New Zealand cuisine: the best places to taste it in Whanganui

"If you're looking for best place in Whanganui for a coffee and snacks, you've just found it! We had amazing drinks and sweet and savoury treats...."

Wendy Hazeldine

Barry Hazeldine

Donna Jones

The Greenhouse Aotearoa

"Fantastic plant based food. Great service too. A real asset for..."

Dr Shona Dalzell

"Great food, amazing coffee, friendly service....definitely going back for..."

Jam Jam (Jam)

"Lovely healthy and delicious..."

Steve Baron

Funky Duck

Wheelchair Accessible

Breakfast

Lunch

Mid-range

"Best eggs benny I have had on the North island! No photo of the food because I enjoyed it too much. Small playground out the back amd plenty of..."

LEE

"Delish food, lovely staff, great atmosphere. Good coffee. Ducks all around that you can buy food for to feed. The salad is definitely a fave for me..."

Bianca Ravelich

"A passing stop from Hawke's Bay to New Plymouth. Plenty of ducks following you and especially around the cafe. Easy to find, typical cabinet food and..."

Matt Strickland

"Great food, lovely setting, very friendly staff. Lovely lunch adjacent to beautiful Rotokawau Lake..."

Colin Price

"We had a group booking for coffee and cake on Sunday afternoon. Fabulous coffee, extra special hot chocolates and yummy food ( and lots of it 😁)..."

Sarah

"Fabulous salmon frittata with delicious cheese sauce in the middle. So good! We are visiting whanganui - will definitely be..."

Catherine Grace

"Great coffee, friendly speedy service and yummy food. A little pot belly stove was very warm & welcoming. Discount on coffee for seniors which is..."

jill jaques

"Our go-to family spot when we're in Whanganui, the coffee is always excellent, perfect after a long drive. Staff are always chipper and helpful, love..."

Konna Clark

"We had the best seat in the house this morning. Beautiful ambience, beautiful kai. Would definitely eat here..."

Adrienne Mcleod

"Great cafe, lovely setting and dog friendly. Service awesome. Blueberry and white chocolate muffins best we've ever had. Will definitely be...."

Sandra Gaines

"Love this place, food and coffee are delicious 😋, great service as..."

Kim OanhHoang

"Nice Cafe. Usual suspects on the menu. Food looked good but just had a sweet thing. Great outdoor..."

Geoffrey Mayes

"Clean and very relaxing place to have cup of..."

Marilou Suyom

"A bit pricy but a nice place and good..."

Andrew Rai

"We had one of there pizza's for lunch, was..."

Janine Barnett

Wheelchair Accessible

"Amazing service, lovely staff & great atmosphere! Highly rated & love the retro vibe 👌 Have also had a private function here and the spread that..."

Migiel Burger

"Great location with an easy ambience. Offering space to sit and relax, not feeling you're in your neighbours lap! Simple menu, offering sumptuous..."

David McClelland

"Great coffee and banter with the staff , I am a regular here for coffee and feel valued as a customer. Highly recommend red..."

Jessieee Carse

"Fabulous coffee, amazing aroma, and the atmosphere are wonderful. Service is..."

Kathleen Vicelich

"Super friendly genuine service. Meal was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented. I had a time pressure which was met very comfortably. Will..."

Rebecca NZ

"Owing to various very necessary lengthy public health restrictions due to Covid 19 and its variants, my wife and I wife and I returned to Red Eye..."

Graham Juden

"A nice place to have a cuppa. It's nice that you can sit outside. Lovely atmosphere and helpful staff. I went at 1.30 and was a bit disappointed that..."

Lucy Whittle

"Really good value fot porridge under $10 but i ran out of cream as the porridge amount was huge. I didnt get anything else due to the fact i had..."

Tony Carroll

"Excited to see keto food in the cabinet, this tells me there is solid nutritional knowledge and the quality is top notch. Excellent coffee ☕☕ to..."

Leona Makatea

"These guys are the best. The service is fabulous, and the food is amazing... good sized meals, and really tasty. The vege bagel.. Mmm nom nom nom...."

Susan O'Connell

"Amazing place, great food. Popped in for the big breakfast and absolutely loved it, friendly people running the place too, didn't mind switching out..."

Cory Wilson

"Lovely bagel and mushrooms on toast. Friendly accommodating staff who cooked for us even though the kitchen was closed. Greatly appreciated as we'd..."

Justine Burgess

"Good locality, with east access. Indoor/outdoor seating. Food was awesome. This included menu and cabinet food. Very interesting articles on the..."

Ann Maulder

"the stuff are amazing the drinks are amazing I haven't had the food yet love from alex Ferguson from wanganui..."

Alex Ferguson

"Attended a meeting at council then was taken to this local coffee joint. Great ambiance and Fantastic coffee. Easy walking distance from Council..."

Shane R

"Had a good brunch at this tucked away cafe on a side street while visiting Whanganui. The staff were friendly and pleasant and the hollandaise sauce..."

Ange

Springvale Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"Great service, food served quickly and was very good..."

LMB

"Arrived at the busiest time (just after midday). Queued to place our orders, and advised a wait of approximately 30 minutes. When the food arrived it..."

Beth Smith

"Yummmmy, tasty good food great..."

Heather Millar

"Really great place for lunch! Appreciate how they try & look after different diets with vegan & GF options. Extensive menu and cabinet food as well...."

Lindley Craig

"Came here looking for celiac friendly food, not disappointed. Garden centre looks nice too and has a playground for kids, but it's too cold today for..."

Jonah Smith

"Kumara rosti topped with poached eggs, bacon and hollandaise. Absolutely blaaardi delicious. Perfect portion size too, weren’t overly full but was..."

Kahurangi Rose

"Good place for lunch. Fast services and great..."

Alan Brougham

"Delicious meal that was well priced and good value. The service was good but could have been a little faster, and there could have been more..."

Mloclam2002

"Had a lunch there mid-week. Meal was very nice but definitely over..."

Paul Webster

"Lovely meal and lovely..."

