Reviews of Lone Star Tauranga. (Restaurant) in Tauranga (Bay of Plenty).

Lone Star Tauranga

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New Zealand restaurant

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41 The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand

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Information of Lone Star Tauranga, Restaurant in Tauranga (Bay of Plenty)

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Reviews of Lone Star Tauranga

C. B.

It’s a great experience. The ambiance is very welcoming and charming. Amazing food and service. Brandon was extremely knowledgeable and make great recommendations. He knows what his doing and you can tell that making the customers happy is the main priority. Thank you Brandon. Highly recommended.

C. P.

Had a great night out with colleagues. The establishment required that we scan in, and checked out our covid passes. All staff were wearing masks. We had the Christmas special which consisted of shared entries, main, and desert. The portion sizes were generous, and truth to be told I could have stopped at the starters. They have a wide selection of beers, and our sober drivers enjoyed their mocktails. Great view from the upper balcony of the Strand Park.

J. C.

Food was delicious and a great spot with a wonderful view. Kids playground over the road.

T. L.

Customer service was good. Food was also good and came out all at the same time, however, there was a hair found in my sons mouth from his meal. Waitress was made aware and replaced the meal immediately.

J. P. K.

Great place!!!! We had an afternoon lunch. Staff are so helpful and friendly. The guy that served us was super nice and helped us order. Thanks team, we'll definitely be back again!

K. B.

Great staff, & delicious scallop & fried cauli entrée. Large portions, except for my big brother-in-law's small burger. He wasn't impressed, but we all were! Would go again for sure.

K. M.

Squid rings were tough and cool.lamb wrack was tough my wife managed a little veggies were nice .Dixie chicken was ok . Not the best anniversary meal we have had .did tell the staff member but she was non plussed.

S.

Food was amazing, steaks both cooked to (our) perfection and service was great! Highly recommended the San Quentin squid & JD hot fudge pudding as well.

P.

Excellent food. Excellent service. The guy who served us was really good. However the salad was too hard for me to eat.

A. M.

Food was good, and I like how there were several places we could choose to sit from- upstairs, downstairs, indoors, outdoors- the outdoor area in the upstairs had nice sea views. It took a while for the food to get to the table, but it was quite busy on the day we went there and they were able to kept up a high level of customer service in spite of that.

V.

Tables are narrow so crowded. My meal didn't support the price. Surely there is a system of recording who ordered what instead of a shout out on delivery to a group table. Staff, location, cleanliness I have no issues with. I will avoid where possible.

J.

Our server was brilliant good quality banter went above and beyond even though it was the end of his shift had us laughing the whole ride home

J. R.

Another great night with the kids at lone star food was amazing, service awesome (thank you Rosie H). Highly recommend for a night out with the kids beautiful view of the waterfront as well

A. C.

I went there on Valentines Day for dinner and both my date and I loved it!!! The food was delicious and the service was AWESOME!!! Definitely going back again soon!!!

T. D.

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere however the famous large meals Lone Star were known for have become alot smaller

A.

Amazing service with even better food my family came for lunch today everything was amazing honestly their food is frikn amazing we will definitely be back and this is coming from 4 very picky teenagers aswell

A.

The Christmas set menu was booked but staffs don't know that much. Manager came and we got special menu. It wa slightly different from the menu I had got, so we tried one set menu and one normal menu (since it says price per HEAD), someone had to ask again to the manager, but we were rejected to do that. Only either both set menu or both normal menu. So we selected two set menu. There was only one starter menu different from the menu I had got and they gave us only one little starter to share. I felt uncomfortable to ask since they would have to say "sorry I am not sure I will ask." so we just sticked one starter. Not sure if it originally only one starter for all of them or they forgot. By the way, except the manager(I assume she is the manager since she is the one who knew about Christmas set menu) everyone was very kind and polite. Food was actually great with big portion. I might visit again when I have chance but I will never book Christmas set menu here and hope the staffs know about this menu. So confused and felt awkward. Free drinks and dessert for all kids menu or Christmas set menu or normal menu means.... the free one applies only for kids menu... Please be clear if you would like to have some promotion, I would have better experiences without that.

G.

Pretty good burger. But should have had a steak! Mate had one and it was perfect looking

K.

Great evening, friendly service. Our chosen meals could have done with a bit more flavor.

A. G.

Good food with ample servings and very pleasant people. The pork ribs were delicious as were the juicy succulent tiger prawns. Will definitely be stopping in again.

V. I.

Had a gerhard burger. chips were crispy and the burger excellent. Anyone should come here for good food some time.

l. i. g.

Squid rings and Dixie chicken was soo delicious. The best Lone star in nz so far. Warm and attentive staff.

A.

