TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated October 2024

Sheryl Leonard-Schlitter

Paul O'Donoghue

"We had the cauliflower taco and soft shell crab, and the pulled pork quesadilla which was just beautiful. The pico de gallo could’ve been more..."

Ran W

"Simply delicious. I would have taken photos of my dishes, had I not devoured them so quickly! My only regret is I have no palate for spicy..."

Hera Day

"Was our 1st time here and it has great food, service and staff. Only need to slow down serving main whilst trying to enjoy..."

Belinda Beets

"Absolutely love this place! Food is delicious, fresh and wholesome. Cocktails are also very dangerously tasty. Have been here twice and left very..."

Cheree McIntosh

"The "Suicide Bomber Chicken" was delicious, but definitely not for people who don't enjoy spicy food. Portion sizes were good, and reasonably priced...."

Thomas McKnight

"Cute little mexican place with amazing chimichangas! Small but good choice of veggie options (could do with a few more soft taco fillings!). Note -..."

Sophie Eleri

"Hard to find good Mexican in NZ but this place was great. A little bit of fusion Mexican but pretty..."

Jeff Bush

"My go to place to eat..food and service is always consistent and the margaritas are amazing!..."

Allie O'Donnell

Oaks Restaurant Cafe & Bar

"Our last night in Whanganui great meal, excellent service. In retrospect i should have had the beef wellington instead of the scotch fillet, as it..."

Michael Demoratz

"Lovely ambiance, this place is absolutely gorgeous. food was amazing, and portion sizes are plentiful. the barman there was lovely, makes amazing..."

YeetInfection

"Friendly staff and excellent service the meal was delicious and the desserts were amazing!! 😍 a relaxed atmosphere. My partner and I were really..."

Savannah Quirk

"Great place for a fine meal. Quality over quantity. Good atmosphere. Good prices...."

Daniel Khurst

"go here regularly, the chef knows how to cook a steak. whatever you're paying him/her give them a payrise 🙂 friendly attentive staff..."

Mike Devon

"Great meal that didn't take too long to arrive. Nice atmosphere with very friendly and helpful..."

KERRY OCONNOR

"delicious food well presented and Good servings. Very friendly staff relaxed..."

Stace Bisset

"Had a lovely meal yum yum. Had the herb crusted Fish. Service was great very..."

Christine Wills

"Friendly staff and good food. A bit pricey (for me), 30 to 40 dollar mains. Worth the cost..."

Llewellyn Emery

"Awesome place the food was incredible with huge..."

Chance Lebeau

"Good pricing. Excellent TVs. Perfect spacious tables. Great for a big..."

R C

"Wow wow wow we decided to go out for dinner at the last minute, fantastic staff and phenomenal steak, cant wait to come back,..."

Paula Boyer

Mischief Cafe

Smashed Hash with Salmon

Spinach and Mushroom Bagel

Not Sausage Roll

Salad

Chicken and Cranberry Filo

CHICKEN PANINI

Lemon Cake with Lemon Curd

Vanilla Latte

Pancakes Bacon Banana

Orange and Almond Cake

Maple Apple French Toast

Wheelchair Accessible

"marvellous food,top class coffee, great service and good art...whats not to..."

Gwynneth Rixon

"Awesome place with the best food. Thanks for having us and our staff it was a great..."

Melina-Adam Holmes

"Gotta love the staff, the mochas (even if your cups are too small :-) ), the food, the atmosphere..."

Antonia Luz Ines Sims

"Awesome Cafe Experience. Feels like a cafe that would go awesome in Wellington..."

Tony Henderson-Newport

"So relaxed with fantastic coffee awesome staff and nice..."

Hayden Gwynne

"A zigzagging walk through the streets of Whanganui found us here for lunch. Random luck. What a..."

Nicole Delmage

"Had the most awesome meal last Friday evening, food was fantastic, staff were professional, great..."

Sian R L MacGibbon

"Fantastic 3 course meal and live entertainment at Mischief tonight - great coffee, great food and great..."

Chris Mackay

"The food is outstanding every time we come! Best cafe in Wanganui...."

Tash Smith

"Absolutely amazing food, awesome service, can't wait for your next dinner..."

Rachel Miller

"Great atmosphere, awesome service and the food is to die for. Yummo!! Can't wait to come back..."

Debs Andrews

"Thanks, Charlotte, for informing me that when I want an American-style iced coffee in New Zealand I should order a "summer..."

Ben Alkaly

"Great coffee, awesome people and delicious..."

Peter Mathias

"Nice food, prompt service and comfortable seating. Just found noise reverberated throughout, despite no one with raised voices. Great..."

David McClelland

"Friendly staff, a cabinet of tasty food and blackboard menu of classics with a twist welcomed us. We don’t usually stop in Wanganui. We’re glad..."

Geoff Bilbrough

"What a delicious breakfast.Bursting full of flavor. Poached eggs, wilted spinach on potato rosti with pesto roasted mushrooms and a drizzle of house..."

Nicole Waterhouse

"Perfect for a small snack. Excellent coffee & amazing..."

Netra Parab

"One of the city's best little hide aways. Great food, great..."

Piri Cribb

"This is a great little cafe just off the main street. The food was wonderfully tasty, the staff friendly and great..."

Andrew Karl

"This Café is outstanding in my book. It opens it's doors early for brekky, has a great menu, fabulous almond milk chai latte and super staff. Cosy..."

Jan Spicer

"We had mischief cater our event and it was one of the best decisions we made! They went above and beyond with their customer service to ensure the..."