Anne Thomson

Burger Cartel Whanganui

"Honestly I think this maybe the best burger I ever ate... The Cabeza De Coca, delicious, mouthwatering, and huge. Struggled to finish the generous..."

Greg White

"A great burger and chips to enjoy on a quiet Sunday. The place was very quiet and unassuming but the lady was friendly and the menu looked good...."

Jake Bevan

"Traveling and we stumbled across the Burger Cartel. Out of our party of 6, I asked if I could have a kids meal as I wasn't that hungry. My girls..."

Claire Bason

"Always great. Excellent food. You are served by the chef who really cares that you enjoy the food. Been my first Port of call every time I come to..."

Daphne Trevurza

"Great place. Amazing burgers, staff, and..."

Daniel

"Excellent service, fantastic burger. Completely surprised to find such a gem on the main street of Whanganui. We read the reviews, decided to try..."

Craig Steele

"Burger cartel is awesome. I don't write reviews often because I normally don't come across a place that I'd consider good enough to leave one. This..."

Wiremu Brown

"Best burger I have ever had. And I eat a lot of burgers. Its a shame I live 400km away. Or would eat there everyday. To add the that. The the fella..."

Ali Masood

"Delicious food and really friendly staff. The loaded fries were unbelievable! This has become a must stop whenever in..."

Ali Hobson

"Great little place, very tasty hot bandit burger. Great service, I will come again..."

Josh Best

Oaks Restaurant Cafe & Bar

"Our last night in Whanganui great meal, excellent service. In retrospect i should have had the beef wellington instead of the scotch fillet, as it..."

Michael Demoratz

"Lovely ambiance, this place is absolutely gorgeous. food was amazing, and portion sizes are plentiful. the barman there was lovely, makes amazing..."

YeetInfection

"Friendly staff and excellent service the meal was delicious and the desserts were amazing!! 😍 a relaxed atmosphere. My partner and I were really..."

Savannah Quirk

"Great place for a fine meal. Quality over quantity. Good atmosphere. Good prices...."

Daniel Khurst

"go here regularly, the chef knows how to cook a steak. whatever you're paying him/her give them a payrise 🙂 friendly attentive staff..."

Mike Devon

"Great meal that didn't take too long to arrive. Nice atmosphere with very friendly and helpful..."

KERRY OCONNOR

"delicious food well presented and Good servings. Very friendly staff relaxed..."

Stace Bisset

"Had a lovely meal yum yum. Had the herb crusted Fish. Service was great very..."

Christine Wills

"Friendly staff and good food. A bit pricey (for me), 30 to 40 dollar mains. Worth the cost..."

Llewellyn Emery

"Awesome place the food was incredible with huge..."

Chance Lebeau

"Good pricing. Excellent TVs. Perfect spacious tables. Great for a big..."

R C

"Wow wow wow we decided to go out for dinner at the last minute, fantastic staff and phenomenal steak, cant wait to come back,..."

Paula Boyer

Glasgow Takeaways & Food Bar Ltd

"Great fish and chips (dated establishment but that didn't effect the good..."

Ian Main

"I used to get sent down to this fish and chip shop when I was a kid to get dinner for the family. Five stars written and given. You literally helped..."

Kurtis Papple

"Great service. Excellent..."

Marilyn Lawson-James

"Fast service considering how large our order was 😅 Lovely people, we rang ahead and they had our order ready just on the time when they said it..."

Tracey-lee Hopkinson

"LOVE this takeaway shop. Friendly staff, and VERY FAST cooking time. Food is very..."

Wendy Hazeldine

"Nice and clean, friendly staff. A must try is their king burger. OMG, I have to eat mine in 2 sittings, and it's only $6. I always go here because..."

Ally/Craig Pratt

"Reliable food always diligent and prompt. Consistent quality don't be fooled by the building needing ..."

Leo Brown

"Great service, quick serving times and great..."

Jimmy Neutron

"Nice fish and chips burgers beautiful and staff are..."

Sheree Veale

"Always great service, and top notch..."

Braedy Young

"Excellent food. Friendly..."

Rex Cuff

"Great food friendly people an awesome place to..."

Laurelle Berridge

Mischief Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"marvellous food,top class coffee, great service and good art...whats not to..."

Gwynneth Rixon

"Awesome place with the best food. Thanks for having us and our staff it was a great..."

Melina-Adam Holmes

"Gotta love the staff, the mochas (even if your cups are too small :-) ), the food, the atmosphere..."

Antonia Luz Ines Sims

"Awesome Cafe Experience. Feels like a cafe that would go awesome in Wellington..."

Tony Henderson-Newport

"So relaxed with fantastic coffee awesome staff and nice..."

Hayden Gwynne

"A zigzagging walk through the streets of Whanganui found us here for lunch. Random luck. What a..."

Nicole Delmage

"Had the most awesome meal last Friday evening, food was fantastic, staff were professional, great..."

Sian R L MacGibbon

"Fantastic 3 course meal and live entertainment at Mischief tonight - great coffee, great food and great..."

Chris Mackay

"The food is outstanding every time we come! Best cafe in Wanganui...."

Tash Smith

"Absolutely amazing food, awesome service, can't wait for your next dinner..."

Rachel Miller

"Great atmosphere, awesome service and the food is to die for. Yummo!! Can't wait to come back..."

Debs Andrews

"Thanks, Charlotte, for informing me that when I want an American-style iced coffee in New Zealand I should order a "summer..."

Ben Alkaly

"Great coffee, awesome people and delicious..."

Peter Mathias

"Nice food, prompt service and comfortable seating. Just found noise reverberated throughout, despite no one with raised voices. Great..."

David McClelland

"Friendly staff, a cabinet of tasty food and blackboard menu of classics with a twist welcomed us. We don’t usually stop in Wanganui. We’re glad..."

Geoff Bilbrough

"What a delicious breakfast.Bursting full of flavor. Poached eggs, wilted spinach on potato rosti with pesto roasted mushrooms and a drizzle of house..."

Nicole Waterhouse

"Perfect for a small snack. Excellent coffee & amazing..."