One of my favourite places to eat. Great service. Great food

T. M. E.

Love going to loan star ⭐ for dinner was a lovely birthday dinner out tonight with my amazing husband ☺️ we both had a dixy chicken for dinner and I had a white chocolate pudding and he had the Jack Daniels pudding.

T.

Pork ribs are great and prawn dish was really good Service was ok. No complaints

a.

Our place of choice when eating out, good food, good staff and good prices

B. G.

Great place. But very slow service and cold food. Disappointed. AMENDMENT...I have been contacted by Lone Star who are very apologetic and care about our experience. This is outstanding service!!!!!! I have never had that happen before and I really appreciate the trouble they've gone to assist us. We'll definitely be going back. Thank you management.

S.

We dined at Taurangas Lone Star this evening and had a wonderful meal. The Maitre D and wait staff were all very friendly and attentive. I had a lamb meal and my partner the ribs and both meats were super tender and the Vegetables perfectly cooked. We were very impressed with the whole dining experience.

D.

Excellent service food was top notch we'll be back for sure thanks again.

A.

We had a rather disappointing experience. When we entered, there was no one available to seat us, and after waiting for 5 minutes and watching several waitresses walk past, we just grabbed an empty table and seated ourselves. We eventually got our orders taken and the service in general was quick and efficient. The meals were decent quality, but it was disappointing find out we were charged $2 extra for a half full, small cup of Aioli to go with our chips, while the price of the meal was close to $40. I don't know of any other restaurant in Tauranga that charges extra for Aioli if the meal itself is $35-40. Especially since we also ordered drinks, a starter, etc. It's only $2 so no drama, but I would rather leave a $10 tip for our waitress than pay extra for a bit of sauce.

K. O.

Steak was awesome. Perfectly cooked. Ribs were awesome. Edit. Best part was with the waiter who said his order was the burger with out the fun (onions, pickle, tomato). Made us all laugh.

M. G.

Hi there. Was my first time at Lone Star Tauranga on Friday 22nd January. Had dinner there and the service was absolutely fabulous. Had a total 5 different staff serve us and all was seamless and friendly. Friday night service staff was 5 star. Went back Saturday 23rd for a late lunch. Okay experience. My son was asleep during the meal and had to go back after we left to get him a kids meal he could eat across the road. Extremely disappointed that wait staff didn't make an effort to explain that Lone Star doesn't do take away drinks. I had to ask for the kids ice cream that comes with the meal to be take away. What's the point of selling take way meals at full price if you don't provide the full meal. No cutlery was provided so had to walk all the way back to get takeaway cutlery and the girls seemed surprised I'd ask for cutlery. Overall disappointing end to our experience with Lone Star Tauranga.

e. j.

What an amazing experience. The food was awesome and everyone enjoyed every course the garlic bread was to die for the ribs fantastic, the fish was melt in the mouth and the salads fresh and generous. The service was friendly and inviting. Thank you 12pm team for making my partners birthday special and the pav we took home was beautiful. Last but not least the music was enjoyable and not over the top, we wish you all the success you deserve. Regards Elsa and Darren ❤️

L. L.

Delicious meal of Pork Ribs and Prawn Star entree size. Very filling and lots of flavour. Drinks were Emersons beer and Hillbilly mocktails- with lime, mint, passionfruit and soda - yum!

S. K.

Really looked after us. The food and drinks were all good. But most of all, all the staff really looked after our party of 6 adults and 5 kids. Really appreciate it and we had a great evening. Cheers!!

I. W.

Excellent service from both Matthew the Maître D and from Suzie, our waitress. Both delivered genuine and attentive service and our food was very yum. Really enjoyed the hot loaf as our entré! The bun on the Gerhard Burger was quite a bit larger than the pattie itself, which was cooked to well (probably would have been better cooked a little less) and the pattie sort of fell apart as I ate it. Overall still a tasty meal and the Prawn Star main was was very nice too. The place has a very nice atmosphere and really good music. Definitely has a "saloon" feel and lives up to the name of the restaurant. Nice sort of dim lighting and the colours and décor set a nice theme and make for an impressionable dining experience.

R. T.

Amazing service and our food came out so fast! Definitely recommend.

K.

Food was good but the service wasn’t. The guy that served us asked my son for ID to which one of my children said “is that your license?” The waiter then went on to say “No but it should be”. Which my son took offence by. I initially thought he knew my son but he didn’t. Because the way he was talking was if he knew him and that’s the way friends would talk to each other. Very unprofessional. Who was he to say who should and shouldn’t have their license? It was photo ID and he didn’t need to say anything else. Not impressed! The other girl working also didn’t smile the whole time we were there and said minimal. Please note: His ID was an 18+ card. The issue was that this guy in his opinion thought my son should have his license and made a point of embarrassing him in front of his siblings and girlfriend.