Yuiteng Chan

"Fresh tasty food. Good selection of vegetarian and gluten free dishes. Relaxing atmosphere with friendly..."

Lara Johnson

"The food is amazing! I had the avocado toast, my husband had the bacon eggs bene and OMG just so so good! You can tell there’s lots of love put..."

Elle Bryant

"The staff are amazing, the food fantastic, and there was a welcoming vibe from the minute you walk in, well done team. And thanks for helping to ..."

Jane Garner

"Coffee 10 out of 10.. Excellent food, ..great service, Very clean and tidy.. Great art workd throughout... Would..."

Mary Freeman

"Bacon sandwich was great. Lots of other good looking food friendly..."

Kristina Purvis

"Sweet and cozy cafe that offers breakfast and lunch. The eggs Benedict with mushrooms and spinach in a pesto sauce and roasted potatoes was great!..."

Paula

"Awesome staff. I just had cabinet food and a long macchiato. Both were delicious. I came here after walking out of Red Eye. Wish I’d goto Mischief..."

Dan Milward

"Fabulous coffee. Beautiful food and great service. Recommend it to..."

Patrick & Julie Oleary

"First time there and the food is awesome. Have been back again since. Nice little..."

Josephine Haworth

Ambrosia Deli & Cafe

Chicken Schnitzel Bagel

Wheelchair Accessible

"Every time I go to Ambrosia I fall in love with a new food. The meals are delicious and come out in speedy time with the friendly staff serving you...."

Amanda Gibbons

"I will miss the friendly folk at Ambrosia, it’s been my daily morning coffee (awesome Havana) run for two weeks, and their salads are heavenly!!! ..."

Dilshan Perera

"Excellent place to go to come out of the cold and enjoy great coffee and delicious..."

Terry Lobb

"Excellent coffee, great food, really neat selection of delicatessen foods and products. OG staff too, cool bunch of..."

Dan Marks

"FAMOUS FOR..."

Justine Palmer

"The 3 berries smoothie was so good. Got a cabinet croissant both times I've eaten here and was always pleased with what I got. Staff is always very..."

Summer

"Really interesting place for good food and very nice coffee and a nice little courtyard outback, a very nice place to relax and chill..."

Vdub

"Delicious Fish Po'Boy, Croque Monsier is beautiful and rich. Coffee is top notch..."

Tony Sundman

"I visited on a recommendation and I was not disappointed. The salads were lovely and fresh. I had a small dish of both choices,, namely a Thai salad..."

Jill Geraghty

"Cute wee set up. Had nothing been here before and very cute. Nice outdoor spot also...."

alice02

"Excellent coffee,superior cabinet food and a good breakfast..."

Hmmm

"Always enjoy this cafe. Lovely coffee and..."

Bronwyn OHagan

"We grabbed a quick bite here in town. Nice sandwich and pastry selection with lots of beverage options. Indoor and outdoor cafe seating. Gifts and..."

c “cfl” lane

"Beautiful food and coffee and lots of great things to..."

Amber Brown

"We had a delicious falafel salad and a slice of orange cake here. As well as coffee and a glass of wine. Really enjoyed it. Well..."

Ann Williamson

Japanese Kitchen Wa

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"Just had a wonderful meal for our daughters 11th birthday, the service was brilliant, the food was delicious and they treated us and our daughters so..."

Sarah Crook

"Fantastic, attentive service on entering premises. Fast, fresh, efficient food prep and to top it off the food was deliciously fresh and..."

Heather Moran

"Love ur sushi definitely the best sushi place in town if not new Zealand..."

Missy Wood

"Lovely, fresh, tasty food- not heavy at all but filling all the same. Would definitely..."

Claire Rettig

"Japanese Kitchen WA is our go-to restaurant in Whanganui. The food is always fresh and tasty, the prices are reasonable, and the service from Grace,..."

Tony Stuart

"Not only is the food is amazing, the service is out standing. The owners and staff are always warm and welcoming and nothing is a problem. This is my..."

Jessie Bailey Anne

"Favourite Japanese restaurant in the country, food is so good and filling, but not overly filling. Staff is very friendly, the atmosphere is gorgeous..."

Mona-Lisa Wareka

"Very attentive good service! Food is fresh and well presented. Enjoyed our..."

Lucy Lam

"A must dining experience �� Thank..."

Annie Clark

"Loved it .. fab food , first time going there and will deffs go back , and will be recommending it to friends and..."

Sam Lewis

"Our favourite restaurant in Whanganui. .. food & service are..."

Tanja Wareka

"Friendly staff, food was beautiful. Took me back to my trip to Japan. Highly..."

Jenni Davis

"the food is so good !!!! i recomend to anyone who want to taste a good japanese..."

Obregón Alvaro Andrés

"You have to support this Japanese Kitchen. The food is amazing...the staff are all friendly....the cafe is spotlessly clean and it's just great..."

Sandra Waters

"Friendly service. We got there early and were serviced quickly. Food was good. Nothing was not good, but nothing was outstanding. Will be back for..."

Jared Wood

"Great place, food and experience. Highly..."

Nick Roverts

"Delicious food, nice little spot and child friendly. We have been here on a couple of our visits from Aus and always love the food. The food always..."

Matthew Sheahan

"Just absolutely gorgeous and amazing. The restaurant situated down a small shop alley is quite a little wholesome experience. The building is not..."

Brayden Anderson

"We come here weekly and the food is always superb! Friendly staff that always welcome you warmly. Great food selection, our favourite is the prawn..."

