Reviews of Somerset Cottage. (Restaurant) in Tauranga (Bay of Plenty).

Name: Somerset Cottage
Address: 30 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Telephone: +6475766889
Price range: €€
Rating: 4.6

Somerset Cottage

189 Reviews

152 Comments

Restaurant

30 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand

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Information of Somerset Cottage, Restaurant in Tauranga (Bay of Plenty)

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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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Open hours of Somerset Cottage

Sunday

Closed

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

5:30–10pm

Wednesday

5:30–10pm

Thursday

5:30–10pm

Friday

12–2pm, 5:30–10pm

Saturday

5:30–10pm

Popular times

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Reviews of Somerset Cottage

Heard lot of people talk about Somerset Cottage, read a lot of reviews. You just know when something is good as it’s so hard to get a booking due to the demand. I have to say we found the staff, owner, experience and food all outstanding!! We had the bread and pork belly bun starter, duck and steak . OMG wow. Best meal out we’ve had in the 15 years we’ve been in NZ. We will definitely be going there again. Well done team. Outstanding!!!

Great service and food. We had the duck, gnocchi, potato skin. Everything is perfect. Even their ginger beer is the best we've had!

I attended my very first cook class here and what an amazing experience it was! A small group of us had a fun and relaxed day as we watched and learnt how to make these Christmas inspired recipes. I highly recommend the cooking classes they run, the amazing couple that run the class are happy, polite, funny and relaxed, they work together so well and are happy to answer any and all questions which makes for a great environment and fun experience and in the end you get to eat the food! Will definitely be back again. Thank you both so much :D

We had an amazing meal, delicious flavors. Highly recommend the squid and crispy potatoes..gluten free options and vegetarian. Great service, attentive but not intrusive. 😁👍

One of the best classic restaurant Good foods and nice service Highly recommend

Loved it. Sat outside on the lush verandah and enjoyed superb food and service. Clearly this is the locals favourite. So good in so many ways.

The steak and the brown sauce!!!!! The best kind!!! Always ask for additional brown sauce for the potatoes! And the blue cheese souffle ate also divine... We go again multiple times. Thanks!

Have been to Somerset a few times again recently and had forgotten just how good this place is, food is always amazing and Anne's front of house skills second to none! We have celebrated some significant occasions over the years at Somerset and look forward to a few more in the not too distant future!

Nice food and friendly staff. Very popular but pleasant atmosphere.

The food was amazing and service delightful. Busier and noisier than what we had anticipated for an anniversary dinner but obviously very popular

Totally fantastic! Superb food and service. Love the licquorice ice cream. Thanks for a lovely evening.

I went to Somerset Cottage for my birthday dinner last night and It was one of the best dining experiences I have had in a long time. My partner and I dine out a lot and we had been meaning to come to Somerset for some time - It did not disappoint. The food was exceptional, refined and every element of the dishes we ordered was exceptional. The service was outstanding - everyone was incredibly good at their job. We are usually plant based but decided to splurge and eat meat but I really appreciated the fact they had a vegan menu. I would highly recommend dining at Somerset Cottage.

Been here a few times, the food is always lovely. We had the pork buns to start, along with prawns from the weekly menu. We followed that up with the duck and steak from the staples, which were both delicious and well cooked.

Eye fillet and chicken liver are excellent. Nice and quite atmosphere.

Superb meal, lovely ambience, attentive staff, definitely worth trying

Àbsolutely....top of the Pops! Fabulous menu selection. ( Seems to have changed). Although l never asked the question!. Oh, please get a group together and rock up. You just won't believe it. Fabulous service too.

It is always a pleasure to come and eat at this beautiful restaurant. The owners actively work and look after their clients. Service is outstanding. Well done

Great service, great food, awesome setting

Great place. Just a cut above other places in the Tauranga area.

The service was friendly and prompt even though it was a busy Saturday night. Three of us ordered the fresh snapper with the other person ordering the lamb shank. The vegetables that went with it were tasty and the crispy potato skins are a regular favourite. For dessert we ordered the light lime and pineapple dessert and for the liquorice lover he devoured the liquorice ice cream. The wine and drinks list is impressive also. Would definitely dine here again.

Well from the parking area well kept gardens and the very welcoming entrance you know you are in for a great treat. Then there are the staff that greets you as you walk in, I might add please book ahead. Table layout is good and the seats are comfortable, the ambience is excellent for talking and dining. Food is impeccable melts in your mouth, shows how much the owners truly care and love what they do. Will book again.

This was our first experience of Somerset Cottage and it did not disappoint! The prices are reflective of a fine dining experience which is exactly what you get.Somerset do what they do really well. I've been there dozens of times over the years and just the other day for another lovely lunch. Cheese souffle, excellent goats cheese pasta with a brown butter sauce, and a wonderful black bean soup

Was so looking forward to going here as had heard great reviews but we were disappointed. Food average. Menu small and surprised by amount of heavy winter dihes on the menu considering it was summer. Best part of main course was the side of vegetables which was a cucumber salad very nice and freshing. The decor was very average, had expected more especially from other reviews and prices you pay. We were inside as dinner time but balcony looked nice. Very little atmosphere. Wait staff polite but water on table never refilled. Went for our daughters birthday treat, had mentioned when booking and they said would put a sparkler on her desert they forgot. Won't be rushing back.

