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Smokers & Grillers.co
92/100 (599 ratings)
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"What this place lacks in fineries and frills it compensates and catalyzes with food portion, taste and...deliciousness 😋 🤪 👌. Superb..."
Caius Bernardi
"Seriously great food, seriously relaxed place. Perfect. Our group of 5 got in just before the dinner rush, but man, wait if you have to - it’s..."
Thomas Hendricks
"The guy who is running this place knows what he is doing. The restaurant is a little bit tucked away on the corner between a couple of other shops...."
Laura James
"Interesting and thoughtfully designed burgers, epic pork belly bites, and next level service. We had a great conversation with the owner about his..."
Fraser Penning
"Real good burgers. Esp BBC! Their epic bacon beef burger is sooooo good. Staffs are..."
Lucas Neo
"Good food. Taste great. I really dont know about the waiting time here in NZ but it took longer that what i am used to. That being said, i will be..."
brixspeed
"Was our best find whilst in Rotorua. Ordered their 50/50 cheeseburger, which was cooked mid-rare and juicy as heck. Went back for seconds with their..."
Sibyl Dougherty
"This was my 1st time at this restaurant. A+++customer, they make you feel at home. And they check with you to make sure your meal is satisfactory...."
STINA
"It seems quite popular so I tried as well. Really, I think it is quite good but I like more American's huge burger so I can only score 4. However, it..."
Walter Chin
"What a find! A restaurant with personal delight in the food they serve. Easily one of the best, if not the best, burgers I have ever tasted - the..."
Hayward
"The food was fantastic as was the company we kept. The heat was really bad but the food made it up. It’s a great BBQ Joint which we will be going..."
Everard Whangapirita
"Awesome dinner with 98% gluteb free and lots of other allergy and diet options. Super friendly and helpful and everything was top..."
Jenni Stent
"Food was really yummy, very nice flavours & everything cooked perfectly. The calamari and the cheese/bacon gravy fries were sooooo good! Please open..."
Cora-Ann Dodd
"Excellent food for the price, real yummy. Establishment is very aware and accommodating of allergies. Defs make a booking as it's busy! Also does..."
Lorraine Pemberton
"Extremely delicious ! The must-try restaurant in Rotorua! The grilled rib is very soft and you can easily tear apart the meat from the bone! Adding..."
Winnie Hung
"What a fantastic place to eat. Awesome friendly hosts, great music and clearly passionate about food and service. Pork belly bites are ridiculously..."
Aryn McKissock
"This is a great place for some good quality burgers. They also serve things like Pork Belly Bites which are amazing. These aren't budget meals like..."
David Vedder
"Great food, amazing service and an overall fantastic experience. Before even sitting down we were asked if we had any food allergens and with an egg..."
Sean Berry
Arisu Korean Restaurant
87/100 (89 ratings)
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Reservations
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Lunch
"Have tried few Korean restaurants over the years when I am on holiday in Rotorua and have been very disappointed as I couldn't find any decent one..."
David Hsu
"We came on a Tuesday evening and had a wonderful experience at Arisu. Almost had the entire restaurant to ourselves until another couple came. The..."
VeHn Y
"Excellent dinner had here on a Thursday evening. My wife usually doesn’t finish her bibimbap but here she had no problem. Highly recommended if..."
Bojan Krtolica
"One of the best customer service we experienced so far in Rotorua. Food were awesome served with side dish. We really enjoyed our food, Korean beer..."
Dan
"We have been there for my gf’s birthday and was absolutely great. I heard they have just opened recently so I’m glad to be there at the beginning..."
U. K.
"This resto should be listed in top 10 Trip Advisor's where to eat in Rotorua. Service from the heart, the owner were very friendly and warm. He..."
Andina Ayunani
"I ate lunch special pork bulgogi+noodle+rice with 13 NZD. The food here is delicious and the service is..."
Dainty Ei
"We eat out a lot and this is one of our best experiences dining out. The food was absolutely delicious. Very generous portions (we had a lot to take..."
Ashleigh Ngamotu
"Amazing food and customer service. The side dishes were bought out as individual dishes instead of being a "Shared buffet" which I loved. The owner..."
