Reviews of Tomo Bar & Eatery. (Restaurant) in Te Kūiti (Waikato).

Tomo Bar & Eatery

601 Reviews

249 Comments

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Hotel, Waitomo Caves 3977, New Zealand

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Information of Tomo Bar & Eatery, Restaurant in Te Kūiti (Waikato)

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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 Tomo Bar & Eatery

S. W.

Fantastic food. The lamb shank was soo succulent it fell off the bone. Pizza was delicious, and I loved the sundae. Great staff. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended.

J. G.

Good serving size! Heaps of chips. Kids loved it. Food came through quick too. Best battered onion rings I've had so far in NZ. Warm and cozy with the wood burner inside.

S. M. W.

Brilliant service and the best food we found on our trip through Waitomo. - Would also recommend the thai beef salad.

A. I.

The whitebait fritters, pizza and Thai beef salad were delicious and we also got to enjoy a decadent brownie and yummy ice-cream sundae. Friendly and super helpful staff, great atmosphere and the drinks were amazing value for money. Can’t get any better than that. Would go again in a heartbeat. Support local!

D. M.

Good serving and excellent food. Service was good. Recommended. Vegetarian pizza was nice.

B.

Absolutely wonderful food, Ordered the steak + Southern fried chicken. Both were perfect. The staff were very friendly and polite. Will always go back when in the area 10/10

A. A.

We loved it here today. Loved the meat that I could cook myself to my preffered doneness on a big slice of stone. What a clever idea! The sauces were delicious, too, as well as everything else. Our kids had chicken nuggets and they really loved the side salad, which they usually don't. Will definitely be back when we come to Waitomo again.

H. W.

What an amazing meal! We started with delicious onion rings, the our main meal of kids cheese burger, chicken pizza and a beef burger. Check out the size of those chips!!!

D. A.

Great service great food in Waitomo if you have a chance go here, honestly no complaints.

T. S.

Food was excellent. We waited a bit long, but it was all fresh, was well worth the wait though. Would highly recommend.

A. G.

Honestly, it is the best restaurant I’ve been in whole New Zealand. Huge serving size, delicious food and big variety of beer!

A. N. Z.

This is a surprisingly cosy place when you consider the barn-like dimensions, but a very effective log-burner keeps it warm in the winter months. We went there twice eat out of the 3 nights we had in Waitomo. The wedges were good as were the pork ribs. However, the second night's steak was definitely better than the first. Nice fries. Lovely mulled wine and reasonable prices.

K.

Stopped here for lunch. Great local bar with a good menu. Prices are good too. We ordered a steak, homemade beef and ale pie and a roast beef dinner. The roast beef was okay, the steak was good and great value for money and the pie was delicious. Friendly staff and would come here again.

G. B.

Awesome place for a meal. Staff were great. I highly recommend the lamb shanks and southern chicken. It is good to support businesses in these difficult times.

P. A. P.

Awesome place to have some dinner, drinks or watch a rugby game. I had a pork meat and I loved it.

s. k.

Great food and good customer service.Ordered vegetarian pizza and wedges.The pizza was so yummy and the crust was perfect 👍🏻

M. H.

Your local bar and eatery with cheap beer, friendly service and good bar food. Casual place to chill with the locals after some intense caving adventures.

J. B.

We enjoyed delicious meals at a peak time on a busy night and had exceptional customer service, highly recommend.

D. M.

Great place great people n great staff n good enjoy n relaxing.

T.

Excellent service from the publican, we were made to feel welcome and provided with excellent service from walking in the door till will Rolled out. True Kiwi hospitality at its best 👌 🥰

N. S.

Really enjoyed our family meal, nice atmosphere and lovely setting.

A. C.

Friendly staff. Food was awesome, really enjoyed the fish burger and generous serving sizes. Also great selection of beers on tap

G. W.

Great service and really tasty food. Thanks so much for the hospitality :)

M.

