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Beach Bistro

86/100 (640 ratings)

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"got the vegetarian breakfast, was good, just cafe just regular cafe food. Service is friendly and and always has good vibes when I come here...."

Natalie.r.a.good

"Warm home style restaurant. Not the fancy one but makes you feel eating at home, tasty and relax. Owner was really kind and food was..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Really enjoy the little restaurant, foods are very delicious and service is suuuuuuuuuuper good. Must try the beef as appetizer, chef will cook it..."

Victoria Yang

"Fantastic Home Cooked Meal!This is not your typical commercialised restaurant. But provides a very at home feel.Owner was..."

Tony Ma

"Went for breakfast. I had the salmon benedict and wife had the bacon. My salmon benedict was amazing. It was on this potato hash the was crispy. The..."

Andre Cressy

"Went for breakfast staff very attentive and friendly Best coffee and great menu selection had the French toast and eggs benny perfect meal..."

Scorpio

"A cute cafe, had delicious breakfasts & coffee with friends, (fussy coffee drinkers) nice location & friendly staff. Great for a catch up, we will be..."

MamaBear

"This is not one of those hipster cafes that are so prevalent in Auckland these days. At the Beach bistro, the food is genuine, homely and delicious...."

Arabella Ross

"Always great food and great service. Love the new dolce option(coffee and cake till 10pm)Open till 10pm each night. Bistro nights are..."

Sandra Schmidt

"went to this place quite often as we live nearby. it's a small but cozy cafe right across the Browns bay beach. me and my parner LOVES this place. it..."

Stephanie Perwata

"This is my favourite cafe for coffee. The croissants are flown from France. The standard of food is beautiful and the flavours on the menu are above..."

Vicki Corless Brown

"A bit late adding my review. I went to this cafe back in November for breakfast. I had the french toast on both occasions for breakfast and they..."

K Bert8

"Stumbled across this place while walking along Browns Bay beach. We had pork loin stuffed with apple, eggplant and pistachio which had an AMAZING..."

Lisa Yang

"Just fantastic. Really. My wife and I have just come home from dinner, and our taste buds are still in a state of delight. Just gorgeous: sumptuous,..."

Paul Hubbard

"Lovely to have Beach Bistro open again 😀.... always made to feel welcome ❤️ and doggy heaven 🐶🐶🐶🐶 coffee was great and service..."

Sarah Bearne

"Favourite cafe in the neighbourhood! Always friendly service (although at times a little hit and miss), great coffee and superb location. Absolutely..."

Karen Park

"Very nice staff and an awesome place. Nice setup and very open. Food was good as well. Almost all of it. Calamari tasted chewy but apart from that..."

Adline Shandil

"Have been here several times since re-opening for coffee, breakfast, lunch and to try their deicious pastries. It never disappoints. Their staff..."

Monique Power

"■ Indoor & Outdoor seating, perfect view of Bbay beach■ Awesome staff■ Delicious brunch menu■ Gets very busyMan..."

FoodieOodie95

"I went to Beach Bistro with a group for my friends birthday lunch. This was the first time for all of us and we all LOVED it! You can not go past..."

WeiTing Ashley Shyu

"I ordered pukkolla and buffalo yoghurt whereas my friend ordered spicy funghi. My meal was really nice mostly because I'm craving for some yoghurts...."

Michelle

"Food and service always good. Enjoyable relaxed atmosphere by the beach.Had one of their gourmet pies absolutely delicious. ..eggs bene also..."

Les Seiler

"I took my little one here for lunch on weekend but unfortunately the kitchen is closed, so I tried some snack. Handcut potato chips is crunchy and..."

Flora

"Generally a good experience. The steak gratin dish I had was done fairly well. Steak was cooked to a good level of consistency and was reasonably..."

ZZQ

"This cafe is perfect for an early morning breakfast! The waiter has such a great personality and very friendly. He always tries to guess what we are..."

Joe Smith

"This cafe / restaurant is my favourite in Browns Bay. It's perfect for a casual drop-in coffee and cake, a great brunch or lunch, or an evening..."

Sonia White

"Great location, delicious food. The Coconut French Toast was a stand-out, and The Beach Big Breakfast was very good, just needed some sauce on the..."

Maryana Hamilton

"I always feel welcome here, and the staff are very friendly and efficient. The food is consistently good (love the vegetarian breakfast and the..."

Paul L

"Great ambience and service. Fantastic views, quite and relaxing. The coffee is good and the service is very attentive. I find very enjoyable to visit..."

Roberto Mos

"I pretty much live at this cafe! It is my no.1 choice for breakfast and lunch 😊 highly recommend this cafe - their French toast is by far my fav..."