Netra Parab

"One of the city's best little hide aways. Great food, great..."

Piri Cribb

"This is a great little cafe just off the main street. The food was wonderfully tasty, the staff friendly and great..."

Andrew Karl

"This Café is outstanding in my book. It opens it's doors early for brekky, has a great menu, fabulous almond milk chai latte and super staff. Cosy..."

Jan Spicer

"We had mischief cater our event and it was one of the best decisions we made! They went above and beyond with their customer service to ensure the..."

Yuiteng Chan

"Fresh tasty food. Good selection of vegetarian and gluten free dishes. Relaxing atmosphere with friendly..."

Lara Johnson

"The food is amazing! I had the avocado toast, my husband had the bacon eggs bene and OMG just so so good! You can tell there’s lots of love put..."

Elle Bryant

"The staff are amazing, the food fantastic, and there was a welcoming vibe from the minute you walk in, well done team. And thanks for helping to ..."

Jane Garner

"Coffee 10 out of 10.. Excellent food, ..great service, Very clean and tidy.. Great art workd throughout... Would..."

Mary Freeman

"Bacon sandwich was great. Lots of other good looking food friendly..."

Kristina Purvis

"Sweet and cozy cafe that offers breakfast and lunch. The eggs Benedict with mushrooms and spinach in a pesto sauce and roasted potatoes was great!..."

Paula

"Awesome staff. I just had cabinet food and a long macchiato. Both were delicious. I came here after walking out of Red Eye. Wish I’d goto Mischief..."

Dan Milward

"Fabulous coffee. Beautiful food and great service. Recommend it to..."

Patrick & Julie Oleary

"First time there and the food is awesome. Have been back again since. Nice little..."

Josephine Haworth

Kristy’s Cafe

87/100 (1134 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"I recently visited Kristy's Cafe and was a bit disappointed with my experience. The food was average and the prices were quite expensive for what you..."

Steve Montgomery

"We went to breakfast on a Sunday morning and there was only one cook and one server which made the wait to eat, long. But we aren't complaining about..."

D B

"August 2022. I must say after Christy’s sold her restaurant the quality hasn’t dropped. The new owners maintained the tradition of delicious..."

Igor Costa

"Was nearly closing time when we got there but still good choices in the cabinet. My wife had one of their great selection of pies 🥧 and said it..."

Jeff Peet

"Great pies!! Very nice pastry and filling. Coffee was excellent- hot and good flavour! Kids enjoyed. Perfect highway side stop- cozy ambience and..."

Michelle Wanwimolruk

"We called in for breakfast/morning tea. Just a coffee and an Anzac bikky to share, but when the lady owner pointed out their small pies, similar to..."

Judie Flower

"Open early at 7. Nice rustic set up. Good coffee and a nice..."

Daniel McGregor

"The food & drinks are delicious and their prices are good. Their pies are well known to be very yummy. The atmosphere is rustic & relaxed. The owners..."

Rebecca

"Really great pies. Had beef and a small mince savoury topped. Coffee was..."

Andrew Morrow

"We decided to try somewhere new for a quick lunch. The pies were sooooo good. Great coffee too. Service was excellent and staff so friendly and..."

Jenni Clarkson

"We asked "do you really have the best pies in Wanganui" they said yes. I think I should have asked "do you have the best pies in new..."

Anton Tuorila

"This place was excellent,a warm and inviting host, most excellent pie's & coffee, amazing decor like being in a museum, with intimate seating..."

duel list

"What lovely friendly hosts. Thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience. Nice food. Such caring people. Food top standards...."

Gus Evans

"Tasty and fresh pies , with some awesome customer service ! Not forgetting the coffee and ambiance..."

Alvin Vaz

"Pies and coffee were great. Service was quick and..."

Joe Ninety

"Nice atmosphere, very friendly staff. We had tasty vegetarian pies and coffees. Would go..."

Laura Petkute

"Thee best pies in the pacific, love the creamed mushrooms, great..."

Michelle Gosnell

"plenty of parkings； characteristic decoration; It’s a good..."

Lian D

Ambrosia Deli & Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"Every time I go to Ambrosia I fall in love with a new food. The meals are delicious and come out in speedy time with the friendly staff serving you...."

Amanda Gibbons

"I will miss the friendly folk at Ambrosia, it’s been my daily morning coffee (awesome Havana) run for two weeks, and their salads are heavenly!!! ..."

Dilshan Perera

"Excellent place to go to come out of the cold and enjoy great coffee and delicious..."

Terry Lobb

"Excellent coffee, great food, really neat selection of delicatessen foods and products. OG staff too, cool bunch of..."

Dan Marks

"FAMOUS FOR..."

Justine Palmer

"The 3 berries smoothie was so good. Got a cabinet croissant both times I've eaten here and was always pleased with what I got. Staff is always very..."

Summer

"Really interesting place for good food and very nice coffee and a nice little courtyard outback, a very nice place to relax and chill..."

Vdub

"Delicious Fish Po'Boy, Croque Monsier is beautiful and rich. Coffee is top notch..."

Tony Sundman

"I visited on a recommendation and I was not disappointed. The salads were lovely and fresh. I had a small dish of both choices,, namely a Thai salad..."

Jill Geraghty

"Cute wee set up. Had nothing been here before and very cute. Nice outdoor spot also...."

alice02

"Excellent coffee,superior cabinet food and a good breakfast..."

Hmmm

"Always enjoy this cafe. Lovely coffee and..."

Bronwyn OHagan

"We grabbed a quick bite here in town. Nice sandwich and pastry selection with lots of beverage options. Indoor and outdoor cafe seating. Gifts and..."

c “cfl” lane

"Beautiful food and coffee and lots of great things to..."

Amber Brown

"We had a delicious falafel salad and a slice of orange cake here. As well as coffee and a glass of wine. Really enjoyed it. Well..."

Ann Williamson

Columbus Coffee

"We've come here twice and we've loved it both times. Food is reasonably priced for the quality and is delicious. Lots of teas and other drinks to..."

