The Island

"in one word, it was a total disappointment. i checked menu before my visit and was so excited to see a Jerk chicken on the menu as it is not easy to get in Tauranga. But the result was just a big disappointment. It wasn’t anything close to a Jerk chicken at all. if u named the dish as a bbq chicken, it could have been acceptable but I wouldn’t pay $37 for a simple bbq chicken dish. My friend ordered Thai beef salad and it came with Japanese ginger and udon?! Both dishes didn’t match the names of the dishes, def. false advertisement, so it was just a big disappointed experience. This restaurant could be good for drinks and some chips but i wouldn’t have any meals here again. Actually, i will never go back again."

"What a lovely place, food was a great price and it was so yummy , drinks lovely, delicious cocktail , we had two drinks each and a meal for lunch it was only 108 dollars very reasonable for the two of us, very happy and will definitely going back for more , love this place, staff very friendly and seem happy at there job. Thank you for the lovely experience,"

"Love the vibes and Pizza is fantastic. Beautiful classic pizza dough done in wood fired oven. Highly recommend the brisket loaded fries!! Neat how you can order online from your table. Food is always served quickly. The beer selection is awesome! They have a great covers band playing on the first Sunday of the month, called the Midnight Fizz. Definitely get in there and check them out!"

"Fantastic food, well presented. Would happily recommended anyone in the area coming here for a meal."

"There are 2 main reasons that the Favourite Husband and I hadn’t previously been to The Island. Firstly we are several lifetimes too old to go there and secondly the playground. I’m slightly allergic to small children and there always seems to be a lot of them there. Imagine my delight then to discover that there was an R18 area. Genius. We were meeting the extended FamBam who are all very familiar with The Island and the menu. The cocktails weren’t bad, but there was no margarita on the list and I don’t like to ask for fear of being labelled the problem child of the group. I loved being able to order using the QR code from the table. This is the type of “modern technology” that appeals to me and I strongly believe more places should offer it. Portions were generous. Flavours were good. The Thai beef salad was really nice, with chargrilled steak and the pickled ginger was a nice touch. There was a lot of dressing which overwhelmed the dish a bit. The burgers were really juicy, the loaded fries and chicken wings were also full of flavour and generous portions. The pizza was a hit. Look, I can’t find fault. I’m not going to try. It was pub food done really well. Good value and a good night. Service was friendly and fast. It’s not “fine dining” but it’s not trying to be. Good work."