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The Wooden Farmer

86/100 (1479 ratings)

Gluten Free Options

Vegetarian Friendly

Vegetarian Friendly

Gluten Free Options

Accepts Credit Cards

Outdoor Seating

Wheelchair Accessible

Parking Available

Highchairs Available

"Top notch cafe/restaurant. I booked in advance as I was coming from Auckland and I am glad I did because it was crowded. We had Kumara chips, Shrimp..."

Charles Misquitta

"Positively surprised by how good the food and service were for such a small town.The place was packed, yet noise level was quite comfortable. We were..."

Catherine Connor

"Food isn’t bad, but a little pricy for lunch. But still a good restaurant for..."

Vivianne Lin

"We visited you guys today, honestly, what a fantastic meal. I had the prawn cocktail, my husband had a ham on the bone sandwich, we had tea and..."

Barbarella MaClure

"Came in for lunch and was not disappointed. The portions were good and tasty. Coffee was a little on the weak side for the large size but it was..."

Benjamin T

"Late booking, they were happy to accommodate our request for two. Service was great, food was delicious 😋 The atmosphere was very..."

Heather Motu

"The staff were lovely and the meal was delicious. Fast efficient and reasonable..."

Sharyn Newman

"Food was delicious and the service feom the men walking this place was amazing. Such a cool place to spend time with loved ones and eat yummy food in..."

Caitlyn Ariana Barrell

"A stop over before Auckland. I recommend this place for a meal. Catering from kids to the mature people. Beverage list includes 🍸🍷🍺 Meals,..."

Emily Mott

"Great place to eat, amazing food we had the a shrimp cocktail, followed by chicken burgers, delish!! The staff were so busy and worked so hard but..."

Barbara Busst

"Just love it. They make very nice food here. I just try there food first time on way of back home. Breads are really awesome. Most of the time they..."

Kazal Karmaker

"We stayed in Putaruru for a dance comp. Visit here on our last night. Really wish we had found it sooner. It's so hard to find an amazing place to..."

rochelle calverley

"Delicious food, friendly service, decent sized teapot and great coffee. The Wooden Farmer was recommended and it didn’t disappoint. Bao buns were..."

Ann Thornton

"Wow great atmosphere. Table for 10 tonight. Starters was delicious rosemary and garlic bread and mozzarella with bacon bread, and calaramri.We had..."

Robyn Polyblank

"Excellent quality and quantity of food! The service was friendly and thoughtful! Will stop anytime driving to or from Auckland on the way to..."

Traci Burzanko Holzheimer

"Went here for a family get together. The meals were good, and everyone enjoyed what they had, it was however really noisy and couldn't enjoy..."

Tania Rangi-Thompson

"It's an awesome place to stop off and eat. I gave a 4 for the atmosphere as there was hardly anyone there when I called in. I might have been too..."

Heather Lowen

The Cow Cafe

89/100 (560 ratings)

Vegetarian Friendly

Vegetarian Friendly

Wheelchair Accessible

Highchairs Available

"We stopped here on our way through for a quick coffee and morning tea. The two coffee were good and strong. Plus they do a large which I appreciate...."

Sarah Petry

"A very enjoyable lunch in a refreshing and relaxing atmosphere. The decor is simple and adequate, but needs that rocking table sorted! 😁. The..."

Dave Pearson

"Awesome food, especially the pancakes. Served by very friendly and lovely staff. Thanks so..."

Judy Cardno

"This is a low key and unassuming place but awesome food and service. Highly recommend! Stop at The Cow..."

Todd Hunter

"Called into the Cow Cafe for an early lunch, poached eggs on toast and a flat white a couple of weeks back. Food and coffee came out quick time, eggs..."

Jo Brook

"Fantastic cafe. Well worth the stop! Will definitely return next time down that..."

Linda Eustice

"Our favorite local Cafe! So awesome having a great Cafe close by in our home town. Good accessibility for my 92 year old Nana, and she loves the..."

Jodi Sheehan

"Came following high ratings. Holy cow- We were not disappointed, fantastic food and..."

Damon Andrews

"Great service as well. Bacon and egg pie was the..."

Deb

"The kids loved their make your own toast meal. Awesome food and drinks with big servings and of reasonable..."

Elasrofeci

"We had lunch at the Cow cafe today with my 92y old mother. She asked especially for crispy bacon and toast. She was sooooo pleased with her crunchy..."

Shirley Garrett

"Lovely hot breakfast, no time waits, coffee was delicious too. Lovely friendly staff Busy coffee shop, plenty of regulars which adds to the..."

Megan Mcpherson

"Love this cafe. Great food. Love the muffins too. Awesome coffe and lovely friendly staff. Love that they open so early for an early start road..."

Maree Holton

"Good food, friendly staff and reasonably..."

