TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated October 2024

"Amazing! Such generous and lovely people that run this business. The portions are big ,full of flavour, and taste amazing. Also had a white chocolate..."

Ossie Osmond

Morven Christian

Mr. Sushi

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

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Popsies Indian

84/100 (1363 ratings)

Jalfrezi Curry Lunch Special

Wheelchair Accessible

"Second time eating the food here. Had chilli chicken twice & loved every bit about it. I love chilli and this definitely had all the right spices in..."

Tarnya TeRiini

"Hands down the best Indian food in Whakatane. Regular go to for me and my family that always exceeds our expectations and never disappoints. Highly..."

Aunty Larn

"Had the $11 lunch meal great deal for any curry of your choice, plain naan, and rice and papadam. Meals are nice lovely spices garlic chicken..."

Kiri Schindler

"Fantastic food, top flavour Really enjoyed the samosas, i have never tried samosas not from a frozen microwave meal, so that was really nice. They..."

Margarita Khabitueva

"Had a lamb madras curry here tonight. Absolutely delicious. One of the best I've had Highly..."

Norman Forte

"Excellant food quality and real indian tatse away from home.......hats off to chef for making feel like home at new zealand during stay of more than..."

Hemant Turkar

"Absolutely wonderful meal. Every course was so good and full of flavour Wonderful helpful service. No hesitation in recommending and will definitely..."

Paul OBrien

"Best Indian food in the Bay of Plenty. Awesome friendly service, great prices, fantastic food 👌 👏 👍..."

Simon Mossman

"Awesome awesome again Popsies!!! Especially with NZ going into lockdown yous did awesome food as always is hot and fresh!! Delivery service is on..."

Priscilla Daniels

"It's the first time I've been there..thoroughly enjoyed Mango Chicken, not too spicy..I would certainly go..."

Mary DUTTON

"Food is amazingly delicious and staff friendly, great price for first class kai. Well done and we will definitely be..."

michelle maddren

"They were amazing! Our team at The Warehouse Whakatāne were fortunate enough to receive free curries, rice and naan on Christmas Eve. Thank you so..."

Genesis Kiliata

The Whitehouse Cafe & Gallery

Free off-street parking

Wheelchair Accessible

Detour Bar And Lounge

Scotch Fillet Fries with Salad

Pork

A Salmon and Chicken Salad

Sea food chowder

Kids Mini Hot Dog and Fries

Wheelchair Accessible

"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..."

Brenda Taueki

"Gd service, large meals, gluten free options, enjoyed fresh snapper, scotch steak. Friendly..."

Karen Read

"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...."

Lianne McCullough

Poppy's Cafe

Variety of Baked Goods

Eggs Benedict

Banana Pancakes with Bacon

Wheelchair Accessible

"poppy's cafe would have to be my favourite place to go in town, i've always felt welcome the last few times i've been in with amazing coffee and a..."

Nicole

"Went for our first visit to this Cafe despite having visited Whakatane many times. They had an all day breakfast and brunch menu and a wide selection..."

Martin Strickland

"Every time I come here the food is great, beautifuly big portions, a bit pricey but you get what you pay for!!! The workers are always nice and..."

Phoebe Askew

"Yummy food for lunch today. They could have added fruits for $10 pancake. Bit pricey just for 3 small pancakes and whipped..."

Rini Sim

"We visited Poppy's recently during a family weekend get together. Our visit began with an introduction to Whakatane by the owner and explained how..."

Hika Maxwell

"We have been to Poppy's before several yrs ago and had remembered the great food so without hesitation, popped in for a late lunch. We shared a..."

Rosemary Morrissey

"We had been away in Canada, where everything was so expensive, and food was not as generous as we were used to. My first meeting when I got home was..."

Dr Mawera Karetai

"Had a lovely breakfast, staff were friendly and our food was awesome. Coffee was..."