Amazing food and service. The eye fillet with Paris butter was cooked to perfection. Great ambience.

From Auckland we arrived there for dinner with some local friends who recommended it - and we were not disappointed. The service was friendly and prompt even though it was a busy Saturday night. Three of us ordered the fresh snapper with the other person ordering the lamb shank. The vegetables that went with it were tasty and the crispy potato skins are a regular favourite. For dessert we ordered the light lime and pineapple dessert and for the liquorice lover he devoured the liquorice ice cream. The wine and drinks list is impressive also. Would definitely dine here again.

We got a fish curry and a goat curry (both were recommendations from online and the waiter) and some nan bread (i was greedy and order the garlic butter and cheese nan bread... lol just stick to the normal one as this one was not authentic anymore). fish curry was a coconut milky base and oh so fragrant... but too spicy so i couldn't have too much.. the goat curry was killer good too.

We have been coming to Somerset Cottage for approximately 20 year's and we have always had a great experience and have never been disappointed. Our latest visit was once again fantastic, souffle was superb, proteins were perfection, sides so good, desserts delicious, drinks delectable, superior service and very reasonable prices considering the quality. We will return again and again.

Fantastic meal. We both had the duck. Best duck we have eaten. We shared the Licorice icecream which was really nice. The chocolate coated orange slice complimented it beautifully. Just wished we had a piece each instead of half piece each.

Somerset do what they do really well. I've been there dozens of times over the years and just the other day for another lovely lunch. Cheese souffle, excellent goats cheese pasta with a brown butter sauce, and a wonderful black bean soup. If you're into cutting edge kitchen histrionics then this isn't the place for you but if you like classic food immaculately made from fresh high-quality local ingredients then it's the best in Tauranga.

Fabulous food, great staff, comfortable environment. A great choice for a place to have dinner.

Booked in late afternoon but thankfully was able to get a table Service was excellent and good was marvellous. Have dined here once before a few years ago and was looking forward to twice baked cheese souffle Did not disappoint. Thankyou

An outstanding vegan meal. Subtle and elegant. The sticky toffee pudding was delicious! Good selection of craft beer too.

Tonight we tried the new 'changing weekly' menu.All the old favourites are there but the paradise prawns with a spicy boondi and tartare sauce was superb.Crunchy little balls of poppy crunch,beautiful sauce and the lovely prawns.Don't miss it in this week.I could have stopped eating after the entree -delicious.However the rest was good too. Great semifreddo. Thanks.

Always a fantastic meal at Somerset Cottage. If you are visiting Tauranga or near by it is definitely worth a visit. Really good food and friendly, attentive service. Highly recommended. Can't wait until we are back again.

Yes a very nice place to have dinner, great food and wine list. Very relaxing and good service. Love going there always, have never been let down. Food cooked just perfect.

Fantastic Service, Fantastic Atmosphere, Fantastic Food and thanks to Ann you’re a star 👍

Friendly attentive yet discrete staff, delicious food - familar classics with an individual twist. Completely obvious why it was recomended to us as a local favorite for special occasions. Relaxed and welcoming but not casual atmosphere.

Great place to have lunch. Not many in restaurant at 2pm. Individual cooked meals. Flavors were to die for. Would go again. Prices reflect the great meals

This place offers classy devine food and drinks. Atmosphere is cosy. You will not be disappointed, in fact you will be impressed.

Lovely time. Food was excellent and service and staff friendly and attentive and happy. Recommended.

Very nice meal we both had the duck but both thought the plate of vegetables on the side was abit small for 2 people.

Excellent menu, delicious food, friendly and efficient service. Thank you.

Excellent service from both the front and back of house. Devine dishes, easily a 10/10 & a beautiful atmosphere. A huge mihi to the whānau at Somerset Cottage.

Had a lovely meal there on the 27th August 2016. The food was absolutely wonderful, and the service was excellent. Can't speak highly enough of this restaurant.

Amazing food and a great dining experiance

We had a large family gathering. Food was stunning, service out of this world. Absolutely amazing, will be back with Jane.

great food. great place for dinner. steak was a little cold but still really well seasoned and cooked as I asked

Am from out of town so maybe I’m not comparing apples with oranges but for a place that is supposed to be one of the best in the Bay I found Somerset Cottage decidedly average. This place wouldn’t last a month in Wellington or Auckland charging those prices for not much more than pub food. Uninspired and limited menu, so-so wine list, completely ignored our cooking requests for the eye fillet (since when does ‘bleu’ translate to medium...). The service however was friendly and prompt although we were not even asked whether we had enjoyed our meal - hence posting this review.

This restaurant must rate in Taurangas top 3. Food and service is excellent.

