Gastropub cuisine: the best places to taste it in Rotorua

4 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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The Black Swan Restaurant
The Black Swan Restaurant
90/100 (12 ratings)
Restaurants
Pub
Gastropub
Pub
Gastropub
Assorted Breads & Dips
Pub
Gastropub
Reservations
"Awesome food, wonderful small location with a beautiful view of the lake! Limited menu but everything was cooked to perfection and served..."
William Chisholm
"I remember this place..."
Cherylly Juanita Smith
The Fainting Goat
The Fainting Goat
87/100 (592 ratings)
Restaurants
Pizza
Vegan Options
Gastropub
Pizza
Gastropub
Pub
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Dinner
Lunch
Gins
Wings
Smashed Potatoes
Cheesy Garlic Pizza Bread
Salad
Chicken Wings
Margherita Pizza
Chicken
Beef Brisket Sliders
Cocktails
Seafood Meat Platters
Lamb and Goat
Meat platter
Whiskey & Wild Pizza
seafood platter
Mango daiquiri
Beer
Frozen Daiquiri
Cider
Cauliflower Bites
Cauliflower Wings
Mulled Wine
Sit down
Pizza
Gastropub
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Accepts Credit Cards
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"I've been here twice before and not really enjoyed the sharing platter. However today decided to try again because they do really awesome cocktails...."
Mary Hamill
"Nice place, very friendly. I only had time to have a cocktail and the venison carpaccio, but both were very good. I would have loved to come back to..."
Chris C
"An Asian couple walk into a bar on a Friday night. The waiters steal furtive glances but largely they are ignored. After hanging around for a few..."
Tim Soh
"Great feed! Satay-faction pizza was delicious! And I don't even like pizza much. Get your bang for your buck, size portions were plenty! Staff were..."
Beth Mug
"The staffs were really friendly and welcoming. The food was great portion. Really wanted to try the platter, but we only had two people 😭 will..."
Phoenix Zhang
"Really good meal proportions for the price, enjoyed "the goats tribe" and the "lamb and goat pizza" cocktails were great as well. Some constructive..."
Kate West
"I just want to say that the customer service my family received from Christan and Tesh was amazing. (Sorry if I got names wrong or misspelled) Tesh,..."
Ethan Valois
"Love this, generous and delicious portions of food, good service. Best brownie in a while! Been back twice over 2 days and quality is pretty..."
Eudora Chew
"They would kindly let us in even two minutes after kitchen closed! Really kind waiter brought us very generous extra sauce for our chicken wings,..."
Louisa Ruster
"Food was fantastic. My friend and I came in very close to kitchen close but they accommodated for us. I got the satay-licious pizza, it was..."
vesselofmercy
Hennessy's Irish Bar
Hennessy's Irish Bar
79/100 (1490 ratings)
Restaurants
Gastropub
Bar
Pub
New Zealand
Soups
Vegetarian Friendly
Gastropub
Irish
Irish
New Zealand
Gluten Free Options
Bar
Soups
Pub
Vegan Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
Drinks
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
toasted sandwich
Fish & chips
Lamb Shank
Nachos
Bangers And Mash
Beef
Lambs Fry and Bacon
Toasts
Steak Sandwich
Burger and fries
Pork Sandwich
Guinness Stout
Salad
Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Crab
Lamb
Battered Fish
Salmon
Fish
Fish and Chips and Salad
Pork
Bangers and Mash
Fruit Salad with Waffle Sundae
Fettuccine
Scotch Fillet Steak
Chowder
Beed & Guinness Casserole
Sandwiches
Burger
Prawn cocktail
Irish Cottage Pie
Fish & Chips
Irish coffee
Pork Sammy
Seafood chowder
Sit down
Bar
Pub
Soups
Gastropub
Irish
New Zealand
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Television
Reservations
Live Music
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Lunch
Drinks
Brunch
After-hours
Dinner
Mid-range
"What a great place to eat in for lunch 4 children 2 adults. Met with a smile and then ushered to our table straight away. Service for food was quick...."
