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Waterfront Cafe & Bar

Waterfront Drive | Far North, Mangonui, New Zealand
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Ranked #3 of 7 restaurants in Mangonui
Cuisines: Pacific Rim
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, After-hours
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- 29 Apr 2013
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, After-hours
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Melbourne
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16 reviews 16 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

We had a great meal at Waterfront on Saturday night. We had a booking for 6pm, and when we arrived a few minutes early, the waitress showed us to our table but clearly wasn't ready for customers yet. We were a little worried that things would be slow, but that wasn't the case. Service was quick and efficient, and the... More

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Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
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18 reviews 18 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

Had brekkie here- croissant and coffee- Good value, slow service, Was impressed by the hard working chef preparing food for evening, so came to dinner. We had scallops and hapuka. Scallops - 20 of them- were superb: juicy, had the pink roe on. Delicious salad. Baked hapuka with kumera mash and vegetables - delicious. fish was perfectly cooked, mash was... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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14 reviews 14 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

We have dined twice at this cafe for dinner during our trip to the Far North. We could not fault any of our meals or service. The chef uses simple combinations of ingredients to produce delicious flavours. We particularly enjoyed the scallops entree, and the snapper fish of the day. They catered well for our gluten free son, and have... More

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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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57 reviews 57 reviews
19 restaurant reviews
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

We enjoyed a quiet drink and pizza on a lazy Sunday morning at the Waterfront Cafe & Bar. The Bar is housed in one of the village's historic buildings which gives it a great sense of history and place. The bar overllooks the harbour and the surrounding hills making it a great place to while-a-way the morning. The service was... More

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Northland NZ
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013

We always enjoy our meals at this relaxed cafe. Good service and very consistant food - the lunch menu also devine!!

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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34 reviews 34 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

A decent selection on the menu, food was nice (scollops perfectly cooked). The service was however quite slow (the café was about ¼ full).

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australia
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29 reviews 29 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

We visited this restaurant with friends and some locals on a busy evening and found the service initially a little slow (possibly because we arrived when the place was busy) but well paced as the meal progressed. We took our own wine which helped. The group ordered across the menu and without exception the food was excellent given the size... More

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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

The food is amazing! We had scallops & prawns as an entree - YUM!!! Both were really generous sizes and the flavors were full, the scallops were the best scallops I've had in ages. For mains Beef and Fish - both were beautifully presented and once again stunning food. The service was great! Everyone was really friendly and we had... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2013 via mobile

Went for dinner , waited over an hour for the food once we ordered (which took time as well) others seemed tone getting served before us. No one ever same back again after taking our orders so only one drink each that night. Food was however very good. Being slow learners we went back for coffee the following afternoon, again... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2013

We got there without reservation, although the place was never full, so not sure what all the reservations were for. The staff were very unhelpful and didnt seam to want to be there. The service was very slow. No one smiled. After waiting 15 minutes we had to ask for menus and to order drinks, to which we were told... More

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