This old pub has atmosphere to spare and the range of areas to sit and while away a few hours on a Saturday afternoon is great. We visited with family and sat in a booth watching the world go by. The service was excellent, adove and beyond. When ordering a range of drinks for the entire family the staff came from behind the bar to help carry the drinks to our table. We had pizzas which all went down well.
Big tick Tuakau Hotel; the facilities are great but your staff were the shining light for us that day.
Entrees: Shrimp cocktail & pork dumplings.
Price - 4/5
Taste - 5/5
Portions - 5/5
Presentation - 4/5
Serving time - 5/5
*Could be a bit more creative with how you present/plate the shrimp cocktail, tasted delicious though.
Main: Pork ribs & Chicken + bacon fettuccine.
Price - 5/5
Taste - 5/5
Portions - 5/5
Presentation - 4/5
Serving time - 5/5
*Ribs fell off the bone and melted in your mouth. Fettuccine was so good, both dishes were satisfying.
Dessert: Chocolate mousse
Price - 4/5
Taste - 3/5
Portions - 5/5
Presentation - 5/5
Serving time - 5/5
*Suggestion, please use a smaller spoon like a 10ml teaspoon. The spoon we had was too big, it was roughly a 15-20ml spoon. It was hard to scoop the mousse out from the narrow end of the dessert glass.
Overall Elsie's restaurant deserves a 5 star rating. Of all the restaurants I've been to, this place by far has the fastest service all the time. Not my first time here and definitely not my last.
Stopped in for lunch on Tuesday.
Received wonderful customer service from the young lady behind the bar, Jasmine.
Lovely atmosphere to walk into, with friendly manager and staff.
Server suggested the special of the day (ribs). Was a nice serving, but a bit too many chips. Love the coleslaw.
Will definitely be back.
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