We ate here on Saturday night while we were in Hawkes Bay for a long weekend. What a fabulous experience. Genuinely friendly service, really first rate food in an atmosphere that had the entire restaurant kicked back and relaxing – we just lingered on & on! Great cheeses and stickys too. Back next time for sure!

Went with a group of 6 on Sunday evening, it had plenty of customers & the ambiance was warm & engaging. All our meals were devine, presentation superb, flavours delicious. This would have to be one of the best places to eat in Hastings. Service was great. Will definitely return if ever in the region again.

Although the staff were very attentive, the food portions were extremely small. My children’s kids meals were larger than mine. Food looked fancy but was flavorless. Can’t comment on the wine as we did not drink any. Not value for money.

We don’t often give 5 stars but this restaurant well deserved them! We had the best meal we have had in a long time.

We went on a Sunday evening and they only had three tables occupied, but because the restaurant is divided into areas by large wine barrels it didn’t seem empty. Service was good and the food was amazing, each course was full of complex flavours and textures. It is not cheap with two entrees, two mains and a shared desert plus a bottle of wine costing $192 but it was worth every cent. Would go back any day.

A lovely evening overall. I’ve been coming here my whole life and have never had a doozy.
The staff were knowledgeable and helpful but perhaps a little bit too casual. We were left waiting a wee bit.
The food was sublime – we had the duck and the pork mains. Beautifully presented and good honest flavours. The petit fours for pudding were heavenly.
The deal breaker though was the tacky fake battery operated candles in plastic beakers. This is Vidals not Valentines!!!
Conclusion: I’ll definitely be back if someone here recognises the magic of a real candle-lit dinner and brings back wax candles in glass votives.

i came to your restaurant in july while i was visiting my family and friends in hastings and we were not dissapointed.from our welcome through the entire meal experience we could not fault a single thing and as a college lecturer in hospitality the standard is something i strive for in my restaurant here great food superb wines and excellent service well done

On a cooling winter evening, it was lovely to walk into a warm, inviting restaurant and be immediately greeted by friendly staff. We had been to Vidal Estate earlier in the day to their tasting room and so knew exactly what we wanted to drink. The Soler Syrah is exceptional!
The menu has changed to that which is on the Vidal website, but still contains lots of variety. We chose the crusted lamb fillets.
We started with a plate of bread and olive oil which was very tasty, fresh and yeasty, just how we like it. Our mains arrived very quickly, a bit too quickly to be honest as we had barely settled in. We felt very rushed.
The lamb was well cooked, lovely and pink on the inside but the ‘crust’ was more reminiscent of a thick piece of readylawn. It was bright green, nearly a centimetre thick and far from crusty. It also didn’t really have any real taste. We put it aside and ate the lamb. It was disappointing as we were both in the mood for crunchy crusted lamb. The risotto underneath was lovely and the accompanying vegetables were very tasty (carrots and courgettes), although the silverbeet was pretty raw.
A nice meal, that could have been a lot better…….