The best Chowder in Mount Maunganui | Sluurpy updated in April

Dixie Brown's

84/100 (1752 ratings)

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"We booked a table for 9 people on a very busy weekend at this restaurant. Unfortunately I made a mistake and booked the Taupo restaurant by mistake...."

Mrs Jordan

"Dixie brown at the mount is honestly amazing!! Loved the location, its literally across the street from the beach. And man on a hot saturday you need..."

Jedediah J

"Despite being busy the staff made every effort to accommodate our needs..."

Ken

"The milkshakes here are crazy good and big enough to share. Get the peanut butter! The venue overlooks the beach front and is beautiful on..."

Flippynz

"My wife booked a table for a father's day dinner, amazing, best steak I have had in NZ,..."

Dugald Hossack

"Ambience and service 10/10Steak (Rump) and Rib (Baby back) Patter 9/10Lambshank and Mash 8/10Seafood Chowder 1/10 - giving a 1 because..."

Critic

"Excellent service and food when we as a family ate here. Staff went above thir call fo daty to please us all. So pleased we tried this place..."

Ngaire Fifield

"Delicious Pork Belly! Service was outstanding and prompt without any long waiting time for our meals. We arrived just before 1500 and had an awesome..."

Stacey-Jae Robinson

"Excellent customer service, staff very friendly. Food was great. EXTREMELY GENEROUS PORTIONS. I ordered the Omelette which covered half of my plate!..."

Michelle Li

"Polite staff. Lovely atmosphere. Music was perfect volume lol made it a back ground music not in your face. Steak was beautiful. Along with the..."

Logan Waters

"Great location on the beachfront. Friendly and attentive staff. Kid friendly with good menu. Enjoyed an outstanding pizza and delicious Belgian..."

Aztecafrica

"Looking for a breakfast spot at the mount can be fazing with all the specials. We settled on breakfast as they had the 9.90 breakfast..."

Mary Underwood

"Been here twice now, the chicken pasta is delicious - sooo creamy and so is the pork belly 👌🏻 but didn't like the mango smoothie. The place has..."

Nishij Nimmagadda

"Yum food and beautiful views!The buffalo skins here are amazing!! I had the seafood chowder - it was a nice light option. Didn't leave me..."

Mun Clair

"Came for lunch! Just beautiful! Had the ribs and steak, cooked to perfection. Full of flavour, onion rings are my favs! Throughly enjoyed and the..."

Sonam Naidoo

"Had an excellent meal here on a wet & cold Friday night. It's a mix of bistro/cafe/restaurant with a wide selection of food & wine available. Steaks,..."

Yoda

"Good location, food n service. I had garlic bread n pizza which was warm n fresh. Great for afternoon meetings. Would like to go again soon...."

Meenakshi Upadhyay

"Went here on a Sunday morning with a couple friends. The cafe is really nice, open and decorated nicely. The service was ok, we had our..."

Alysha Bower

"Dixie Browns is one of my partner and I's go to restaurants when visiting Tauranga. We once arrived at 9.30pm at night as we were travelling..."

Morgan Harmony

"This place is busy for breakfast, lunch and dinner so reservation is recommended. It's popular because of the good selection of food and service is..."

Elonie

"Early dinner at DB's with my 3 year old tonight , appreciated the crayons and colouring page to keep her entertained , it was very busy but they..."

Ariane Nuttall

"Went for there for breakfast. Very clean environment and good service :) We ordered bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese and eggs. Very yummy ~ The..."

Jasmine Goh

"Went here for breakfast. Very clean and tidy new looking restaurant. Wasnt very busy. Staff were friendly and welcoming. My partner and I both got..."

Lilly Christine

"Located right at the foot of Mt. Maunganui, such a lovely place that cannot be missed. Cozy place with friendly staff, good pricing too. Ordered a..."

Raeray

"Ate here about a month ago. Definitely not the worst place I've been to in town but not the best. I came here with my family who all got steaks. The..."

Jay M.

"I've been to Dixie Browns in Taupo too and the food is standard/average, nothing really stood out or wowed me. Despite this, I enjoy the..."

Charlene Weaver

"I love Dixie Browns! I’ve been here a few times now! Once for dinner, and too many times for desserts and milkshakes!The first time I..."

Gemma

"At first we were told there is a 15min wait but after we told them its too hare to wait with two toddlers they made accommodation of us. Love the..."

Candii Cao

"I went here for my birthday last year. The food was amazing! The staff was very nice! and the atmosphere was amazing. Since it was in the winter when..."

Eden Howard

"Diana. In need of a coffee on a cold, wet & windy day at Mt Manganui. Spotted this on the waterfront on passing & we enjoyed perfect flat whites &..."

DianaW

"This place has great food and wonderful service, I highly recommend it if you are in the area. I ordered the seafood chowder which was flavoursome..."