E. T.

Always love the meals here. Great value for money. Overly filling and a great place to take the family to chill and relax. Service from staff was great. Thanks for an amazing experience.

B. T.

Very tasty, tender meat to our request. Always enjoyed Lone Star. Meals were on the cool side, definitely not hot. Could have been warmer.

C.

Yummy good, great service. Sometimes to much asking if we need something

M. S.

A busy school holiday night but we were happy to take a high table in the bar area. Staff were friendly and kept checking we were okay. Handled our gluten free request well. Food was (mostly) good quality and well prepared, drinks were nice and desserts were tasty. A pleasant night out.

D. M.

Service was really great, kind and efficient waitress and waiter. 😀 Ribs great, chicken knibbles very dry, squid rings great, prawns were really awful sorry 😞 we were looking forward to the muscles as we enjoy them so much from your Auckland branch, but there were not available as they ran out??? We dined at 5.15. So I opted for the prawns and that was a big rubbery NO. Steak did not seal, so it was like boiled meat...almost like it was not cooked on a red hot plate to seal that meat. Sides were OK. Sorry I used critique food and have eaten in a few of your Restaurants, so please take my criticism as an opportunity to aim for a better standard . Our meal was a gift from my daughter in the States so was disappointed 😞

L.

Fabulous time there great guy serving us so much fun . We will be back.

J.

Very good I asked for a blue stake and it was perfect.

T. D.

The service was fantastic, the food was delicious. We had the blackboard special recommended by Matthew our waiter Mussels in a garlic and wine sauce with garlic bread, yummy

H.

Love Lone Star...been to Rotorua and now Tauranga. Top notch service, very attentive waiters and food great plus prices fair. We will always look out for Lone Star restaurants when we travel from now on ☺️

M. Y.

Staff would consistently check in on us which was nice. I got two Gerhard burgers with chips and aioli (a lot of food for one). My burgers were not hot/fresh and quite dry (no sauce in either burger, so I used my aioli from chips). The chips were not warm either. We did have a group of 12, however, I do not think that should justify the quality/ freshness of the meal. The garlic bread to share was delicious. I also must confess that I did not approach anyone regarding the quality of my meal, but saw the manager sort out another complaint from a different group and handled it well.

T.

3/6/2021 is the night that proposed to my wife... with the help of the lovely staff at lone star tauranga.... i also wish to thank the kitchen staff for the beautiful cooked meals & the floor staff that made this night very special.. words cannot explain how my wife to be & myself are soo very thankful for making it possible & staying open late for us... we will definately be coming back for more of those beautiful meals.... i have a photo that my aunt had taken of us all & if you want i would be more than happy to send it through ... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU...

A.

We have actually been going to the Lone Star regularly for many family occasions and our recent visit was just as good as the last, the food is excellent, it is really good value for money as the portions sizes are awesome, I recommend the Redneck Ribs or the Lasso of Hog if you are really hungry

K. G.

A big Lonestar fan in Auckland, down for the weekend in Tauranga saw so many restaurants empty and was concerned going to a place we were unsure off. So happy we went great service, generous portions, prices fair and guaranteed a good meal. Thanks Lonestar will be back next visit

S. W.

Really average service. Good wait time though and food fairly nice. Yum ribs as per usual.

K.

Lovely meals, and generous size.

e. T.

Staff was awesome, had my sons 20th and his girlfriend 18th there. We took our own cakes in.adult food was good, filling, one of my grandchildren didn't like hers said it tasted like dishwashe.i didn't know till next day.otherwise service was awesome 👌.

M. C.

Food was so good, Lassoo of hog was perfect and juicy, Prawn star looked amazing, nachos was a massive plate and also looked great, Dixie chicken was cooked to perfection and the mixed fist full of pizza was super tasty, my mocktail looked fancy and tasted fresh and the beers and cocktails all cold. The girl looking after the table was not sure with the menu and drinks that are on the menu so a couple of errors with drinks and the grumpy girl on the counter and bar put a dampener on a great night with family, not our fault the orders were wrong, smiles always help too, all in all nice place

G.

Absolute value for money. Awesome service and delicious food at a fair price. They even have a burger named after me. Whats not to like?

P.

Food was superb. We were in a group of 50+ for a work function. The service was amazing. Generous servings. Hot. Delicious. Totally recommend. We had the set menu....still hard to choose from the most excellent choices. Definitely want this place to stay open. So ..... GO FOR GREAT FOOD AND GREAT SERVICE. 😇😁

G. W.

The service was awesome. My friend and I shared a plate of Spare Ribs. Which was lovely. Thank you Lone Star first time visitor. So I need to try more on menu 😊

B.

Loved the food, and my son left with an ear to ear smile after his Birthday dinner so a win from us! Thank you to the amazing team at Lone Star.