Joel Harder

"Perfect ambiance with garden views.. Excellent foods and friendly staff..I always feel at home in the Columbus Cafe with perfect home cooked foods..."

Victoria McIntyre

"Amazing coffee and good menu. Cabinet food also a solid option. Outdoor seating ok, few birds flying around. Waiters friendly and wait time wasn't..."

alice02

"Great place for food and coffee in the garden center of a ware house. Open 7 days a week and a good start to beginn your adventure here. To go..."

Martin Elias

"Absolutely the very best date scones I've had anywhere in Australia and NZ. Great..."

Marilyn Lawson-James

"I come here from time to time. It's a favorite of a family member. The selection is great, the food is good, the service is unfaultable the prices..."

Lynda Coe

"Good Cafe to go to after the men have sussed out their happy place looking at the goodies, Cafe food always enjoyable staff are very..."

Lynn Shayler

"Great selection, good coffee. Great..."

Tim Explorer

"Always a great place to meet friends and enjoy a..."

Bronwyn OHagan

"Delicious burger...the pattie was so juicy and the flavour was..."

Cj

Georges Fisheries

Wheelchair Accessible

"Best place around. Flounder n chips with raw egg please......."

Rebecca Gray-Mathews

"Best fish and chip shop in Wangas for fresh fish all the..."

Dean Kendall

"Cant get any better keep up the great work guys..."

Channing Dyke

"The Fish was delicious, not oily, not dry, & the batter was crunchy & perfect. Chips likewise cooked to perfection. Genuinely the best Fish & Chips..."

Dan Sobolewski

"I like the fish and chips at George's. Its a local institution. Chicken salt can be asked for to be sprinkled on the food. Fish fillet is a decent..."

Cameron Joe

"Omgash chips and fish here... so fresh!! And cheap :D we ordered half scoop of chips. Highly..."

Joy

"Lovely fresh fish. Portion size of chips is smaller than elsewhere so do ask for extra if you are really..."

Margaret Crisp

"George's know how to cook fish to my liking. Under Done. Smells and tastes like the Ocean. No salt if I'm traveling, pile on the sea salt at home or..."

Leona Makatea

"Great Kiwi takeaways, great prices & even FRESH fish, the Garlic Butter Chips are to die for yum yum. Burgers are the freshest I have seen in..."

Leanne Williams

"Sorry to say, I left there very unimpressed. Usually a great place for fish and chips in a reasonable amount of time but not this time. However, they..."

Hartley Smith

"Wow I loved the fish n chips We'll be back! Really delicious 😋 Online service A+ Food quality A+ Thank you..."

Kathleen Lloydd

"It was a busy night, so understandable for a wait. We tried the diningroom for a sit down meal. Good value fish of the day with chips and a couple of..."

David McClelland

"Not the same as it used to be but the last owners were a tough act to follow.....still food was nice enough..... EDIT It has been a year since my..."

Kapioi Dawn

"I've had some poor fish and chips in my time and these guys aren't on that list! Fresh tasting fish, potato fritters were perfect and the chips were..."

Baz_GamingTV

"Chips are great, took a bit but was worth it. Crispy, not soggy a little greasy on the fish but tasted decent. Definitely would recommend getting..."

Brayden Anderson

"Absolutely the best fish and chips in 12 years in NZ. Beautifully cooked fish and hand cut chips. We went for the dine in experience complete with..."

Karen Underhill

"Had three separate people recommend this place to me and it shows. Great service. Chips were amazing- definitely five star worthy. Fish was average,..."

Alistair Morrison

"blue cod and deep sea cod - on two separate occasions in the past month. always a great takeaway - friendly peeps and service with a smile -..."

Chrissy Williams

"The very best Fish and Chips I have had in my life. The fish was cooked to perfection and the chips were beautifully crisp. The staff were helpful..."

Paula Hucklesby

"Great place eat. Fish is always fresh and you can pick and choose if you wish. Sit down dining is always good, reminds me of days gone by when you..."

Robin Steele

"Been the place for fresh fish, fish & chips and old fashioned meals in dining room. Bread & butter served before. Black sauce vinegar etc all on..."

Mark Nicholas JP MBA DipPol ANZIM CFE

Bakery Express And Cafe Whanganui

"I love this roast dinner store and have come to know the owners....they keep their roasts always the same but with the choice of pork with crunchy as..."

Jan Spicer

"Fabulous and generous helpings of chicken roast dinners. Lovely..."

Retihiamatikei Cribb

"They have GF gravy on their..."

Rosalie Hoskin

"Bought 2 takeout roast dinners. Good food, reasonable prices. Service ok. Can't say that they are..."

Lynda Coe

"Excellent service. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. The food is absolutely delicious fresh and cooked to perfection. Irecommend to dine in..."

beez 009

"they have awesome food 🥘 from..."

shem boyd Senior

"Lovely roast dinner. Plenty on the plate. Crackling was superb! Either eat in or take home. Basic setting. Clean . Friendly..."

Landa Rogers

"First time Iv been there and wow what an enjoyable meal I had, won’t be my last visit , I’ll be..."

Maria Claxton

"Great roast, the wraps are delicious comes with a great piece of crackling . Milk shakes and ice coffee are amazing..."

George hurley

"Had excellent ginger slice and pie from here, great selection of fresh food and drinks. Quick friendly..."

Siobhan Quigley

"We LOVE the roast house, Friendly, Kind & fast service, The owners are..."

Cash Converters Wanganui Converters

"Got the medium meal, lamb. Very nice and definitely enough for 2 meal's. Only a few minutes wait, very efficient..."

Shirley Magee

"Great service, friendly staff, meat always fresh, and love their ice coffees, always on..."

Tina Hopkins

"Nice place, indoor and outdoor seating, cabinet hot & cold food available, nice roast meals ( meals could be served hotter & veges cooked a bit..."

Michael Purvis

"Great roast dinner, we have had there roast dinners many times because we love there roast..."

Grant Watson

"Good service, food and..."

MJ Ray

"I phone ahead to order. Lamb, beef and pork meals available in 3 sizes. Very..."

