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C$11 - C$34
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Bar, Seafood, Polynesian, International
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Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed November 6, 2023

This restaurant and it's staff were so friendly and welcoming, we felt like we were in someone's home enjoying a home cooked meal. We had a delicious dinner of mussels, ika mata and a prawn and paw paw salad which was utterly divine! All meals...were fantastic but the prawn and paw paw salad was a stand out. And to top it off for this crazy cat lady, there were two resident cats, Flash & Fly who liked to patrol the gardens and escort you to your car in the carpark.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed August 26, 2023

Amazing food and I went through the menu during my stay at Palm Grove which is attached to this restaurant. Staff are amazing - whole experience is not to be missed.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed July 27, 2023

We stayed a short walk away from this restaurant. We were in Rarotonga for a cousins 80th birthday. The food was delicious and the staff went over and above to make our dining experience fantastic. We went for the birthday dinner and they had decorated...the table with balloons and had organised a birthday cake (we asked if they could). When the cake was cut they sang happy birthday and made our cousins birthday one she will never forget. One our last day, after dinner, the staff (3 ladies, Kiti, Mary and I can't remember the other name) gave us all a hug and thanked us for coming. We ate there 5 nights out of 7. If we return to Rarotonga we will definately go back to this restaurant.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 20, 2023

We had the Sunday BBQ which was delicious, plentiful and fresh. The iki mata was delicious. I would suggest you have a children's menu for other nights, Linlee had the wedges without the spicey sauce but a few choices of children size meals would be...good. The live music was great on both the Friday night and the Sunday. Linlee danced the night away. It was totally fun. Thanks. The staff were fabulous.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed November 20, 2022 via mobile

We went with friends on a Friday night when they had live music! Great music that we knew all the songs to. Encouraged to sing and dance. Delicious food! Great service!!! Friendly and very attentive. Highly recommend

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed November 15, 2022

Nice little spot to eat, Food was beautiful, and service was great. Not hard to find the place although parking is scarce.

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed October 2, 2022

BBQ night here the BBQ nights was okay, plenty to eat but the not the best atmosphere. Was close to our accommodation

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed July 31, 2022

We loved our dinner here. We booked for 18. It was the only place we found ika mata (due to king tides hitting the island the week before). Staff were just lovely. They were so kind/ Food was delicious. Highly recommend ika mata and salt...and pepper squid.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed July 31, 2022 via mobile

There were 18 of us and they never missed a beat the food was superb the service was first class - the whole evening was fabulous we could not have faulted anything

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed June 30, 2022

Great breakfast venue, we had continental buffet as part of our accommodation which we thoroughly enjoyed with lovely bakery like scones, banana bread & lemon loaf. We witnessed the other huge breakfasts off the menu, next time! We also enjoyed the restaurant for a family...dinner, it was popular with both hotel guests and others.More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed May 11, 2022

We arrived as a group of 8 for dinner with no booking & was very welcomed, we were then joined by another 3 who decided to leave their original dining option & it was no problem at all catering for our big group. Beautiful food...around the whole table & fast & friendly service. Would recommendMore

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed July 5, 2021

Food is good, staff are friendly but the actual restaurant has no atmosphere whatsoever and is facing the busy road, go further round to Wilsons Bar at Castaways, its right on the sand with fantastic food and amazing service

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed January 29, 2021

The service and food were both great. They put together one of the best breakfasts we had on the island.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed April 2, 2020

WOW, the food is incredible, by far the best food we had all holiday. The staff were very friendly and service was quick. Even though we did not have a booking the staff were more than happy to find us a table.

Date of visit: March 2020
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Reviewed January 31, 2020

I've been wanting to try this place for a long time. Sadly it was a big let down. The were no Vegitarian or vegan options on the menu, but I did go with a veg coconut curry. My wife opted for one of the specials...on offer that night - Smoker Spear fish (Swordfish) with a pawpaw salad. Unfortunatley they brought her Grilled fish (Wahou) with and avacado salad - sadly she didn't notice until she started to eat the fish and went to the salad. The started was wierd - it was supposed to be a bruchetta but both the tomato and avacado were warm on a very lightly toasted bread. It may have just been a bad night, but staff were very 'Meh"about the whole thing. One to miss next time around. The curry by the way was fine.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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