Mokoia - Rotorua Lakes District

Struggling to understand some of the poor reviews here, seeing as you'd struggle to match or better the quality of food and service here. As someone who travels for work reguarly, I appreciate somewhere that ticks all the boxes for amazing food and service. We have tried most of the nicer looking restaurants in Rotorua several times, but we wanted to try something new for a special occasion. Dropping off a cake beforehand was hassle free. On the night we ordered a bottle of sparkling wine, two loafs, the pork belly, vegetarian fettuccine, the seafood platter and side of roasted vegetables. The attention to detail was phenomenal. The mains were all bought out at the same time. The seafood was cooked beautifully, and the flavours were divine. The pork belly was a apparently one of the best he has had in a long time. We recommend all the dishes we ordered and wouldn't change a thing. We were impressed with the presentation and the overall quality of the meals. The service was warm and genuine, as well as professional and polite. It was a wonderful and memorable evening. This is a perfect place for something a little more different, traditional and for a special occasion.

We ordered the clam chowder to share and they were nice to divide the serve into two for us. Wow...the chowder was packed with flavour. The table of 6 next to us had the same and they totally loved the chowder. My husband had their special which was the slow cooked lamb shank with kumara mash and red jus which was good but no wow factor. I had the Wai Ora glazed incrusted lamb with indigenous herbs and spices which was really good. We shared the signature trio ice cream.<br/ <br/ We had the

What a great restaurant, Friendly efficient staff,great service. Our waitress suggested we have for a main any selection of three mains off the menu slightly smaller servings and served on a platter for two (shared dining option) so we had a lamb dish ,a venison dish and a pork dish. All cooked to perfection and really good value. We were absolutely amazed to see a restaurant using Native New Zealand herbs, we have never seen this before and it was delicious. Unfortunately we live in Palmerston North or we would dine here on a regular basis but we will be back sometime.WELL DONE

We have eaten here twice, both times the food was superb, the service was fantastic and we have recommended it to many of our friends, family, and to the many international visitors that come through our business. Discovered it through the entertainment book. We look forward to dining there again soon.

If you are looking for delicious food then this is the place. It's not a family restaurant but more of a fancy date night place. It's quite expensive but the food is really good. The highlight for me was the seafood chowder! 10/10. It's right near the water so it was a nice view. The service was friendly.