Nice bar! Stopped off for a pizza and beer after Waitomo caves and was very friendly

C. S.

We had lunch here recently for our work team day. We had 25 people, so I pre-ordered the food, all the guys raved about the food. Great large meals, really good prices. And just a short 5min walk to the glowworm caves tour that we were going after lunch.

J.

Awesome staff and the kai OMG!! Absolutely delicious!

J.

Lovely scemic spot with great menu & selection of beers & choice local wines.

L. N.

Great host, anticipating our progress, attentive and timely. And the food was great, good chips and Excellent vege pizza thanks! Chilled atmosphere on a Tuesday night 👍

G.

Great food, great staff, great atmosphere and to top it all off great prices. Portion size is generous. Tuesday night and I'd say it's 2/3s full and food came out quickly. Would like to see more places like this up in Auckland to be honest.

E. F.

Amazing food! The meals were a good size and delicious! Very fast wait time for the food, much faster than I was expecting. Amazing staff and family friendly. Kids even got lollipops.

C.

Wow, great aspect from the decking, superb food - large portions and meat was divine (and probably local), one couldn't have asked for a more affable and thoughtful host and hostess, and yeah, a medium-slow baize on the pool which allowed me to suitably annoy my kiwi friends with some devilish tactics. 😂

T. W.

The best place to eat out in Waitomo. We had dinner there last Friday night. Down-to-earth friendly staff and atmosphere, generous meals and the chips were delicious 😋

I.

Nice and cozy bar with a good range of affordable draft beer. Didn't try the food but would recommend it as a great place to hang out.

K. G.

Great atmosphere, service was friendly and food great!

M. L.

Lovely accommodating staff. Food was fantastic... never thought to put sweet Chilli on a pepperoni pizza...yum! Bathrooms were clean and tidy and the atmosphere to the place was great... definitely have to go back again.

A. W.

Best pub I’ve been to in years, all staff were helpful and friendly and the publican was a good bloke, Very friendly with all the customers while there. Ordered mussels and 2 serves of ribs between myself and my partner and all were really good, the mussels especially was prob the best I’ve had cooked at a restaurant. Beer was cold, and food was fast. When we were leaving I tried to find out where to buy some water as our accommodation didn’t have any, and everything else was closed so the publican cleaned us a bottle and filled it up for us. Will definitely be back next time we go back through. Cheers.

#. L.

Slightly overpriced but really popular bar in the Waitomo area.

B.

Great burger....got the chicken burger. Generous size and lots of chips. Decent size kids meals. Cheerful and quick service. Chiefs beat the naki too so good night

S.

Really good food - we had the fish and chips and the ribs. Service was great with the guy behind the bar offering local advice, knowledge and amazing attitude. Great local bistro!

J. B.

Unreal fish and chips 😍 Friendly staff, great service!

C. W.

Wow, great aspect from the decking, superb food - large portions and meat was divine (and probably local), one couldn't have asked for a more affable and thoughtful host and hostess, and yeah, a medium-slow baize on the pool which allowed me to suitably annoy my kiwi friends with some devilish tactics. 😂

W.

Friendly host, good food, cosy atmosphere, definitely worth a visit.

M.

Food quite nice. Seems clean enough. Nice outlook. Easy and plentiful parking. What spoilt it for us was background music was too loud for us to hold easy conversation.

G. &. M. O.

Great food, great staff, great atmosphere and to top it all off great prices. Portion size is generous. Tuesday night and I'd say it's 2/3s full and food came out quickly. Would like to see more places like this up in Auckland to be honest.

J.

We had a beef stew ,, Very good

S.

Fantastic/friendly service - customers are treated like locals. Good, honest, no-fuss food. Highly recommended.

B. H.

Great burger....got the chicken burger. Generous size and lots of chips. Decent size kids meals. Cheerful and quick service. Chiefs beat the naki too so good night

R. F.

Great place for a couple of beers and some really great food. Get behind regional New Zealand and take this opportunity to find just how amazing our beautiful country is.

T.

Good food & service and great local advice....glow worm spotting at night.