Edd Webster

Windermere Farms Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"I always look forward to 🥞 and fresh strawberries at Windermere Gardens each season. It is well worth the drive out..."

Peter Rennett

"We bought amazing fresh strawberries! They had seconds available when we were there, but they were going out the door fast! Sadly there was no gluten..."

Margaret Crisp

"We went out bang on 9am on Boxing day, the cafe was already busy but no line or waiting. The pancakes were amazing, fluffy, light, and tasty, they..."

Rach O'Grady

"The sweetest strawberries I’ve ever had! You can do the strawberry picking for $10/bucket and bring it home, not to mention that you can eat as..."

Winnie Felicia Gunawan

"The strawberries were really fresh and tasty. The staff was so nice. We had tasty huge cone ice creams. My daughter loved the alpacs..."

Fatima A. Junaid

"The best real fruit ice cream we ever tasted! The strawberries were so fresh and tasty. The alpacas were so friendly as well. The service could have..."

AME 43

"Lovely little place with the best strawberries! Also does delicious strawberry and raspberry liqueurs! They sell strawberry wine too but am still to..."

Cassy Crow

"Amazing service and fantastic food. Must try the ice creams and pan..."

abhijith kiran

"We had eggs benedict and strawberry pancakes. Both were superb and the coffee was the best I've had for a..."

Maryanne Nielsen

"Really nice. Friendly atmosphere & staff. Great coffee &..."

Gerry Leeper

Hugh Crawford

"Beautiful and delicious strawberries..."

Catherine Davies

"Great place to take a break for coffee. Also pick up fresh..."

Craig Freeman

"Dave runs the best country cafe in Whanganui, easily some of the. Eat coffee and..."

Tim Explorer

"Awesome strawberries and good food choices if u want to stay for a..."

Belinda Beets

"Its more than a berry farm. The cafe is amazing. Good coffee, yummy dishes and cabin food. Berry products to choose..."

TheNZLILY

"A fantastic place to go with the family and have a fun day out picking our own berries. The Cafe has a very limited menu to choose from but still..."

scott benjamin

Mint Cafe And Bar

Wheelchair Accessible

Yellow House Cafe

85/100 (1355 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Had breakfast there on a sunny Saturday before heading to Wanganui market. Beautiful building, friendly staff, good atmosphere. Great Eggs benedict!..."

Kimberly Hathor Rosewarne

"Wow - Fantastic flavoursome food for every course. Cafe looked lovely transformed into fine dining at night. Service friendly but could do with..."

Michelle P

"Looking for a spot to stop while heading through Wanganui we found this little gem. A period house converted into a cafe. Great layout plenty of..."

Mike Ekdahl

"Lovely little cafe situated in an old house in a rather convenient place, providing plenty of parking. It looks well frequented by the locals,..."

Peter Kurdulija

"Always a great atmosphere and pretty good food too. Portion sizes were good with the yellow house breakfast being $30 and the eggs bene at $29 (the..."

Jordan

"Popped in today whilst in Whanganui for work. Such a lovely cafe, delicious cabinet food (I can highly recommend the salmon filo) and amazing staff...."

Joanne Bowley

"Lovely setting with great selection of food off menu or cabinet. Service was good although waited longer for meals than expected on a busy Labour..."

Ray Roberts

"Excellent cafe , amazing outdoors and indoors seating , nice atmosphere in a beautiful old house, good variety in cabinet and menu food , Great..."

Michael Purvis

"Lovely character cafe with excellent food and service. I had the Beef cheek pie and Red velvet cake, delicious. I gobbled down the rough cut chips..."

Jeff Burnz

"Great food and great service. They ask for your vaccine pass which is great. They have lots of outdoor tables and good distancing between the indoor..."

janice dowdeswell

"Awesome Cafe and would now be at the top of my list. Wanganui also put on a great..."

Stephen McMeeken

"Just had an exceptional lunch. The lamb salad was tasty and generous with the slow cooked lamb. The beer battered fish was fresh and whole meal..."

Jude Ebbett

"Great place for a bite to eat and a coffee. Plenty of seating and friendly..."

Samantha Watkins

"Staff superb, gluten free food so good. Helpful, kind..."

Annette Petersen

"Great cafe with warm and friendly atmosphere. The food was great as was the coffee. Staff and service was friendly but professional, a must..."

Linda Cutche

"A weekly must visit with friends. A place to relax with WiFi. Great team. A happy place with nice food..."

Neil Beissel

"Cute place. Good menu and nice indoor and outdoor seating options. Friendly staff. Coffee wasn't the best I had ever had but wasn't..."

alice02

"Power went out to the whole block while we were there and the staff did everything they could to make sure it experience was pleasant. The food was..."

Andrew Clopton

Caroline's Boatshed Bar And Eatery

84/100 (4402 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"100 % 5 stars from us! We had a small registry wedding followed by a lovely reception at the boat shed. Caroline was amazing to talk with and..."

Melissa Dalby

"I'm kinda a regular and dine here once monthly, love love love the lunch menu, and had the most amazing smorgasbord last night... food perfection,..."

Terri A Kara

"Another great meal at Caroline’s. This time it was an early Xmas dinner with 15 of us. Caroline’s recommended we preorder so when we arrived our..."

Njela Turia

"Just got home after being at a 70th birthday held at Caroline’s Boatshed. Fantastic place to be. Awesome food and wonderful staff. What more could..."

Pauline Costello

"I was there last night for my Grand Daughters birthday party and it was an awesome evening. Every one of the staff was helpful, the food service was..."

John Spence

"Thank you to the wonderful staff at the boat shed who made my partners 50th a fantastic night, table setting was just awesome, service top notch the..."

Heidi Raikes

"Fantastc place. Great food, excellent service. All round beautiful people. A must go when in..."

Aaron Kirby

"Here on evening of 19th June 2023. Just by myself as in Wanganui for work purposes. I gave the t-bone steak with mushroom sauce a shot. Excellent..."

Gerard McCall

"Great place with amazing staff. Visited on a Saturday night around 6pm with no booking. We were quickly seated indoors and our order taken promptly...."

