For the price, the Redoubt is fantastic. It has a nice "pub" feel to it, with good-quality, fairly-priced fare. The steak was cooked to proper "medium rare", a rarity in NZ, and was very tender. The salad that my partner had was a proper-sized portion and quite delicious. You probably wouldn't take someone here on a date to impress, but for a place to drop in for a bite and a pint, you certainly could do much worse.
Regular visitors to the redoubt, like their new menu especially there pizza's which are really good value, my wife and I can't eat the $20 half between us. We look forward to their wildfood challenge every year, great place for a casual meal or to sit outside with a drink and people watch
I recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to enjoy absolutely delicious food in an interesting, relaxing setting. We ordered and were stoked with the pork belly with portobello mushrooms on ciabatta, fish & chips, chowder, Wonder Woman pizza & a kids meal. All were yummy. There was a really lovely smoky taste in the pizza and nice bit of crispness in the pork belly. Five stars, yeah definitely :)
I have eaten many times at The Redoubt, it's my local, but just wanted to write again and add that the Redoubt continues to please us every time!
There staff have changed alot in the last few months but they are always very friendly, and seem to really love their jobs!
The food continues to be outstanding. They just recently were awarded a gold merit for there lamb and beef dishes, which I think were very worthy of this distinction.
Cheers and go guys!!
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Myself and two colleagues were in Te Awamutu for work and were recommended to try the Redoubt. Walking in without booking on a Tuesday night we liked the cosy feel of what seemed a very nice bar, and expected we would get a good selection of bar/cafe meals. We were blown away by the quality, presentation and most of all the taste of what we ate.
We all opted for starters and mains - bruschetta and Thai mussels for my colleagues and corn fritters with prawns and rocket. All were so good that there were no offers of sharing!! My prawns had just enough garlic to be flavourful, without over powering the light and fluffy corn fritters (or offending the others in our meeting the next day!). The mussels smelt great, with a tangy spicy Thai coconut broth and the bruschetta looked very appetising (which I guess you expect in an appetiser!!).
Mains arrived after just the right amount of time for the starters to settle - pork-belly for me, with a smokey/mustardy sauce on top and a perfect bubble and squeak underneath. The pork was perfect - tasty, crisp outside yet still tender flesh plus a beautifully crackly skin! To my left, what looked like a perfect scotch fillet was being enjoyed tender bite by tender bite while to my right the Miss Piggy pizza (pork, bacon etc and very stringy cheese!) was being heartily devoured.
Deserts were ordered - not because we needed them, but because we simply had to keep tasting the fantastic food that was coming out of this kitchen! My cheesecake was superb, with the addition of a fresh blackberry sauce and presented with real style (cloud-like spun sugar adding a gossamer touch of sweetness atop the tangy tasty cheesecake!). The creme brulee was declared a champion, being a caramel rather than vanilla custard and the jersey cow also found favour.
Our meals were so good that the next night we regretted following another recommendation to visit Fahrenheit (where the ribs were great but the steaks seriously overcooked and the bruschetta unimaginative), so we headed back to Redoubt for desert and again were delighted!
Everything was prepared and presented with style and care, the tastes were perfect and the combinations of flavours could not be faulted. I was impressed, when I took the chance to thank the sous chef and kitchenhand, that such great meals came from what appeared to be quite a young team. These folk have certainly turned some great experience and real talent into excellent meals.
We will be back for more next time we are in Te Awamutu.
Thanks
The Redoubt in Te Awamutu is an awsome, fun, friendly place to dine and have a few drinks! The staff are always very friendly and some even know your name!
The food is fantastic and there is always something new on the menu to try.
Highly recommended.
The Redoubt in T.a is an excellent place to dine - there is always amazing food and the staff are very friendly and efficient. They always make you feel welcome and like one of the regulars.
Also their themed nights are a real blast and we always try and attened as many as possible
Michelle Scott
This place was humming on a Wednesday night. My family came for dinner and had a great experience all round. Great service with staff asking our names!, fantastic food, the kids loved the pizzas, adults enjoyed murphy's pie, stuffed chicken and the catch from the specials board yummy Snapper.
We definatley recommend.
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Had a lovely experience at The Redoubt during the week, the place was busy and buzzing. The place had great ambiance and atmosphere. Very friendly staff. Had the best chicken satay ever! Will defiantly be back!