P. G.

Walk in booking after another restaurant fell through (long story)... Greeted well and sat down quickly, food came out very quick and same with drinks service. Enjoyed the meal very much! Will return again next time in NZ. Cheers!

P. S.

Good variety on the menu with overly generous portions. You will not go hungry leaving here. Prices are generally in the above medium range. Watch out for the extras you may wish to add in: I had the BBQ ribs and had to pay an extra $5 for the chips and slaw.

G. I.

It always a pleasure to visit this place. The staff a very friendly, the food is nothing short of delicious. As always I can't fault the experience. Well maby one thing, more blue jelly beans are needed at the till 😂😂😂. Perfect night, thanks again Lonestar tauranga.

M. H.

Spent some time in the bar area with friends. Great bar snack/starters. Garlic loaf so soft and tasty, squid rings yummy. Love the chilled atmosphere but homely feeling from the decor.

A. L.

Very good meals. Portions are big. Service was very good. Waitress was friendly and helpful. Good value for money. Thry have a good range of beer. I have been a couple of times now and would go back again. If you found this review helpful please click "Like"👍

N.

Always a great atmosphere with younger kids, it's hard to find places that are suitable for a 2 year old. Food was good and staff were all really lovely and very accommodating. It would be great if they could have a bit more lighting as it was very dark and hard to read the menus even for our young eyes

S. P.

Poor service. The waitress was more interested in making sure the cutlery and tables were clean, which is great, but not at the expense of serving the customers. Had to approach her to re-order drinks and dessert.

C.

Wonderful food excellent meal

K.

Amazing food! Service was also great 👍 milky bar pudding is to die for so if you haven't yet tried it, its sooooooo worth it!!!

G.

Would return here in a heartbeat Generous servings - young and enthusiastic staff. Our waitress was a real pearler. We had a birthday being celebrated by a guest...and the staff made an unexpected and truly appreciated effort to make it special...big ups to them.

K.

Everything was on point food drinks perfect staff nice and friendly service I would recommend everyone whom I'll meet keep it up guys see yous when I'm back in town

C. W.

Birthday dinner for my father. Great night. Simple relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff, very helpful. Even let my daughter bring in a cake, which they kept in the kitchen. Only let down was one of the steaks was over done and tough. All and all an okay night. Thanks Lone Star...

L.

Just had dinner at Lone Star Tauranga. Great meal, enjoyed the music, lovely and warm on a cold night and excellent service. Thanks.

R. S.

I love the Lone Star restaurants, but when I came to the one in Tauranga on New Years day I was a little bit let down. The waitress took so long to come and serve us when we were ready to order, I almost thought she forgot that we were even there lol. We were seated outside and it was a bit breezy, when another group left their leftover food was sitting out for at least 15 minutes and lots of seagulls came down and were eating all their food and then a bird knocked a glass off the table and it knocked some plates off too, which smashed all over the ground. So staff should pay more attention to their jobs I think... My dixie chicken meal was OK, I get it at every Lone Star restaurant (Palmerston North, Taupo, Wellington) and they're all AMAZING but the one I got at Tauranga wasn't that great so I felt a bit let down, I don't know what they do to it but it's not as nice here as it is at other Lone Stars.

A.

I had a great experience here. The food was yummy and there was many different things to choose from. I had ribs and they were incredible. Cocktails were yummy and the bill was reasonable. All in all an nice place to eat with family.

N.

Was nice. Crispy cauliflower with Salmon was really awesome. Rosti not so much. Would have this dish again.

O. I.

Excellent food, and plenty of it ! Friendly staff and great chefs.

A. B.

Ordered Steak sandwich, chicken burger, prawns and Kumara chips (can’t remember their fancy names). Must have been good cause there was nothing left but chips.... although there is an abundance of them. Staff were very accommodating, friendly and happy - great service. Little pricey but you pay for what you get and we were happy to pay the bill. Sat outside and the sun came to the party, sunshine and the view - A for amazing. Recommend downloading the LoneStar app, you get a free desert for doing that and you get loyalty points. Thanks for the experience.

M.

Food Food Food. High quality food , genuine big portions and well cooked by the chef. Wonderfull place to go with family and very kids friendly. They have some painting competitions to encourage kids to color during the meal. Lovely staff quick. Sometimes gets really busy. I would recommend a listing to avoid waitings, however is a pretty big venue and you can seat in a high chair table that are easily more vacant and located in a great area in the place. Lone star is legendary. Awesome food , high quality , higiene, lovely service and unbelievable drinks at the bar. Try one of the drinks from the drinks menu. you gonna love it. I cant wait to have another go to Lonestar Tauranga

k.

Portion is generous. Always. Great service. Long wait though. We did get our drinks for free because of the wait. Very thankful. We'd still go back without a doubt.

T.

Large portions for a reasonable price. The food at lonestar is Consistently Good! Would recommend for families.