Emma

"This our most visited Japanese Restaurant since we moved down here to Whanganui in 2015. It's always the best place to go in town when we want to..."

Hannah Jojofa

"We were traveling through and spotted this place while walking through town and came back dinner. It's obviously a favorite with locals, they were..."

Kathi Coyle

"Excellent quality of food, lovely spot..."

David Young

"Amazing atmosphere. Super friendly staff. Very good quality food. Recommend: Teriyaki chicken, Seaweed salad, dinner..."

S S

"Epic food, and great..."

Mark “Katzi” Pointon

"A beautiful meal. A little cold in the restaurant But the food was..."

peter toyne

"Great food and service so many nice things to..."

Scott Base

"Our party of five found the food to be delicious. However, the staff had no knowledge of their wines. The wine list was scant and we enjoyed neither..."

Sue Cameron

"Always a great meal here. Lovely location and goid service. Food is..."

Sue Ellis

"Great choice and variety of Japanese dishes. Ideal finishing choice of Matcha Ive Cream also. Excellent service and very..."

Harry van Heerden

"Superb food and service highly..."

Clive Rivers

"Food and service is always amazing. My favourite place to go in..."

Tiare Ahsin

"Nice place, great food, great service/staff. Pity the sushi was sort of worse than from NewWorld so would not recommend that for sure. Yet all other..."

11Fisa

"Amazing food served by amazing staff. Always feel appreciated and our custom..."

Sue Nimmo

Windermere Farms Cafe

Freshly Picked Strawberries

Mixed Berries Icecream Cup

Strawberries Whipped Cream and Bacon on Pancakes

Pancakes

Windermere Berry Farm Coffee Cup

Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Red Fruit

Regular Pancakes

Berry Pancakes with Bacon

Wheelchair Accessible

"I always look forward to 🥞 and fresh strawberries at Windermere Gardens each season. It is well worth the drive out..."

Peter Rennett

"We bought amazing fresh strawberries! They had seconds available when we were there, but they were going out the door fast! Sadly there was no gluten..."

Margaret Crisp

"We went out bang on 9am on Boxing day, the cafe was already busy but no line or waiting. The pancakes were amazing, fluffy, light, and tasty, they..."

Rach O'Grady

"The sweetest strawberries I’ve ever had! You can do the strawberry picking for $10/bucket and bring it home, not to mention that you can eat as..."

Winnie Felicia Gunawan

"The strawberries were really fresh and tasty. The staff was so nice. We had tasty huge cone ice creams. My daughter loved the alpacs..."

Fatima A. Junaid

"The best real fruit ice cream we ever tasted! The strawberries were so fresh and tasty. The alpacas were so friendly as well. The service could have..."

AME 43

"Lovely little place with the best strawberries! Also does delicious strawberry and raspberry liqueurs! They sell strawberry wine too but am still to..."

Cassy Crow

"Amazing service and fantastic food. Must try the ice creams and pan..."

abhijith kiran

"We had eggs benedict and strawberry pancakes. Both were superb and the coffee was the best I've had for a..."

Maryanne Nielsen

"Really nice. Friendly atmosphere & staff. Great coffee &..."

Gerry Leeper

Hugh Crawford

"Beautiful and delicious strawberries..."

Catherine Davies

"Great place to take a break for coffee. Also pick up fresh..."

Craig Freeman

"Dave runs the best country cafe in Whanganui, easily some of the. Eat coffee and..."

Tim Explorer

"Awesome strawberries and good food choices if u want to stay for a..."

Belinda Beets

"Its more than a berry farm. The cafe is amazing. Good coffee, yummy dishes and cabin food. Berry products to choose..."

TheNZLILY

"A fantastic place to go with the family and have a fun day out picking our own berries. The Cafe has a very limited menu to choose from but still..."

scott benjamin

Mint Cafe And Bar

Wheelchair Accessible

Yellow House Cafe

85/100 (1355 ratings)

Poached Eggs on Toast

Carrot Cake Flat White

Sidewinder Fries

Yellow House Breakfast

Fish & Chips

Fruit Muffin

Eggs on Toast G F

Apple and Cinnamon Muffin

Spiced Egg and Hummus

Wheelchair Accessible

"Had breakfast there on a sunny Saturday before heading to Wanganui market. Beautiful building, friendly staff, good atmosphere. Great Eggs benedict!..."

Kimberly Hathor Rosewarne

"Wow - Fantastic flavoursome food for every course. Cafe looked lovely transformed into fine dining at night. Service friendly but could do with..."

Michelle P

"Looking for a spot to stop while heading through Wanganui we found this little gem. A period house converted into a cafe. Great layout plenty of..."

Mike Ekdahl

"Lovely little cafe situated in an old house in a rather convenient place, providing plenty of parking. It looks well frequented by the locals,..."

Peter Kurdulija

"Always a great atmosphere and pretty good food too. Portion sizes were good with the yellow house breakfast being $30 and the eggs bene at $29 (the..."

Jordan

"Popped in today whilst in Whanganui for work. Such a lovely cafe, delicious cabinet food (I can highly recommend the salmon filo) and amazing staff...."

Joanne Bowley

"Lovely setting with great selection of food off menu or cabinet. Service was good although waited longer for meals than expected on a busy Labour..."

Ray Roberts

"Excellent cafe , amazing outdoors and indoors seating , nice atmosphere in a beautiful old house, good variety in cabinet and menu food , Great..."

Michael Purvis

"Lovely character cafe with excellent food and service. I had the Beef cheek pie and Red velvet cake, delicious. I gobbled down the rough cut chips..."

