Northland, Family Restaurants

Come and enjoy our beautiful garden setting with stunning ocean views. Relax with a cup of coffee, lunch or one of our many treats all made on site on our sheltered deck with breathtaking views or in our garden surrounded conservatory.

We are fully licensed, serve breakfast, lunch, occasional dinners and a large variety of homemade cakes, cookies and snacks.

Bennetts Café is casually chic and located just alongside the Chocolaterie, a place to indulge in their signature hot chocolate or treat friends and family to a fine lunch. The courtyards, french fountains and fireplaces offer a tranquil and charming ambiance with plenty of tables both inside and outdoors.  Open daily from 8.30am to 4.00pm for breakfast and lunch.

Charlotte’s Kitchen brings a fresh approach to dining – with a killer view right at the end of the Wharf in Paihia, Bay of Islands!

We have a menu that can be shared - from delicious free range pork knuckle to slow cooked lamb shoulder, plus a pizza selection hand crafted with the same love that Charlotte felt for all her conquests! If you’re not a sharer (and let’s face it some of us just aren’t) there is quite the tasty selection of dishes for one.

Riverside Café is located in the centre of the Town Basin Marina overlooking the Hatea River. With indoor and outdoor seating options and a great breakfast and lunch menu including homemade cakes and savouries.  Family-friendly dining, open all day from 8am - 5pm.

Zane Grey's Restaurant & Bar is located right on the waterfront in Paihia that all the family will enjoy.  Kids will love the 60 000 litre salt water Aquarium located right in the middle of the restaurant and with a fabulous kids menu to select from they will be spoilt for choice.

The Black Olive has a gorgeous deck for you to relax on and an outdoor garden area and children's playground to keep the kids entertained.  Offering a perfectly casual place to have a wonderful evening there is also a great kids menu to choose from.

Placed on the shoreline of the picturesque Tutukaka Harbour, the restaurant is a unique Fale style building with ample dining seating and a spacious bar. Open 7 days from 8am. Offering a delicious menu all round including a fab kids menu to select from.

A great place for a long lunch accompanied by fabulous wines.  Here you can enjoy an easy stroll around the estate gardens that the kids will enjoy too.  There is deck next to the pond where you can relax under the sun on the bean bags.  Our restaurant offers fresh produce that is sourced from around the region and served on the terrace, shaded by grapevines, overlooking the lake, gardens and vineyard. Kids menu available.

Probably the #1 restaurant in Mangawhai, open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and takeaways.  Closed Monday and Tuesday in winter.
Varied menu with beautiful, healthy food that will make you want to return!  Good pizza menu too, and great desserts.

Mexican and South American flavours.  Small and cosy and just a stone's throw from the seafront, with breakfast burritos and delicious snacks that are raved about!
Open all day and evening.

Matakana Market Kitchen is all about the simple pleasures of relaxed dining. The menu is seasonal, creative and thoughtful, but, good food simply doesnt exist without quality ingredients. So we have carefully sourced only the best food from local growers, suppliers and market traders. Children are well catered for. Small portions of most standard menu items are available and we have unique ways to entertain them at the table.