T.

Great food, staff were all amazing! Would recommend

P. H.

Always a pleasure dining at lone star.. kai is always on form and that jd sauce 👌

S.

Sorry, "signature" ribs were just dry af, kumara wedges soggy with zero seasoning. Pretty disappointed, but the rest of the family enjoyed their meals

S. T.

Fabulous food. The main I had was a great portion. The desert was meringue done in a very creative way. The issue was how long we waited but it was well worth it once it arrived.

R.

The food was just awesome, warm and plentiful, our waitress was great

B. L.

Unfortunately this time at Lone Star our meals were very average. My pork was dry, chips on three meals had freezer burn. My Wifes meal was good and our shared mussel entree was also delicious. I spoke to someone regarding our meal when paying the bill. She was very apologetic and said we could have had a replacement meal/meals if we had told our waitress at the time. As we have two small children and it was nearing witching hour we decided nit to bother. We will still give Lone Star another chance as it is normally excellent

H.

Good atmosphere and good food staff were friendly and helpful

P.

Food was great but it took ages to come out. Most of the staff were really friendly.

J. W.

Just popped in for some desert. It was delicious! I probably could have had two to be completely honest. Have been here previously and they have a great selection of drinks, the food is delicious but when it's busy you might have to wait a bit for everything.

K.

The service was quick and friendly. The food was good with big portions even if you got a entree or smaller main. Downside was that the lighting was very dark. A few people especially older ones had to use cellphones to read the menu. Couldn't see the food properly when it came out. A bit of a let down as I like to see what I am eating.

b.

Granted the night was a full house with a big rugby game on, but no water until asked for. Squid was tender with a slight heat to it, which I enjoyed. Pork main I recieved was average kiwi food, lots of meat, carbs & to top it crackling was more soft rather than crunchy. Waitress was a cutie though :)

K.

Saturday night just before 6pm and it's a full house. I was eating in the bar area - one person only. Very friendly service. Yes, a hot water only is nice with/after a meal :-) I was just very disappointed, that my 6ribs with sauce and fries and coleslaw were all a heap of ribs with fries and coleslaw smothered in sauce beneath the ribs. By the time I got down to them (fries n coleslaw) they were drowned. Fries soft and insipid and coleslaw actually unpleasant. The sauce overpowered everything. Suggestion: some sauce on top and some in an extra dish. The fries and coleslaw arranged, so they keep their own taste. I understand, its a franchise and has to be discussed with headquarters first. I wilk not order that dish again, if I can't get the sauce (bulk if it) separately. But when living 3.5hours drive to any lonestar it might be even more likely, I will chose a different restaurant in the first instance. Would have loved to see a baked/jacket potato on the menu.

R.

Food was great but service a bit slow. Maybe the girl was new but needs retraining in how best to multitask and use time management better

G.

Very friendly efficient staff Food was well presented and we all had different menu choices and we were all very impressed with the food Great night will go back Thank you to all

T.

Beautiful that's all I can say

s.

Great service. Ok food. Had to have the bar snack menu cos we were after 9pm. So mostly deep fried or coated in sauce.

M.

Great food and great service by the waitress Talia, couldn't of had a better experience in your restaurant

M.

Do great big fresh meals, staff are always friendly and attentive. Great birthday reward scheme.

W. M.

Busy Tauranga restaurant so lucky we booked. (On line) our meal was late as they served another table of 40 people so we were offered drinks on the house thank you. The meal was very good.

A.

Particularly great night out with the wife on our anniversary. Staff were very pleasant, food was excellent and timely, and staff provided us with a complimentary dessert to celebrate. A+ for effort. Wonderful experience!

L.

Was a great experience at all. This was my first time i went to a stake house in Tauranga and it was great. :) My stake was perfectly cooked to medium rare and cocktail was a great. I would recommend this for a good steak night dinner:)

T.

An absolute pleasure dining at Lone star. Exceptional service and the food was to die for, made a special day that more better. Can't wait to get back in there 😋

C.

Good food bit slow with service 20min wait for coffees after dinner wasn't even busy

R.

Excellent food, and all Lone Star are great for service, the service we received was amazing staff so friendly and happy, great work highly enjoyable experience and fabulous food at a fair price awesome

D. G.

I've eaten at Lone Star several times but never thought about doing a review. However last night was so exceptional that I just had to. We had a booking for 9 people but just as we were getting ready to leave my nephew fell and gashed his chin. We took him to 2nd Ave medical and advised Lone Star that we wouldn't be able to make our booked time, but we'd still like to come whenever he'd finished at the Drs. They were totally understanding and sympathetic. When we finally arrived an hour late they couldn't have been more helpful, and speedily organised a table for us. The meals were up to their usual high standards, and the portions so generous that we brought leftovers home with us. The manager was very kind to my nephew and came to check on him several times, and finally presented him and the other children with free Lone Star t-shirts. Thank you Lone Star for rescuing our evening from disaster, instead we left buzzing from a wonderful evening.

j.

