Reviews of Mike's Bistro & Taproom. (Restaurant) in New Plymouth (Taranaki).

Mike's Bistro & Taproom

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40 Devon Street East, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand

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Information of Mike's Bistro & Taproom, Restaurant in New Plymouth (Taranaki)

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This place has good reviews, this means that they treat their customers well and you’ll feel great with their services, recommended 100%!

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Reviews of Mike's Bistro & Taproom

K. V.

Totally beatiful would 100 percent recommend.. down was that took an hour to come out to us but that was ok.. it was well worth the rate ... I could of just eaten a bowl of fries just by themswlves they were that goof loved the chips

P. A.

Been drinking Mike’s since the 90s and it’s only got better and better. Great food (even something for the vegans!) and wonderful staff. I feel comfortable and welcomed here… love this place. Also, they support worthy community organisations. 10/10, a real Taranaki gem 🗻

M. S.

The food was very nice..Brittany was our waitress she was very good but she was the only one on that day and it started to get busy..we were there at 12.30pm.

r. n.

Staff were attentive and lovely. Food was well presented but sadly some aspects let it down, garlic pizza starter had far too much jared minced garlic, so made it salty and bitter, was not pleasant. Main meals were decent and dessert was delicious, however there was baking paper left on the bottom of the cheesecake.

B. W.

Loved it. Had one of mikes hazy beers, was good. I had the brisket was fantastic, other people at the tables meals looked good to.

f. k.

Great ambience and stellar space. Feels like I'm in a beer garden but indoors. Amazing staff to top it off too.

J. C. (.

Huge range of good beer from around NZ including Mike's own (oldest "craft brewery" in the country bless him) but staff didn't seem knowledgeable or engaged like their local competition, so fell a bit flat.

k. m.

May I recommend the Melculambicus? Belgian Honey tripel with lambic souring barrel ale. Great friendly service. Would go back if I lived here. Will come back one day.

K. C.

Had date night with my husband. Absolutely loved the meals. Staff were friendly and accommodating and ensured the satisfaction of the customers. Definitely recommended! Prices are worth it.

M. H.

Awesome cafe, we really enjoyed our breakfast today, staff is super friendly and the decor is amazing. Definitely a must visit if in New Plymouth.

C. T.

Great beer, great food, great service, what more could you want? Try the BBQ ribs with cornbread and coleslaw, absolutely delicious!

N. P.

Incredible food and lovely, friendly atmosphere. Great service. Will definitely go back

D. K.

Just had a pint of Mike's Mild and a taste of chocolate stout - VERY nice. Also bought an IPA+ T-shirt and a six-pack of Mike's Mild. Just felt at home!

C. M.

Mike's has a great atmosphere. Lots of beer of course, good food and a fantastic band last night!

M. M.

Good place if you like beer. Lots of choices & you can taste before you buy. Didn't eat so can't comment on the food, but who needs food with all those beers on tap. Good service from the staff, it wasn't busy but they were very pleasant & a nice atmosphere. Worth a visit definitely 👍.

M. B.

Amazing place with cool decor and delicious food, music can be a little loud sometimes tho. 10/10

E. C.

They do have dinner! We missed out on our chance for dinner because we couldn't find a menu on Google, so here it is ! Friendly service, fantastic selection, cool vibes. Loved it

j. m.

Fabulous venue supporting live local music every Friday night, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Free entry. Lovely space to be in. Delicious beers, food served up with friendly efficient service. Will go again!

M. B.

Really enjoyed it. Stellar beers, good service and food. I had a nice scotch fillet and it was cooked rare as I asked for...

A. P.

Great food, fantastic service, great price and beautiful venue. We enjoyed our delicious smokey chicken and beef burgers that were served with the yummiest chips and aioli. Our hostess was welcoming, friendly and helpful.

H. B.

Lovely owner's and beautiful food. Fantastic service from super friendly staff.

