This is a fun, funky place. Risque postcards and cartoons are on the wall. The atmosphere is light and the servers are invariably friendly. They smoke their own (New Zealand) King salmon on the premises and give a huge amount of it as part of their Eggs Benedict. "Lonely Planet" called it "the best eggs bennie in NZ" and I... More

I swear by this place on my travels around NZ...I arrived today enroute to Rotorua...I was 30 mins early before the dinner menu, but they took my order...an eye fillet and it was awesome! A travelers friend! More

this is exceptional value of money - great ambience, music not too loud, menu is amazing well done, with variety day by day. The owner comes to chat if you like and is very interesting. Recommend this place to everyone who wants a good dining experience More

This dinner was in our third week in NZ and we had some not so great experiences with local cuisine before. I ordered the steak and was really happy with this decision as it was fantastic! Would definately go back. More

The food was great. Loved the atmosphere. The waiter was very helpful with info about the area. He gave us the name of the Chestnut Lane Cottage where we stayed for 2 nights. He was right, it was a great place to stay. More

What a funny place to have dinner in NZ. The steaks were wonderful but the humor in the place was what really captured our attention. Our teenagers giggled right through dinner reading the cartoons and noting the quirky wonderful things about the place! Conversation with the owner was very nice and the setting is warm and cozy. It would have... More

Went to Workmen's based on Lonely Planet's recommendation and boy was it a good one... Decoration was spilt into two rooms, the bar and then the restaurant. They had a kid's birthday party in the bar when I was there. The restaurant side was filled with nice mirrors on one wall and various humorous (maybe adult humor more) postcards and... More