7 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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"Thank you for an outstanding dinner. Words from my teenage son, "this is the best meal I've ever tasted!!"
Being vegan my son and I often have..."
Lee Jones
"Awesome place finally found a really good restaurant that has awesome service and excellent food � will definitely be back � highly recommend..."
Shaylene McCormack
"First time at Soulsa..and absolutely floored at the most scrumptious food served. We ordered a variety of food and each dish was devine. Your service..."
Helen Hectallica
"What an amazing meal the 5 of us were totally blown away by the food and service. Thankful 2nd time for us our 3 friends were from Austin Texas. You..."
Phillipa Crocker
"What a discovery, not only did I experience excellent service with a great atmosphere but I never would have thought that the tastiest meal I've ever..."
Anton Moses
"You know... You can often only tell how good a restaurant is by how they handle when things go wrong. Our night with a large family group started..."
Shelley Simonian
"Exceeded expectations again! Delicious food and great portion sizes. Top restaurant in town, hands down. Great setting with a perfect vibe. Thanks..."
Chirese Viljoen
"Visited Soulsa with our family last night, the food was absolutely amazing and easily on par with London restaurants! I had the honey soy duck..."
Anna Black
"Had our first meal there tonight.Great food. Good service. Will go back..."
Jenny Campbell
"I'm sure it kills Jono a little bit inside to cook me a well done steak, amazing food and service, my favourite place to..."
Cushla Ashby
"Fantastic place to dine out. We have visited Soulsa a few times now, food is always delicious, service is wonderful and they always make our kids..."
Vicki Stuart
"I love everything about Johnno and soulsa.
5 years ago in January this guy did our beautiful wedding and the food was amazing. When he told us he was..."
Kim Selby
"Just had the most Devine meal tonight and the service was top notch thanks..."
Donna Wilson
"Phatest place to get a kai, lovely staff and solid manager. Tu..."
Jinan Dodd
"Very good quality food. The chicken and duck meals that my partner and I ordered were probabaly the best we've ever eaten. Excellent value for the..."
Kiarah C
"One of the better restaurants in Whakatane, this place has a slight spartan/steampunk feel to it with a large bare/open-plan dining area and some..."
Benjamin Millar
"The food here is superb. What let's it down is the setting, though spacious the restaurant is extremely plain and feels more like a low lit cafe than..."
KiwiAB
"Wow! Really great food, wonderfully presented, good service, personable staff and a casual relaxed atmosphere. Our group of four, sampled a lot of..."
Carmen Hansen
"Our party of four all enjoyed our meals, my sister was delighted with her scallop meal. They were reasonably busy and service was slow, but it came..."
Brian A
"Such wonder flavours! We are so happy the lady at the i-site on The Strand suggested it. The portions are just right, again the mixture of flavours..."
Susan Davis
"Wedding anniversary dinner tonight..Soulsa exactly the right place! Service friendly, helpful and quick..food presentation stunning..meals beautiful..."
Leah Manihera-Moore
"Don't let the simple decor fool you, this was a no-frills, tasty restaurant. The chef was kind enough to prepare a vegetarian dish for us which was..."
Charlie Croom
"Great staff and selection of food. Only downside is portion size, I understand the theme that the resturaunt is pursuing however $37.50 for what..."
Dan Crawford
"Great food and friendly staff. always a pleasure to eat..."
Tracey McKay
"3rd meal in about 4 months and each meal was fantastic. Thumbs up to the chef who comes to each table and has a chat, I admire your dedication to..."
Sue Weatherley
"Soulsa restaurant is the place in Whakatane to dine great atmosphere amazing food and top knoch service. I took my elderly Mum out for dinner and she..."
Carol Fepuleai
"Best restaurant in Whakatane. Lovely food and lovely service. Can't wait for them to reopen after lockdown. I wish they had a takeaway service now..."
Hatupaora Olsen-McGarvey
"Just finished a delicious meal at Soulsa.
The eye fillet - medium rare was cooked beautifully, the garlic potatoes and crunchy beans with a lovely..."
Michelle Ani Shelly Wilson
"My most fav eating place. Classy, innovative, dam delicious and the best in the town. Great service. Nice..."
takirimu teddy
"Always love the food here and the service is nice, quick and friendly. Sorry never took any photos too..."