Chloe Hurtley

"Sunday morning often means brunch out in our household, so we decided to take the dog and go for a wander down to Browns Bay and ended up at this..."

Minily

"This is my go to place in Browns Bay. Lovely coffee, the best eggs bene and a relaxing atmosphere. I've taken my family there too for a weekend..."

Diane Hannay

"I went here for brunch while wedding planning and had the BEST time. There were four of us so we ordered two eggs bene with pork belly and two..."

Madicattt

"Great Cakes. Anita is a great..."

Troy

"Meat Pie. Anita makes a mean meat pie. It is tasty and hearty...."

Dave

"My husband and I had an evening meal here on 4th February - bubbly on arrival, 2 courses consisting Confit du Canard with an orange sauce on mashed..."

Gillian Kenyon

"We had lunch here on a Sunday. The tuna and citrus salad was excellent. So nice to have sushimi tuna, and it appears to be popular as I had the last..."

Robyn Wickenden

"This is a short review. (Visited 5.07.14)It had been a long day and I needed caffeine to help me through - turns out, my company was up for a..."

Katy Horrocks

"This is my cafe every Sunday morning after the market. The coffee is perfect, the food is great, the staff are lovely. And it has free WiFi. Need I..."

James Gibson

"Just loved this café - today being Easter Saturday we by chance ended up at this café - the staff were just awesome right from the start. We were..."

Lynne Cartwright

"Well, after posting a rather negative reivew a few months back, we decided to give this place another try. We always really enjoyed the food and the..."

Maria

"We go to Beach Cafe very regularly. We find the staff and the owner very friendly and eager to oblige. The food is always of good quality and very..."

Joan O'Connor

"As soon as walked in the owner was so welcoming and gave us a menu straight away and made it easy to choose what i wanted. the food also came with in..."

Cesca Pass

"We stumbled upon this lovely cafe while looking for another and found the owner so welcoming. As soon as we walked in we were acknowledged and asked..."

Jeanette

"Great service, friendly staff, good food and coffee. This was our first visit here following not so good experiences in other premises. Light airy..."

Rufus

"Over the last few months we have made several trips to beach. in Browns Bay. Every time we have enjoyed beautiful food accompanied with some of the..."

Todd Perry

"Had a family lunch here for my brothers birthday. The meals were fantastic, I love how they cater smaller meals for children. The pasta dish I had..."

Nicola Matthews

"The boys and I took mother out for lunch yesterday, what an experience. Mothers day was so busy the staff at Beach were awesome. They pampered my..."

Simon Burton

"Great coffee, and fabulous service. I had been to the cafe before when it was Spring Moon, sad and bad experience! What a change, they are open till..."

Jane Smith

"It's our favorite place in Browns Bay for brunch. We love their homemade hashbrowns and freshly squeezed juices! Eggs Benedict with salmon and The..."

Petka Adamkova

"I had a steak and eggs with some chips I won't say I will have that again a bit bland however my friend had the eggs with potato rosti and I had a..."

Estelle

"Fantastic Home Cooked Meal! This is not your typical commercialised restaurant. But provides a very at home feel. Owner was extremely friendly to..."

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"The best cafe in Browns Bay. The staff and owners are very friendly and the menu caters to all tastes. Excellent coffee and vegetarian food options...."

Chris Tarpey

"I'm so glad to see this restaurant is open again... It's our favorite place for Sunday morning breakfast. Awesome food, super friendly owners and..."

Rene Lind-Steyn

"Such a stunning little spot for a gorgeous brunch at the beach. Beautiful views especially if you get the tables right on the road, food is..."

Ally Tarr

"Had a nice breakfast with my colleagues there today. Good coffee, good service, awesome views! What else to ask for?..."

Stanislav Ivanov

"Very good service and tasty food. Nice..."

Craig Lancaster

"Excellent place! We were there for dinner and had the cream of celery and bacon soup, fish pot pie and bangers and mash. The food was outstanding,..."

Ian Chan

"Lovely local cafe with beach views. Nice to sit outside on a good day. Very good breakfast menu plus their other food. Coffee good. Handy parking..."

Sheree Foster

Rack N Roll Ribs

84/100 (1132 ratings)

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"The best Southern Africa-styled grilled ribs I ever had around North Shore. It tastes like the way butcher slaughters pig with draining blood out...."

Kevin LI

"Really enjoyed a nice good meal here. The ribs were very tender and tasty. The burger with mushroom sauce has a nice rich taste to it. The wings were..."

Derik Liebenberg

"Just like the other branch, very good especially after a very long day of climbing Rangitoto. Introduced a mate to Rack n Roll and he pretty much..."