B. L.

Great food, great craft beer.freindly people . Reccomened

J. L.

We stopped by and ate here twice this week. Was a nifty place with great food. We had the pumpkin veggie burger, the Mac and cheese and the pizza. All were very great. Staff were helpful and friendly and we especially liked the couple board games t were there. Obviously a lush beer menu to choose from however a did not have any drinks while there.

S. B.

My John Dory was over cooked to an extent that I could not finish it. The staff did not ask if there was a problem my meal. The other 3 peoples meals, 2 steaks and a chicken were good.

M. D.

Went to Mike's on our last night of Americarna before heading back to Kaiapoi. We were with a group of 11 and I would have given 5 stars apart from it took an hour for our food to come out. However, my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our panfried tarakihi! Perfectly cooked and just melted in my mouth! The staff were great especially young Jasmine who mentioned it was only her second night working there and she fielded a few tricky comments with ease from a couple of people at our table. Will definitely be back next time we are in New Plymouth!

J. P.

Really great service, great choice of food ,and wow so many choices of beers ,8out of 10

R. F.

Great beers and the food was excellent

N. W.

Great pizza and you have to try the Ginger beer

H. F.

Google tracked my location and asked if I would like to leave a review for Mike's Brewery. To be honest the only reason I stepped inside was to take a dump. I must say though, the bathroom was in immaculate shape: sparkling clean, ample choice of stalls, nice little touches such as a selection of colourful hand towels. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.

A. J.

This is a great brewery pub. Great selection of Mike's and other local beers (about 26 taps) Food is well known. Great pizza and 'pub grub' that's good on its own.

M. J.

Couldn't fault the food. I had the John Dory which was sensational. Service was attentive, friendly and timely. Good value for money. The decor is quirky and interesting. Strongly recommended

R. S.

Been here twice whilst staying in New Plymouth. They have a wide selection of their own brewery tap craft ales, so you should find something you like. Speaking from an English Real Ale view some of the ones we tried were a bit cloudy and "unusual". The food menu was OK, but nothing special. We had the sausage & mash, which was nicely presented as good honest pub food. Overall a nice experience but a bit expensive.

C. S. (.

Great atmosphere,good food.

S. W.

Good service from friendly staff. Large selection of beers not only brewed by Mike's but also from around NZ, also had a tasting rack with 4 drinks. From the drinks menu I enjoyed the mango mule, but I also noted they had Mocktails as well 👍. We chose to go with the haloumi and ciabatta which seemed different and was very tasty with good balance of flavours. For our main we shared the mixed meat plate... forgot to take a photo cause it all looked soo good. Meat was very tender and tasty, ribs fell off their bones. (We would normally be large eaters and felt like this shared was just the right amount).

T. C.

Fantastic service & a great variety of beers & ales.

P. H.

Awesome place to stop by for a quiet drink and nibbles.

D. M.

I had such a fun night out dancing up a storm to Banana Mundo. Great crowd, attentive staff and electric vibe. An amazing range of beer on tap plus a decent menu.

D. H.

Beer was great and lots of choice, food was not so good and when we were there very busy and hard to get a table

T. M.

A must when in New Plymouth. Mouth watering , scrumptious food, very friendly staff and owner's family, great service from T, Brittany and Dylan. Live music on Fridays too. And the Lager beer!

R. H.

Wonderful range of tasty beers. Ron and his team provide great service. Live music on Friday arvos is great too.

G. P.

Staff are friendly, relaxed atmosphere. The ordering process is a bit confusing, it seems you go to the bar for beer but a server will take your food order at your table. Nothing wrong with the food, though perhaps a little overpriced given the service. Great beer though!

M. H.

Enjoyed a quiet beer. Great selection an a funky vibe. I thing this would be a great venue on a band night.

H. C.

Amazing chicken burger (Hen and Hog) and beer-battered chips. BBQ pulled pork burger was good too. Great selection of beer.

V. K.

Good staff, great atmosphere. Have live music and good selection of beer. Few options from the menu were not available.

k. s.

We had the best meal here on the weekend they were busy as, but were super attentive an really made sure we were happy with everything (which we couldn’t fault by the way was so good!)

