Zane Grey's Restaurant and Bar

Quickly seated, with great customer service taking my order swiftly. Beautiful decaf espresso, and a good whole grain toast to see me through to lunch. Beautiful decor, bit hard to beat, sitting over the water!

We were a group of 4. When the other three were receiving their main meal, the waiter told me that my meal which had a GF option was not GF and would I like something else.
So, I waited for my meal, the other three almost finished theirs. Then mine arrived. A fish and chip meal with one piece of fish, the other fish and chip meal at our table had 2pieces of battered fish. I was offered a glass of house wine as compensation.
My husband ordered a lamb shank meal $42 and received ONE shank on his plate.
Will not be returning.

Great service and delicious food in a lovely outdoor setting. Brad was especially helpful offering advice on what to order and cheering up our day with charm and wit

We had a great night out as a special treat for my little girl. Friendly, attentive staff all night with delicious meals. My daughter was fascinated watching the fish.
Annalise was our waitress and she was very helpful.

Great position and views, very limited menu, fabulous oysters, But stay away from the squid rings.

Beautiful settings, lovely atmosphere, wonderful staff service, but for me they need help with their take on pork spare ribs, why would you serve that, all covered in sour sauce, both where not very nice for the price payed

So, the food was OK. We went early purposely to get a seat next to the view/window but they were expecting 'more people' so got stuck next to a pole and the fish. No seasoning on the lambshank, only about 2 mouth fulls of meat on it, the vegetables were just stuck into the mash potato like a kids play dough at daycare. The Venison pie was small and same again with the vegetables. Definitely not worth the $106 for two small 'mains' and 2 beers. Arrived hungry and left hungry.

Very underwhelming.

The view was superb and the food was even better. Excellent service, friendly and helpful. Can highly recommend the oysters, the swordfish and the mud cake for dessert.

Excellent service but very average food. Well over salted soup, very bland chowder, lacking seafood flavour. Kumara chips were the highlight

Seven years ago almost to the day we enjoyed a superb meal here. We took friends along last night but sadly the experience was a little different. The entrees were certainly up to standard, and the lamb shank was delicious, but 3 of our party opted for the Pumpkin Gnocchi with a Seafood Medley. None of these plates delivered, the gnocchi was "gluggy", possibly cooked incorrectly and we advised the maitre d. More than a little underwhelming. When it came to settle, the front of house manager? Was kind enough to make a small adjustment, but we went away hungry and disappointed. I noted that we were only one of a small handful of diners, so it wasn't that the chef was too busy. We are in town til the end of the week, it would be nice to hear some feedback from management.

Best breakfast I've had in ages! Smoked salmon on potato hash, and the open creamy mushroom pie are full of flavour and to die for. Friendly staff too. Good coffee too

Enjoyed an afternoon drink on the deck then returned for dinner. Relaxing environment next to the wharf. Tasty menu. Good drink prices with wide variety.

Fantastic food at the aquarium, friendly staff. Beautiful location over the water. Definitely a must visit if your a fine food lover.

Outstanding views, especially at sunset. Good as a bar and even better as a restaurant. Not just by the water but over it.

Great service, delicious food and awesome cocktails probs even greater in summer when you can sit outside
Though a bit pricey

Beautiful peaceful views across the Bay of Islands.

Lunch of Eggs Benedict with Bacon & Mushrooms beautifully cooked and presented.

Recommended

We loved our friendly service. Mys our waitress made our visit extra nice. Thank you Mys for your wonderful service.

Sitting in the sun with a view of the Bay of Islands and a cup of coffee with a cake. Very enjoyable.

Great view, super location on the deck.
Good staff, nice, friendly and competent.
Chilled drinks.
I had a burger which was really good, hubby had calamari, also very good.
We both shared a salad which unfortunately had quite a lot of already rotted leaves in it.
We also got ourselves wet bums as the pillows on the sofas had obviously been left outside overnight in the rain and you couldn't immediately tell, only after seeing the wet marks around the pillows on top.
Potential for five stars!

Family of 10 dinner, great staff. Lamb shanks on the menu. Delicious. Great fish tank. Sea views. Worth a visit and a relaxed beer and oyster.