Andrew Goddard

"Lovely happy staff beautiful food and coffee nice clean Cafe totally recommend..."

christine Lambert

"Thanks for being open Easter Fri. Stopped in for hot drinks on our way through to Auckland. Nice little cafe, huge menu and decent well priced cafe..."

Cococheeky S

"What a lovely stop on our way north. Thank you for being open at 3pm on a..."

Neil Hartley

"This cafe serves nice home made food and really good coffee. To top it off, within a couple of visits, the staff knew our coffee order off by heart..."

John Curwood

Putaruru Bakehouse & Cafe

87/100 (232 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"The middle weight breakfast, pictured 😋 You never get what the menu board shows, or so we always think. A full plate of just what I ordered,..."

Andrew New Zealand

"Extremely good value for money at this establishment, have been here several times for fast service/delivery of a very nice all day breakfast. Highly..."

Chris Bain

"Stopped here on our way through Putaruru. Road side parking (when you can get one) and easy street access to shop. Good selection of food and well..."

Joella Clair

"Typical Bakehouse cafe. Food somewhat basic, but tasty enough. Lovely service from young man on counter & super coffee. Only place still open at..."

Isabel Reid

"Nice place to get some food to go..."

Fred Franssen

"My husband and I enjoyed eating dinner there, good food and exellent staff. A++++++ highly..."

Tia Ting

"Nice food great..."

Damon Clarke

"Best fish n chips I've had from a bake house very friendly staff nice clean and..."

karl broadfield

"More of a truck stop cafe. But good tasting food and friendly staff. Would grab food on my way by..."

Jo Meadowcroft

"Wow fabulous cooked breakfast for $13.90 clean toilets well done..."

Georgie

"If your looking for amazing food at an affordable price, than this is your place. Had a steak and cheese pie, and it was amazing. A+ for food, price..."

Adam Buffett

Great Flavours Of India

90/100 (194 ratings)

Vegetarian Friendly

Vegetarian Friendly

Digital Payments

Accepts Credit Cards

Outdoor Seating

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

Highchairs Available

"What an amazing dinner we had here. This is the first time I have stayed at Putaruru and our motel was opposite this lovely restaurant. Our..."

Charles Misquitta

"Super wow, fantastic food. Hands down the best butter chicken we have ever had. The most friendly service. Most amazing flavor,top notch boys see you..."

Jae Burns

"It's a compact but not cramped place with seating for about 20 people. Some of the best dumplings I've ever had, in New Zealand or Asia. Generous..."

Andrew New Zealand

"Recently visited with a group of friends. The food and service was excellent. I had Onion Bhaji, then Lamb Masala with a Garlic & Cheese Naan. All..."

Simon Brenton

"Fantastic food, we have been getting delivery lately, the meals are delicious, and service is outstanding. Must have a sit down again soon. Thanks..."

Kathryn Davies

"Found this gem on our drive to Rotorua, and was quite happy.with our choice. I was skeptical about the butter chicken as I've had tastes like tomato..."

Linda BB

"The food was really delicious, the people was so kind and smiley, and the ambient was..."

Mikel Rico

"Had a delicious meal here with hubby. Very friendly and attentive service, absolutely delicious food and excellent value for money. Definitely a..."

Dianne Elizabeth

"The Best Indian Restaurant Ever!! This place is Amazing the service is outstanding and food is delicious and great value. I visit this place often..."

Paul Brizzle

"We have come to expect fabulous service from the owner, Milan, who used to work at a restaurant elsewhere. We came to have lunch at Great Tastes of..."

Jilliene Beale

Canton Takaways

87/100 (103 ratings)

"Amazing food! The best Wonton Soup, Chicken Fried Noodle and Lemon Chicken I have ever had, incredibly fast service and very..."

Tabitha Robinson

"Travelled from out of town to Canton (Not far). ordered a special. I was served quickly and the food tasted good. Exactly what I went there for 🤤...."

Patrick Thompson

"Always a good place Good prices yummy food quick..."

Jeannette Tilson

"Great service, and fantastic meal. Looking forward to visiting..."

John Sime

"Good portion and clean place. The kids love their fish burger...."

justin tys

"I give 5 stars , cause there chip N fish are so fresh n yummy ,but I don't like the false advertising though on Google ," open Monday to Sunday's 11..."

Te Aranui Joseph-Hamana

"food was delish especially in the situation we were in as we travelled from auckland to taupo and back home again. they were fast, worth the money we..."

Daphne Puru (Dee)

"Food is always good here. Very busy. Expect to be turned away after he closing time but they clearly still..."

Amanda Liaina

"Always amazing and very good customer service very yum pork..."

fiona bryan

"Best chicken fried rice and honey chicken just the greatest takeaway ever to exist 20plus years and still..."

Harlee Moore

"Good feed on the run fresh flavors would go back and enjoy..."