"Order takeout on Friday night. Easy parking. Beautiful restaurant very aesthetically pleasing. Ordered stuffed mushrooms, butter chicken and cheese..."
Jackie H
"Great dinner spot 😍 we had an absolute feast here on Thursday night. The atmosphere was lovely and the stuffed mushrooms were INCREDIBLE!. My wife..."
Quintin Swanepoel
"We had the onion bhaji, kadhai paneer and onion/chilli kulcha- so tasty, so fresh. The gravy of Kadhai paneer was different from what we were used..."
Chirag Modi
"Food was very tasty. Lots of flavor and mild just as we had asked. 2 main dishes and naan was plenty for 4 adults. We wanted Delivery which wasn't an..."
Melissa Speers
"Excellent service and the staff are very helpful. Their garlic naans is one of the best in the country and the location is amazing. Stuffed..."
sharang sharma
"Honestly the best naans I ever had in my life. Service can be quite slow sometimes but are people really friendly. Great..."
katinka frizel
"Absolutely loved the butter chicken I had, it was very sweet just the way I like it, great place to celebrate anything. service was great, food took..."
Kpop fangirl
"I definitely recommend to all of you . You will see original vibes in Indian restaurant . Best service and ambience . Great food . Thanks spice..."
Avinash Kour
"The best Indian restaurant in Whakatane. Always nice food and always clean, nice atmosphere. Nice people working here. I like this..."
"We stopped in for dinner on Sunday 8th Jan and had the most delicious and entertaining evening. The food was amazing and very authentic and the..."
Amanda Butland
"lovely evening enjoyed by our group of 20 something people including a young lady from macaw. staff very friendly . hats off to the chef who handled..."
June Bug
"Great place for Dinner
Spent the week eating out here and tried most of the Menu
It was all very good
Healthy portions, well cooked and..."
Mark Andrews
"I had a beautiful sesame & coriander lamb curry that was probably the best Sri Lankan curry I have had to date. I only had it mild as I don't like..."
Sandra Ruth
"Great food and great service. Highly recommend...."
Helen Sanson
"We went to Babinka with a toddler, the wait staff went above what any other place we have taken her to has done to assist with keeping her..."
Sheri-Anne Meadows
"loved our meal tonight thank you so much. compliments to the chef and waiting staff excellent..."
Carmen Rapana
"I am definitely coming back when we head back to Whakatane. The food was to die for! Well done Mr...."
Ricardo van Wyk
"First time at Babinka restaurant this evening.
Great atmosphere, very pleasant and welcoming staff, and great food.
A thoroughly enjoyable experience..."
Ken Mitchell
"The food was delicious. Great service and lovely..."
Jenny Hewald
"Family and I had a great meal good service friendly staff nice smiles.keep up the good work..."
"Had a great meal for six people. Very tasty. Would got be again. Seafood chowder was..."
Allan Johnson
"Great food- spoiled for choice - and great service. What more could you ask..."
Kathryn Lee
"Had the most yummy Christmas Day lunch indeed.
thankyou
sharon &..."
Sharon Whalley
"Once again an awesome meal and great..."
Paul Feek
"It is a Sri Lankan resturant and bar but they serve European and Latin American food along with Indian and Sri Lankan spices and flavours. The food..."
Abhijeet Kale
"The food is really good and the flavors are profound. Very attractive menu and food, friendly staff and pleasant environment made the meal with my..."
Shawn Niqls
"Sri Lankan eatery at the end of the Strand which has a good selection of curries and other Sri Lankan & Indian dishes but also further afield, e.g...."
Benjamin Millar
"Friendly and attentive staff. Would highly recommend one of the Sri Lankan curries...."
Edward Parry
"I enjoyed my kingfish steak. Friendly..."
Ej Simply
"Excellent service! Quick to receive our meal and our waitress was wonderful, getting the fan for us in this hot whakatane weather. Just ordered..."
Lesley Niania
"I came here today with my parents, it was the first time for me they had been before. The waitress seated us straight away and was very attentive to..."
Chrissy Woodroffe
"It was good to dine in at this restaurant with overseas friends after a very bad experience at a nearby restaurant with.
Customer service was good..."
Lovee Hearts
"We have now been here for 3 of our 9 wedding anniversaries, (have also visited on other occasions)and each time has been yummy never let down, the..."