Rita Wharepapa

"We had lunch at Poppy's. Staff were very welcoming and friendly. Food and coffee was top notch! General atmosphere was fantastic, peaceful and..."

al mack

"Went with a booked coffee group.we all enjoyed the cabinet food and good coffee. Was getting busy and staff still came to our table. Was quiet for..."

Maurice Eddy

"A little on the pricey side for me but a hugely popular cafe. Likely the most popular in town. Always very busy. Food and service are both very..."

Kate

Gibbo's On The Wharf

Wheelchair Accessible

"Just had a Hawaiian burger snapper and chips I've got to say I've tried a lot of Hawaiian burgers but this one is the best by far Awesome customer..."

Ange Flavell

"Totally enjoyed a five star meal. Prime Pisces, people, and place for the perfect meal. Shall certainly go..."

Bruce Cooper

"I absolutely love the crumb on the fish! Kumara chips are fantastic! Spring rolls are devine! Glad to be in training to learn from the best..."

Gina Greenwood

"Had flounder meal and fish of the day, was cooked perfectly and delicious, One tiny downside was the salad on the paper tray, beautiful salad no..."

Bunty Wiremate Herewini

"Appreciate the reply and the intent to later fix the..."

Jacob Seath

"Top knotch service always a friendly face, freshest seafood in town, Gibbo's all the..."

Rachel Marr

"I visit this weekly, you won't buy better Fish & Chips anywhere, their cook Eugene will cook to your request plus their fresh fish is FRESH..."

Bob Holley

"Good service, fantastic tasty..."

Ineke Sabel

"Visiting family and this place was recommended. Hands down the best, freshest fish n chips I have had in a long..."

Sarajo Evans

"I haven't had fish n chips in a long time so thought I'd give Gibbo's a try as it was highly recommended to me. Well I was very impressed. Tidy and..."

Haydi Foster

"Very decent fish & chips on the wharf in Whakatane. Lots of options for fish other than just 'fish of the day' and the usual deep fried selection of..."

Benjamin Millar

"Thought I check this place out, glad I did service and staff were excellent, fast and friendly. As for food we had wedges which was delicious. To say..."

Tai Ripaki

"Lovely spot on the wharf with a view of whale island. Lovely sea breeze. Very generous portions of food and a nice assortment of drinks. Tidy clean..."

Fiona Mitchell

"Two very good staff. Helpful and friendly. Fish was wellfried and chips nice and crisp. Only thing, they needed better draining as the trays were..."

Maurice Eddy

"We did a takeaway order for 4 people for lunch. Chips were great and the batter on the fish was light and crispy and tasted great..."

Maria Swainson

"Some of the best fish n' chips I've ever had..."

Derek Higgins

"Great value, friendly service and really good fish! Didn't like those squid rings though but thats just my personal taste. Anyways, would go back for..."

Lilly Ann Z

"Fish - wow! Moving to Australia from the UK 5 years ago, I can say this is the best fish I have had since I left. Unfortunately it's too far to come..."

Dorris Knight

"Fish & chips just so awesome i met i couple guys from Papamoa comes over every month just to enjoy these Fish in chips.. thats along way to come for..."

Richard Wikotu

"Best fish n chips in Whakatane! Beautiful fresh fish and the add salt sachets so you can salt to your liking! Don’t visit Whakatane without..."

Bronson Dredge

"Good portion yummy fish and chips but the shop smelt in a hot day, so sitting at the back to the wharf was a..."

Mandana Rastgoo

"Great selection of fresh fish at a reasonable price. Unfortunately no paypasss which is okay if you are prepared with cash or..."

Kirianna Poole

"Lovely fish & chips always fresh and give you..."

Robyn Robinson

Gibbos Fresh Fish

82/100 (1512 ratings)

Battered Tarakihi Mussels & Oysters with Kumara Chips

Free off-street parking

Wheelchair Accessible

"Really enjoyed the Hawaiian burger here. It was a delightful surprise with the juicy grilled..."

Malvina Louisa Jennifer

"The food may well be very good but waiting for over 40 mins to receive our order is totally unacceptable. Why keep the customer waiting because you..."