Laura Heyes

"This is a nice spot lots of seating inside and out. The staff were very friendly and happy to help. The food was very good and service was fast even..."

Robert Bradnock

"Been here a couple of times now. Always great food. Can get busy but that's what you can expect when the food and service is good and great value to..."

Christiaan Bosma

"Service was great, and we all enjoyed our meals. I had the Lamb rump with veges. The lamb was cooked superbly, but there wasn't much of..."

John Jury

Phil Simms

"I was gutted that other patrons on Thursday night 7th nov had no consideration for other diners who wanted to enjoy a nice meal and catchup. I dont..."

Margaret Woisin

"Came to celebrate an anniversary, was greeted with compliments by our server which is always noice hehe 💁‍♀️😜 ordered tex mex without..."

Kahurangi Rose

"I recently had the pleasure of enjoying a delicious meal at a Caroline’s Boatshed, and I must say, it was an fabulous dining experience. For the..."

Alison Thurston

"Had a wonderful dinner here while travelling for work. Service was amazing and felt really personal. Garlic bread helping was good and can easily be..."

Matt Weldon-Smith

"Absolutely awesome, walked in tonight (Tuesday) with no reservation. The place was pumping, we were seated within 5 minutes, served super quickly and..."

Charlene Lyttle

"Had the sizzler burger and the sticky date pudding and they were devine. Portion sizes were generous and all elements of the meal were perfect. The..."

Nytasha Nicholson

"Friendly staff! Superb in quantity and price! Taste? Slightly above the average (just a personal thoght). Tried a few breakfasts and they were all..."

Kyunghun Lim

"Book in advance!!! We turned up on Saturday night, and the place was packed, so we were unable to get a seat. Booked for Sunday night..."

Shane Jackson

"Absolutely fantastic place, great food, great service, great atmosphere. Wish we had more time in the area to visit again. The steak I had was great,..."

Dan DAVIES

"Fantastic service and delicious, perfectly cooked food (and cheese cake for dessert), wine list was good too. Had kids menus and colouring pencils..."

C Chaplin

"Their special lunch menu is frest value and very tasty. Service was friendly and quick. A great place to sit outside on a hot summers day and watch..."

Eric Weir

"Good service,good food. Went back again 2 weeks later. Excellent staff,delicious food served promptly.Good atmosphere too. Will be back....can't..."

Theresa Greally

Mothership

"The few reviews led us to expect above average food but Mothership fully exceeded our expectations. I had crispy salmon and an improved ice cream..."

Mark Hamer

"What outstanding place. We were there on a Wednesday night it was quiet, but the service and the food was something to rave about. They have a great..."

Ross Weddell

"I wasn't expecting much from a pub I just found around the corner from my motel but I was pleasantly surprised. Buffalo cauliflower was well cooked..."

Melanie Clubley (Mrs C)

"Yum! Great food, great service & nice bar. Got the ribs entree & was surprised at how huge it is. For an entree, WOW! Will definitely be back..."

Cheyanne Tane

"Angus Pure Eye Fillet, Salt and Pepper Squid and Mothership Ocean Platter..."

Lily

"Food was great. Not all beers were on but you could have tasters and we all found ones we liked. Staff were really friendly and very..."

Ian K Gmail

"Excellent range of meals & a good price range. Had excellent service by Rebecca, she was very helpful & friendly. Option of sitting outside if..."

Maree Whelan

"Our dinner was perfect! Everything tastes deliciously and fantastic. Happy tummy all the way. This will be our new fave dinner..."

AME 43

"First night for dinner here. Excellent service, food was delicious and some very tasty flavours! Ate way too much, doggy bag provided. And still came..."

Jessica McKenzie

"Not a bad place for a family.ily celebration..thank you..nice and easy..."

jenny South

"Fell victim to the warm sunshine , big thirst and inability to be sensible. Really good Craft beer and food. Staff were great. Stumbled back to our..."

Phill Mathieson

"What an awesome place atmosphere was great and also the food. I had the chilli mussels with coconut cream and white wine sauce OMG I even took some..."

Paea Thompson

"Held my 30th here and couldn't fault it. Carl, Sonya and the team were awesome. The food was great and they were super easy to deal with right up to..."

Jaymie Christina Massey

"What a great selection of beers they have on tap! As two Belgians travelling the world and doing as much as breweries as we can... as our liver..."

Jonas Walravens

"Lovely meal - 6 of us went & we all enjoyed our meals. The sole assistant was very friendly so we got service with a smile. Would definitely go again..."

Delwyn MacKenzie

"Wonderful service from Caius at the bar on a public holiday, fantastic burger not too much but left well satisfied. Congratulations lads! There is..."

Robert Owens

"Great range of beer and a nice outside area to enjoy them..."

Alan Brougham

25 Somme Parade

Wheelchair Accessible

Pukekos Nest Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"Top quality. Clean friendly. Unexpectedly high quality food and service. The salmon frittata could have been made in a 5 star..."

Linley Valente

"Great little Cafe, first time dropped in and had a good coffee break. Nicely set up, good parking and there are a number of places nearby for..."

Alan Heather-Xia

"The best iced chocolate I've ever had! 😋 Nice shady spot outside, and water for our dog. Will definitely be..."

Leanne Harrison

"Nice little cafe, wee bit quirky. Good parking etc. Does booze too. Had eggs benny, hollandaise was bought in rather than made I'd say but I guess..."

Si G

"Always enjoy my time here whenever I come for lunch. Staff are friendly and the food tastes great! Great serving sizes for great..."

M Tutaki

"The Pukekos Nest Café is really nice. The service is definitely friendly. After a short time of waiting we get our food fast. The burger was big and..."

Robert Neumann

"This is a very relaxing cafe. The team are very friendly, service is on point and the coffee and food are great!!! I stop in on my way through on..."

Lynlie Rogers

"This is our local cafe. It's close to home. Has a nice outside area. The breakfasts & coffees are delicious. Good generous sizes & the prices are..."

Rebecca

"My wife and I ate breakfast in the courtyard. Food was amazing and service impeccable! One of best meals we’ve had in New Zealand. We highly..."

