The atmosphere here was amazing. We loved the art up on the walls made from old book pages! The food was amazing, some of the best we've had in a long time. The flavours went well together. You could tell the chef who put it all together had a good palate. The price range definitely reflects that, but it was well worth it. Beautifully put together too.
I thought the food and service here was magnificent. We had some jamon croquettes and paella balls which were great as was the lamb wings and potato’s bravos, so soft a flavoursome. Seafood stew had an abundance of great fresh seafood. Definitely a winner
Our first time in Taupo and we checked out Vine for dinner.
Nothing to fault! Our waitress Emily was attentive & polite, friendly with her own style of service.
The food was delicious but the service really was the star! We’re from Auckland where great service is certainly hard to come by (maybe we’re just critical because we used to work in the industry), so we will definitely be back on our next visit to Taupo!
Amazing food and wine. Beat meal I've ever had!
The lamb cutlets were to die for and the chocolate fondant dessert was next level... can't wait to come back and try more!!
Breath of fresh air. In a town that seemed to have a ribs and burger bar for almost every resident, this was a breath of fresh air - spacious and light fllled, the ever affable NZ service and simple, delicious food. A sensational olive oil and house baked bread were both complementary. Well worth a go.
In Taupo for a weekend,decided to try the vine eatery Friday night tried several of the tapas dishes .cannot fault any of it food excellent wine choice superb . It was so good we went back Saturday to try the rest of the tapas dishes we missed . First class , we will defiantly be back
We initially wanted to go to The Brantry but it was unfortunately closed on a Sunday, so the Vine was our second choice. Thankfully it turned out to be a relatively good decision. Service was awesome, food was outstanding (we had the lamb rack and beef w mushroom sauce). Their desserts were yummy too - a girlfriend of mine ordered the pav and I had one of their cabinet desserts (polenta cake served with yogurt).
Only thing I wished were bigger portion sizes as the prices were slightly on the higher side. E.g. if you can't serve bigger meat portions, maybe double up on the salads?
We ate here earlier tonight and I have to say it was fantastic, the staff were very helpful and the food was delicious!
We had a party of 5 and didn't want to worry about having enough food or what to eat, so asked to have an assortment of plates from the menu. They sorted it all for us, there was plenty of food and it made the evening relaxing and enjoyable, thank you thank you! Guaranteed to be back and highly recommending Vine Eatery to others!
Thanks again!
We have been eating at the vine eatery Taupo twice now and the food was always excellent . Had a chance to meet Head Chef Reginaldo Gallina a very nice person who is a excellent cook.
We will definitely come back.
H.&.J Gruber
There's not a whole lot to say - it's the best trip-advisor rated restaurant in Taupo for a reason.
- Excellent food. Like really really good. Well presented, and you're talking almost 5 star quality
- Really nice atmosphere. Usually a place like this would be a bit cold, a bit quiet and probably with uncomfortable furniture. Not here - it's beautiful and warm, nice decor, good background music and everything else to make it a perfect evening
- Amazing service. The chef made an effort to have a quick (unintrusive) word to all the guests and handed out his card.The waitresses were just the right level of helpful and friendly
And all this for a really good price - I think for 3 dishes and 3 drinks we spent $70!
Don't waste your time anywhere else.
We were able to get a table for 3 on a Friday night without reservation. A nice stop on the way to Napier. Delicious onion soup. Shared plates are enough for 3. Good service and front of house is appreciated.
The menu is well put together. Obvious care has been taken with regard to flavours and presentation.
All dietary restrictions are well labeled, and the waiting staff were happy to double check things.
Staff were efficient, knowledgeable and friendly.
Beautiful setting lots to look at, food was expensive but tasty literally has hundreds of wines to choose from good place to go for drinks we had a set menu as we're with a big group was nice and fancy 🙂
Updated Review: we recently attended what has become an annual group meal at Vine Bar. Once again a great experience though we would have loved to have had the Vintage Room again! (Hopefully next time!). Lee remembered our group which made us feel very welcome, we were given amazing service and exceptional food. We always order a selection of small plates as tapas and all were incredible. Soft shell crab, scallop mornay, paella balls and and chicken parfait are favorites. Try the Plum Frappie cocktail 👌
Still highly recommend Vine Bar, thanks team!
Original Review: What a great spot (I wish I'd discovered years ago) for a celebration. We booked here for a 40th birthday and had the private room upstairs with a dedicated server, who bless them, did soo many trips up the stairs with all our food and cocktails... with great humor I must add! Excellent service, exceptional food in the Tapas menu - extensive choices, delicious cocktails! A beautiful location with loads of ambience.
Amazing food & fast to come out. Our waiter was the most delightful South African gentleman called Perfect and he absolutely was! The cocktails were delicious. I recommend the espresso martini. Will be back. Only note is it was a tad loud. We did struggle to talk to the waiter and also each other. Otherwise Amazing
Wow. This was some of the best food I have ever tasted. The quality was absolutely top notch. Price was very reasonable for how amazing the food was. Huge compliments to the chefs. The service my wife and I received was fantastic as well. Super friendly and extremely professional. Full table service. Very grateful to how patient the waitress was with our indecision of food haha. When we were there we ordered the middle eastern falafel balls, vine fries, mushroom risotto, iced chocolate and sweetheart cocktail. All were absolutely delicious but the mushroom risotto was to die for. Seriously recommend that to everyone!
Always a pleasure to come here. Attentive friendly staff and we had a fab meal.
Highly recommend the French onion soup and the scallop chorizo and spinach risotto.
And I’ve discovered a great new NZ Chenin Blanc. Yes I’m taking about you Sea Level Nelson.
For those of you who need photographic evidence. I promise never to do a photo and a review until I’ve licked the plate. Here you go
Amazing place!! They gave me a free entree for a mistake that wasn’t even their fault in the first place! Highly recommend. Really good staff and food is equally amazing!
Vine Eatery and Bar was surprisingly busy for a Sunday evening. But a table was found for us, and our lovely evening began. The atmosphere was elegant but relaxed, the wine by the glass choice was extensive, the staff friendly, efficient and knowledgable, helping us to match wine choices with food. Our meals arrived promptly, and were delicious. We chose the fillet steak, and the duck breast, with a side of broccoli to share. Smaller dishes are also available, as well as a great variety of cocktails from the very impressive bar. We look forward to a return visit.
This week a group of 12 of us booked the upstairs venue at Vine for an annual dinner celebration.
The food was astonishing. The service exceptional.
Atmosphere celebratory.
I need an excuse to go back and share the experience with others.
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