Jeff Burnz

"Great food and great service. They ask for your vaccine pass which is great. They have lots of outdoor tables and good distancing between the indoor..."

janice dowdeswell

"Awesome Cafe and would now be at the top of my list. Wanganui also put on a great..."

Stephen McMeeken

"Just had an exceptional lunch. The lamb salad was tasty and generous with the slow cooked lamb. The beer battered fish was fresh and whole meal..."

Jude Ebbett

"Great place for a bite to eat and a coffee. Plenty of seating and friendly..."

Samantha Watkins

"Staff superb, gluten free food so good. Helpful, kind..."

Annette Petersen

"Great cafe with warm and friendly atmosphere. The food was great as was the coffee. Staff and service was friendly but professional, a must..."

Linda Cutche

"A weekly must visit with friends. A place to relax with WiFi. Great team. A happy place with nice food..."

Neil Beissel

"Cute place. Good menu and nice indoor and outdoor seating options. Friendly staff. Coffee wasn't the best I had ever had but wasn't..."

alice02

"Power went out to the whole block while we were there and the staff did everything they could to make sure it experience was pleasant. The food was..."

Andrew Clopton

Thai Villa Restaurant

A6 Thai Roti Bread Vegetarian

L4 King Prawn or Calamari or Seafood Salad

Sweet and sour chicken

A11 Crispy Chicken Wings

Noodle

Thai Beef Salad

Deep Fried Whole Snapper with Sweet Chili Sauce

Beef

Lamb Shanks

A4 Deep Fried Wontons

Pork spare ribs

S1 Stir Fried Vegetables and Cashew Nuts

Non-smoking restaurants

Wheelchair Accessible

"We don't have a lot of nice Asian restaurants in Whanganui and this would be the best in town, the atmosphere is comfortable and food are delicious..."

Hannah Jojofa

"My brother and I had an amazing night (June 2023) and really enjoyed our meals. Thank you for the amazing service and great atmosphere. If I resend..."

MJ Ray

"Prompt service and a wide range of tasty food choices. All 14 of us really enjoyed our..."

Phil Simms

"Tuesday 20th June 2023. Went here to grab a take away evening meal. Place was ramping up (getting busier) so adked if I could order the Lamb Shank..."

Gerard McCall

"Glad to have this place up and running again. Its always one of my fav places to eat.good food good location good vibes here .great banquet set menus..."

Sue Ellis

"Absolutely loved everything about our meal. Had the set menu option, a Tues and Wed special. So we'll priced, delicious and great service. Highly..."

Linda Scott

"Friendly staff, nice Thai good, wonderful music. Highly recommend satay chicken with their homemade peanut stay sauce, and the three season fish is..."

WEINA CHEN

"We had 4 different plates and all of them were prepared with care and presented looking tastefully we all enjoyed our meals thanks to the staff and..."

Jo Coervers

"Wow!! Our first dinner at the Thai Villa Restaurant and the food, service, and atmosphere was an excellent standard. I had chicken satay as my..."

Jan Spicer

"we had very good & tasty lunch! the staff was..."

Carole Schuler

"Incredible meal & service even though they were very busy. Just seemed a little bit cramped but maybe just because they had a very large booking...."

Delwyn MacKenzie

"Just ordered via delivery the drunken noodles and the weeping tiger meals. Delivered hot. Food was absolutely amazing and great value for money,..."

Aaron Mahony

"Lovely place, awesome food with plenty of options and alternatives, friendly service and adequate pricing. Tofu as vegetarian option was also..."

Oliver Metz

"A great little Thai Restaurant the best calamari I have had in a while. And tried there Duck for a main yummy..."

Morris Shaxon

"Superb! Excellent service. This is the best Thai restaurant in..."

Mary Patiño

"I recently dined at the Villa recently for a business dinner.. Nice work..."

mark daniels

Caroline's Boatshed Bar And Eatery

84/100 (4402 ratings)

Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake

Beef with Bacon and Egg Burger and Fries

New York Brownies

Lamb

Boat Shed's Scotch Fillet

Bar

New Zealand

Wheelchair Accessible

"100 % 5 stars from us! We had a small registry wedding followed by a lovely reception at the boat shed. Caroline was amazing to talk with and..."

Melissa Dalby

"I'm kinda a regular and dine here once monthly, love love love the lunch menu, and had the most amazing smorgasbord last night... food perfection,..."

Terri A Kara

"Another great meal at Caroline’s. This time it was an early Xmas dinner with 15 of us. Caroline’s recommended we preorder so when we arrived our..."

Njela Turia

"Just got home after being at a 70th birthday held at Caroline’s Boatshed. Fantastic place to be. Awesome food and wonderful staff. What more could..."

Pauline Costello

"I was there last night for my Grand Daughters birthday party and it was an awesome evening. Every one of the staff was helpful, the food service was..."

John Spence

"Thank you to the wonderful staff at the boat shed who made my partners 50th a fantastic night, table setting was just awesome, service top notch the..."

Heidi Raikes

"Fantastc place. Great food, excellent service. All round beautiful people. A must go when in..."

Aaron Kirby

"Here on evening of 19th June 2023. Just by myself as in Wanganui for work purposes. I gave the t-bone steak with mushroom sauce a shot. Excellent..."

Gerard McCall

"Great place with amazing staff. Visited on a Saturday night around 6pm with no booking. We were quickly seated indoors and our order taken promptly...."

Laura Heyes

"This is a nice spot lots of seating inside and out. The staff were very friendly and happy to help. The food was very good and service was fast even..."

