Restaurant Recommendations
Emporium in Napier’s iconic Art Deco Masonic Hotel is a collection of spaces, each distinctive in design.
The vibrant Eatery & Bar offers a contemporary all day menu using the very best, fresh, seasonal ingredients which can be enjoyed for breakfast, coffee, brunch, lunch, a light snack or dinner, accompanied by an extensive beverage list. Our chef Damon McGinniss has been selected as an Ambassador Chef by New Zealand Beef and Lamb for 2018.
Emporium is just the spot to enjoy Hawke’s Bay hospitality at its best with friends, family or colleagues, open from 7am ’til late 7 days.
Bistronomy
At Bistronomy, we’re firm believers in making everyday eating a little bit extraordinary. We’re one part local, one part global, and one part special sauce, infusing fresh Hawke’s Bay produce with far-flung ideas to create dishes which will often surprise and always delight.
Our menu changes with the seasons, inspired by the abundance and variety of edible offerings from soil & sea. We’re less about fine dining and more about fun dining, and like to make food you can share, food you can talk about, food you’ll want more of, and food you’ll come back for.
Mister D
Mister D is a little bit country and a little bit rock & roll. We believe in fresh, local produce delivered with great service but no fuss. We think we’re unpretentious but we really care about our food and large wine list.
Mister D was created by two Hawke’s Bay couples with long backgrounds in hospitality and we’ve created the kind of place we’ve always wanted to eat in. We hope you’ll join us.
Monica Loves
A small bar down a lane serving worldly-inspired bites with wines, cocktails & craft beers.
Milk / Honey
Located on the shores of Ahuriri Point, at Milk & Honey one can smell the salt in the air and take in views across the bay.
Milk & Honey is about eating and imbibing bloody good food and drink that’s uniquely ours. We get a kick out of looking after people and seeing them relax and hang out at our place.
Milk & Honey is a place where food and drink we love are served with an unpretentious style, in a space that is simple and relaxed with natural elements and tones.
Mission Estate
The elegantly restored historic seminary building provides a stunning location for the unique, award-winning Mission Restaurant.
Winner of Hospitality Awards Hawke’s Bay 2016 Outstanding Winery Restaurant, exquisite cuisine is served from 10am daily, with the Summer A La Carte Lunch Menu > and the Summer A La Carte Dinner Menu> changing regularly to reflect the seasonal influence.
Nestled in the Taradale hills, diners at the Mission Estate Restaurant enjoy sweeping views of Napier city and the coast beyond. Beautiful by day and spectacular by night, the vista is unparalleled in Hawke’s Bay. The outdoor dining terrace is drenched in summer sun while the indoor restaurant spaces have been cleverly designed to provide intimate dining.
Mangapapa
Whether you’re staying at the hotel, passing through the area or you’re a Hawke’s Bay local, we encourage you to come and discover Mangapapa’s gastronomic delights.
A fine dining, five course experience, uniquely created every evening, inspired by the fresh, seasonal produce from the hotel kitchen garden.
An elegant way to spend an afternoon, indulging in delicious sandwiches, dainty cups of tea and all things sweet. Our impressive range of wine and craft beers are not to be missed along with a chance to sample our flavoursome Lounge Menu. Don’t miss out on a trip to our private wine cellar also!
Head Chef, Norka Munoz has a passion for creative menus and flavoursome food. These two passions added together are the perfect combination for a beautiful fine dining experience.
St Georges
At St Georges, our passion is to deliver a truly unique dining experience, with original, beautifully-crafted food, inspired by nature, texture, intensity and purity.
Just five minutes from Havelock North or Hastings, St Georges is the perfect place to enjoy exceptional food and genuine hospitality. Dine in the provincial charm of our restaurant, or outdoor under the vines in our sunny courtyard.
Multi-award winning chef, Francky Godinho uses only the freshest ingredients, with more than 90% of the produce grown, nurtured and hand-picked from his on-site organic garden.
Malo
Malo offers a fresh approach to the Hawke’s Bay food and wine scene. Honest food with a sophisticated, modern twist and an emphasis on local, seasonal flavours.
With an extensive but accessible wine list, Malo is a place to gather and enjoy Hawke’s Bay’s finest hospitality. Welcome to our place.
Craggy Range
Since arriving, Casey has explored the region and made friendships with growers, farmers and orchardists alike, to ensure he understands each of their own stories and reasons for doing what they do. With that in mind, you can expect to taste the freshest food with an intensity like no other.
Recently recognised with two hats at the 2018 Cuisine Good Food Awards, the restaurant’s menu changes seasonally and daily, based on what is caught locally. Craggy Range also has private dining spaces available; choose from the library or underground barrel hall.
Black Barn Bistro
During our opening hours we welcome walk-ins for coffee, drinks or our bar menu. This is available in front of our open fire or within our cocktail and wine bar. We recommend booking for our main a la carte dining menu. For bookings please follow the link below.
The Bistro is available for private functions and is also the perfect venue for a very limited number of weddings. Please see the contact below for Function & Wedding enquiries or have a look through our functions and weddings area on blackbarn.com for more information.
Clearview Estate
The rustic al-fresco Restaurant at Clearview Estate Winery nestles among the vines in a well-established coastal setting near Te Kauwae a Māui | Cape Kidnappers. Specialising in lunch, celebrations, functions and weddings, the comprehensive seasonal menu features inspired and classical dishes using Hawke’s Bay produce.
Our earliest vision was to see Clearview Estate Wines being enjoyed with fine food, excellent service and great company. Further inspired by travels through Italy & northern Greece, this was the motivation for establishing our winery restaurant here in Te Awanga from 1991. We warmly invite you to join us at Clearview Estate whenever you are in Heretaunga | Hawke’s Bay, to experience a day of relaxed enjoyment.
Cape Kidnappers
Food and wine are highlights of any visit here. Conde Nast Traveller Magazine UK listed The Farm at Cape Kidnappers within its 2011 Gold List and named it Best for Food among an outstanding line-up of worldwide luxury hotels.
The Farm offers gourmet à la carte dining in a number of unique lodge locations and there is also a wine tasting room and cellar showcasing top wines from New Zealand and beyond.
Elephant Hill
Established in 2003, Elephant Hill is located within a stone’s throw of the Pacific Ocean on the idyllic Te Awanga coast of Hawke’s Bay on New Zealand’s North Island.
The winemaking at Elephant Hill is driven by tradition while not losing sight of what innovation can bring to the blend. Our aim is to make wines that are balanced and elegant and a true expression of the vineyards they come from.