My Husband and i came here last night for dinner, when we walked in the staff were very friendly, inviting and they took the time to tell us all about the specials, they even did table service when they could which was lovely and relaxing for us! The food is GREAT with lots of choices i had the stuffed chicken and it was Divine, my husband had the Surf in Turf which was cooked to perfection. Thank you for a great night out :)
Just ate at the redoubt and had a great meal.Food was excellent and service was all I could wish for from a bar.Would love to return to try out their wildfood meal.throughly enjoyable.
Have been for lunch and dinner, throughly enjoyed it. And a wise person told me if you go to a place and its busy with people eating then the food must be good. And well im happy to say we love the food and I've taken a few suppliers there for lunch they they enjoyed it also. So much so they always say lets go to the Redoubt for lunch. Well done :-)
Awesome food and staff super friendly and great service. Great little vibe in there if your from our of town.
We ordered our food, the staff were amazing.
Had our drinks, food arrived, oh my goodness it was so so so delicious.
We went to different cafes for a meal but we will be back wow thank you all for a fantastic lunch.
Look at what they have on the walls, history, it was fantastic.
The staff were great, very attentive. We both got the steak med rare with mushroom sauce. The steak was cooked beautifully and the sauces both on the steak and potatoes were delicious. Would definitely go again for the steak or maybe a burger but personally I wasn't interested in the other options on the menu.
This is one of our local restaurants/bars and it's definitely a place to visit if you are coming into town. The food is great, the atmosphere is awesome and the staff are happy and friendly.
Having been to Redoubt elsewhere before, this was expected to be as good. Was not disappointed. Although quiet when we went, the atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. The food was tasty and portions were just right. A great place if you're looking for a bit of local sporting history, great food and a friendly chat.
Amazing meal and service! Was an experience superseding what you would expect from a corner pub in TA. Food was beautifully prepared and tasted amazing!
We were passing through on our way back to Taranaki and both felt like eggs bene. We were greeted as soon as we walked through the door and water was brought straight to our table. We ordered the Eggs Florentine which is very similar to eggs bene. I had fried chicken and my partner had bacon with his. Our plates were delivered to our table within 15 minutes and they were absolutely devine. The waitress asked how our meals were and we were back on the road in no time. I love the signed whisky bottles around the pub. I asked the barman who signs them and he said just random people who take the last shot. Pretty cool. Will definitely return to eat and drink whisky!
The awesome Brisket Nachos are a favourite share for two and James Ray's music is fantastic!
Nice interior,prompt lunch service.The fish dish I had was ACTUAL fresh Terakihi, 3 fillets and they were delicious and filling.I am very picky about Fish.My 2 dining companions different meals were superb also.
It is a very popular place for good reason.
Great menu selection, and though I have not been there at night, it is always busy.
We are new to the area and think we found our new local hangout. Lovely service with a smile. Good food and music.
Best chicken burger in the area! Food was delicious. Staff were so lovely too
Great place overall!very friendly staff,good atmosphere,nice place. Beautiful food,generous portion!
Great selection on the menu. Few items you don't usually see on Restaurant menus so was a nice refreshing change
Great food, great music and fantastic service. Will be going back many more times!!
Amazing food and excellent service. Was such a great night out.
Birthday dinner for my son and I. Tuesday night Country night - love it!
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After a meeting and feeling hungry I hunted down a place to get a decent meal in Te Awamutu and thankfully came upon this place. Walked in to a warm, cosy environment with funky music playing and a fire blissfully dancing along. Ordered at the bar where two lovely young servers were ready to help and assist me. Ordered a steak meal with a side of mushrooms and a good ol pint of Heiny. Meal came out quickly. It was plated simply but the flavour was fantastic, the star of the meal was definitely that beautifully well cooked medium rare piece of meat. I enjoyed every mouthful and the side of mushrooms went superbly well with my meal. After nearly licking the plate clean I had no intention of getting dessert but a guy I'm assuming is the manger swiftly came to my table to offer a dessert menu so I just had to taste what they had to offer. I ordered the Apple and rhubarb crumble which was devine! Although I would have appreciated a bit more crumble. After my meal I thanked the staff. My evening was complete and I left a very happy man. Totally recommend this place! Te Awamutu you are lucky to have this fine establishment in your midst. Get in there!!
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