Waterside - Waterside 3 Tongariro Street

Only good thing about this place was the dessert freakshake. Was creative and delicious. The food on the other hand was not. We only got all the appetizers due to having eaten earlier. The wedges with bacon and sour cream - lack of bacon and lack of flavour, sour cream also must have been the lite sour cream because it tasted horrible. The chicken wings - we just wanted good old chicken wings with crispy outside and got indian spiced chicken which wasnt complementary to anything else served as the spice overpowered the chicken and taste needed to be washed down as it was strong. Wasnt all bad but also not worth the price.

This is the place to go if you want pak n save bought everything. A bit of raw cauliflower with the mother-in-laws potato bake (you know the one thats tasteless and you only eat to make her smile) bit of steak with a dribble of Maggi rich brown gravy. Clearly this is not a place i would ever recommend

Was there on 29th of Dec 2020 in my way from Wellington to Auckland which wasn't that great experience. Happened to be there on 29th of Dec 2021 but was a very different experience. The steak was done as per order and the gratin was very yummy. However a better steak knife would be greatly appreciated. The Salmon was perfect but our team preferred their steak sandwiches a bit juicer. Overall a good experience. Thank you Waterside Team!

Fish and chips where lovely, great location, lively outdoor dining… HOWEVER, there Crème Brûlée was possibly the worst I’ve ever attempted to eat, check out my photo, it was spilt, grainy and nothing like it was supposed to be, nice try guys but when you offer dessert, make sure it’s good

We had the $55 set menu and added the halloumi sticks. Everything was delicious, service was great and we didn't wait too long. The restaurant is also located in a great spot with views of the lake.

Great easy rolling walk with scenery to boot. If you had left from this monument, a ways down there are some public toilet's just beyond them on the lake shore there is a natural hot spring you can soak ya feet in.

First meal here, I enjoyed mine, loved the vibrant flavours of basil pesto mix with clearly fresh crispy blanched local produce beans, served with requested Diane Sauce on the side which is not lost in history from every breast of chicken to the side of every one of my steaks that I ensure is brought to my table. I thought my Eye Fillet steak altho deliciously cooked was small, however, wise is the chef who adds this sauce to their repertoire of skills especially when I come to dinner at your place! the crispy chips elected with my steak were nice for unashamed dipping. My friend didn't like the in-house-creation tartare on the side she was served in the dish with her 'Fush n Chups' obviously the taste must be at the discretion of the individual, I found it a bit strange tasting at first hence im commenting on it to detail here, but on its own with the veges I liked it. This needs some research to get the right combinations to appeal to a wider audience palate. There was a slightly different creamy white sauce drizzled over the juicy fresh salad which was beautifully presented with moist crispy fish fillets all tasted nice ? Excellent comeback from their fair share of troubles like the other restaurants nationwide thanks to the lengthy changes of constant confusing C19 restrictions, a brilliant location lovely staff, Mikayla and Emma served us diligently to start with and the chef's willingness to make an off-the-list sauce is big in my book. The only glitch for reasons unknown I couldn't see is reasonable service timelines weren't watched carefully and need improvement perhaps : = leaving your clients hungry and feeling like they have been forgotten, waiting to order food more than 20+ minutes is far too long especially having a prestigious lake front location left us stunned having to wave down some service? #1 to present first class service to begin with, then serve the unclean glasses?.. this is the basics. white sediment like paint scrapings of some kind in the bottom of my glass? a little suprising. but if this review invokes a response from them I will definitely increase my rating, and edit this review drastically. -acknowledgment of mistakes is the first golden rule in my book and as you can see diners were alive and well as a pleasant enviroment experienced by all soaking in the scene of dimming sunset which these pics reflect. Thank you Waterside , we will dine here again ?

Well beyond expectations. The share seafood platter was amazing well presented with a hearty selection of nibbles it did not disappoint. The tarakihi was presented beautifully and the flavour certainly matched the plate. Totally recommend the waterside. Service outstanding. Thanks guys.