Enjoyed a nice meal here on Jan 3 - the chicken burgers were great! I liked the Ruawai kumara fries too - never had them in that style but it works well.
Everyone wanted an outside table out of the sun. The manager said that a larger group requested to take our outside table since it was in the shade - we agreed to help the manager out. He was a really nice guy and comped our drinks as a thank you. His interaction with a new staff member was nice to witness too. He was complimentary of her work, reassured her that she was doing a great job and seemed like a great manager to work for. Thumbs up to him.
The inside bar is quaint, exactly what you would expect a kiwi rural pub to look like, which is great!
Popped in when on a day trip from Whangarei, and will make this a destination next time. Really nice, well presented retro 1950's tavern with a authentic decor, on point graphics, choices of dinning room, garden bars, lounge bar, and old school public bar with amazing fishing photo wall. Plus really good food, with a great selection from $8.50 sandwiches (ham was 😋), to meals. Something for everyone.
The food was nice. The service today was very slow, and we waited for a while to get our food. The Manager was kind enough to offer us a Free drink while we waited for our food which was really nice of him. Yes we will be back for sure.
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