Robert Bradnock

"Been here a couple of times now. Always great food. Can get busy but that's what you can expect when the food and service is good and great value to..."

Christiaan Bosma

"Service was great, and we all enjoyed our meals. I had the Lamb rump with veges. The lamb was cooked superbly, but there wasn't much of..."

John Jury

Phil Simms

"I was gutted that other patrons on Thursday night 7th nov had no consideration for other diners who wanted to enjoy a nice meal and catchup. I dont..."

Margaret Woisin

"Came to celebrate an anniversary, was greeted with compliments by our server which is always noice hehe 💁‍♀️😜 ordered tex mex without..."

Kahurangi Rose

"I recently had the pleasure of enjoying a delicious meal at a Caroline’s Boatshed, and I must say, it was an fabulous dining experience. For the..."

Alison Thurston

"Had a wonderful dinner here while travelling for work. Service was amazing and felt really personal. Garlic bread helping was good and can easily be..."

Matt Weldon-Smith

"Absolutely awesome, walked in tonight (Tuesday) with no reservation. The place was pumping, we were seated within 5 minutes, served super quickly and..."

Charlene Lyttle

"Had the sizzler burger and the sticky date pudding and they were devine. Portion sizes were generous and all elements of the meal were perfect. The..."

Nytasha Nicholson

"Friendly staff! Superb in quantity and price! Taste? Slightly above the average (just a personal thoght). Tried a few breakfasts and they were all..."

Kyunghun Lim

"Book in advance!!! We turned up on Saturday night, and the place was packed, so we were unable to get a seat. Booked for Sunday night..."

Shane Jackson

"Absolutely fantastic place, great food, great service, great atmosphere. Wish we had more time in the area to visit again. The steak I had was great,..."

Dan DAVIES

"Fantastic service and delicious, perfectly cooked food (and cheese cake for dessert), wine list was good too. Had kids menus and colouring pencils..."

C Chaplin

"Their special lunch menu is frest value and very tasty. Service was friendly and quick. A great place to sit outside on a hot summers day and watch..."

Eric Weir

"Good service,good food. Went back again 2 weeks later. Excellent staff,delicious food served promptly.Good atmosphere too. Will be back....can't..."

Theresa Greally

Thai House Express 2

Wheelchair Accessible

"We don't have a lot of nice Asian restaurants in Whanganui and this would be the best in town, the atmosphere is comfortable and food are delicious..."

Hannah Jojofa

"My brother and I had an amazing night (June 2023) and really enjoyed our meals. Thank you for the amazing service and great atmosphere. If I resend..."

MJ Ray

"Prompt service and a wide range of tasty food choices. All 14 of us really enjoyed our..."

Phil Simms

"Tuesday 20th June 2023. Went here to grab a take away evening meal. Place was ramping up (getting busier) so adked if I could order the Lamb Shank..."

Gerard McCall

"Glad to have this place up and running again. Its always one of my fav places to eat.good food good location good vibes here .great banquet set menus..."

Sue Ellis

"Absolutely loved everything about our meal. Had the set menu option, a Tues and Wed special. So we'll priced, delicious and great service. Highly..."

Linda Scott

"Friendly staff, nice Thai good, wonderful music. Highly recommend satay chicken with their homemade peanut stay sauce, and the three season fish is..."

WEINA CHEN

"We had 4 different plates and all of them were prepared with care and presented looking tastefully we all enjoyed our meals thanks to the staff and..."

Jo Coervers

"Wow!! Our first dinner at the Thai Villa Restaurant and the food, service, and atmosphere was an excellent standard. I had chicken satay as my..."

Jan Spicer

"we had very good & tasty lunch! the staff was..."

Carole Schuler

"Incredible meal & service even though they were very busy. Just seemed a little bit cramped but maybe just because they had a very large booking...."

Delwyn MacKenzie

"Just ordered via delivery the drunken noodles and the weeping tiger meals. Delivered hot. Food was absolutely amazing and great value for money,..."

Aaron Mahony

"Lovely place, awesome food with plenty of options and alternatives, friendly service and adequate pricing. Tofu as vegetarian option was also..."

Oliver Metz

"A great little Thai Restaurant the best calamari I have had in a while. And tried there Duck for a main yummy..."

Morris Shaxon

"Superb! Excellent service. This is the best Thai restaurant in..."

Mary Patiño

"I recently dined at the Villa recently for a business dinner.. Nice work..."

mark daniels

Spice Guru

Wheelchair Accessible

"Great northern Indian food in Whanganui. Big range of dishes, all yummy as. Lovely waiter and fairly priced. I'll definitely go..."

Si G

"Very good service. Staff also friendly. So many time I take food from guru spice. I really like u.k special and garlic prawn..."

Surendra Singh Rana

"Food is very amazing and delicious, They serve you authentic indian food , And the boys in the restaurant are very friendly and well behaved. I..."

neeraj rana

"Good food. Excellent range of dishes. Nice place to have a leisurely..."

Suzanne Crouchley

"Wanted last minute take aways on Friday night and were pleasantly surprised with the online order system. So easy and fast. Good size portions, very..."

Irina Kapeli

"Staff were very friendly. Made casual and friendly conversation with my boyfriend and I. Had a couple of laughs and made the mood very happy and..."

Shanay Reyland

"Fantastic food, Never had this better food before and great..."

Shubham Rana

"Fantastic customer service from a very friendly team. The restaurant was quite busy, especially for s Monday. They could have easily turned the two..."

anon GOON

"Everything was delicious! The staff also super nice and very attentive! We had veggie Samosas,Mail Kofta, garlic cheese naan and mix pickle and..."