Manu

"Rack n roll ribs is pretty much always consistantly good quality. Sometimes the chips or onion rings can be a little on the soft side. But otherwise..."

Kelsey Adair

"This place doesn’t look like much, the marketing budget must be low. But oh boy..... they don’t skimp where it counts! I first tried the chicken..."

Zesteeblue

"Hands down one of the best ribs I've ever had! It's s affordable for something that tastes so amazing. I was recommended to try this place and I'm..."

Tan.ned

"3.75As you can see we got enough food for an army. Flavours were good, however some points taken off for execution. Ribs and Honey mustard..."

Aneta Chadderton

"Ordered the Beach box and it was great!! Portion size is big (fed a group of 5 and still had heaps of leftovers) , customer service is great, food..."

Rebecca

"Rated 3.5Ordered their full rack of ribs, onion rings and mushroom chips to takeaway on the weekend. Ribs were yum and well portioned, but it..."

Blackpearl

"Never heard of this place but gave it a try and the ribs are amazing, onion rings were even better. Great price for the meal. Very clean easy parking..."

Riley

"Best chicken evvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvver decent fries might be a good idea to separate fries and chicken cause of the sauces..."

Chocolate Croissant

"Rack n Roll Ribs has become our regular “fast food” for those Friday nights you don’t feel like cooking....we’ve had their ribs; burgers and..."

Berdy-Ann Schouten Harding

"Recommendation from the family. Simple menu, have had their quarter chicken (first visit) and chicken salad (second visit) both were good. Haven't..."

Warren

"The go to place before heading to the beach! All served hot and fresh!👌🏼 the flavorful chicken wings compliments the crispy calamari. Perfect..."

Wawman

"Best ribs in Auckland hands down enjoyed everything definitely coming back. Been looking for a nice rib place to eat but now have found it, love the..."

Patrick Kava

"Loved the mushroom chips and chicken livers here! I have been going here fairly often after work and the other items on the menu are good too. The..."

Jason Langdon

"Got 1/2 takeaway at 11:40am. Unfortunately the outside of the ribs was warm and the inside was cold. The marinade and sauce was nice but was not hot..."

Yasmine Barry

"Best place to get ribs on the shore :) the ribs are always cooked well and covered in a delicious sauce - the lemon chicken is just as amazing..."

Jeannette Salim

"This is my local and cannot recommend enough. The owners and staff genuinely care about their customers and their ribs, chips and calamari is..."

Rochelle Brereton

"Best ribs in NZ hands down! Having more help out the front so the orders could go out faster would help with the service. 5/5 food, 3.5/5..."

Tanya

"Came here craving high calorie food on a Sunday after a big weekend 😂 was not disappointed. I got the riblets on onion rings & the chicken tenders..."

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"Rib night is always one to look forward to in our house Love rib nightAlways fresh and friendly service never..."

Sammy Kelly

"Always great service from the staff at rack n roll ribs. Me and my flatmates crave and look forward to our fix of ribs which never disappoints...."

Camelia Hapi

"Easily the best ribs in Auckland, full of flavour and always juicy. I have no problem travelling from East Auckland to Brown's Bay because the ribs..."

Dru Naidoo

"Ribs are succulent, waiting time spot on and sauce is delicious. Ribs are the best here and the chips are perfect When the sauce is on the..."

Nina

"■ Ribs to die for■ Good pricing■ Famous Rib burgers For a first timer who'd never tried ribs, I think I was safe with..."

FoodieOodie95

"Great food and it was heaps! Ribs was really nice with the basting used on it and the chicken. You definitely want to try out the Half rack ribs..."

Brandon Derick

"Had full rack with calamari with a side of regular chips and had half a chicken with onion rings. To top it off we shared a peppermint crisp. Total..."

Millyvanilly

"I think this is my favourite place when it comes to ribs and calamari. Their calamari is so crispy and tender in the inside. Their ribs are so well..."

Marchella Kusono

"Holy moley. This place is so so so good. You get heaps for what you pay. I got the 1/2 rack and calamari combo and my boyfriend got the rack n roll..."

Smharpz

"Best ribs place that i know on the shore. Amazing smokey taste to the bbq sauce which makes it that extra bit delicious. Tender meat + alot of meat..."

Beardie

"Had the pleasure of tasting some rocking soul food last night at Yogi's Dockside Bar.Rack n Roll ribs had their food truck parked out side..."

Jonathan Smith

"One of the best ribs I've ever try here in NZ. The flavour is awesome and the selection of sides is very good (crumbled mushrooms are my fav). I've..."

