastings is great and the cost is reasonable.
When on Waiheke we like to try various wineries, our visit to Wow was a fun one. We went in a large group and did the wine and beer tastings, along with lunch. I got a pasta dish and wished in the end that I'd ordered the burger and fries like my mates had. Don't get me wrong though the pasta was pretty good. Looking forward to going back, the place was pumping, people were playing pétanque and doing archery and Wow got us nicely primed for our next winery visit.
I go there quiet often with my friends for lunch and the food is good, abundant and good price. The service is terribly bad. The let you waiting for ages, you have to ask for everything, cuttlery, napkins, if they can take your order, if they can bring your drinks out, etc. I keep going because it is convenient to go with children. It is spacious, have a playground, hight chairs and kids meals, not the healthier ones but it is ok ocassionally.
We have been to wild quite a few times for drinks and snacks.
Its a lovely spot and plenty of seating with shade (which is a must under Waiheke's hot sun)
We really enjoy the local beer and the staff are only happy to let you try before you buy. The wine is okay, nothing to write home about, although in saying that the rose is very pleasant.
The staff are very helpful, nice and attentive. Although we did have one rather bad experience over Christmas when myself and 2 friends were rudely informed (we had just arrived and were walking towards to kitchen bar area) "there is no seating available unless you are eating" (the whole seating area was empty!) we said we wanted to do a tasting and also order drinks and we were promptly directed to the grotty and cold downstairs area (with no view)
Needless to say we didn't do a tasting or order drinks, but we used the bathroom (which was very clean) and left LOL
Subsequent times have been much better though.
Great venue for groups! Had a birthday event out here for the day. Catered for gluten free with pleasure and activities in between meals and drinks are always fun! Good atmosphere even if it's raining.
Went there on a craft beer tour, very impressed with beers and the relaxing environment. The information on making the different types of beer was very informative. Would return again if we return to waiheke.
Stunning. (Our second time visiting)
Our family of four visited on Labour weekend Saturday with no booking.
All of the tables on the lawn were reserved but there were tables under the shade sail next to the lawn.
Service was very good and some one was nearby every time we wanted something.
We played chess, had a beautiful platter and a few nibbles as well.
We whiled away 3 hour of an afternoon with our kids which was just brilliant.
So nice to see other families and groups of friends enjoying the venue.
I agree with the previous reviewer, having sampled all beers and wines over the 3 hours I will certainly be looking for a local stockist. The Onetangi dark ale and no alcoholic Ginger beer are so good. Ginger beer like dad use to make.
Thanks for a brilliant afternoon!
My wife and I popped in here last weekend for a Beer Tasting and it was a swell little spot, the beer was great and we will be back on the next trip for some more Pale Ale!!
OK... so ---- where to begin. To be fair, I haven't eaten here. But this place serves the most under-rated beer in the universe. And they have life-sized outdoor chess and beautiful bean bags, and play cool music, and lovely staff and they gave us free tasters of all the beers even though we proceeded to have a handle of all of them anyway. Tthe sunny day may have helped the vibe, but it was so beautiful and I really want to visit again. I hope this beer becomes available nationwide.
Wild Estate is a great visit along the explorer bus stops while visiting Stonyridge next door. Ignacio is simply the best, full of energy and wants to give you the best experience while visiting the winery. Great wine and fun archery activity.
Great venue for wine/beer, food and even activities, such as archery. The venue is really well put together.
We stopped in for a quick lunch and ordered the salmon and also one of the pizzas - sausage and cilantro. My husband tried one of the drinks - the Pimms, which he loved - local ginger beer was one of the ingredients.
The salmon was AMAZING - served cold which was super refreshing on a hot day. It was atop a bed of coarsely blended peas and fresh beets, and had lemon creamed ricotta - topped with micro greens and spiralized beets. SO GOOD. The pizza was also great and was served on a wooden board.
Service was okay - our sever was either new or not very well educated on the menu. She was unable to describe dishes in detail but everything was so good and we weren’t in a rush.
There were some lawn games and archery - but the archery cost a lot per person so we skipped.
Very cute setting with lots of outdoor seating!
We enjoyed the food and wine but didn't try the archery, shooting or the beer.
Midweek was a good time to get parking and prompt friendly service.
Really big venue with lots of outdoor and indoor seating options. Service was excellent and there's an overall relaxed feel, not to mention all the different games and activities you can do. Tried their wasabi lager which was surprisingly refreshing (with a good hit of wasabi flavour!). The Chardonnay was a real standout too.
Amazing day for our end of project celebration! We were hosted with awesome indoor activities due to the weather and then followed up with the most delicious lunch! Highly recommended for big groups as they took care of all the details, ferries, transfers etc leaving us to just enjoy the incredible setting!
Beautiful place to hold a work function and thanks to Sheryl, planning of the day was hassle free. Staff were amazing, the food was scrumptious and the chef went out of his way to make sure that those of us with allergies were well looked after. The team building games were so much fun with lots of laughs had.
Highly recommend!
our large group 34 people had a blast at the estate and second year booking an event her., why would we go anywhere else. just gets better, the games were awesome fun and the lunch was excellent and the customer service outstanding. our group mainly business people from Australia thought it was the best day. Thanks to everyone for making it so from the winery. we will be back.
thankyou from the management of Tidd Ross Todd, Hamilton.
Wild on Waiheke is a fantastic venue with great staff. We had our conference there this year and is an amazing spot, the staff are flexible, helpful and professional and really know how to put on a party! Highly recommend this place for any occasion, we can't wait to go back !
We went there for an office party with a group of 50 people. Welcome drinks, team games, two course meals and three drinks per person were included in our package.
Very beautiful place to spend the day.
Amazing time had for our company christmas party. The WILD team was great throughout the whole prcess and made it a very easy and enjoyable day for all. The activities and food were perfect. 10/10 day.
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Our work team of 23 visited Auckland for a Team Building Trip and did a day trip to Waiheke Island and Wild Estate and it was fantastic! Sheryl was super helpful and communicative when booking which took a lot of stress off me as she ensured the ferries and transfers were taken care of!
We booked in for the Wild Woozy activities but due to the strong wind and rain it was not safe or practical to do the archery or laser clay bird shooting - HOWEVER the team had a great backup plan for us and we were not disappointed at all! Nacho and Lewis were our games masters and they were organised, energetic, hilarious and made the experience 10/10! We are a loud and rowdy group but they worked so well with us and matched our energy! Very thankful for their hard work in keeping us thoroughly entertained with the backup plan - I forgot it was even a backup plan!
We played games in their downstairs area which was big, decorated well, clean and very comfy! The whole venue is stunning and impressive, I would definitely come back if I'm lucky enough one day! Highly recommend Wild Estate to anyone visiting Waiheke Island :)
Also - Shoutout to our transfer driver Anthony! On time, So friendly and knowledgeable about the island! Great first impression of the venue as soon as we got off the ferry to meet him!
So many vegan options that were delicious! I would definitely recommend wild on Waiheke for lunch. The vegan pizza was amazing and so were the cauliflower bites. Lots of outdoor seating too which was lovely in the summer.
Delightful casual lunch of Margarita and The Rocks Special Piza with the House Rosé and a Love in the Vines cocktail, international staff an added delight. Excellent price for a memorable lunch experience
We recently spend of 2023 Christmas party here, the food and drinks was top notch! Staff were amazing and even the rain didn't damper the fun! Many thanks again!
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