Caroline Dalton
"My wife and I are regulars there.Food is fantastic (Open Devil Sandwich and Chowder always).
Staff are super friendly and always obliging. Nothing is..."
Fats Robinson
"After a recommendation from a local from Ohope Beach, we checked this place out and were not dissapointed, fabulous food with amazing flavours and a..."
Alex Britton
"Finished a beautiful brunch today. Our 3 yr old was handed his own menu which made him feel so special, we thought this was so cool! Meal well worth..."
jefferson Ratu
"Awesome experience. We started out just having a few drinks and ended having a Meal and Desert. I would absolutely recommend this place very freindly..."
Jimmy Patchett
"Stopped in here over summer holiday because we were in a rush and they were quiet, always a bit sceptical of a quiet restaurant. All of the staff..."
aaron kidd
"Awesome food and great staff.
We had a selection of dishes across our group and every one of them was done perfectly.
The staff were attentive and..."
Maureen O'Kane
"Wonderful little Jewel hidden away in a small town like Whakatane. The menu consists of a large variety of foods from various cultural backgrounds...."
Chinmay Pandit
"Great Sri Lankan fare in a trendy atmosphere that somehow manages to be kid friendly with a kids menu. They also serve NZ food (I think this might be..."
"I honestly don’t know how this place isn’t packed out ALL THE TIME. The food was presented so beautifully and it tasted amazing. We had entrees,..."
Tayla Sowry
"Had a girls night here for dinner and we were very well looked after , everything was perfect . Drink prices were reasonable, a big Thankyou toothe..."
Jade Barrett
"Amazing food.
The food here is amazing, the drinks are amazing and the people are amazing.
The man, who I think is the owner, is lovely and very..."
tired otter
"Food was tasty and fresh. Our vegetables were nice and crunchy. The meal size was spot on. The staff were friendly and helpful.
The music playlist..."
Sonia Terekia
"We have just had the most amazing experience! Highly recommended this place. Service was amazing!! Food..."
Ann-Marie Bailey
"We had battered prawns and scallops for entree, the baked salmon, the angus eye fillet wrapped in bacon, and it all tasted amazing! I usually eat..."
Darleen Clarke
"Went for our Valentines 💝 Dinner here tonight and.. I give them a 5 all round. Welcoming was great, with great communication to match as there was..."
kwezie Kara
"Superb. Honestly, Roquette cooked the best meal I can recall having in the Bay of Plenty. The carnivore thought the same of his steak. Perfect fusion..."
Rebecca JC
"Oh my goodness absouletly fanfreakingtastic!!!!!!
The service was friendly & welcoming the decor was extremely comfortable (very important to me) and..."
Mandy Dawes (MJS)
"Not knowing NZ dining habits we went a bit late, but we still served with an excellent meal with friendly..."
Tim Pye
"Beautiful meal. We were squeezed in before a booking for 7pm. Plenty of time to eat. It looks like it is very popular as lots of large tables booked...."
caroline dillon
"Been here once before and the food was great. Well balanced flavors this time the standard wasn't quite so..."
Vicki Bryant
"Beautiful fine dining experience and amazing friendly service from the moment we stepped in to when we left. Great menu and everything cooked and..."
johel 1
"The service was prompt, warm, friendly and helpful. The food was amazing with delicious flavors cooked to perfection. Highly..."
Judi Randall
"Been here twice and both times were amazing , food was a symphony of flavor s , service was a true fine dining experience and the atmosphere was..."
"Dinner last night. We Haven't been to Detour for awhile, the guy next to us said he goes there 5 times a year & he said the food is always..."
ARG
"The staff were so helpful, although our booking was late, we had a great time, the food steak was cooked to perfection, the tastes were complimentary..."
Buddah Stixx
"Had dinner here last night, yummy meals, everyone enjoyed their food. Great and friendly staff. Awesome place for dining..."
Rini Sim
"Excellent service, and absolutely delicious food. We had the carbonara which is like a creamy pesto carbonara with pappardelle pasta, the seafood..."
Claire-Elizabeth Ramson
"Wow! Best lamb rack dish I've ever eaten. Perfectly cooked rack of lamb with a nice sear on the outside. A large potato rosti that was crisp on the..."
Laura Hindle
"Awesome service, food was perfect, portions were quite large so after eating our starters we had to have a break before our mains came. Highly..."