Gav Lye

"Always a must for our weekly takeaway feast. The best in our town for 30 years or..."

bernie anderson

"Always go there for fish burher so..."

Donna Erueti

"Was great food was really gud and a huge range of food 2 please..."

Ben Corrigan

"Awesome chinesse, have not tried their fish and chips..."

Stacey Smith

The Cook Cafe & Bar

81/100 (94 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"My hubby and I had dinner here, such a beautiful, tender, delicious eye fillet steak meal, and the lamb shank meal melts in your mouth. Highly..."

Janice Rowell

"New Owners, New Chef! Fantastic meal tonight (Sat 16/9) that was spur of the moment. Chef was able to make my meal Gluten Free easily for me. The..."

carolyn eggers

"Yum! Was passing through Putaruru and needed to fuel the stomach. I was looking for something low carb/keto, and The Cook definitely delivered! I..."

M Anderson

"Wonderful meals nice and quiet friendly host and reasonable prices will be back for the steak again soon 😀..."

Andrei Doughty

"We didn’t take any photos because we loved the food so much we wolfed it all down quickly. We ordered the lamb shank and bunless veggie burger, the..."

Roger Wang

"We've been here a few times for the trivia quizzes but most recently for dinner with friends from overseas, we were all impressed by the warm welcome..."

Chris Edwards

"Can't t fault the food, was all delicious, steak was cooked to perfection. Staff were attentive. It was a relaxing atmosphere. Would recommend the..."

Renee Hayes

"What an awesome night we had! Our matre d was so helpful, going above and beyond by going to the bottle store to purchase the drink that I requested..."

anna Mateer

"Fantastic dinner at the Cooks tonight. Roast dinner ... 2 meats with all the trimmings! 3 courses for $27 each person.. Warm cosy restaurant . Meal..."

Joann Scheres

"Will definitely be back. Well priced, delicious roast dinner, omgish pudding was definitely the cherry on the top. Both host was very polite and..."

johnrae taramai

"Excellent Food. Took the kids out for dinner as my wife was away. The kids were so full they didn't even ask for dessert. It was hard to pick what to..."

Pete Nelis

"Great food well priced..."

joe thackham

"Was lovely meal and great..."

christine Lambert

"Beautiful desert i had the waffle so yummy.all my friends enjoyed their main pork belly,fish chips, lamb shanks an steak.Good..."

Barbara Dean

"Had a meal for eight lastnight and every meal was top notch and very reasonably priced. Will certianly be eating there again on out own or with..."

Carol Dalgety

"Went there for a birthday dinner was great, service and meals..."

Phyllis Ruru

"Had a big fat juicy steak was very nice beautifully cooked..nice salad..."

Don Hireme

Bev's Delight

96/100 (73 ratings)

"The most un-assuming little Cafe on state highway 1, and yet the most delicious home made food, good price and the coffee and Cake were winners 🏆..."

Blue Truck Entertainment

"Was walking through putaruru not hungry at all... Bevs delights caught my eye so I thought I'd have a quick peek in. 2 roast beef rolls and a steak..."

Debbie tupe

"Sandwiches were great, i've always believed in less is more, this bakery was not crammed with different products, but what they had was great..."

Jared Pickles

"Stopped to grab a pie while passing through town, steak and cheese pie was amazing. A pie full of steak not gravy, and plenty of cheese. ⭐️..."

Amy Tate

"My new stop for my new favourite pie snack. Nice pastry, hearty filling and love the peach passionfruit tart.... Anyone passing through deserves a..."

Vince Joyce

"Stopped in the morning on the way through to tokoroa with my work mate and picked up 2 roast beef rolls they were incredible, heaps of meat filling,..."

Max Mcquoid

"Coffee was on point👌, sausage roll was one of the best I've ever had! And the fruit tarts are frankly epic!!! Well worth the detour, will..."

Aleisha Mclean

"Stopped to pick up some lunch while driving between Taupo and Auckland. Bev did not disappoint - lovely pies (savoury and sweet) and sausage rolls,..."

Janet Manners

"Best fruit pies ever! ($3.50) Custard & Apple, Boysenberry, Apricot & Passionfruit and Rhubarb & Apple. Best short pastry. Hard to find and..."

Zade Ringer

"Passing through putaruru mid afternoon , a meatless sammy i could not find, team bevs deliight very helpful Their home made apple & custard pies..."

Barbara Sloan

Heather’s Ice Cream

94/100 (30 ratings)

Post Seafood And Grill Cafe

78/100 (13 ratings)

"Lovely food and lovely people. Had garlic prawns with chips and it was delicious. It came with big amount of salad. The salad was fresh and got great..."

Yanna Rascalla

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Sania arora

Pizza Direct Ltd

70/100 ( ratings)

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