Went for lunch today.2 adults and 2 small kids. The service was really good. Lots of waiters and the kids got a coloring picture and washable velts. So thoughtful. Food was really lovely and the views are special. I would definitely go here again. Especially because the price of the food is comparable to a a far less luxurious restaurant.

terrible service terrible food!
this use to be a great restaurant and use to have amazing food. but has gone down hill in the past year. I use to be a regular for dinner and brunch but the food standard has slipped and the service is very uncaring!
had brunch there 6 months ago and sent my poached eggs back 4 times! they where hard boiled everytime! then came for high tea with some girl friends we got served our coffee and our food (which was pretty basic hightea compared to other restaurants i have been too for hightea) and then the staff never came back to us! there was a fair few of us so we were planning on having a fun ladies day and have some wines but no one came to us to ask if we wanted anything else or even remove our plates! so pretty annoyed we left and went to mills reef where we got fabulous service and had afternoon wines all day spending a good $1000 which Halo missed out on! we will not go back here it was terrible service.

Great views across to Matapihi and good food are the advantages of Halo, but all-in-all it’s a little underwhelming. The price and the surroundings suggest something that the restaurant doesn’t quite deliver.

On entering the restaurant it was hard to know where you were supposed to go have a drink as we were waiting for friends, its quite uninviting. However, despite the non existent ambience, the food was really great. The cauliflower puree was divine except the hapuku it came with was slightly overdone. Our friends enjoyed their meals too. The wait staff were friendly “)

Myself and 3 others had High Tea on Saturday afternoon 27 Nov. The first disappointing thing was that the food was not served on a tiered cake stand. When I questioned the waitress she said that they had run out of cake stands – the place was not busy and I had booked more than a week prior. To me a High Tea is not a High Tea if its not served on a cake stand. The food with the exception of the sandwiches was not of the standard I would expect based on the advertising. It was not fresh and we concluded that it was from the day before – or before that.
This was a special occasion for us and we had dressed up and were looking forward to a proper HIGH TEA – we did not get it. I could have got better quality from any number of cafes downtown for less money.
I emailed the Hotel the following Monday to let them know how disappointed I was, but as yet have had no reply at all (10 days later). I feel cheated – especialy as I know what others had for High Tea at the Sebel and what I got was very different.

Went to Halo for High Tea last week, the food was lovely and well presented unfortunately they were let down by their service..which was pretty much non existent after our food & drinks had arrived. It was early afternoon and only 2 other couples in the restaurant and there seemed to be quite a few staff – although none came to refill our water or ask us if we needed more tea/coffee. Very disappointing.

Such a great place to be with family and friends.

I had recently taken my family and friends for dinner here on a Friday night and even though the restaurant was full we were still greeted and seated by a young waitress ( Jenny ) who just made our night so relaxing, she is good at what she does.

The selection of food and price is what i had expected for a place as this and was not disappointed by the size and taste. It was De vine.
They had just changed there dessert menu and i had the valrhona chocolate brulee, i have been around the world and eaten in top restaurants and this was the best brulee i have ever tasted.

Compliments to the chef.
Thank you for such a good night and will be back soon.

Went on 19 March. Six adults. Excellent food and service. Some of our group have eaten in renowned restaurants in London and New York and claimed the food and service to be up there with those. As far as cost goes, including wine, we spent just under $100 per person and felt that we had value for money

Quite expensive, and the food is more bent on appearance than flavour. Open, modern and airy restaurant lacks ambience; for the prices charged i would be looking for a more intimate feel. Halo is more like a food hall…

Dined May 2009

Really good food, large plates giving impression of not much food, however, very contrary, service was very average (had to request a wine list when the waiter asked what we wanted to drink and request another glass after almost ‘flagging’ him down).

Slightly disappointed in time it took – booked for 6.45 (after being advised they were fairly busy at 7pm – to get there and find they definately did not appear to be!), received entrees at 8 and mains at 8.20, however got free appetisers – I would think so with the price of the meals and the fact that all vegetables are additional!

Not cheap at all. $11 for a single glass of wine. $20 – $35 for entrees and $30-40 for mains – but tasty.

Would dine again if was not required to be anywhere afterwards and budget wasn’t an issue ($320 for 5 adults who had entress & mains only with 2 glasses wine and 6 cokes etc).

Probably the only “real restaurant” atmosphere available in Tauranga. Well trained staff, professional presentation, excellent quality of food.