G. D.

Visited here for mocktails & coffee. We enjoyed their ambience and service.

J. W.

Interior feels really warm and welcoming. The beer on the other hand... Even better! As Belgian beer drinking travellers we really appreciate the quality of their beers. DELICIOUS!

D. G.

Stopped in for lunch and had the fish burger and my wife had the Kiwi burger. The fish was a couple of crumbed fish sticks that I suspect were from a packet and the Kiwi burger was underwhelming. The redeeming feature was that Mike's beer is up there with the best.

J. G.

Very nice food, The guy who severed us seemed like he had somewhere else to be. Quite a good atmosphere and I like the interior design whoever's done that is pretty onto it. Mike you've done alright mate👍

J. d. V.

Awesome beers and food! A great atmosphere with a good old "welcome home to the naki" feeling I got from the staff!

e. n.

Jeremy here. Had the best Garlic Steak of my life on Wednesday!! Beer has dam nice too! I cant wait till my next visit to New Plymouth :)

D. M.

friendly people would go back there anytime

R. M.

Ron gets the award for best boss taking care of his staff member’s health and ensuring the reluctant JPL eats salad with his meal instead of chips! Great diabetic omelette made by the kitchen to meet my requirements tonight as well.

S. H.

Friendly and very helpful staff. Lovely spot to relax have a quiet drink or two with food. Would come back again

E. W.

Lovely atmosphere nice beer and pleasant staff very helpful chips were nice but felt the pizza had too much oil all over it but we will come again and try the burger next time

A. N.

Awesome.live music. Fantastic service. Excellent choice of food for small to large appetites. Great choice of beer, cider and kombucha.

M. B.

Great food and beer and service. Pity is is very cold in winter. It a big place to heat so they need big heaters.

P. D.

Excellent staff and food. 👍

A. N.

Good staff, great beer... Pizza could do with a little less cheese and more topping, chips are amazing. Great place

M. S.

Awesome service and food then Came today 12/12 what has happened menu shrunk no diners sad to see Alot of staff Ordered corn fritters um no corn so cant do them as a chef myself surely being Saturday this would be preped for weekend

B. L.

Love this place, amazing beer and a really cool setup. 2 of my top 4 beers on untappd are from here and my favorite brewery I went to while in New Zealand

D. H.

Absolutely wonderful little joint. Great food, lovely people and the black Doris beer is to die for....we even got a takeaway today!

B.

Good range off beer and cider at a decent price. Food was good, beer hall style meals. Good place for a few friday beers with the boys or just as a couple.

M. H.

Excellent selection of authentuc craft beers. Food also top notch. Feels like they are still sorting the service side but overall recommended.

C. R.

Fabulous meal. Food was awesome. Nice atmosphere and good service. Already planning our next visit.

L.

Really lovely place, nice atmosphere nice beer nice food nice staff, hard to fault, if you have the £££ why not make a visit

W. L.

Good craft beer and friendly staff

S.

Popped in for brunch, super attentive friendly staff, fantastic food, and coffee wasn't too bad. Will be back to try the dinner menu.

O. C.

Food was yum and so was beer but took over 45 minutes to get drinks and food ended up coming out at the same time.

M. W.

Great steaks. Fantastic beers. Efficient and friendly staff with a nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

P. S.

1st time won't be the last time. Nice to support a local business. Lots of great home brewing.

B. &. D. A.

Good food and great beer shame the hand beer pumps were not in acrion

M.

Awesome food and atmosphere. CHIPS ARE INSANE, best I've ever had 😍 burgers are delicious and staff are friendly will definitely be back

E. L.

Staff were friendly and helpful. Large selection of craft beers. Food was fresh and well prepared.

J.

Called in for a couple of bevvys nothing spectacular

D. W.

Chips were amazing burger was so good

L. K.

Called in for coffee great hot coffee nice friendly baristas lovely relaxing atmosphere will be going back.

B. P.

Very nice beer and menu , definitely go again

A. L.

Great service nice beers going back for a meal tomorrow night.

B.

