Absolutely fantastic restaurant, one of Hawke's bays little secrets hidden away.
Highly recommend if you're in the bay to have an extremely good meal prepared by one of the world's top chefs in a great environment and surroundings.
I had my wedding here and the staff at St George made the day a breeze. Kathryn was a ninja and was so helpful, it was easy to communicate by email as I am not local. Kathryn made sure everything was how I wanted and had my best interests in mind. I cannot thank you enough for allowing me to have my wedding on your beautiful grounds at St Georges Restaurant. The food was to die for! Everyone loved the food!! Thank you again �
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The good: Food was delicious. I got the slow cooked Hereford presentation of all food was to a high standard and all dishes had a nice selection of colors to them. The time from ordering our food to it arriving was embarrassing, quick. Service was good, although due to a misunderstanding, they weren't expecting us that day but were relatively quick to set up.
The mediocre: it's dirty and feels like it needs a clean. There is a decent amount of fly poo and dust if you look up a decent clean and mabye some art would go a long way to improving the atmosphere. While the food was good, there was a lot of fat in some of the dishes. Prices were fair.
The bad: Now, while I'm sure this is rare, and it's unfortunate it happened, I will still include it in our review. When we arrived, I belive the head chief lit the fire. I don't know what went wrong, but it smoked out the whole place cause a haze to the air and mild eye and breathing discomfort. Smoking stopped by the time food arrived but certainly impacted our experience.
In conclusion, I would recommend as the food was good and the atmosphere was, for the most part, acceptable. The quick and relatively good service also exceeded my expectations as there was 12 of us.
4 stars
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Delightfully presented and tasty dishes; a mixture of fresh and preserved vegetables with crisp salads accompanied our mains of Salmon and Belly Pork. As a starter the chowder was very fresh tasting with just the right amount of colourful garnish.
Wines were a mix of Hawkes bay local and other NZ varieties.
Unfortunately our experience was marred by the appalling acoustic environment. There was a large wedding reception upstairs and a smaller hen party in the main room, a sign that the place is popular, but they exposed the very lively acoustic which made for difficult communication. The waiter mis-heard my order so I had to wait for the correct dish to appear. To her credit she did turn down the (unnecessary) background music and apologise for her error.
Last but not least our coffee order took so long to be actioned that we left without it appearing because “the barista hadn’t come out”.
A measure of a well run restaurant is it’s ability to maintain service levels when busy. In this case the restaurant itself had empty tables but the place had insufficient staff to meet the demands of two parties plus the casual diners.
Train up your waiters to be baristas so that more than one person can serve the coffees. Soundproof the restaurant so that people can make themselves heard. Get the waiting staff to repeat orders back to the customer to make sure they have heard correctly.
The standard of food deserves a better managed front of house experience.
PS, signpost the entrance so that customers know where you are!
Wonderful experience - extremely well presented plates with a delicious taste. Prices seemed a bit higher than I expected, but we got quality food as a result.
Only negative was the location was hard to find. The sign was hidden behind a bush and we drove past the entrance by mistake. Only after we walked up to the building did we eventually see the sign.
Perfect dinner spot. Lovely food. Great service. Lovely atmosphere. Us 3 ladies were impressed. Thank you so much. When we are in town again, we hope to do the tasting menu.
Celebrated my birthday dinner at St George's and their chefs 6 course menu did not disappoint us at all. All dishes were very tasty and colourful! You can adjust the tasting menu to your liking, which I thought this is quite nice. The best part was that most of their veggies served are all grown on their lifestyles. This restaurant is quite sustainable on its own. Had a super full tummy afterwards.
We found St Georges Restaurant to be simply perfect for our wedding. The atmosphere was not only beautiful, romantic and idyllic but the environment was simply refreshing with the vines, orchards and rustic ambience of the varying areas we could utilise. The extra touches of the hosts and staff to carefully craft decadent meals and cater to our every whim, in every way possible, went beyond our wildest dreams! Our wedding day was exceptional because of St Georges. We could not recommend them more!
Taryn and Glenn Coulbeck
A lovely dinning experience this evening. Their new front of house manager Sanu was so kind and attentive to our dinning needs. We were so impressed with our 6 course dinning experience and can't wait to come back again in high summer for their new menu.
Very impressed with my experience at St George’s tonight.
The venison was hands down the best I have ever had, the roasted potatoes 🤩 to die for.
Whilst it might be on the more expensive side, the dining experience is more than worth the expense.
Absolutely would recommend, will be back again!
My husband our daughter and I had a beautiful Sunday lunch here, the food was delicious and presentation was fab, service was fantastic too. Only reason I haven't put 5 stars is the layout of the restaurant is a little confusing (entrance way wasnt obvious) and decor of the building is outdated. But otherwise Francky your food rocks especially the crispy pork belly and the rosemary brulee
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Thank you for the most amazing dining experience! The whole evening was perfect from start to finish! From first walking in, first impressions were great. I loved the overall vibe, the music was chilled, and the simplicity of the decor with the brightly coloured wall hanging was just beautiful. We were warmly welcomed and our service from Aby was exceptional, he was friendly, had time for us and was generally a top guy (who is great at singing 'happy birthday!'). The food was out of this world, we had a main course each and dessert. All the vegetables are fresh, organic and grown on site and you can taste this in the quality of the the food. I thought the bright colours on the plate from the great selection of veggies was fun and was a nice touch alongside the of course amazing taste of the food of itself. The chef is also clearly very talented! Desserts were like no desserts we had ever tasted. My friend and I had the rosemary creme brulee and deconstructed lemon pie, both wonderful. Lastly, I would like to compliment Aby on his cocktail making skills! The espresso martini is delish and involves a special, unique twist compared to a regular one. I can highly recommend, thanks again!
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