Taranaki, Family Restaurants

Their food is made fresh daily, baking yummy cakes and fresh bread onsite and their a la carte menu changes monthly. There is a great selection of home made cakes and treats for morning and afternoon tea coupled with fantastic coffee.

Bach on Breakwater Café is situated at the end of the Coastal Walkway, right on the waterfront at the Lee Breakwater in Taranaki’s Port area. It overlooks a child-friendly little beach. Diners can enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch and snacks in between, choosing either from the delicious array of cabinet food, or the extensive and well thought out menu.

Muffins, cakes and biscuits made fresh every day!  Plus there is a superb range to choose from their menu items. Kids can enjoy boiled eggs with soldiers, mince on toast with a poached egg, fish n chips, kids lunch platter plus more...and adults there is great coffee too!

Lively restaurant with good value, good size menu - ideal for a fun dinner out with the family. The menu offers basic but tasty kiwi cuisine - burgers, salads, mexican, scallops, chicken, steaks, and a childrens menu. Plus kids dine free on certain nights.

New Plymouth’s very own American Diner serving all the old favourites - pies, burgers, fries, toasties, donuts, floats, ice-cream and plenty more!  There is an awesome kids menu and all day dining menu to choose from.

Outstanding sea views, open 7 days and offering breakfast through to dinner, they will tempt you with authentic pizzas, risottos and pastas and offer a great children's menu selection.  Here you can enjoy arborio’s contemporary style, with exemplary service at an affordable level. 

Koi is a modern Indian-Malaysian restaurant located in the centre of New Plymouth City, which offers authentic Indian and Malaysian inspired cuisine.

We are committed to providing our guests with flavoursome cuisine, whether you dine-in for lunch or dinner in our contemporary restaurant, or prefer the convenience of takeaway.

Windemere café features an all-day brunch and blackboard lunch menu, as well as cabinet food, freshly baked muffins and scones served with jam and cream, and a range of gluten free menu options. They make fresh salads with farm grown produce, fantastic espresso coffees, real fruit smoothies, berry fruit ice creams and sundaes, all to be enjoyed whilst overlooking the strawberry patch.  Open October to May.

Casual eatery serving wood-fired pizzas & coffee in a quirky setting with outdoor seating.

Gusto Restaurant is a new spacious dining experience right on the waterfront, with plenty of deck space for outdoor dining on fine days, or warm, cosy waterfront dining indoors on cooler days or nights.

We are open every day for breakfast, lunch or dinner with plenty of parking available.

The Shakee Pear Cafe greets visitors from the carpark and is part of the Taranaki Pioneer Village.  With cosy warm surroundings it is adjacent to the function centre and there is a children's playground for entertainment.  Serving up all day brunch, lunch a range of cabinet food and coffee.