Mister H

"Great little Cafe. We stopped in after fueling up our bikes for a coffee and munch. It was great to have a good coffee and good food. Would highly..."

Micheal Vaniperen

"Even though it's a roadside Cafe the food was good and very attentive staff wil go..."

Jo Coervers

"Lovely staff who are exceedingly helpful. Food was very tasty and..."

Mark “Katzi” Pointon

"Busy cafe just north of Wanganui. Good selection of food and very efficient & friendly service. Very kindly made me a cheese..."

Carolyn Manuel

"We stopped in here for a coffee and an ice cream after a berry place down the road was a 45min wait for ice cream and I'm so glad we stopped here. It..."

Brooke Shooter

"Bloody awesome Cafe on main drag serving the good old kiwi breakfast, loved it there, just plain old good kiwi..."

chris ballinger

"Really happy with my decision to stop here for breakfast while traveling up north from Wellington - delicious food at great prices, a comfortable..."

Dakota Varcoe

Rutland Arms

83/100 (1402 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"What a lovely, relaxed place to stay right in the heart of the city. We had a big comfortable room with lots of old-fashioned charm. Everything was..."

Patrick Sandbrook

"Stayed here just one night but the staff were great. Really high quality service and super friendly. The room was large and nicely finished but being..."

Jeffrey Seymour

"Warm friendly atmosphere the place was buzzing busy, our food was tasty and presented well. Only negative was portion size for money left us still..."

Heather Millar

"Historic building, nicely modernized. Interesting, good meals. Cozy fireplace in pub. They also have a different variety of beers. Not just the old..."

Charles Skeen

"Great old pub with maybe a dozen or so different beer types! Edit: Had set meal for 14 which offered a good selection to choose from. Overall good..."

Ian Main

"Great pub but actually more of a restaurant. Food never let's me down. It would be nice if they changed up the menu a bit more though. Very good..."

Si G

"The best of everything. But the service was the best...happy, helpful, and chatty. The room was the cleanest and tidiest I have seen for a long..."

John K.

"Great food and very friendly service. Lovely range of craft beers..."

Lee Ralph

"Loved the service of staff, excellent german beers and selection of refreshments....beautiful dinner The blossoms out front sure fire draw..."

Maria Thomas

"Rutlands arms ! Service was amazzzing! The staff are so lovely and beyond helpful and thoughtful perfect place for children our girl was given a book..."

Rachael Stratford

"We had a great lunch plenty on the plate and very extensive wine list. Very pleasant staff go back..."

Jo Coervers

"Lovely pub to stay in the heart of Whanganui. Great decor. The berry compote and home made muesli, included in the complimentary breakfast, was..."

Anita Cole

"Lovely dinner. Perfectly cooked steak but the absolute standout was the service delivered by the staff...."

Gill Howes

"4 of us went in for dinner on Tuesday 11/4. Not overly busy and we all had a superb meal (steak, lamb rump and 2x fish & chips). Our server was top..."

Marc Hagedorn

"Pork ribs were good and portion size is large. Plenty of fries, with maybe too many hot chips. But otherwise a nice dinner out. Would go again..."

Annabelle Gibb

Stellar Restaurant & Bar

82/100 (1433 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"The pasta was one of the best dishes I've had, the fish was fresh and would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a good meal for a decent price..."

Megan Foster

"Wow beautiful meals great service cooked just how I liked best steak ever. Great food presentation on our plates were just amazing 10/10 you..."

Keith Lammas

"Exceptional service when we stopped in for a late lunch on a Friday afternoon. Food was ordered and at our table in less than 10 minutes. It was hot,..."

Anna Martin

"Awesome meal and we had visitors from Paraparaumu. They are definitely coming back to eat here again. Meal, pricing and staff could not be..."

Simon Carter

"Thnxx for the great hospitality over the weekend. First time Stellar & will definitely be back if we are ever up in Wanganui again. All staff were..."

Cindy Mancewicz

"Great food set in a nice restaurant with an awesome atmosphere. Clean and tidy with super friendly staff. We will be back..."

Pstutzy Nz

"Had sirloin steak, cooked perfectly with really good chips too. Nice table by the fire. Thank you...."

Leanne Harrison

"We had a party of 7,so tables were moved together to accommodate us. Unfortunately the tables were not the same height, some of us had to juggle our..."

Patty Marsh

"Awesome venue, great staff Alex the chef is amazing! Highly recommended ..."

Caro Evans

"A nice bar, restaurant, club space. Despite the tables being a little wonky and not a tables lit in the restaurant area. It was a pleasant..."

Aydin Partridge-Long

"The menus were well priced and the dishes were tasty too. We had the steak and chicken parmi. The location is right in the city..."

Danish Roy

"The food was delicious and generous. Banana Bites were a kiwi classic that brought back..."

Margie Sawtell

"We were the annoying customers this time with all the special requests and this staff handled them professionally and with kindness. The food was..."

Andrew Clopton

"Restaurant side is immaculate, from steak to Seafood chowder cooked to perfection. The bar side is divine and my personal favourite. There’s..."

Rico Reweti

"Great place and some really great electronic events they put on every couple..."

Jon Livesey

Club Metro

Wheelchair Accessible

Accepts American Express

"Great to see our club turning around with many new members. Congratulations to a young intelligent & focused people person new manager. Great looking..."

Kathleen Lloydd

"Great food and service. Easy enough to get a park. And I believe a courtesy van too. Not to mention a great local theatre right across the..."

Justin Mulligan (Jim)

"We ordered the pork roast. Kids done free. Also had the cob loaf it was delicious. Food was hot when..."

Teena Lawrence

"Friendly staff & enviro, very spacious & great for entertainment including a covered outdoor smoking area. Awesome prices on beers & food storage..."

Melody Biddle

"Great lunch meal at The Metro as it's now known. Great new owners who are starting to give the old and worldly feel with old TV sets, jugs and..."

Jan Spicer

"Excellent place to visit, day or night. Friendly staff and a great variety of things to do for the family. A first class restaurant is on site which..."

