Brick Bay Wines & Sculpture Trail

Visited here on 7/11/25 for lunch. Great on site restaurant & plenty of cool sculptures nearby to see even if you don't do the walk (I ran out of time). Partner and I shared the cheeseboard and has great local additions including a yummy smoked Manukau Honey 💛 I also had a really nice spiced dark rum mojito. 😊 Had a great time overall!

A lovely setting. Many ponds, fish, native trees and birds. The trail is well sign posted, it does have steps/stairs in some parts. Mist of the walk is under the tree canopy. There is a large variety of sculptures. There are bench seats around the trail to sit and rest or take the time to enjoy the surroundings. We had brunch in the restaurant that has large picturesque windows over looking a pond. That had fish and lily flowers. The restaurant was light and airy. There are out door dining areas . Staff efficient , helpful and chatty.

Had a very good lunch and walk at Brick Bay Wines & Sculpture Trail. The drive was just about an hour but the experience there was great. We had warm olives which were nice as there were three types of olives. The lentil, chickpeas and curry soup was deliciously good. So was the crispy squid which was cooked with thin layer of batter. Fish croquettes were yummy too. The fish meat was covering by crispy and thin batter making them crispy outside and soft inside. I love the pumpkin salad and I must say every dish is covered with nice crunchy salad which made the dishes very tasty.

We had an amazing delicious lunch today. Staff were absolutely wonderful with genuine great customer service. All our food was delicious, I think it's a place you need to visit several times to sample all items on the menu.

Enjoyed a perfect 40th wedding anniversary dinner here last Saturday evening. In a nutshell, the friendly welcome, impeccable service, scrumptious food and perfect setting, made for an unforgettable experience. Thank you for all your attention to detail and the laughs!

We really enjoyed the sculpture trail—an easy and scenic walk, perfect before a meal. We had the lamb and the snapper with a side of fries, and everything tasted exceptional. The place was very busy for a Sunday, so definitely make a reservation in advance. Highly recommend!

I love Brick Bay and all it has to offer. Food is fabulous, a real foodie delight and love locally sourced produce. Robotic receptionist is fabulous. Sculpture trail is always a delight.

We had a fabulous day at Brick Bay. The sculpture trail was lovely, with interesting, thought-provoking, and beautiful works - many more than I’d expected. The bush walk is a massive bonus and we were accompanied by birds including seeing a Kōtuku in the small lake. We strolled through the ‘kitchen gardens’ just in time to see a stunning sunset over the distant seascape - magic. Then into the Glasshouse for an excellent dinner with beautiful matching wines. Attention to details and perfect ingredients were a winning combination - big shoutout to the smoked beetroot butter accompanying the sourdough to start with, and the chocolate cheesecake. The experience was given as a Mother’s Day present - excellent choice - I’ll be giving one to a close friend for an upcoming big birthday later this year.

I'll be honest, tough to get a last minute reservation, but good if you get one outside when it's expected to be bad weather but not so bad!

Lunch for the four of us was in their covered atrium; a large glass enclosed dining room, with sliding doors and curtained ceilings. Very pleasant surroundings, with vineyards and ponds around us. Service was not at all professional.... a very casual and lackadaisical affair. A server presented the menus, and waited for us to order, without giving us a chance to review the menu. We requested that she return, and yet, though they were not busy, it took a very long time before another server came over to take our order, who we had to flag down. When yet a 3rd server then brought our chilled rose ($32/bottle), she poured a taste, and then left, leaving one of us to finish pouring glasses for us all. No chilled decanter, or ice bucket was ever brought, and the chilled wine was left on the table to warm up to room temperature!!! I certainly expected better wine service from a winery!!! Food was very good. Two of us had the chicken salad (small portion of poached chicken), served with quinoa, cos lettuce, feta and sliced carrots & zucchini (courgettes), $18 (see photo). A Grado cheese salad w/ beetroot and nuts ($18), and the lamb Kofta (3 spiced pan fried lamb balls) w/ accompanying hummus and yoghurt ($19.50) for the other two diners. All exclaimed pleasure with their meals. For dessert, we had chocolate espresso puff ($4.50), citron orange tart ($6.50), and the sweet, chocolate orange cake ($6.50). All were devoured with glee. A pleasant enough luncheon with good food and drink amidst a nice environment, except for the sub-standard service.

I wish i could give this place a higher rating but the service is poor and the restaurant lacks organization, what an insult to the winery and chef. It's such a beautiful restaurant yet, the staff is absolutely lacking in bringing the kind of ambiance this winery truly deserves. Perhaps that's the whole goal to sell over priced food with amateur service. The sculpture garden was nothing spectacular and i was not to impressed with the sculptures considering that i am an artist myself. All in all it's not worth the visit or your time considering the horrendous treatment I received from the staff. Go elsewhere! Promise me! You can thank me later!

A group of us came here for our New Years Eve afternoon and kept it classy before we went home to be absolute trashbags. This is a must visit for the setting alone. The restaurant is located at the foot of the sculpture trail and surrounded by a lilypad covered lake. Absolutely beautiful. We had a table on the patio area as the sun poured in and ordered sharing platters (all delish) and drank the Brick Bay Rose which went down far too well. The service was great. A younger girl who was chatty and relaxed and made sure the wine was chilled and flowing. Great spot for a wine or two and some cheeseboards in a somewhat tranquil setting.

Now this place is a little gem, you cannot miss coming here, its an amazing Vineyard to spend some time at and its so wonderfully thought out, you can see a lot of money has been spent here. The lovely wine tasting and dining area is light and bright and it has an amazing feel to it, it looks onto a gorgeous pond and is just so relaxing. So of course you can do some wine tasting here, I think its only about $5 to taste 5 wines and if you buy a bottle then its free. You can also order platters of different sorts and they are very yummy and it won't take you long to eat your way through one. The other highlight of this gem is the sculpture trail, even though I haven't actually done it yet, but I have seen the photos and you get to see some amazing sculptures along the way. Outside there is a lovely big table and little play area next to it and your kids can go and visit the 100 or so lambs. So don't miss this one if you come to Matakana.

We went mid morning so we could walk the sculpture trail before lunch. Really enjoyed it and mid week in winter was like being in our own private garden. A delight. Actually better than lunch but maybe we made poor choices. Shared a wine flight, a pinot gris and 2 reds. I always love trying the wines on their own as well as with food say 5/5. Mr had the chorizo sandwich and declared it a 4/5. I had the lamb burger which came with fries. Bits were nice but I deconstructed it to avoid wearing it and the burger was very dry. Say 3/5.

Unique spot and building in a wonderful area for a day trip away from Auckland. The wines and platters are great for lunch, then follow up with the roughly one hour stroll around the sculpture garden and vineyard. Go with a partner or friends.

food is nice. the trail is very good in the sense that an hour walk will help you digest. the sculpture is unique in the bush. a must seen event for weekends.