Vine Eatery & Bar Menu

Vine Eatery & Bar is built to accommodate different kinds of Taupō visit under one roof. A fireplace, booths, conventional tables and outdoor seating make the main room useful from coffee through dinner, while the upstairs Balcony and Vintage Room give small groups more privacy. Food moves between Mediterranean sharing plates and fuller New Zealand mains, backed by a bar whose scale makes drinks part of the identity rather than an afterthought. The result can be a quick plate and glass or a long, expansive meal.

The tapas list is large enough to build a meal around contrasts. House focaccia, burrata with tomato and pomegranate, beetroot carpaccio and tempura cauliflower sit beside fish crudo, tuna or venison tartare, garlic prawns, soft-shell crab and chargrilled octopus. Croquettes filled with Manchego and jamón, paella balls and patatas bravas continue the Spanish thread, while pork belly, beef fillet and lamb cutlets add grill flavours. Pacific oysters can arrive natural, Kilpatrick or beer battered, broadening the table without requiring a formal entrée.

Diners wanting a single substantial dish can move to mushroom or scallop risotto, Sicilian linguine, Croatian beef pasticada pasta, salads and full mains. The kitchen ranges from whole flounder with Mediterranean salsa and fish cooked en papillote to confit duck, pork porchetta and lamb rack. Beef fillet, bone-in ribeye, venison and wagyu make the meat side particularly deep. Platters provide a middle ground, combining bread, cheese, cured meats and pickled vegetables or a hot sampler of pork belly, chicken, squid and cauliflower for the table.

The drinks programme matches that breadth with more than 150 wines, many available by the glass, alongside craft beer, cocktails and more than 25 single malt whiskies. Dessert keeps enough variety for a final round of sharing: vanilla brûlée, chocolate and caramel fondant, sticky date pudding, tiramisu, lemon baked Alaska and Marsala-rich zabaglione all appear, with coconut panna cotta providing a vegan option. For celebrations, the private rooms and long-table menus turn the same tapas logic into an organised group experience.

Address: 37 Tūwharetoa Street, Taupō 3330, New Zealand

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