Alexandra

"Waiter was very helpful as to how hot to order each..."

Rod Biel

"Impromptu decision to dine out tonight … not disappointed one iota …no reservation necessary ( was Wednesday early evening) the staff couldn’t..."

Mary Breeze

"Devine cuisine. Food was excellent and not sweet like some Indian restaurants are. Meals taste pretty much like they are in India and come well..."

Richelle Bremner

"Great food and we were able to take away our leftovers. Would highly..."

Dawn Parkinson - Celebrant

"Loved it! The mix platter entree was delicious. We then had lamb Rogan Josh & butter chicken and the flavors were sooo good!! Topped off with a yummy..."

Zoe Millar

"Just had a beautiful meal at this wonderful and friendly restaurant. Certainly recommend to anyone looking for a top dining..."

Mark Douglas Smith

"0MG! Friday night, long week, knackered and desperate to get home. Partner orders food by phone...too easy...and as it was my treat I planned to..."

Sarah Hesketh

Pukekos Nest Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"Top quality. Clean friendly. Unexpectedly high quality food and service. The salmon frittata could have been made in a 5 star..."

Linley Valente

"Great little Cafe, first time dropped in and had a good coffee break. Nicely set up, good parking and there are a number of places nearby for..."

Alan Heather-Xia

"The best iced chocolate I've ever had! 😋 Nice shady spot outside, and water for our dog. Will definitely be..."

Leanne Harrison

"Nice little cafe, wee bit quirky. Good parking etc. Does booze too. Had eggs benny, hollandaise was bought in rather than made I'd say but I guess..."

Si G

"Always enjoy my time here whenever I come for lunch. Staff are friendly and the food tastes great! Great serving sizes for great..."

M Tutaki

"The Pukekos Nest Café is really nice. The service is definitely friendly. After a short time of waiting we get our food fast. The burger was big and..."

Robert Neumann

"This is a very relaxing cafe. The team are very friendly, service is on point and the coffee and food are great!!! I stop in on my way through on..."

Lynlie Rogers

"This is our local cafe. It's close to home. Has a nice outside area. The breakfasts & coffees are delicious. Good generous sizes & the prices are..."

Rebecca

"My wife and I ate breakfast in the courtyard. Food was amazing and service impeccable! One of best meals we’ve had in New Zealand. We highly..."

Mister H

"Great little Cafe. We stopped in after fueling up our bikes for a coffee and munch. It was great to have a good coffee and good food. Would highly..."

Micheal Vaniperen

"Even though it's a roadside Cafe the food was good and very attentive staff wil go..."

Jo Coervers

"Lovely staff who are exceedingly helpful. Food was very tasty and..."

Mark “Katzi” Pointon

"Busy cafe just north of Wanganui. Good selection of food and very efficient & friendly service. Very kindly made me a cheese..."

Carolyn Manuel

"We stopped in here for a coffee and an ice cream after a berry place down the road was a 45min wait for ice cream and I'm so glad we stopped here. It..."

Brooke Shooter

"Bloody awesome Cafe on main drag serving the good old kiwi breakfast, loved it there, just plain old good kiwi..."

chris ballinger

"Really happy with my decision to stop here for breakfast while traveling up north from Wellington - delicious food at great prices, a comfortable..."

Dakota Varcoe

Rutland Arms

83/100 (1402 ratings)

Yellow Fin Tuna with Salad

Lamb

Creamy Chicken Pie 26-07-20

Beef

Fish

Pork Ribs with Hickory BBQ Sauce

Beer Selection on Tap

Wheelchair Accessible

"What a lovely, relaxed place to stay right in the heart of the city. We had a big comfortable room with lots of old-fashioned charm. Everything was..."

Patrick Sandbrook

"Stayed here just one night but the staff were great. Really high quality service and super friendly. The room was large and nicely finished but being..."

Jeffrey Seymour

"Warm friendly atmosphere the place was buzzing busy, our food was tasty and presented well. Only negative was portion size for money left us still..."

Heather Millar

"Historic building, nicely modernized. Interesting, good meals. Cozy fireplace in pub. They also have a different variety of beers. Not just the old..."

Charles Skeen

"Great old pub with maybe a dozen or so different beer types! Edit: Had set meal for 14 which offered a good selection to choose from. Overall good..."

Ian Main

"Great pub but actually more of a restaurant. Food never let's me down. It would be nice if they changed up the menu a bit more though. Very good..."

Si G

"The best of everything. But the service was the best...happy, helpful, and chatty. The room was the cleanest and tidiest I have seen for a long..."

John K.

"Great food and very friendly service. Lovely range of craft beers..."

Lee Ralph

"Loved the service of staff, excellent german beers and selection of refreshments....beautiful dinner The blossoms out front sure fire draw..."

Maria Thomas

"Rutlands arms ! Service was amazzzing! The staff are so lovely and beyond helpful and thoughtful perfect place for children our girl was given a book..."

Rachael Stratford

"We had a great lunch plenty on the plate and very extensive wine list. Very pleasant staff go back..."

Jo Coervers

"Lovely pub to stay in the heart of Whanganui. Great decor. The berry compote and home made muesli, included in the complimentary breakfast, was..."

Anita Cole

"Lovely dinner. Perfectly cooked steak but the absolute standout was the service delivered by the staff...."

Gill Howes

"4 of us went in for dinner on Tuesday 11/4. Not overly busy and we all had a superb meal (steak, lamb rump and 2x fish & chips). Our server was top..."

