TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Charlie's Gelato Garden

90/100 (1717 ratings)

Dessert

New Zealand

Drinks

Chocolate ice cream

Gelato

Tangello Sorbet Affogato

Blueberry - Boysenberry Ripple

Lemonade

Dark Chocolate

Double Chocolate Brownie

Pepperoni Pizza

Margarita Pizza Margherita

Strawberry

Cakes

Fresh Strawberries

Double Scoop of Ice Cream Cone

Lemon Lime Bitters

Flavoured Juice

Sorbetos

Chocolate Fudge Ripple

Taster Bowl

Ginger Lime

Iced La

Ice Cream

Boysenberry Ice Cream Cone

Sit down

New Zealand

Seating

Wheelchair Accessible

Gift Cards Available

Parking Available

Outdoor Seating

Takeout

Drinks

Cheap Eats

"Good icecream, staff and atmosphere. Located off the main road (look for the signs as it’s on a bend) with a decent amount of parking. Fresh fruit..."

HJ

"Yummy gelato. The pistachio was very nice. Parking is available. The place was very spacious. It was very nice to just relax and talk with your..."

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"Lovely setting to enjoy some ice cream or gelato. Tried the fig and ginger today and had a great kick to it. The kids had black forest and loved it,..."

Kim Cornelius

"Have been to Charlies so many times as it is one of my favourite places to get ice cream. Every time I've been, they've had excellent service and the..."

Isabella Pickering

"Yumminess!!!! Every time we visit Matakana we pop into Charlie’s. Their gelato is amazing, love the selection too! I had a double scoop cone with..."

Lisa

"Charlie's is packed on a rainy day. There are long queues that went outside the main door. There's a huge selection of both gelato and sorbets. They..."

Annie Ren

"Great place to stop over on the way to goat island and experience some delicious ice creams and affagato. Good customer service as well. This place..."

Jaideep Bohra

"The gelato at this place is out of this world, I had the Almond and Honey flavour which was oozing with natural honey and flavours. Would definitely..."

James Won

"We turned up a couple of days after NY and it was packed!! There is a wide range of sorbet here, I enjoyed my mango sorbet but I realised too late..."

Gus

"Great range of gelato and sorbet! All tastes great~ Also very affordable compare to some of other places. Great place to stop by for some icy treats..."

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"So delicious! Being able to taste test before choosing is gold! The staff are super nice and friendly. Nice place to sit and eat after a..."

Jammie-Lea Wilson

"Very yum! I don't even like gelato normally - the guy serving me must have known as he gave a serve half the size of my husband. Hope next time I go..."

Nicole Ralston

"Great place for really awesome tasting ice-cream that's great value for money. Highly recommend - plus have a good selection of sorbet. Sundaes are..."

Carol

"Always been a favourite place of mine I got the dark chocolate strawberry sundae which was very tasty/ w fresh strawberries and sauce. Minus the..."

Nikita Rowe Walker

"Delicious ice creams. Almost too many flavours to choose from. They gave us lots of samples to help us decide which was great. Best one for us was..."

Kimberley

"Our favourite place to get ice cream! An amazing selection of flavours and staff are always friendly and helpful. Every time we come up these ways we..."

Lucy Meehan

"I agree with other reviewers - this is the best Gelato I've ever tasted. Charlie is indeed talented, making products as good as these. We have been..."

NevB

"Yum! Seriously an amazing selection of icecream to choose from and some unusual flavours too which adds interest. The girl serving us was amazing..."

Kelly Sanderson

"The best Gelato I've ever had. Every time I'm in the area I must pay them a visit!! The line is always long but it's worth the wait. They are..."

Paula Hine

"Best gelato I've ever had, great spot for a drive out of Auckland. When they have grapes for sale even better. Great selection of flavours and..."

Anna Mac

"Great service and the outdoor seating is modern and spread out. They always have great new flavors to try. Today I tried the Banoffee gelato and it..."

Rochellebreee

"Great place to go for a week-end gelato ( ice cream to me !). Nice outside garden and look out for the flavour of the month which changes , yes,..."

Paul

"Decadent chocolate gelato and the myriad of other flavours aren't half bad either - in fact, this is a quality pit stop for an afternoon drive,..."

LouLou

"Absolutely love this place ever since discovering it. Their gelato a are delicious as well as their sorbetto which are a first for me. They appear to..."

Jemimah

"Amazing some of the best ice creams around. Great place to stop off on your way home from the beach. Surrounded my the picturesque landscape this..."

Thebloggrapher

"Literally the best gelato I have ever had, also their fresh strawberries are to die for. It's well worth the drive, if your headed up north make sure..."

Sean Appleby

"My absolute favourite place to visit in the area! Everything I've had there is absolutely incredible. Best gelato / ice cream anywhere. Love the..."

Rachel Schuurman

"I love this place and they have a fantastic range of freshly made Gelato and Sorbetto. There might be a queue at the door, however it is always worth..."

David Boshier

"📍 Charlies Gelato Cleanliness rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 Service attitude: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 Willingness to revisit: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 On..."

彭笙瑞

"One of our favorite ice cream place! 100 for the vibe and view! 90 for the ice cream! We love the gelato here..."

Cuiran Yang

"So much choice of different flavours of ice cream and gelato.. really tasty , highly..."

Nicole Hale

"Recommended from family to visit here. Lots of parking available onsite. Loved it. Atleast 15 different types of Gelato to choose from. Hot drinks..."

tabucutie

"This place is great! They have a ton of flavours. The quality is really good and they have a nice outdoor area too. It is reasonably priced. Take the..."

Dave Smyth

"Awesome place to cool down with delicious gelato when visiting Matakana and the surrounding area. During the summer season they also serve wood fired..."

Nip C

"This place is located right in the center of Oneroa and is not hard to find. For the price of $8 you'll get a fair scoop of particularly delicious..."

- Jules -

"Best ever lemon sorbet & doris plum & elderberry gelato all worth the cost. However the enjoyment during cunsumption had been the views of the..."

liana lambert

"It's worth to have a stop: excellent ice cream, relaxing environment, wonderful customers ..."

TheNZLILY

"Several times when I've been travelling through the area, a friend has suggested stopping here. I finally did recently. So glad I did. What most..."