Service is great. Unfortunately the food wasn't worth the cost.

R.

Ok ish! Food was nice, nothing special. Over priced for what it is. No milkshakes!!!! Couldn't get my free desert because I ordered two starters instead of a main. My two starters cost as much as the most expensive mains!

g.

Fantastic cuisine and service. Bit pricey but that wouldn't deter me from returning. The staff were extremely helpful with disabled access. I was impressed.

C.

Well looked after by the staff, even moved our group to a better place in the restaurant because the original place was a bit cramped.

N.

Service was great and helpful, food was average

L.

It’s a good restaurant, maybe slightly overpriced but very good quality. Wait times no longer than anywhere else. Waiting staff great but what I assume was the manager was a bit surly and got annoyed when I tried to use 2 coupons (there were 2 of us dining) after joining their club. Probably wouldn’t go again.

K. W.

Visited Lone Star for the first time in a long time. The service was really good, the food was delicious and perfectly cooked. Would recommend visiting, for most occasions or family outings.

D.

Very good food. Staff were very approachable and friendly.

A.

Always reliable, wide menu selection something for everyone. Renowned for their ribs.

Y.

Great food and good value. Lost point because they told us we didn't need to book then when we arrived we were told they were fully booked and we would have to eat in the bar.

S.

Awesome place. The staff were super friendly and the food was excellent. If your hungry, this is the place to be.

R.

Quite nice food. One of the steaks was undercooked but edible, but the service was good and the drinks were a reasonable price.

C.

Great food and service. The ribs are just to die for 😍

A.

Good food, nice place and good sized portions. Great for kids, but not allowing my two kids (with two parents) not to have their kids meal voucher at the same time is minus a star.

E. H.

Good food with good taste. Rather cramped with chairs knocking into others and wait staff finding it hard to maneuver. Still good service.

G.

Really enjoyed the experience, service was brilliant, staff are very friendly and helpful, food was fantasticand the kids really enjoyed it. Great, would recommend to anyone to visit.

t.

Awesome service, fabulous food, lovely cheesecake, the team upstairs are fantastic, thanks Lone star Tauranga

S.

Probably our 3rd or 4th visit. Great food & attentive customer service. Recommend

S.

The meal was totally amazing. I can hardly breathe.

N.

Food and drinks were very filling and AMAZING!!! Will definitely recommend this place to my family and friends. 10 out of 10

P.

Great food, great wait staff. Will be back!

B.

Excellent service, great food courteous staff.

J.

Polite, friendly waiting staff and nice food. Was great to get the rare steak I ordered instead of one over cooked. 👍👍

J.

Delicious meals and super excellent service, thank you to Georgia!! We will be back again soon!

T.

Great meal and service. Very patient with the kids. Owner was up front and set the tone for a great night out. Thanks 🙂

S.

The kids love it but could have been a bit quicker with the drinks they sat on the bar for ages so went & picked them up ourselves

M.

Just went for a quick lunch, but it was quite busy. Had to wait for almost 40 minutes to be served. Food is good :)

L.

Very friendly wait staff. Wished I had gotten his name. Recommended

D.

Delicious food and good atmosphere. My only complaint was the chairs were too hard. First world problem I guess!

A. P.

Generous portions, good food but not the fastest place to be served. Banoffee pie was outstanding as per usual

J.

Service was amazing, dinner perfect and tasty and atmosphere was great and venue was nice, clean and surrounding music was appropriate for all

M.

I didn't say I was disappointed but I don't give high marks to anyone it was good thanks

C.

Our family has eaten here several times now and have always enjoyed our meal, and had a great time. Highly recommend a visit if you are in Tauranga.

J.

Good food. Waiting for a table was about 20 minutes but food was served fairly quickly.

S.

Huge portions, the food was divine. Important to save room for dessert...

J.

Good portion of food. Kids prices are affordable. Definitely would go again.

k.

Service was a little slow, and felt it wasn't that busy, took 20 mins to get a drinks order, food was very good

D.

All your favourite basic food. Lovely to get a meal with great scenery. Very cosy. Great service

W.

Nice meal but were over booked leading to s very long wait for our meal. Very long time!

C.

Lovely place to eat. Good service.

C.

Have been here before on a work night out and didn't really rate it but this time.....yum great meal and reasonable price too

J.

Lonestar tauranga is good.

B.

A bit of a let down compared to other visits. Food was still great and staff were accommodating

K.

Lovely setting by the water. Nice food in keeping with the theme of the restaurant

A.

Good food but took ages to come even though it was a Wednesday night and not busy

B.