Aqua Queen
"Great friendly service, tentative & the food is absolutely delicious with nice big portions defs get your moneys worth :) we will be back for..."
chloe wilson
"Wifey and I was looking for seafood and fresh, not wrapped up and seeped fried... long story short.. we went to 4 different restaurants/Bar and the..."
"18th bday Trinity for 7. Food was excellence unleashed. Our waitress was an older lady sorry hun I forgot your name was also excellence unleashed...."
"What a little gem on the heart of Whakatane, delicious Thai food and a reasonable price. I had the Crispy pork red curry mild. It was full of..."
Ali R
"Visited Saturday, had delicious Tom kah gai soup (pictured with mixed entree) followed by green curry which was spiced perfect for what asked for. ..."
Chris Norris
"My father took my daughter, and I here for a celebratory meal as we were over from Australia.
We loved the ambience of the restaurant and the staff..."
Vicki Holmes-Newsome
"Very clean and friendly restaurant. Only downside was that the chief was uncompromising when it came to requesting vegetarian options. Also their..."
Shyam Amarsee
"Fantastic little gem, tucked away at the corner of the Strand. Their food is very authentic. I have never had a better red duck curry before!!! Would..."
Ron Kuriyan
"Oh wow!.absolutely love this entree Prawn Avocado Stack...yumo😋and aswell as the main meal (Pad Thai with crispy pork )😋 👌..."
Menis Hikoreha
"Food was yum and so convenient for us.
BYO is a big bonus 💜
We are there at least twice a..."
Debbie Kingi
"Been there several times. Food is always fresh and delicious. Very good range to choose..."
bird d
"Dinner here last night. My eldest was very impressed by how fast the meals came out and we were all impressed by the quality and flavours in the..."
Talia Spackman
"Friendly staff, nice size portions of food, food was delicious will definitely recommend if you have big eaters and are looking for value for..."
Kiri Schindler
"Greeted and served by the lovely Paris. The atmosphere was lovely the good devine. Hubby had sizzling duck, and I had Gang Karee, also desserts,..."
Sandra Watson
"We had the most amazing Dinner, the food was so delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed every last mouthful. Our waitress Paris provided the best..."
Anne Hockley
"This place was amazing! One of the busiest nights for this team I'm sure! Absolutely packed restaurant when we arrived we were lucky to have a table..."
Tina Lawson
"simply simple but good. We felt comfortable and would love to come..."
"We had a lovely evening celebrating a wedding anniversary. Midweek so was quiet. The food was beautifully cooked and well presented in good portions..."
Philip Luders
"Had a family birthday dinner here last night food was delicious and well cooked. The servings were good sizes and full of flavour. Polite hosts well..."
Char Rewiri-Ulufonua
"We had such a lovely time. Food was so nice!
The only thing I would comment is that our meals came out at different times and they didn't bring us..."
Sara Walker
"They are very friendly and it was good that my dog was aloud to come in and be with me even he sat on my walker as we where there eating. Which was..."
Angela Raywyn Hickey
"The staff were lovely Alex and the friendly as Maori lady . Food was great.
The small disappointing thing was no crackling with the pork belly . But..."
Jade Barrett
"Good food and my build my own scotch fillet steak was medium rare as requested, melt in my mouth with generous garlic butter. Good service, tuesday..."
Becs Illingworth
"I had a very good meal and the service. The atmosphere in the restaurant was pleasant but quiet. I am always guaranteed a very good eating experience..."
Oliver Glen
"Food was good, although service friendly, it was slow. Waiters could have come around and asked how the meal..."
Shelley Muller
"Solid Cobb and co experience.
Food was pretty great honestly. Nothing too over the top but definitely a classic done..."
Robert Briscoe
"Our whole meal was amazing! We ordered...
Coconut Chicken: very flavoursome and was a huge portion, but hubby was up to the task! Lol... Hubby's new..."
Hineiokaia Martin
"Loved it. Food was so..."
Junior Satiu
"Celebrated a daughter and her 50th birthday along with family. Wife Whiuwhiu and Wiremu enjoyed their company and the delicous meal by the chef. And..."
Wiremu Kopa Huta-Martin
"Had my nans 70th there tonight food was out fast and the taste was amazing staff so fast and friendly was an amazing night thankyou Cobb n co..."
kayla Davies-kerrison
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