We have eaten at The Quarry 3 times in the past couple of months and have enjoyed all visits, the food is always brilliant, the staff fantastic and the prices reasonable. My 2nd favourite restaurant in Tauranga, alas, I’m moving back to England in September, I just hope I get the chance for atleast one more meal before we leave.

I had my wedding dinner here at the end of last year. I rang and arranged by talking to the chef that I wanted platters out on the table at 5pm for when we all arrived and that I would like them all to be vegetarian, this was no problem I was told. I also talked to the manager and discussed table settings and mentioned that I was having vegetarian platters. We arrived at 5pm to empty tables, the decorations I had dropped off were not on the tables like I had discussed and no platters…..not even wine. Wine came eventually and about 40min later the platters came, they looked great and as I bit into an appatiser I heard the crunch of prawn, the platters were not vegetarian at all, I had to run around the tables and try stop the other 10 guests that were vegetarian from eating anything off the platters as I had previously told them everything was vegetarian. Also my Aunty is seriously allergic to most sea food so we are lucky she hadn’t eaten anything yet. After complaining about the platters the waitress went to check in the kitchen with the chef and came back to tell me I had not ordered vegan platters just vegetarian ones so fish was ok…….what? Since when do vegetarians eat fish and since when did a chef not know what a vegetarian was, where did they get trained? The solution was offered that the platters just get taken away and we wait for new ones, which I declined as people were eating them and I didn’t want to wait another 40min to eat again. We all ordered and I and my other vegetarian guests got the only thing we could get off the menu, vege stack with halumi cheese. When this came out there was no halumi cheese, just vegetables, which is a little like some one ordering a steak and salad and just getting the salad. Vegetarians need protein and flavor too. So all of the plates got sent back and came back out with raw 2mm thick slices of halumi. I informed the waitress it needed to be cooked or it is like rubber. They all got taken away again and I assume put in the microwave as when they came back out there was no sign of frying on the cheese it just seemed droopy but could still be snapped so still raw. A few of my guests just had to eat theirs as they had kids with them that just needed food and a couple of others ate theirs as they felt it was as good as it was going to get. I sent mine back, eventually when it came back out it had been done all over again, I had 1 1/4 pieces of halumi which for a $20+ is an insult. This time the eggplant was raw, I could not even cut I to it, I just gave up at that point. The people that ordered fish of the day got fish covered in a sweet ginger crumb which I was told by a few was weird, like a fish dessert. My brothers food was forgotten about, he got his after everyone had eaten. People got steak instead of veal. Tails were left on the prawns in the seafood dish.
The was perfect day just ended in stress. I ended up leaving early because I was so disappointed with how everything had gone. I would never recommend this place to anyone. I had been there once before 3years ago and it was nice. I think the real kick in the teeth is I have had not contact from the owner at all saying sorry for the complete disaster he made of my wedding day. It could be a nice place if only someone cared enough to run it properly.

Really disappointed with our latest and last visit to the Quarry, possibly due to new management or owner? As previous visits were great.
Cold food, dishes being presented with main ingredients missing, meal had to be sent back 3 times, and even then it wasn’t right. The chef didn’t understand that vegetarian meant no fish???? (almost unbelievable) Group member served steak when she ordered venison, seems someone else got the venison. One of the group got totally overlooked. Chicken salads being presented when chicken breast was ordered, actually made me embarrassed that I had recommended the Quarry as the venue for our group.
One plus was the waitresses they were young women that were tying very hard, we all felt sorry for them. We will not return and would advise anyone we know not to bother either.

My husband and I had a lovely meal here. The meals were fabulous and the staff were very attentive. We will definitely be going back again, but this time with our children as there is a great outside area for them to explore.

Our recent family gathering of 12 including 4 kids was a great experience. Lovely food and excellent service from Claire, who was equally attentive to the kids as she was to the adults. Thoroughly enjoyable evening and absolutely recommended to others.

We had an absolute feast! Service was friendly and efficient and kitchen was prepared to serve dinner to us at 2pm as we were after the meat dishes.

The BEST steak in NZ! Finest quality, cooked to absolute perfection. Thank you so much!

nice to see an area outside for kids to play,we were able to have lunch while the kids played. always looking for somewhere that is child friendly.

Wow – what an awesome environment to dine in. This warm and country setting is just the place when you want to dine with complete relaxation. Wooden tones with large “leather looking” suites to lounge back into around the fire, for a pleasurable after dinner drink.
Views out into the country from the odd window and of course lovely food and good choice of beverage.
The service we experienced for a birthday celebration was simply outstanding. The staff went out of their way to ensure that all was well !!
I recommend this restaurant to all who like to dine in an “out of the city” location with a peaceful setting and a comfortable atmosphere.
Try “The Quarry” – TODAY !

Good service and nice surroundings for what is an upmarket pub. The Paella I had was pleasant (but featured a still frozen prawn), although my companion was pleased with her meal. The Dessert menu was uninspired and the prices are a little high, all things considered.

We have frequented the Quarry Tavern for years, but the standard has slipped somewhat, a shame for an awesome venue. The wait staff are really lovely, shame about the food. We usually go there for breakfast, but the standards have really fallen below par. My eggs benedict was on a horrible greasy rosti, if you can call it that, it was oozing with grease – just disgusting, they used to have some nice dry herbed rostis, so not sure if they are cutting costs or what? The hollandiase sauce was non existant! My husband had the big breakfast, accompained with hollandaise sauce, which they forgot! We also went for dinner when they supposedly changed the menu, when I asked about the new menu the waitress said they only changed two items on the menu! The venison advertised out front on a huge sign was non existant also – very disappointing.

Lovely food and decently priced. Service could have been faster but wasnt too slow. Nice building and nice place to eat.

Went for Dinner at The Quarry and was very happy.
We had a nice seat and had a friendly waitress.
The service was slower as we had a big table before us but when the food arrived- it was great and was very full! Cheers.