Robert Haworth

"Let me tell you about Gibbos - they are remarkable- not just for the food, but for their attitude. Last week, they had a fire in the store - later..."

Dr Mawera Karetai

"Oh dear Gibbos, you let the side down badly yesterday. Usually the food is fantastic but yesterday the batter, what there was of it on the fish was..."

Carole Roberts

"Seriously the service.. was very helpfull re phone call..fish was fresh snapper & batter was crispy & well drained.. and chips were a good..."

SteveandHope Crarer

"Best fish n chips we have had in a long time, chrispy chips and loverly batter. Will definitely pop in again next time we are in town...."

Howard Kay

"Absolutely best fish n chips I've had in a long time... fish n mussels were fresh n were cooked perfectly, oil well drained n the batter was light n..."

Peter Flett

"Gibbo,s a place you should not go past without stopping for an amazing kai. The management and staff are so accommodating and friendly and service..."

Judith Leaf

"A must stop. Best fish and chips in Whakatane. If you don't believe me, go find out for yourself I dear ya. Everything fresh. Fish 5/5 view 5/5 meals..."

Afakasigirl275

"Nice chips and the fish burger was basic but good..."

Willy

"Best fish and chips I've ever had, all the way from Perth..."

Ryan Hawkins

"Best seafood in town....great selection of kaimoana, best batter and awesome staff. Highly reccommend to everyone..."

ARDZ

"Very fresh seafood must visit you will not be disappointed friendly staff awesome atmosphere very good..."

Richard Rimaha

"Delicious meal from Gibbo’s! The burgers had fresh buns and the fillings were scrumptious. Burgers were presented in a cardboard box which shows..."

Rebekah Jones

"Not bad not bad, fish is fresh but chips slightly..."

Leon Su LS

"Always amazing fish. Fresh, batter lovely and the guy who usually serves is a real..."

Fiona Swain

"Went to Gibbo’s Fresh Fish takeaway shop. They have their own fishing boat that supplies their two stores (this one and another on the wharf). They..."

Gary Brazel

New Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

Crab Meat and Shark Fin Soup

Lemon chicken

Chicken Egg Foo Young

Fried Rice

Sweet and Sour Pork

Spring Rolls and Wonton

Slice SEAK with Seasonal Vegetables

Hot Combination Seafood

Empty Plates Every Time

King Prawn Ginger and Spring Onions

Wheelchair Accessible

"What an amazing meal we had. Picked a set menu. There were 6 adults and 2 children but didn't pay for them. As there was enough food for all of us...."

Gael Black

"Great night out, yummy food as always 😋 delicious..."

Rini Sim

Scott Russell

"Great food and excellent service as..."

Russell McPike

"Great food and friendly..."

Stephen Tan

"Good food but did not need to listen to the chef screaming abuce to the lady..."

Les

"Loved every meal we tried. Deffs will be..."

Celeste August

"The food is so tasty and such a good price, would..."

Anne Hockley

"Yes they are open and look very nice..."

Joshua Fleming

"I have been going there for about 20 years. Always healthy cheap excellent and quick. Quiet enough for people to hear each other speak. Large tables..."

Eastern Bay Villages

"The food here is just the best Chinese on the entire East Coast and we love..."

Dave Stewart

"We were a party of 25 tonight. Waiting staff were attentive and obliging.We received great efficient service. Kai was lovely. No complaints. I don't..."

Tracey Raureti

"We have lunched & dined in this restaurant many times, over the years the service and food without question is top notch! if i may suggest Lee G..."

Rongo MacDonald

"Thank you so much Ada and Sam. The food we ordered was sooo delicious as always. Many thanks Donna &..."

Donna Howarth

"Good service and the food was lovely. Will be back. This restaurant has regular customers dating back years and one customer commented on how the..."

Lesa Lafaelle

"Awesome food Awesome staff great place to sit and have an amazing..."

James Mokomoko

"Wonderful food and service. Yes there can be a little bit of a wait somedays BUT that's because it's mostly a family business that produces high..."

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