Cahla Isiah
"Seriously amazing Korean food. Would happily be going to Arisu even if it was in a big city! From the stew to the BBQ to the cold side dishes, we..."
Silabhakta Livirya
Mr Yakitori
81/100 (326 ratings)
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Barbecue
Japanese
Japanese
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Asian
Barbecue
Dinner
Lunch
Fish Soup
Yakitori (Grilled Skewers)
Sit down
Asian
Barbecue
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Table Service
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Reservations
Seating
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"We were returning to Auckland from Wellington and staying in Rotorua. We drove to the restaurant and found it was on the ground floor of a hotel. ..."
jin jeremy
"Yummm!! We had no idea that Rotorua had a Yakitori restaurant – and it's been here for 18 years. The food was amazing (great skewers and delicious..."
Jo Sauter
"Delicious! Cute little restaurant inside the hotel. We weren’t staying there but anyone can eat at the restaurant. Really yummy food. Slow service..."
Jess Mackie
"A little pricy. But delicious food, atmosphere was a little meh, kinda too dark. Top tier service..."
Tammara Thompson
"You need to try Banana with Bacon here. It is cozy place to enjoy sake in..."
Chloe Zhang
"This place is awesome! Great food and vibe. A must..."
Ben Jordan
"Great food. Reasonably priced. Definitely suggest you book in advance. Well worth..."
Adrian Fonseca
"Great service, very tasty food, reasonably..."
Charmaine Marais
"Unique and delightful menu options in acisy seeing inside the hotel. Good..."
Robin Horder
"Great food! Great service! Highly..."
Michael
"Amazing food and the staff were very friendly. Mr yakitori’s is a local..."
Stefan Hall
"Great experience, waitress looked after us very well. Knew hubby aswell so was a bit of a bonus. Not sure what her name was but she needs a payrise...."
Sammy harris Harris
Gengy's Rotorua
79/100 (873 ratings)
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Barbecue
Mongolian
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Mongolian
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Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
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Fish
Noodle
Beef
Pancakes
Salad
Sit down
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Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
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Mid-range
"Great staff, Chefs on the ball, you choose your meats, vege, fruits, seafood, flavoured oils etc and the chefs hot plate cook it 5..."
Karen Read
"Eat all you can. Stomach was full, but heart was not. Great selection of food. Create your own recipe on the go. Must visit when in Rotorua...."
balaji raj
"Excellent food choice at a reasonable price. Food was constantly bring refilled so there was always extra choices. Will definitely eat here..."
Kirk Leech
"Was good as usual. Lots of choices. Did the early bird special. My meat, however, wasn't cooked how I would normally have it (beef) but overall it..."
M Camping
"Great food. Lots to choose how you do your dish. Went the seafood route, n very yummy..."
John Wilkinson
"Great Service had friend with us for her Birthday most enjoyable super selection of food recommend Seafood Chowder all..."
Ann Clausen
"Gengy’s is a good place to have a buffet in the holiday season. Staff are very friendly, foods are tasty. There are variety meats to choose, enough..."
Andi Guo
"It was a Great place to dine at, thee food options were awesome, free cold water, dessert was nice ice cream, pancakes, whipped cream, thee customers..."
Joseph George
"For our last week in Rotorua we selected the Gengy's Restaurant,we have no regrets cause the buffet was magnificent, excellent and we ate well,it was..."
Anuanua Anuanua
"Great food selection, option of soups and even ice creams as dessert with various toppings. The people who cooks are fast to attend to me when I go..."
Happy Lucky
"Rotorua ,Very nice selection of meat & Veges & I liked choosing my own food combos.. Very friendly staff. I loved the pancake & ice cream to..."
Rosina K
"Pretty cool experience creating dish from the uncooked selection of food and then watching it being cooked on a big grill right in front of you. Good..."
Nytasha Nicholson
"It is so cool that the chef cook right in front of you! And the price is reasonable consider the variety of food..."
LAU Ho-kwan
"Best place. Unlimited food. Unlimited water. If you don't like it, it's probably your own fault as you choose what's in your food and how it's..."
FALLEN NZM
"Our family enjoyed our dine in experience. Although not much to choose from on the deserts table, the delicious pancakes make up for it. Was good to..."