Great food/dessert , restaurant staff were lovely. Only complaint drinks took along time to arrive (both times)

R.

Really quite an average place to go for a meal...felt rushed as the waitress spun out the specials of the day at warp 9 and it was just nothing special at all...it was just a meal...something I could have whipped up at home, the salad looked like it had come out of a countdown bag and just plonked on the plate with a piece of meat....wont be going back anytime soon and think I prefer Rydges Hotel restaurant or Cobb n Co

J.

Food used to really good, last few times it's been just OK. I'll keep going, but hope they step it up

L.

Very good customer service with good food for the hole family 👍

R.

Decent service and food. Not really American but a good Kiwi version. Friendly staff. Would go back.

E.

Great food . lighting was a bit dark

A.

We went out to dinner lastnight had the best experience. Service was second to none and Te food was amazing . I'm not a Tauranga Food fan but I was impressed lastnight . We will definitely be back

A.

Had a great time. Service and meals on point and with minimal waiting for meals to come out. Had a great time. Would come back again

P.

Food was really nice, decent size meals, service was great will be back.

L.

Good food and friendly, cheerful service.

M.

Yummy mains n then Dessert overload

C.

Get the prawn star meal if you love prawns it's amazing, only meal i ever order at every lonestar I visit haha

R.

Great experience. Especially enjoyed the prawns and creme brulee. Very good service too.

C.

Dinner with friends, attentive staff, nice food and parking available within easy walking distance around the restaurant.

P.

Great food, kind friendly staff

L.

Great food fantastic service quite expensive big portions

A.

Beautiful meal. Great atmosphere and the waiting staff were very friendly

J.

Great environment with great food, drinks and service.

F.

What a great place. Food was lovely and the staff were wonderful.

Q.

Delicious food, awesome menu, loved it 😍

T.

Excellent food, great cocktails and good service!

b.

Lovely family place to eat. ..delicious food .great decor and quick service..😊

J.

The food, service and atmosphere is good but feels overpriced.

K.

Great food and service Watch for C Card extra

J.

The food and staff are heaps better than they used to be.

C.

🌱 veg friendly - really enjoyed my veganized nachos! Have a couple other vegetarian options too.

C.

Always a great meal. New building spacious. A favorite place to dine

W.

Good sized portions of comfort food but a bit pricey for the quality.

S.

Another awesome meal

C.

Absolutely amazing ribs and for a really good price! Staff were friendly and well presented.

G.

Great place with big meals. Drinks are at night club prices but I would dine again for sure.

I.

Awesome place but the noise level is too much...can't hear yourself talk at times

G.

Service was good. Food a bit over cooked.

M.

Pleasantly surprised, I hadn't been in years. The food was beautiful!

P.

Yummy food and there is something for everyone. Chocolate pudding is amazing and worth going for all on its own

E.

Great food, fair price and outstanding service.

I.

Quick service but a little pricey. Experience is generally pleasant except keep getting not enough share plates.

t.

Great service everything explained how to register for the COVID-19 tracking staff awsome friendly would recommend

P.

Really nice lunch, priced right, cooked to perfection and served by a nice and friendly waitress.Thank you.

S.

Yummy food , friendly staff and clean and tidy

S.

Really enjoyed our dinner here, cute and comfortable relaxed atmosphere - buffalo fries!!

J.

So good that even Paige wants to go back

C.

Nice food, great location.

H.

Lovely food and friendly service, kids colouring paper is great idea.

j.

Great meal friendly staff

C.

Food always consistently good and atmosphere the same. Could have more craft beers though

A.

Great service. Friendly staff. Meal quick & very tasty.

E.

Good food tasty. Good service. Staff pleasant and attentive.

N.

Very good thanks

N.

My meal was ok but hubby's was very average and I see all meals have gone up by minimum $5 each.

E.

Always a nice homely atmosphere with nice, big helpings of food

K.

Lonestar never dissapoints. Yummy food, big portions, excellent service and great atmosphere.

R.

Friendly staff, teens loved the menu and portions.

M.

Great food, great service..

J.

The food was amazing.Best lone star I've been at.

j.

Professional service from the waiters and delicious food. No complaints

E.

Great food perfect atmosphere fantastic staff A must when in Tauranga

A.

Great food, funny waiters. Exactly what you expect when eating at a Lone Star.

P.

The barman was delightful and made a very good virgin cocktail

L.

I don't think I've ever had a disappointing meal here!

P.

Good food, huge portions.

W.

Went for Saturday lunch, great service and the meals were great

G.

Rib Box !

G.

Great place good service food was top a great night out.

R.

Love lone star and their wonderful service. Love there catering for gluten free too

P.

Always amazing food and service.

J.

Really good food and service loved the mini pavlovs for dessert

N.