An emblem of the Bay of Plenty. A little bit like a local version of Alice Waters's Cafe Panisse in Berkeley, California. Traditional and innovative at the same time. Arguably one of New Zealand's most personal and impressive home style kitchens. Exemplary quality. Perhaps too modest in aclaiming its achievements.

Wonderful atmosphere and very tasty food. Don't miss this experience.

Our booking was 2 last friday (17th July). A friend and I were going to have lunch. As we left my hubby showed up so we took him along. They kindly found a place for the 3 of us at which point hubby loudly tells the chef (who was nearby) that he's Vegan! Now they've found a spot to seat us, we show up one extra and demand off menu dining. We have lived in this area for a long, time and this was my first visit to the restaurant. GREAT job guys! THANK YOU!

Fantastic atmosphere and even better food. Wonderful attentive staff who have the level of service down pat. Definitely dine here.

Great service, food was well presented with minimal wait times

Good food excellent service. Great night out 👍👍

Good food and very good staff, they were friendly and helpful. The service was great

Great meal from start to finish. Yes it's expensive but sooooooo worth it.

The absolutely best , the food is constantly the very best ,old favourites and new flavours , service is fantastic , just love this place, Anne and Rick run it so well .

Was lovely to catch up again and enjoy such a beautiful meal. Wont leave it so long next time. Hope you have a break over Christmas. ❤

A lovely welcoming classic style restaurant . Professional staff with high standard of extremely fresh tasty cuisine.

Amazing place for a romantic dinner with awesome food and the price is reasonable.

Amazing food drinks and service. As always when I visit here

Very good food. Nice atmosphere. High price meals. Will return for special occasions.

Outstanding food and superb wine selection

Absolutely lovely , would've liked more veggies

Excellent meal good menu great service

Just an awesome atmosphere and outstanding food.

Absolutely awesome meals, could not fault a thing

The food here is top notch. Great atmosphere and great service.

Delicious as always. Impeccable yet unobtrusive service.

Although quite dated and old school, what is served is excellent as is the service but bill reflects this. More expensive than Harbourside!

Thoroughly enjoyable evening & meals were fantastic as always.

The best fine dining experience in Tauranga. There's always something interesting to try.

I like that keep the favourites on their menu but also offer new seasonal cheeses.

Absolutely stunning food, amazing service - Definitely the best in Tauranga

Great food good service rate this restaurant as good as Grove,and Dine

Flawless, both the food and the service❤

Beautiful place and food along wirh great service

Fabulous. Been in NZ for 10 years, best meal since we got here.

Still the best restaurant is the Bay. Highly recommended for that special occasion.

Fantastic service and food highly recommended

Wonderful venue great food and excellent service

Lovely food, great service.

Excellent meals

We love the ambience, the service, the personalities and the food...always a great experience.

Excellent food and service. One of the best in the Bay.

Great place and the food and service as good as usual.

Amazing hosts and beautiful meal. Good room space for conversation.

Great meal, great service

Excellent service. Excellent food. Excellent ambience. Highly recommend.

Very nice restaurant for that special occasion. Highly recommended

Great food. Excellent staff

High quality cuisine warm friendly atmosphere

food & service is great .... the decor is dated and drab - shame really

Delicious food in a very inconspicuous location.

Always great good and convivial!!

Wonderful experience wonderful food

Great morning and good food.

Food, wine, service; even the glasses. Very good.

Great food great people great experience!

Nice food but pricy

Average

Had a lovely dining experience here. The interior is light, warm and airy inside the cottage. There is plenty of spacing between the tables so you don’t have to talk over other tables conversations. The waiters were very courteous and friendly. We started the evening with a Gimlet Gin from the extensive beverage list and enjoyed smoked tea chicken spring roles and a tasty zingy squid starters, both very enjoyable with lots of flavour surprises. For our mains roast duck, kumara mash and vegetables and a lamb shank, both beautifully cooked and enjoyed with a glass of wine. Dessert a beautiful baked apple in pastry and a sticky date pudding. A thoroughly enjoyable meal, service and ambience. Plenty of parking beside the building and in the street.

Brilliant food and service as always

Fabulous hospitality - kai & service spectacular

Just the best. Always feel a bit spoilt just being there.

Beautiful meal great place

The lamb shanks were delicious!

Fabulous service, food and wine

Best restaurant in the BOP!

First time visit and couldnt fault it, was superb

Most enjoyable excellent meal

Thankyou for another wonderful Evening :)

Always a wonderful night out

Fantastic food

Good food.

Fabulous

Fabulous!

Delicious food!

Loved it

Tasty

Just amazing!!

Awesome food

Food is exceptional

Beautiful 😍

Not a bad scoff here

Delicious!

Perfection.

Magnificent meal. Flavours superb. Will definitely come again

I have been on the hunt for fantastic food in Tauranga, and I’ve finally found it here. I’ve been to all of the “popular” places but Somerset Cottage takes the cake. Exquisite food. Flavours to die for. I highly recommend. Least I forget the young man serving us was so polite and professional!