Nice place. They have a couple of vegan gluten free things like mushrooms and fries, plus they have a vegan smoothie. Very fast service when we were there on a weekday for late lunch.
Loved the food. Great gluten free options. Recommend the calamari! The staff were great getting all the food out at the same time for 10 people. Highly recommend 👌
Thank you for my heavenly gluten-free lamb pasanda and amazing onion bhajis. They were wonderful. I was so happy, and the staff were so helpful in telling me what was gluten-free. The other meals for the rest of the table were also beautiful. Will diffently go again and well recommend
Chose Toni and the Blended team to cater hors d’oeuvres for a drinks party at ours, including a waitress to plate and serve. Food was delivered in good time and received many compliments - particular favourites roast beef crostini with horse radish, salmon blini and the gluten free chocolate and lemon cupcake birthday tree. Highly recommended.
I ordered an eggs Benedict (without bacon or mushrooms) gluten free. They came out with two pieces of (hope it was gluten free) bread because it wasn't toasted properly and had no butter on it. Two eggs just put on top with the dressing. No wilted spinach. It looked like a child had made it. With the other meal and drinks I paid just over $50. I ate it because I paid for it but won't be going back.
Hand down best beef burger I have ever had! Nice chargrilled taste and great sauce, Mrs is gluten free and she said the gfo was great too, will be back for sure.
To be as absolutely fair as I can be let me add some context.
1) I am a tourist so I'm unaware with what the average pricing/quality is of restaurant food
Service: 5/5 The wait staff were very friendly, accommodating and answered all our questions
Drinks: 5/5 The cocktails were tasty, not too strong and had lovely flavours and presentation. They were $20NZ each.
Atmosphere: 5/5 It's a cute spot, we ate indoors as it was a little cooler out however they also have a nice outdoor area. Good music, fresh aromas from the kitchen and good seating.
Food: 2/5
I'm going to use Cook/Flavour/Plating/Size/Price as my rating scale here.
1- The cook of the food was perfect. There was nothing over/under done. The meat was tender and juicy, the veggies crisp and fresh.
2- The Plating was elegant and well done. The dishes were presented thoughtfully and had pops of color.
3- Price - So this is where I'm unfamiliar with what normal pricing is, however we paid around $120Nz for 2 people to have 2 drinks, a large platter and a snack each. We omitted having the short ribs as they were $75 and based on the portion size and flavours I'm glad we did. Prices seem steep for what you get but it could be normal.
4- Size - The dishes are small. They recommend 1 Large + snack or 3 Small per person and that's probably right however given the price that's a steep bill. We tried sharing 1 Large + 2 snacks between the both of us and left Hungry and kind of let down.
5- Flavour - As I'm finding with everything in Tauranga, it's bland. Even our potato chips from the grocery store were under seasoned. If you want crisp, natural veggies then you're fine but the only hint of any flavours or seasonings was salt and some chopped chillies. It's definitely not the robust and complex flavours you'd get from other Asian cuisine and while it boasts to be a fusion restaurant, it's an attempt at best. While flavour is entirely a personal preference, as there are raving reviews about this restaurant, myself personally found the cook and presentation of the food to be lovely but the flavours left me wanting.
All in all I gave it a 3/5 as the drinks, service and atmosphere are great but the Price/Size/Flavour of the dishes felt lacking.
* It is worth noting they have a lot of Gluten free options so if you're struggling to find somewhere to eat, I'd still recommend it as its by no means awful. It's a nice, slightly pricey, average restaurant experience*
Disappointed that the staff rostered on the day we visited knew nothing about whether there mochachino contained gluten free ingredients for a coeliac. After checking the chocolate powder was in fact gluten free they swirled chocolate syrup on top.
(I am aware that there are some syrups that are not suitable for a coeliac and some are. Don’t know if the syrup was checked so left feeling very cautious and worried if we would have an unpleasant reaction).
Please train your staff about coeliac disease and the importance of keeping customers safe. Gluten poisoning can cause very severe reactions - even using tongs that have touched gluten food first can affect a coeliac.
Really impressed with the service, especially as I'm now one of those difficult people that can't eat gluten or dairy. But they were more than happy to help and offer alternatives.. Awesome team 👍👍
I have dined here several times, but must comment.
I am coeliac and was told all menu gf which is great. Once and my own fault..waitress said roti was gf which I knew, normally not. So thought, maybe it's different so ordered. Became quite ill that night.
I've dined several times, no problem, delicious food.
Again, through my own fault, had a dessert, asking if gf...was violently ill, obviously it wasn't.
So, my comment is, maybe teach staff to be aware of allergies as there are a lot of us out there and always nice to dine feeling safe as staff know and can advise on dishes. I always feel happy if they ask 'are you coeliac'then you know, they know.
Your not alone, so many restaurants are the same for allergies....
Really nice pub. They do a couple of vegan and gluten free options including a pumpkin and chickpea bowl which is really nice. Plus vegan and gf fries of course. Upstairs is really nice with a small view of the sea. Recommended for both vegans and non-vegans.
Always enjoy a bar snack and beer here. Friendly staff, clean premises and the food is great. Would be nice to see more GF options for celiac and we would visit more often.
1200 Papamoa Beach Road, Papamoa Beach, Papamoa 3118, New Zealand
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Luke Buzaglo
We took the two kids here for dinner. One of the kids is gluten free but the server got the manager to come out and explain exactly what was GF on the menu which was very helpful. They were also happy to make fresh sushi rolls. The food was provided very quickly (this made the kids happy!) and was very tasty. The yaki soba beef was also great. Overall a great place for an easy meal with the kids.
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