Gurlee Brown
"My family and I visited this place twice during our trip to Rotorua last weekend. We tried their fish & chips, Scotch fillet, beef & Guinness pie,..."
Tzuling Liu
"Bloody good Irish bar. Great..."
Wayne Graham
"Only average rating as I was only there for a quick drink while doing a stag night pub crawl. It was a nice establishment. I enjoyed checking out..."
BIGHOHEPA
"After another google recommendation turned out to be booked out this was a far better experience. Amazing food, great staff and made to feel you were..."
paganwench
"I was told they have the best seafood chowder in town, and me loving seafood chowder and knowing it’s very hard to find good one, I came and..."
Sion Stavrovski
"2 Adults & 3 kids...We had a lovely family meal here on Boxing Day 2018. Very friendly staff met us at the door and escorted us to a great spot. The..."
Carmen
"Came in for lunch with 16 tourist, mostly no English, 12pm on Saturday with no reservation. Our waiter Lelly had an amazing attitude and was very..."
Wade Stafford
"Great little pub we've been here a couple times, traditional Irish feel decor and that good old tavern feel, plays some great old drinking Ballard's..."
Isabelle O'Brien
"Tonight (Saturday)25th March, we went into Hennessy's for a meal. From the moment we went in Lelly, the waiter welcomed us and showed us to a table...."
Heather Cox
Four Winds Tavern Rotorua & Tatou Bbq Bistro
Four Winds Tavern Rotorua & Tatou Bbq Bistro
73/100 (146 ratings)
Restaurants
Gastropub
New Zealand
Bar
Pub
Bar
Gastropub
Pub
Barbecue
Barbecue
New Zealand
Dinner
Lunch
Braised Lamb Shank
Fish & Chips
Crème Brûlée
Pork Belly
Poutine
Salmon on Green Beans
Bar
Pub
Gastropub
Barbecue
New Zealand
Dinner
Lunch
"Have had several meals with friends at this place meals are reasonable prices delicious didn't wait long..nice quiet atmosphere service is..."
Wiki Hapeta
"Food was delicious and had that WOW factor. Amazing bang for your buck. The garden dining area was great for the kids and staff were welcoming and..."
Awhina Kerr
"Came here with family to reminisce about our Uncle’s Patrick’s life -he had recently passed and this was his ‘local’. So it was a bittersweet..."
Dan Campbell
"Good service , nice food went with the $35 special.. squid, chicken and apple crumble for dessert which I forgot to..."
Robyn Atkenson
"Great atmosphere and attentive and quick service with fresh well cooked meals. Very clean and tidy and the garden bar is lush and lovely...."
little green tours
"Old school New Zealand pub with cold beer, TAB &..."
Jonathan Hooker
"Do yourself a favour and stop in here for a meal food is great people are lovely, not much more to say. Great spot..."
Frank V
"Can't believe how Amazing the meal was, best by far we have had EVER! All 3 courses were perfection. New favorite spot that's for sure. Fast service,..."
nicole galland
"Didn't eat here but campervans are..."
lavonia briggs
"There was a group of 5 of us who arrived at opening time. The service was very prompt and the staff were great. We had our meals and drinks in no..."
Sandra Potaka
"Had the luxury of Perfect service and nice cold beers all through the night. Highly..."
Simon S
"Have just had a delicious meal here. Great portion sizes. The cream brulee with berries was amazing. We will definitely be back. Thank..."
Jo Atkin
"Great food at very reasonable prices. Presentation was on point and the service was awesome. Will definitely return and can highly..."
Julie Aspinall
"Wicked feed! Lambshanks 👌🏽 Only gripe. Plates were coming out 1 or 2 at a time instead all together. Otherwise overall our table was..."
M2K
"Thought we'd try the new Tatou bistro for dinner, wow what a pleasant surprise, great food , service and atmosphere. See you all again..."
Ashley Mason
"Was so nice to be back in Owhata, Rotorua, restaurant opening this friday on, so go and take a bunch of friends and enjoy your meal and day,..."
Tommy Girl Godfrey