Featured Restaurant
Mister D turns One
In one short year, Mister D has shown how it's done, when it comes to serving Hawke's Bay for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinners. From 6am in the morning through till last orders late at night, they have worked tirelessly over the last year to bring us what they themselves expect from a dining … [Read More...]
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Scholars Taradale – try something new together
Scholars Restaurant had around 30 something guests enjoying … [Read More...]
Mint adds affordable lunchtime dining
Adding Lunch into the mix at Mint Restaurant on Marine … [Read More...]
The Station Bar tweaks their Autumn menu
Next time you drop in at The Station Bar you'll notice table … [Read More...]
Featured Cafe
Coastal Delight at Clifton Café
Sue Robinson and Trevor Hanson took on the lease of Clifton Café last July, they and their team have had a full-on ten months at the coastal institution. Since Sue and Trevor took charge, she’s added to the rustic décor and developed the menu of fresh and hearty café cuisine, while continuing … [Read More...]
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Unwined Cafe in the Gimblett Gravels, Hastings
Unwined Cafe adds back a Gimblett Gravels dining … [Read More...]
Healthy Kebabs at Kilim Cafe Hawke’s Bay
Kebabs in London are a late night snack where the last thing … [Read More...]
Red Bird News
Moana Park Winery – Support Moana in May
Moana Park Winery was recently struck by vandalism costing Dan Barker and his team $165,000 in lost Merlot wine. That’s 8,250 bottles of wine. Now we’re doing our bit to help by telling everyone to buy a bottle of Moana Park Wine either at a restaurant, at the winery or a local retailer in May. [...]
Get your favourite takeaway restaurant a FREE ordering app PLUS $100 meal credit for you
Winter is the time when takeaways take off in Hawke’s Bay. With the cooler weather and the sun setting just that little bit earlier, restaurant takeaway goes on the up. Since last winter, many if not all of us own smartphones. We want you to be able to use them to full effect this winter [...]
Could Hawke’s Bay be the Natural Foodbowl of the World?
Hawke’s Bay was until quite recently branded the Fruitbowl of New Zealand. Could we reposition Hawke’s Bay to be better heard in a global food marketplace, as the Natural Foodbowl of the World? Reading this article by Kim Thorp it seems so. Kim makes some interesting points on the brand Hawke’s Bay and makes a [...]
Hawke’s Bay restaurants back in 1931
Thank you to Hawke’s Bay Historian Michael Fowler for this short history of the eateries in Hawke’s Bay up until 1931. The first food establishments serving food in Hawke’s Bay were the hotels – of which there were plenty. But the first stand-alone restaurant in Hawke’s Bay opened in November 1860, at Napier, and was [...]