Good place for a get together with friends

E. P.

Wow! What an Awesome experience! Food is excellent and the vibe is perfect!! Good food and good people!!

C. S.

Great to talk to Mike himself. Love his passion. Beer's pretty good too!

t. h.

Great place warm caring good food good prices

R. B.

Good food, great beer! Nice setting.

M. P.

Nice atmosphere with live music (acoustic) and the beer is great!

B. K.

Fabulous. Great beer, food and kid friendly with a play area and high chair. Highly recommend :)

S. M.

Bit pricey but nice venue. Wish it had a bigger outdoor area

M. B.

Absolutely beautiful food, superb!!

F. B. (.

Really liked it. Nice fresh friendly place

C.

Great live sounds, good company and very nice beer

R. L.

Came across this place when visiting.could not fault anything.staff and food where awesome.would come again

r. t.

This place has the best selection of beers and stouts in New Plymouth.

C. S.

Great food. Enjoyed the beer. Thanks for a nice night.

N. &. D. H.

Easy stop with the kids. Nice industrial vibe with the decor. Good food.

K. A.

Great place for a catch up and a locally brewed beer choice

R. T.

Fantastic accommodating service....

C. C.

Great beers,great food and great service 👌

t. d.

No cake unfortunately

H. o. H. N.

great place.... top beers and superb burgers!

S. G.

great beer selection and lovely bar snacks

P. Y.

Great beer kept kitchen open for a feed. Good on ya

B. R.

Our coffees and muffins were lovely.

C. S.

The food was delicious!

H.

Absolutely love this place, food, vibe, service and owner...

I. A.

great drinks selection .food could be better

m. b.

Great range of craft beers all brewed by the owner!

P. B.

Good service, great staff and live music!

P.

Awesome

R.

Great food and music 😀

K. J.

Excellent food, gr8 service

Y. S.

Bit expensive, nice beer

i. a.

Good beer,friends and good service.

S. L.

One of my fav places to eat out

P.

Nice Beer good food worth a vist

K. W.

staff lovely drinks very expensive

c. b.

Good place for a quick shop

K.

Great vibe good food and beer.

D. I. K.

They know how to cook there!

N.

The best boeries roll in town!!!

K.

Great experience nice place too go

J.

Ohhh them ciders tho

T. C.

Nice choices in food and beer

G.

Good food

C. S.

The younger owner is cute af

A.

Was a great experience thanks 😊

S.

Good beers and food

M.

Great beers and food.

D.

Great best ever

G.

Nice food!

L. P.

Good local business

J.

5/5 whiskey porter

A.

Lovely food

J. W.

Awesome

K.

Very nice.

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Legends

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J. S.

Beer was great, nice decor. The DJ was terrible, playing really depressing music on a Saturday night. When we let Mike the owner know he gave us a free round of beer which was much appreciated! It seemed to be the consensus that DJ AL needs to go.

B. C.

Wonderful night out with great food as awesome service. Great value

G.

(Translated) Cool Brew Bistro, nice service, very good beer selection (various IPa, wheat beer, Pils etc ...) from own production. Food was also very good (I recommend Beef Brisket with Mac'n'Cheese and 2 Fried Eggs) and the prices are not over the top! (Original) Cooler Brew Bistro, nette Bedienung, sehr gute Bierauswahl (diverse IPa, Weißbier, Pils etc...) aus eigener Herstellung. Essen war auch sehr gut (ich empfehle das Beef Brisket mit Mac‘n‘Cheese und 2 Fried Eggs) und die Preise sind nicht übertrieben!

P.

(Translated) Muyyy ... Rich, hamburgers and the occasional little thing rich for vegetarians so happy to have met them, they have an area with games for children, live music and very well set. Up to 21 styles of beer, the wonderful stuff, very nice, I recommend it! (Original) Muyyy... Rico, hamburguesas y una que otra cosita rica para vegetarianos así que feliz de haberlos conocido, tienen una zona con juegos para niños, música en vivo y muy bien ambientado. Hasta 21 estilos de cerveza, el stuff maravilloso, muy simpático, lo recomiendo!

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