Jules Grace
"First time there, didn't really know what to do but thankfully went with others. Grab a bowl and fill with what you need/want and then put it on the..."
Lana Tawa
Family House Restaurant
79/100 (264 ratings)
Restaurants
Barbecue
Asian
Chinese
Chinese
Korean
Asian
Barbecue
Korean
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Drinks
After-hours
Sit down
Barbecue
Chinese
Korean
Asian
Reservations
Television
Street Parking
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Buffet
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Highchairs Available
Digital Payments
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Dinner
After-hours
Lunch
Drinks
Brunch
Mid-range
"Delicious. Korean BBQ style. Easy to cook, easy to get around. Friendly server and free ice cream and barley tea. All you can eat. I was not..."
Sam Tike
"What a nice place help yourself all you can food. Steamboat and bbq. Lots of choices for meats and vegetables and making your own spicy or not..."
Debbie Levien
"What a great place to eat .Staff great and friendly .Well the food is very fresh and a great range all you could ask for.Great range..."
Clark Levien
"Best Korean BBQ ever tired in New Zealand, the food are so fresh and sauces are delicious. good communication and service. highly..."
Fei XU
"Awesome experience. You can choose either to have hotpot or Korean bbq. You can make your own dipping sauce to eat with the food you've cooked...."
Foodie
"Hubby and I love these kind of places. Lots of different variety and the food is really fresh. Staff are lovely and quick to clear your table when..."
Chynal Ward
"Had dinner here with my mum tonight and we thoroughly enjoyed our meals. I highly recommend this place to meat and seafood lovers. And the customer..."
Namu Tamiana
"The ingredients are really fresh. Lots of choices for you. The staff is very friendly. Definitely enjoyed our time here. I would highly..."
Roxy Yang
"Was craving for some hot pot and found this lovely place. The service was really good and the food was delicious. The wife and I loved it. Definitely..."
Ambert David Miranda
"Definitely. Definitely. Must try. Definitely.A huge variety of meat, whole fishes, and seafood. We arrived 1.45pm. I thought we cant do the..."
Liksya
"Good food and very friendly staff! The atmosphere is good and very spacious. Both BBQ and hotpot is available for 29 bucks for dinner. I would ..."
James
"Fresh seafood, tender pork belly, delicious steamed buns and tofu. Excellent customer service by Sofia! Nice way to have dinner on my birthday!..."
Raf Hoods Walls
"Nice tidy place, full of choices. The staffs are friendly as well. First night at Rotorua, and we really enjoyed our hot pot here! Highly..."
Alla Guo
"It has a very good environment and fresh food. Lovely music when you dining and that's really awesome.It's in the CBD so it's very easy park..."
Randolphnz
"Totally satisfied and full. 😅 Great place to have lunch with family and friends. Worth it for $25. Will be coming back again and again and again...."
Lj Garrado-Decolongon
"Buffet style with large selections, from seafood, lamb, beef to veges. You can choose BBQ or Hot Pot. Excellent service. Good for big groups as well...."
Renjinya
"If you looking for a place where can have Chinese hotpot and Korean bbq at the same time, this is it. I've been here for three times, good place to..."
Teresa Pan
"We four people families ate dinner there and enjoy Hot Pot and BBQ both. Our 9 years old son was only charged half price. Food is fresh and a lot..."
Albert Law
"hot pot and bbq are brilliant! We lots of people all enjoy hot pot and bbq. A variety of choices on vege, meat, seafood, side dishes and sauces...."
Yuhong
"by far the best korean bbq buffet I have been to in rotorua vegetables were very fresh a great selection of meat and sea food will be going back for..."
Carl Edelsten
"Good food, reasonable price, fresh ingredients--- what's not to like. We make our own kimchi, and I could immediately tell that their kimchi is more..."
Shiny H Appy
"Had both Korean BBQ and Chinese hotpot buffet for lunch today. Heaps of meat and veg options. So tasty. Staff were friendly and..."
Eugenia Zhang
"here has seafood, hot chips, vegetable.... better than others koerean..."
何成吉
"An eating experience with awesome staff and worth the $$! Definitely recommend Family House Restaurant. You can have Korean bbq or hot pot..or just..."
