Brantry Eatery

I was at the Brantry for a private function – VJ cooks cookbook launch. Prue did an amazing job adapting dishes from Vanya’s latest recipes. Every dish was so flavoursome, with the perfect mix of textures and beautifully cooked. The family atmosphere was really welcoming and the professional and friendly service made for a memorable long lunch. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What an incredible experience! The staff is wonderful, warm and welcoming. The food is out of this world! Drinks are very reasonably priced, and the gin selection deserves a special mention. Eating here is an 11 out of 10 experience and should not be missed. Pictures of some dishes are missing because I was so lost in enjoying them that I forgot I meant to take them. Also, the gyoza are some of the best I have ever tasted.

This restaurant deserves a Michelin star. The food was outstanding and the staff was incredibly nice. This is one of the top three best meals I've ever had in my life. I just couldn't get enough. We started off with the coconut curried prawns and the pork belly. The skin on the pork belly was phenomenal- it was so crispy. We were expecting big prawns, but only got two small ones. Next, we had the duck leg and the snapper dish. Both were cooked well and were quite tasty. We also split the duck fat potatoes, which were cooked phenomenally well. For dessert, my partner had the ginger crème brûlée and I had the rhubarb and almond frangipane tart. Both were divine and a great finish to a really amazing meal. I finished off every piece that I was served and I still wanted more. The restaurant is set in a 1950s home which is really cool. It cost $85/per person, which is well worth it. This place is pretty epic, so make a trip here. You won't regret it!

An amazing night, the atmosphere, food and wine. The young waitress over heard one of our group was celebrating a birthday and his dessert arrived with a candle in it. All staff very knowledgeable about menu. Would go back again and again…

Absolutely divine food! Amazed at how good the food was that we kept coming back! The chefs attention to detail and flavour is well chefs kiss.

A cool little place, lovely owner and staff, happy to accommodate our group of five. We mentioned we were here for some birthdays and our desert came with candles. Everyone enjoyed their meals. We would happily eat here again or recommend it to others.

We came for early dinner. Ordered set menu and food is delicious. The only issue is that fish of the day doesn’t smell fresh. Rather it smells salted and dried before cooking. It still tastes good but not what I would expect. Also there are only two pieces of bread. When we ask for more we were told no more. Quite strange.

This place was so nice! We had the most delicious fancy meal here and amazing service as well. We really love the food and it was reasonably priced, I had a smoked steak that was not on the menu but they were kind enough to prepare it specially for me also we had a fish that was so tender and good! If you ever pass through lake Taupo make sure you hit this place! Book in advance to avoid disappointment 👌🏼🤍