My fiancé Kieran and I had our engagement party here last Saturday night and we couldn't have been happier! Staff were awesome and so accommodating, food was amazing and just a great atmosphere. Thank you so much for making our night run so seamlessly, we couldn't recommend this place enough! The Hour Glass has always been one of our favorites and we will definitely be back!
Absolutely 10/10...I recently had my 40th at the hour glass...great service, great food! We had the best night! Nothing was too much trouble
My favourite place in New Plymouth
Keep doing what you're doing guys ��
Thanks for the great service Saturday night. You guys were full but still managed to find room for 3 of us. The service was great and food amazing. Can't wait to visit again
Loved this place - went two nights running on our short stay there. Exceptional staff, great food, lovely atmosphere
We celebrated our wedding anniversary here and the staff went out of there way to make it an amazing night! Perfect craft beer and wine recommendation and the food was delicious!
Graeme Anthony Eagar-Savage
+5
Great food and drink, reasonable priced and good service
Thank you so much for the wonderful hospitality, beautiful tapas and great selection of beverages!! I had a great birthday celebration and highly recommend your place to anyone looking for a intimate venue with outstanding service!
Had a fantastic meal and the service from Leanne was brilliant. Great Tapas Main and Red wine. Recommend a visit for everyone
Perfect selection of food and amazing selection of beverages.
If you love an extensive beverage list you must visit!
enjoyed my port, enjoyed my cocktail -brown sugar, enjoyed my tapas, totally enjoyed my time.
Fantastic, friendly staff too
Love the ambience at The Hourglass. Everything was amazing - tapas especially!!
Ethnic Food App And Classes
+5
The food here was equally pretty and tasty. The dishes are creative and we even had a bowl of nuts mixed with grasshoppers which was interesting. The place looks great and we are so relaxed when were meeting in there. The service is excellent because the staff are friendly and all have smiles. The prices are great and there is an extensive list of quality wines available.
Utterly fantastic service - they accommodated us at short notice in a very busy night and looked after us brilliantly. The tapas are very well priced and nicely presented - six among two adults and a child went a long way, although we had eyed up the chocolate pudding for dessert so had to save room for that. The cheese platter was a very generous serving.
One or two of the flavours combinations weren't quite right for our tastes - eg. the pulled pork lettuce cups were a little too "BBQ'y" for something that is normal quite light/fresh and Asian/Mexican inspired, but the chef definitely showed a good deal of imagination in the menu.
The ka-pow (?) chicken was a stand out.
A nice, intimate restaurant with a fantastic range of beers and a solid wine list. We enjoyed this place enough to go two nights in a row. Night number one we weren't too hungry and shared an antipasto platter for two. At $15 it was reasonably priced, looked great, and was stacked with delicious morsels. The second night we took our time over a few drinks and ordered off the tapas menu. We ordered the calamari, baked Brie, and finished with halloumi and corn fritters. They were all delicious and we couldn't fault them. The service was friendly and attentive both nights and the restaurant was busy despite being a Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Definitely didn't find it as pricey as other reviews made it out to be. Worth a visit.
Amazing service! Wide selection of craft beers and delightful cocktail, but best of all is the food, especially the salt and pepper squid. Highly recommend the hour glass for both a casual drink, a light snack, or a full meal.
Absolutely amazing tapas - food was fresh, homemade and full of flavour. The staff were incredible - they were attentive to our needs, communicated very well when there was a slight delay and super friendly. Great range of beers on tap in a funky and cosy environment. Highly recommend!
The idea of tapas was the drawcard as we have enjoyed tapa bars in Spain and Portugal and even in London and its a great way to eat. The Hour Glass has a great ambience and is a very enjoyable cosy wine bar on a cold winter's night. A great selection of tapas and wines and excellent service.
We thoroughly enjoyed our tapas and the atmosphere.
Read about The Hour Glass in the Cuisine and decided that it would be a nice place to pop in. We are so glad we did.
The tapas are fabulous - really enjoyed the Prawn tostadas. The food was well presented and prepared with care.
The selection of beer and wine was over whelming. It is cosy and the decor is very chic. A great place to end a busy day and AJ is a wonderful host.
When we are back to NP we will return and continue to enjoy the extensive wine list.
cheers.
Wonderful atmosphere, excellent drinks menu, but my favourite thing is the tapas! The limited menu still offers great variety and tantalising flavours to savour while you try to guess that elusive ingredient. My perfect local.
Great little bar with a homely feel, nice decor and great friendly service. Really good tapas menu and the price was very reasonable, meaning you could order and try a variety of different plates. They have an extensive wine and craft beer list, especially in New Plymouth. Definitely going back.
Excellent service, excellent beer list (best beer selection in NPly!) nice menu and good food.
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Excellent food, excellent friendly personable service (thanks Willow). The Angus steak was "fork tender" cooked exactly as requested...this rivals any steak anywhere. The potato side and salad were prepared perfectly with a unique presentation. The sliders were great, the potato balls with ham chunks were a pleasant out of the ordinary surprise. They have Wet Jacket wines...a very small vineyard with very limited distribution (it's the reason we chose to eat here).
Ambiance was great but felt bit crowded. Went with friends and it was a great place to hang out. They had the really amazing drink menu which had wide range of Wine and cocktails, which was really impressive. They had good range of food to as the menu is based on sharing basis. If you are in small groups, would definitely suggest this place. Bookings recommended.
Great place! Amazing food! Good atmosphere!
The girl we had waiting our table has a thing or two to learn for sure, we would have ordered a lot more had we been told the kitchen was closing before it actually closed given the chance. We were amazed by the amount of drinks and tapas on the menu and literally could have ordered everything. Food was just awesome! Will definitely be back.
The food here was equally pretty and tasty. The dishes are creative and we even had a bowl of nuts mixed with grasshoppers which was interesting. The place looks great and we are so relaxed when were meeting in there. The service is excellent because the staff are friendly and all have smiles. The prices are great and there is an extensive list of quality wines available.
We went for dinner on a Saturday night just before 7pm and were able to order Happy Hour cocktails at $8 each - they were so yum. Food was good too - the fried squid was done really well and really crispy. Salmon was amazing and also the Korean fried chicken was good. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
Food is good but I think it is a little bit overpriced - 4 squares of Halumi shouldn't really cost more that $10. However the chips in gravy are awesome and the ambiance is fantastic. Great selection of beer and wine. So - all in all - worthy of 4 stars but not suitable if you are on a budget.
Had cocktails during happy hour. Loved it
Excellent Tappas selection and huge drinks menu! Staff are friendly, and the atmosphere is snug.
Thoroughly recommended Lovely friendly atmosphere. Good food drinks and service
Are you kidding me?
The food, the service
Un bee leave able!
That salsa? The chilli chicken? The tapas platter?
Tu meke!
I will return!!!
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