Bam Boo - Asian Canteen

Lots of GF options to choose from. With knowledgeable staff and a dedicated fryer we were confident to try some new and interesting things. We shared a cucumber salad, loaded fries (with kimchi, yum!) and crispy cauliflower for starters, then I had the Vietnamese noodle salad and my daughter (coeliac) had the pad Thai - all very fresh and tasty. Great cocktail selection too. Very happy to have discovered this eatery in a picturesque part of the north, overlooking the Mahurangi River. Highly recommend and worth the drive if you are thinking about driving up from the city.

Sorry no photos BUT damn, I went here to have a birthday lunch by myself and I thought yes! Gluten free Ramen! That would be amazing! Well, the ramen is quite simply something I could’ve whipped up together at home - just a simple beef broth, a boiled egg, and some healthy noodles. Set me back $34 and I was still peckish. Unfortunately I said yes to sparkling water which set me back another $7. Sadly the whole meal cost me $41 and I was still pretty hungry and fantasied about everything else I could’ve spent my money - hell, even Pita pit was looking great to me. I’m not sure what restaurants are pulling to customers in this economic climate, but at least make the ramen bigger! & get some decent gluten free noodles that don’t taste healthy 😂 if I wanted to be healthy I’d eat an apple. On a positive, the waitress was very nice and the views from the window was lovely.