C Elu-Deans
"Worth a visit for the experience but nothing that spectacular. The DIY shared hotpot was fun to do and definitely worth trying. It was actually good..."
Ecl Z
"Such a beautiful restaurant, very friendly and welcoming and the food was to die for. Hotpot and bbq pork belly, beef, lamb, prawns, all you can..."
Vennesa
"We loved the food, the Family House BBQ Restaurant is a little hidden gem that we found. Recommend to..."
May Van Breda
"BBQ and hotpot buffet, $32per adult. Good variety of food; meat, vegetable, fish balls, tofu, small whole fish to grill, korean tea and ice..."
TheNZLILY
"Amazingly kind and welcoming staff, we had a group of 4 with a big appetite so chose hotpot and kbbq option. Food was fresh and side dishes were..."
Woojin Wang
"Unassuming from the street but this place is a treasure. We did both the Korean bbq and hot pot and loved every bite. Would 100% recommend if..."
Ethen Ellington
"First time trying the korean bbq , for new customer go for pork and beef slice with kimchi was awesome , Also available nepalses dumpling which i..."
Abiral Upreti
"Casual as Korean bbq and hotpot place ,good prices all you can eat do go for gold..."
Laylani Kinghazel
"Nice restaurant with hot pot and yummy Nepaliese momos. I like the tomato spicy chutney and chicken..."
Malvika Vashisht
"Got the hot pot and BBQ combo and would definitely recommend them both. The place is clean and all the food was fresh and delicious. The staff and..."
Elzada Sercus
"Wonderful Korean BBQ. Perfect way to end a day of hiking. Food was excellent, very fresh, flavorful and tender meat. Owner was spectacular and..."
Quinton Nannet
"Really relaxed atmosphere. What to do isn't exactly clear but easy enough if you ask/know how the system works. Staff super friendly. Building could..."
Emily Morris
"First time experience with chinese hotpot and korean grill ... was delicious will come again !!! Love the sauce which have lots of variety..."
Vakso Company
Four Winds Tavern Rotorua & Tatou Bbq Bistro
73/100 (146 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Pub
Gastropub
Barbecue
Bar
New Zealand
Pub
Barbecue
Gastropub
New Zealand
Dinner
Lunch
Barbecue
New Zealand
Bar
Pub
Gastropub
Lunch
Dinner
"Have had several meals with friends at this place meals are reasonable prices delicious didn't wait long..nice quiet atmosphere service is..."
Wiki Hapeta
"Food was delicious and had that WOW factor. Amazing bang for your buck. The garden dining area was great for the kids and staff were welcoming and..."
Awhina Kerr
"Came here with family to reminisce about our Uncle’s Patrick’s life -he had recently passed and this was his ‘local’. So it was a bittersweet..."
Dan Campbell
"Good service , nice food went with the $35 special.. squid, chicken and apple crumble for dessert which I forgot to..."
Robyn Atkenson
"Great atmosphere and attentive and quick service with fresh well cooked meals. Very clean and tidy and the garden bar is lush and lovely...."
little green tours
"Old school New Zealand pub with cold beer, TAB &..."
Jonathan Hooker
"Do yourself a favour and stop in here for a meal food is great people are lovely, not much more to say. Great spot..."
Frank V
"Can't believe how Amazing the meal was, best by far we have had EVER! All 3 courses were perfection. New favorite spot that's for sure. Fast service,..."
nicole galland
"Didn't eat here but campervans are..."
lavonia briggs
"There was a group of 5 of us who arrived at opening time. The service was very prompt and the staff were great. We had our meals and drinks in no..."
Sandra Potaka
"Had the luxury of Perfect service and nice cold beers all through the night. Highly..."
Simon S
"Have just had a delicious meal here. Great portion sizes. The cream brulee with berries was amazing. We will definitely be back. Thank..."
Jo Atkin
"Great food at very reasonable prices. Presentation was on point and the service was awesome. Will definitely return and can highly..."
Julie Aspinall
"Wicked feed! Lambshanks 👌🏽 Only gripe. Plates were coming out 1 or 2 at a time instead all together. Otherwise overall our table was..."