Nfp

"Great job Mark and the team! Keep it up :) Prices are reasonable and food is great quality...... super yum! Loving the food truck too :) Clash on..."

The Anti-Man

"If you want tasty and messy food, this is the place to go. great rib n chip "combo" which don't break the bank considering the portions. On the..."

KeyboardWarrior

"Had ribs tonite, not bad indeed I think!!There ribs are good, & are well sauced up.The aroma coming from shop is gotta be one of..."

Matt

"Update:We decided to give R&RR another shot and I'm certainly glad we did. As our previous review touched upon, the food is decent enough..."

A Tale Of Two Tummies

"I have spent over $300 in the past year at this place because this place has absolutely the best ribs in Auckland! Rack n Roll Ribs is a hidden gem..."

DefinitelyMayb

"this place is very very gooooooooooood....."

Kahu Gdout

"Went here for the first time tonight with my partner, the restaurant is very clean and tidy. They mostly do takeaways though as there was only one..."

Alysha Bower

"Omg the ribs are great ... burgers are massive and full of flavor and the calamari is really good as well. Recommended to everyone that wants a real..."

Simon Tuxford

"I love ribs so much and have been going here for a while, it is my go to place for getting quick yummy ribs. Looks like they changed the interior..."

Amy Miller

"I love ribs, and I love the ribs here. It's a little pricey, and the wait time is a little longer than say waiting for a pizza, but it's worth it...."

@KeraBearEats

"Noticed this place while ordering pizza, so decided to come and try them. Wow this is just what Browns Bay needed i think. Reasonably priced food &..."

Isaac Valach

"We had lunch from the Rack N Roll Ribs the other day. We ordered the 1/2 rack and 1/2 chicken combo ($25) with a large fries ($6.50). The Peri Peri..."

Lochbuie

"Highly recommended for best ribs ever. You will not be disappointed. The portion we had was half a rack and that was more than enough. Service was..."

Pralene Holmes

"Had the best and most moist, tender rips on Friday nite. What an asset to Browns Bay. My wife had the chicken burger, one of the best she had in..."

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"The BEST Ribs! And The BEST Burgers too! Clean smart looking and super friendly staff. A great quick meal choice! Try once and you'll be..."

Vyvie Kyle

"Yep eat here minimum 2 times a week, awesome food mouth watering tender ribs and spicy chicken wings worth every cent. Love this place and recommend..."

Big Cheese

"Outstanding ribs! I've had probably every thing on the menu now and everything is just awesome! Such good food, worth every $$. Just down the road..."

Vance Rees

"We got the ribs, onion rings, mushrooms, and chips. We got them takeaways to eat out on the beach. Although one of the better ribs places out for..."

Odyssey L

"Best ribs I’ve ever eaten, had an awful experience with another ribs place that night and drove here to get some better rib. They sure didn’t..."

Xinyu

"Listen, this place isn’t going to win any interior decoration awards. Was a bit worried when I walked in and saw the 2 tables, but stayed for the..."

Alec Ibatuan

"Please train your cashier to call out orders when they are ready. She goes to the kitchen, collects the order and brings it out to the front. Leaves..."

B M

"Got a Mates Meal box (Ribs, Onion Rings, Coleslaw and Chips) with a side of Chicken Wings (Lemon and Herb) for dinner with friends. Plenty of food..."

Sam McGhie

"Really enjoyed a nice good meal here. The ribs were very tender and tasty. The burger with mushroom sauce has a nice rich taste to it. The wings were..."

Derik

"Plenty of items on the menu to choose from, all of which sounds delicious. We got the rack of ribs, added fries and onion rings. Generous servings,..."

Richard G

"Tasty and tender ribs. Sharing plate was generous amount. Good for 4..."

Javier Salvador

"The best Southern Africa-styled grilled ribs I ever had around North Shore. It tastes like the way butcher slaughters pig with draining blood out. ..."

Chen X

"Delicious takeaway spot. The price can be seen as expensive but its worth it. Ribs are tender and flavorful, chips are always delicious and the..."

George Farmer

"Loved it.. a bit pricey $60 for a mates deal box but didn't mind as it was very tasty. Will be back again for..."

ana laurie

"Great place when you need to satisfy a meat craving! Not the greatest ribs ever, but tasty enough and good for the price. Their chips are awesome,..."

Adam Boxall

"Totally worth it! The burger was huge. The quarter chicken is good enough to share. The spices and flavour is super tasty. The ribs are soft and..."

Philip Credo

"The food is great. Simple, well prepared and well priced. However, service is a little slow. The night I purchased was not that busy, yet it took 35..."

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