Marc Hagedorn

"Pork ribs were good and portion size is large. Plenty of fries, with maybe too many hot chips. But otherwise a nice dinner out. Would go again..."

Annabelle Gibb

Stellar Restaurant & Bar

82/100 (1433 ratings)

Lamb Burger 11 Sweet AZ

Cheesecake of the Day

Beef burger

Fish and Chips with Salad

Wheelchair Accessible

"The pasta was one of the best dishes I've had, the fish was fresh and would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a good meal for a decent price..."

Megan Foster

"Wow beautiful meals great service cooked just how I liked best steak ever. Great food presentation on our plates were just amazing 10/10 you..."

Keith Lammas

"Exceptional service when we stopped in for a late lunch on a Friday afternoon. Food was ordered and at our table in less than 10 minutes. It was hot,..."

Anna Martin

"Awesome meal and we had visitors from Paraparaumu. They are definitely coming back to eat here again. Meal, pricing and staff could not be..."

Simon Carter

"Thnxx for the great hospitality over the weekend. First time Stellar & will definitely be back if we are ever up in Wanganui again. All staff were..."

Cindy Mancewicz

"Great food set in a nice restaurant with an awesome atmosphere. Clean and tidy with super friendly staff. We will be back..."

Pstutzy Nz

"Had sirloin steak, cooked perfectly with really good chips too. Nice table by the fire. Thank you...."

Leanne Harrison

"We had a party of 7,so tables were moved together to accommodate us. Unfortunately the tables were not the same height, some of us had to juggle our..."

Patty Marsh

"Awesome venue, great staff Alex the chef is amazing! Highly recommended ..."

Caro Evans

"A nice bar, restaurant, club space. Despite the tables being a little wonky and not a tables lit in the restaurant area. It was a pleasant..."

Aydin Partridge-Long

"The menus were well priced and the dishes were tasty too. We had the steak and chicken parmi. The location is right in the city..."

Danish Roy

"The food was delicious and generous. Banana Bites were a kiwi classic that brought back..."

Margie Sawtell

"We were the annoying customers this time with all the special requests and this staff handled them professionally and with kindness. The food was..."

Andrew Clopton

"Restaurant side is immaculate, from steak to Seafood chowder cooked to perfection. The bar side is divine and my personal favourite. There’s..."

Rico Reweti

"Great place and some really great electronic events they put on every couple..."

Jon Livesey

Mud Ducks

81/100 (1191 ratings)

Non-smoking restaurants

Wheelchair Accessible

Free off-street parking

"Best coffee and selection of cakes and pastries in Wanganui try ...gravel road tasty and wholesome food hot enjoyable coffee ...lucked in in finding..."

Melissa Jay

"The best coffee I've had in Whanganui!! great menu and inviting, relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff and amazing..."

Courtland Xavier

"The service and staff was awesome even though it was somewhat busy, the food was awesome, my caramel latte was awesome. And then swing the new..."

Jocelyn Mato

"Have scrambled eggs once and you’ve had them all... but have you had Mud Ducks? Best scrambled eggs on toast I’ve ever had, not even..."

Whitney Toangutu

"The best little cafe on town that never fails to provide great service, food and..."

Dallas Murdoch

"We had the Vege Breakfast, Nacho Bean Bowl, and. Ginger Tea Cake! Didn't get the chance to take a photo. It was all gone within minutes of it being..."

Kellyanne Ritchie

"We had awesum service good soy latte an real yummy avocado on toast.. always enjoy mud ducks..."

Margaret Needham

"Love Mud Ducks. great cheerful staff Food is really good and coffee excellent Well done Mud Ducks great position too..."

Annie Clark

"Great atmosphere good service and yummy food. Enjoyed the outlook over the..."

Grant Hook

"Not only a great cafe and coffee house but generous with their community spirit too. I massive "Thank you" to Mud Ducks for supporting our SPCA Quiz..."

Shona Howe

"We went for dinner last night and it was so good! Food and staff amazing as always. But at night with candles outside, dimmed lights and soft music..."

Bryley McKenzie

"Friendly service and great..."

Jenny Miron

"Came in for lunch today as part of a family birthday, excellent food and service from the team and the fact they were happy to accommodate our..."

Andy Edgcombe

"You made my day with my coffee today! Love u..."

Maria MacLean

"OMG, I did not realize you could improve on perfection, but my visit to #mudducks today was out of this world 🌎, 😍❤️. For #brunch, I..."

Pete Armstrong

"I had about 1.5 hours to burn before hopping onto my Intercity bus. Was lovely to just park up here sit outside, have a nice coffee and a lovely..."

Mia S

"Wonderful vibe to this place. Lovely attentive staff with can do attitudes. You can sit inside or outside. We chose to get our food takeaway & sit in..."

Margaret Crisp

"Had the bao-bunderful, was soo good. The bao were like little fluffy clouds, the chicken was disgusting good, and the sauce 🤤 Also, 2 for 1..."

Shonikwa Webster

"Today I finally ate here rather than just having coffee. Why did I wait so long? The food was just superb and so were the specialty teas, worth every..."

Irina Kapeli

"Great place for lunch! I had the pulled beef cheek with caramelised onion on potato hash and my partner had the brekkie roll - delicious! Coffee was..."

Joshua Wren

"Excellent cafe/restaurant for breakfast/lunch. The big breakfast was very..."

Ian Main

"Great place for breakfast. Recommend the toast with honey whipped butter. Great..."

Janice Partington

"They really know how to do coffee. The roast is good and the barista work is also high quality. I wish the bakery case was a little stronger in..."