Barry Billing

"Quick service, nice roast..."

Mark Wilkinson

"Had my Mother-in-laws 80th birthday here. A very good meal of a generous serving size. Service was generally good except the bar lady who a number..."

Barry Codlin

"Thanks for the Lunch and taking such a large group at short notice. i enjoyed catching up with the Fam Bam on Anzac Day...."

BIGHOHEPA

"I cannot speak more highly of our experience here . The service was outstanding . Our daughter has alot of food allergies and they went over an..."

Tamara Peneamene

"Great food and friendly..."

Simon Hill

"Used to go here years ago had changed a bit,but we all have I suppose,meal was basic but very nice,staff very friendly and advised us to eat early..."

George powrie

"We recently had a 21st, the venue and service was great. We used the Rotary Room which was great as we had a few small children. We had a choice of..."

Gill Potaka-Osborne

Mud Ducks

81/100 (1191 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Free off-street parking

Highchairs Available

Free Wifi

Accepts Credit Cards

Non-smoking restaurants

"Best coffee and selection of cakes and pastries in Wanganui try ...gravel road tasty and wholesome food hot enjoyable coffee ...lucked in in finding..."

Melissa Jay

"The best coffee I've had in Whanganui!! great menu and inviting, relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff and amazing..."

Courtland Xavier

"The service and staff was awesome even though it was somewhat busy, the food was awesome, my caramel latte was awesome. And then swing the new..."

Jocelyn Mato

"Have scrambled eggs once and you’ve had them all... but have you had Mud Ducks? Best scrambled eggs on toast I’ve ever had, not even..."

Whitney Toangutu

"The best little cafe on town that never fails to provide great service, food and..."

Dallas Murdoch

"We had the Vege Breakfast, Nacho Bean Bowl, and. Ginger Tea Cake! Didn't get the chance to take a photo. It was all gone within minutes of it being..."

Kellyanne Ritchie

"We had awesum service good soy latte an real yummy avocado on toast.. always enjoy mud ducks..."

Margaret Needham

"Love Mud Ducks. great cheerful staff Food is really good and coffee excellent Well done Mud Ducks great position too..."

Annie Clark

"Great atmosphere good service and yummy food. Enjoyed the outlook over the..."

Grant Hook

"Not only a great cafe and coffee house but generous with their community spirit too. I massive "Thank you" to Mud Ducks for supporting our SPCA Quiz..."

Shona Howe

"We went for dinner last night and it was so good! Food and staff amazing as always. But at night with candles outside, dimmed lights and soft music..."

Bryley McKenzie

"Friendly service and great..."

Jenny Miron

"Came in for lunch today as part of a family birthday, excellent food and service from the team and the fact they were happy to accommodate our..."

Andy Edgcombe

"You made my day with my coffee today! Love u..."

Maria MacLean

"OMG, I did not realize you could improve on perfection, but my visit to #mudducks today was out of this world 🌎, 😍❤️. For #brunch, I..."

Pete Armstrong

"I had about 1.5 hours to burn before hopping onto my Intercity bus. Was lovely to just park up here sit outside, have a nice coffee and a lovely..."

Mia S

"Wonderful vibe to this place. Lovely attentive staff with can do attitudes. You can sit inside or outside. We chose to get our food takeaway & sit in..."

Margaret Crisp

"Had the bao-bunderful, was soo good. The bao were like little fluffy clouds, the chicken was disgusting good, and the sauce 🤤 Also, 2 for 1..."

Shonikwa Webster

"Today I finally ate here rather than just having coffee. Why did I wait so long? The food was just superb and so were the specialty teas, worth every..."

Irina Kapeli

"Great place for lunch! I had the pulled beef cheek with caramelised onion on potato hash and my partner had the brekkie roll - delicious! Coffee was..."

Joshua Wren

"Excellent cafe/restaurant for breakfast/lunch. The big breakfast was very..."

Ian Main

"Great place for breakfast. Recommend the toast with honey whipped butter. Great..."

Janice Partington

"They really know how to do coffee. The roast is good and the barista work is also high quality. I wish the bakery case was a little stronger in..."

M S

"We love coming here every time we are down for a visit. Service / food & drinks / atmosphere cannot fault. Recommended to all if you stop..."

Elisapeta Ioane

The Brick House Restaurant & Function Centre

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"Excellent servicethe young apologised for a mistake that was not hers. Made a booking for 5 adults 2 children. While booking a table we ordered..."

Ra Brown

"I have to say its nice to be able to get a good wholesome meal with a variety of different vegetables. I had the Roast Lamb that is available I..."

Midori Leigh

"Got to hand it to The Brick house they never disappoint. Many occasions we have come here to enjoy good quality homely style meals and it's always..."

Amy Weterman

"We went here for lunch. I had the roast of the day, which was pork. It was great. Others in our group had scallops, chicken salad, chicken burger and..."

Sandra Bristol

"Great casual place for dinning. Staff were friendly and inviting. Ordered from counter and food was delivered to our table. Wait was minimal and good..."

Colin Webster

"Really nice food, spacious dining area, very reasonable prices, easy parking next..."

Vdub

"Absolutely divine. Highly recommended. Excellent value for your money. Wonderful staff. Cheesecake..."

Luke James Bell

"A great family atmosphere, ordered two lamb shanks, portions were so large, I couldn't finish both of them, dressed with hot gravy, the meat was..."

Filipe M

"Food was cooked well. Portions are big. I had the flounder. Cooked..."

TPK B

"Wow - take your appetite with you. The meals are extremely generous in size and so well priced. Great service just adds to this very enjoyable..."

Janet Leyland

"The decor is nice and the flounder they gave me was massive. The server was friendly dinner seems to cost about $30 and lunch around..."

Jonathan Gupwell

"Brickhouse always have delicious and affordable meals, great customer service , food is delivered in good timing and I absolutely love the Chicken..."

Bonnie Huntley

"friendly staff, exquisite food and fine establishment, definitely recommend the beef burger it's pretty mean with a good ol..."

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