Amazing food fantastic friendly staff with easy booking

S.

Great food great service will def be going back

M.

Food was great

E.

Great music & good food

A.

Didn't try any meals. Good ambiance good beer.

R.

Pays to book early as they get busy good food

m.

Lovely dinner last night

J.

Helpful staff & great food - generous servings & very tasty.

S.

Excellent food.great service

L.

Great food and service as always.

D. V.

We went there for a special occasion and had an enjoyable evening.

G.

Altho the meals are very large they were delicious and great choices

a.

The Cajun Chicken was fantastic.

A.

Great food and service. Very recommended

L.

Fabulous huge meals

S.

Great atmosphere, a little pricey for what it is, the rib's are great!

S.

Awesome location great food and nice staff defiantly recommed.

S.

Ok but no where as good as it used to be. Too expensive for the quality of food.

R.

Great atmosphere, good food and service.

j.

very good service ,lovely dishes , and quick service

G.

Busy Place, Best to PreBook

M.

Stay and had a drink why wait for dinner and yes very nice we go takeaways ty

C.

Great meals! Burgers were delicious.

K.

lovely meal and fantastic service

J.

Great place to dine. Friendly family atmosphere

J.

Great food. Great service.

S.

Friendly staff, good service serving good food

M.

Great food staff atmosphere and venue.

s.

Wonderful service and the best experience ever. I'll be back for sure

R.

Great food. Excellent sevice

P.

Loved everything - atmosphere, staff, food and the price.Will return !

Z.

Beautiful meal would recome to anyone who wants a good feed

e.

Yum every time

F.

Lovely food and speed of service was fast.

S.

Great food and great service

n.

Great food and service there

V.

Food and service excellent.

R.

Enjoyed the the meal. Great efficient staff.

D.

Excellent Service Fabulous Feed will Eat here again.

A.

Delicious food and beautiful view in the heart of city 💙 it😍

M.

It's lonestar, pretty good. Nice vibe and great atmosphere

M.

Awesome food , friendly staff

D.

My food was served on a wooden chopping board, I know this is trendy at the moment but ewwww!!!!!

C.

Good food plenty of room for a big group.

p.

Wonderful, Excellent and Marvellous Food & Service

S.

Excellent food and service.

R.

Good was good but took over an hour to get it even in a quiet night.

T.

Good service fast delivery of food that is Amazing

M.

Try the nachos - really good

L.

Nice food, good helpings and atmosphere

M.

Really dark lighting but the food was nice

J.

It's a good restaurant. Family friendly..

C.

Always a favourite. Dixie chicken and redneck ribs 👌🤤

L.

The food was Beautiful and the Crème Brûlée was to die for 🤤

D.

Good food, good service & good atmosphere

B.

A kiwi classic, great honest food with good service

T.

Great food, steak cooked to perfection.

l.

Love eating here and the staff are great!

S.

Great food and service tonight.

J.

Fantastic, lovely food, great staff.

N.

Fantastic food excellent service

A.

Great place. Friendly staff and great food

L.

Good feed frendly staff good portion size

L.

Nice food👌

J.

so good good customer service and great drinks

K.

Too dark, food was tasteless and service was slow

D.

Yum yum and yum . Great food and friendly service.

P.

Great food and good service

C.

Great food and service...

D.

Had a nice hot chicklet

C.

Excellent food. Good value

A.

Great value for money, awesome staff and service

J.

Unexpected vegetarian burrito that conflicts with my meat eating habits

P.

Nice meals and a nice atmosphere for family dining

S.

Chicken wrap - greasy chesse wrap more like it. Average at best.

J.

Nice chips, but not many of them 😁

B.

Great food. Great staff

B.

Awesome! Can't fault the food and service!

O.

Great food.

N.

Awsome meal awsome service

M.

Excellent food. Good for families.

k.

Great food, great service

7.

Good food large servings!!

M.

Love this romantic Bar

K.

Excellent kai highly recommend fam ☆☆☆☆☆

M.

Meal was o.k. but waited for over an hour and paid a premium

D.

Great for quantity, but overpriced when considering the quality of the food.

c.

Three star.. you get a lot of food and you pay a bit too much for it.

J.

The lamb shanks were excellent. Exactly what I was after

M.

Excellent service and food as usual

I.

Great food and staff.

K.

Truly is a lone Star, couldn't find any other stars there

P.

Great food and good service

S.

Couldn't believe had a sure charge to pay with credit card

R.

Fantastic meal, great service!

S.

Was awesome we enjoyed very much

M.

Real nice good service

K.

Amazing food great service

J.

Good food reasonable prices

A.

Lovely burgers great staff

G.

Meal was great chickennwas perfect

G.

Good food

D.

Awesome service and great meal

A.

Service slow, food good

I.

Nice staff. Average quality food.

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