LucyGoosey

"Ambience. Exquisite especially at night with ample of seating choices. I would imagine the scenery would be fantastic in the morning for the..."

Jason Paul Garcia

"Great staff and great food. The chicken salad was fresh and a good portion size whilst the pizza was mouth watering and massive (left overs for..."

Davo & Sarah

"Have been here before so we knew it was going to be good. Great location overlooking the main beach and the friendly staff sat us at an outside table..."

Frank

"friendly staff, great food and easy restaurant to find.had a table of 4 of us. we were well looked after and the meals were served with speed...."

Todd Jonathan

"Went here on a very busy night (due to being labour weekend), staff were lovely and managed to get us a table outside, then offered us one inside..."

Hannah

"We went there for brunch on a Sunday. It was packed. They managed to get us a table for 10. The staff were so nice and professional. I was amazed how..."

Maureen

"Just had 4 nights at the Mount with friends. We had breakfast at Dixie Browns every morning. The service & food was fabulous. Had Dinner there..."

Michelle

"I have been to Dixie Browns for lunch with my partner a few times and everytime I have been there the service has been amazing and when there was a..."

Clem

"Stopped by by chance while visiting. Our waiter, Sasi, was excellent. The staff was very courteous. I had this chicken wrap and will come back again..."

Sunshine Napier

"My wife and I have just taken my 90 year old Mum for mothers day brunch.Only spare table was outside in the sun. Just as we sat down a table..."

Don Kennedy

"Had Breakfast at Dixie's Browns this morning for grandson's birthday. On arrival we wanted to sit outside for 4 but a client was sitting at a table..."

Jo Stewart

"We went to Dixie Browns a few weeks ago for dinner out and were blown away at the fantastic service and large portions! Great value for money and..."

Holly

"We went to the restaurant last night for our anniversary. It is a lovely place and very quiet and relaxed. We were greeted with a smile and our..."

Bronwyn Skolos

"I have dined in Dixie Browns both in Taupo & Mt. Manganui. The hamburgers are amazing & I think they are the best I have ever tasted. The..."

Brian Rose

"Dined tonight.. the menu selection absolutely appeals to all tastes and age groups....great value.... the pizza we had was the largest we've ever..."

Helen Kingi

"Went there for dinner with a big group of us which we pre-booked the table, they were so accommodating for the extra people that came on the night as..."

Melissa Hayes

"My wife & I have just enjoyed a great meal here, we were warmly greeted & seated straight away. It took abit for us to decide what to..."

David Wellington

"Awesome food... awesome service!! What a wonderful place..... nice place!!! We were seated, served, the menu explained. Even the kids had a wonderful..."

Annalieze Dippenaar

"We were promptly served, shown to a table and given menu's. The ambiance was lovely! Our group of 6 were seated at a great large square booth meaning..."

Esther Harris

"How good! Still happy with the amazing breakfast we had at Eighteight Cafe. We had a hot chocolate and ordered from the menu. Pancakes and the..."

Rocio Figueroa Salazar

"We loved the atmosphere and they had great customer service. We had the vegan filo wrap and a blueberry& custard muffin and both was delicious. They..."

Danae Strauss

"came here after watching the sunrise nearby zero wait food is pretty 4/5 i got a paleo chicken with salad (spinach, carrots) it was probably a bit..."

Link

"i love coming here for a little breakfast. the food is very tasty, the blueberry caramel is my favorite. and the service is super nice, i always have..."

Pauline Jaunet

"Always great here! Beautiful cheese scones, pesto / feta muffins and sweet muffins! Great coffee thank..."

Bev Bellas

"Superb cafe. Food is extremely well presented and tastes as good as it looks. Very good coffee. Large selection of menu items, as well as cabinet..."

Bart Dinger

"Friendly staff, ok food and good coffee. Had a french toast that was ok but could be better if the bananas were also fried. Eggs bennie were good...."

Julia H

"Everyone loved the brunch and desserts so much that we had to come back again the next morning before leaving Tauranga. Really beautifully presented..."

Sharon Lim

"Love this place , it's our go to when in Tauranga the Mount for food and..."

James Fieten

"After a diabolical customer service experience at Sidetrack Cafe near the mount we were recommended this place for breakfast and thank God because..."

Ben Kitel

"What an amazing array of homemade baked goods! I chose the Hummingbird Cake - which was a HUGE cake and meant that the slices were also huge! Cream..."

Lorna Harwood

"The staff friendly and the snacks were outstanding. The chicken wraps were full of tender moist chicken. The carrot cake was something to dye for. I..."

Stuart Ross

"A world class gastronomical experience. Been to Cafe 88 several times when we visit Mount Maunganui. My favourite for breakfast is the Granola. Lolly..."

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