M S

"We love coming here every time we are down for a visit. Service / food & drinks / atmosphere cannot fault. Recommended to all if you stop..."

Elisapeta Ioane

The Brick House Restaurant & Function Centre

Wheelchair Accessible

"Excellent servicethe young apologised for a mistake that was not hers. Made a booking for 5 adults 2 children. While booking a table we ordered..."

Ra Brown

"I have to say its nice to be able to get a good wholesome meal with a variety of different vegetables. I had the Roast Lamb that is available I..."

Midori Leigh

"Got to hand it to The Brick house they never disappoint. Many occasions we have come here to enjoy good quality homely style meals and it's always..."

Amy Weterman

"We went here for lunch. I had the roast of the day, which was pork. It was great. Others in our group had scallops, chicken salad, chicken burger and..."

Sandra Bristol

"Great casual place for dinning. Staff were friendly and inviting. Ordered from counter and food was delivered to our table. Wait was minimal and good..."

Colin Webster

"Really nice food, spacious dining area, very reasonable prices, easy parking next..."

Vdub

"Absolutely divine. Highly recommended. Excellent value for your money. Wonderful staff. Cheesecake..."

Luke James Bell

"A great family atmosphere, ordered two lamb shanks, portions were so large, I couldn't finish both of them, dressed with hot gravy, the meat was..."

Filipe M

"Food was cooked well. Portions are big. I had the flounder. Cooked..."

TPK B

"Wow - take your appetite with you. The meals are extremely generous in size and so well priced. Great service just adds to this very enjoyable..."

Janet Leyland

"The decor is nice and the flounder they gave me was massive. The server was friendly dinner seems to cost about $30 and lunch around..."

Jonathan Gupwell

"Brickhouse always have delicious and affordable meals, great customer service , food is delivered in good timing and I absolutely love the Chicken..."

Bonnie Huntley

"friendly staff, exquisite food and fine establishment, definitely recommend the beef burger it's pretty mean with a good ol..."

Jason Milne

Parnells Cafe Gallery And Garden Art

Crumbed Chicken Panini

Cakes

Belgian Waffles with Banana

Spinach and Feta Tart

Kids Platter Pancakes Gelato Drink Lollypop

Iced coffee

Choc Mocha Cake

Build Your Own Salmon Tomatoes Small Side Salad

Poached Eggs on Toast

Wheelchair Accessible

Free off-street parking

"Delicious eggs bene & big breakfast. Definitely recommend. Awesome service as well☺️ Thank you. Beautiful art as..."

Wix Holland Barnett

"First time we have had a takeaway coffee. OMG has to be the best in town. You definately have two new coffee addicts. Thanks for the fantastic..."

Simon Carter

"Always good food. Coffee good too. One of my regular..."

Diamond Jones

"Lovely food. Awesome kids menu. My 4 year old love the fresh fruit with icecream. Will be back. Staff were warm and..."

Jodi Rasmusen

"Wow the corn stack was out of this world!. Great value..."

Diana Senior

"We booked the cafe for the evening for our Te Ora Hou team. The venue was spacious and we had it all to ourselves. The food was plentiful and so..."

Judy Kumeroa

"Prices on Google have not been updated, and everything is a couple dollars more than what I have seen online. Classic eggs benedict was good! Coffee..."

Mika

"It was an amazing breakfast with the members of God's Holy Nation Foundation at Parnells Cafe & visiting my grandma's land in Jerusalem..."

Brenda Kara

"As we have a group of members with our Therapy dogs coming for a gathering or hosting an event. Parnell Cafe shows their support and provide one of..."

Hannah Jojofa

"I travel a lot for work. Scrambled eggs is my go to brekkie and i could count on one hand how many do that well.... but i came here and could not go..."

cassandra eade

"Nice staff and menu options. Place isn't super high dining if you are looking for a place like this. Is a more family orientated place but very nice...."

alice02

"Thorough enjoyed food and coffee. My small quiche was slightly cold Not only after asking for it to be re-heated I received a whole new slice and..."

glenniss taramoeroa

"I was impressed by reasonable prices, and friendly staff. My meal was an omelete and it was the best I've tasted in a very long while. My friend had..."

Cris Rukuwai

"Classic eggs bene with bacon, a very good breakfast! Great coffee to wash it down and very friendly service. Travelling through close to the state..."

Derwent McPhee

"Had eggs Benedict , the best I've had in awhile and I would highly recommend it to anyone else. My friend had the same and also enjoyed it , it's..."

John Burston

"Good location, spacious, light, nice food, plenty of car..."

Vance Crozier

"Hidden from plain sight, the Parnell Cafe from Whanganui was a serendipitous surprise (other cafes closed to mourn for the Queen’s death). Decor..."

Jack Liu

"Great for breakfast with good coffee and super good service. Omelette was..."

James Mowat

"Lovely cafe with several different eating areas both inside and outside. We had really delicious bacon eggs Benedict. Bacon was absolutely 👌...."

Matthew Mills

"Always a pleasure to go to Parnells. Excellent food and service. Enormous..."

Jenny N

"good covered outdoor and indoor spaces. with an uncovered outside space as well. Warm atmosphere. Popular, was quite busy while I was there- & was..."

Shan W

"What an awesome Salmon Eggs Benedict. One of the best ever. The chef who made this needs a huge compliment. Definitely my place of choice for future..."

Samuel Mackenzie

"Great food snd great coffee and nice outside..."

Alex

"Great place, the vege stack with egg & bacon was fab, hoping to have it again..."

Cherilyn McLay

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