M2K
"Thought we'd try the new Tatou bistro for dinner, wow what a pleasant surprise, great food , service and atmosphere. See you all again..."
Ashley Mason
"Was so nice to be back in Owhata, Rotorua, restaurant opening this friday on, so go and take a bunch of friends and enjoy your meal and day,..."
Tommy Girl Godfrey
Yaki Yaki
71/100 (837 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Barbecue
Asian
Barbecue
Korean
Korean
Dinner
Lunch
Beef
Dumplings
Salad
Pork
Asian
Barbecue
Korean
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Reservations
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"Tried the $27 BBQ deal last night as part of a group of 3. Staff were pleasant, gave good instructions and very attentive to topping up our meat,..."
Ljaborja
"This is our go-to-place when visiting Rotorua.Still packed @8pm Saturday night. I reckon meat are better than a lot of Korean BBQ place in..."
Jessie He
"Have not spent much time in Rotorua previously but felt like a Korean BBQ. Found Yaki Yaki and boy what a treat. All you can eat BBQ, frieldny staff..."
Taron Ah Chee
"Holidaying in Rotorua, decided to head out for dinner at this restaurant. Greeted by the owner upon arrival, order taken less than 5mins after we sat..."
Maria Zinck-Hauga
"Great food for a good price!We have just moved to Rotorua and decided to take our family out for dinner as a "thank you" for helping us..."
Mataira Kennedy
"We tried the $25 all you can eat korean bbq. Overall it is very nice. You get a full set of korean side dishes, salad, unlimited refill of chicken,..."
William Ng
"Great bargain. Husband and I walked in without booking. The dining room was 80% full. Waitresses were attentive and attended to us straightaway. We..."
Miu Miu
"Beautiful food great service, one of the best Korean Restaurants i have been to! Owners are lovely welcoming people.  I would recommend to all..."
Jamie Boldarin
"This place was brilliant and deffo value for money. You can take your own drink and they charge you $5 but hey that's nothing. Eat as6much as you can..."
Karina Pugh
"Dam. For 25 hukaduk all you can eat bbq it's pretty gawd dam impressive.. more impressive than a mime pulling a rope anyway.. if your mental and like..."
TaystèBhud
"Staffs were friendly and accomodating. We had alot of food shared by our family and friends. They provided us the request we had for our orders..."
Pita Pit Rotorua
"This asian/ korean fusion restaurant is a must go for those foodie who loves a wide array of shabu shabu buffet: beef, pork, chicken. Unlimited..."
K R A M
"This place was great. We were looking for somewhere that catered for vegan and vegetarian diets during our stay in Rotorua. I had bibimbap minus the..."
Philippa Johnson
"It's like a must do coming to Yakiyaki each time when we visit Rotorua. We have been a returning customers since 2015. Although to be fair, since..."
Hannah Jojofa
"Spacious and instant service. We went for lunch, it is $25 for the BBQ special, it's a little bit more at dinner time. It's all you can eat meat,..."
Rana Motu
"We were greeted then had the option to choice our table for four, our order was the BBQ special, this consisted of pork, beef and chicken ( free..."
Heather Motu
"Yes great service. its fun cooking food at the table. We had chicken and steak pieces and as much veges you want plus rice and a small soup are..."
Barbara Takiari
"Special BBQ dinner was definitely worth the money. Good flavours and plenty of sides to choose. Unlimited meat as well damn it was so..."
Naveen Muthuraj
"This unassuming restaurant surprised me with a delicious Kimchi pancake. I ordered the small and it filled me. I cancelled my main order... yummy. I..."
Lana-Dee
"Go for the All You Can Eat menu! For $25, this is the best deal! Especially for eating out in New Zealand. The meat was good quality and the other..."
Jenny FlyHigh
"Referred here by a local for lunch and was presently surprised, considering the recent reviews. We were actually going to The owner/manager was very..."
Di Wu
"Really enjoyed our visit. We went for the all you can eat option and it was great. The staff were helpful and attentive, making sure you have enough..."
Ian Shackell
"It has been a while since I last dined here, and the experience is still awesome. We received a warm welcome and the service by the ladies out front..."
Tama Matene