I. L.

Nice and cozy bar with a good range of affordable draft beer. Didn't try the food but would recommend it as a great place to hang out.

P. W.

Really good food and beer and didn't have to wait long. Quite a fun bar

M.

We thought we weren't hungry but the yummiest chowder, salad and garlic bread changed our minds!

J.

Great food and service, friendly staff

J. P.

Lovely scemic spot with great menu & selection of beers & choice local wines.

R. A.

We had the ribs and the fried chicken - it was so good. Ribs can definitely be shared between 2. Great family atmosphere for a bar.

S. C.

Really good food - we had the fish and chips and the ribs. Service was great with the guy behind the bar offering local advice, knowledge and amazing attitude. Great local bistro!

h.

all good cold beer

A.

Best pub I’ve been to in years, all staff were helpful and friendly and the publican was a good bloke, Very friendly with all the customers while there. Ordered mussels and 2 serves of ribs between myself and my partner and all were really …

D.

Busy and staff run off their feet but seafood chowder was great.

R. D.

Excellent food and service will definitely visit again

K. E.

Staff are friendly and useful. Nice atmosphere for dinner. Pulled pork nachos were fantastic. But the pizza was pretty average in my opinion.

A. Þ.

Food is good, atmosphere is nice. Service was not good, impatient and mildly rude

B. L.

Good food and fast service. Loved the mussels and cider. Perfect after a long day out.

K.

Really enjoyed the food, really enjoyed the beer. The staff are super hard working.

S. I.

Fantastic/friendly service - customers are treated like locals. Good, honest, no-fuss food. Highly recommended.

S. N. K. F.

The service was average. The fish burger was okay. The salad was not tasty and the very large portions of hot chips were barely touched.

J. T.

Mainly the friendly service... it was missing ....a smile and greeting would of been nice...perhaps you didn't want to be there working that day..we the customers did not organise your work roster.Friendly happy staff does help bring customers back. Abit more salad with kiddies meal be great.Otherwise the food was nice.

J.

Best beer selection in the area. Good pub food. Relaxed atmosphere.

S. H.

As the name suggests this is a bar and eatery. My friend and I enjoyed a chilled glass of wine with a shared platter, much like a ploughman's. We were very impressed with it as it had a great balance of warm and cold foods, healthy and a little unhealthy. Unfortunately the coffee machine was broken on our visit and had to wait for the staff member to finish chatting to a friend to serve us but that's part of the relaxed atmosphere as no one is in a rush lol

L. L.

Best burger I think in New Zealand! I nommed it down so quick I didn't have time to take a photo! The staff as so friendly and helpful with all you need to know about the local area as well.

W.

Friendly host, good food, cosy atmosphere, definitely worth a visit.

T. H.

Great beer selection. Really one of the only places to grab drink late at night here. Decent prices

A. J.

Amazing pub with great prices for massive, fresh, DELICIOUS meals! Staff are super friendly & a great variety of drinks on tap/ offer. Wish we lived local so we could come every other night!

M. N.

A great country pub awesome service freindly people and great food. A busy place that's great value and a great place to catch up with friends or after you visit the caves. We enjoyed our dinner so much we went back for lunch the next day.

b. d.

Waitomo local catering for the 1000s of tourists visiting this area. They seem to be doing the food service well though I didnt dine on my short stay. I was extolled the virtues of the locally produced ( King Country brewing )pale ale which I sampled. It was definatly as good as was said. Served in an English pint as well. Well done! There iced water tap is a nice touch, you dont see this very often. I posted a pick of their range of local brewed beers. Do try it.

P.

Really nice atmosphere. Decent food. And the tour bus stops here

M. A.

No atmosphere. Beer not great. Burger good. Quick service. Very quite night

J. E.

We had a beef stew ,, Very good

T. W.

Great! 5 star for service,friendliness and cleanliness. Good food,cold beer and chatty people behind the bar. Cheers mate from Aus!

D. C.

Great selection of beers on tap, quick and efficient service, and good food. Would east here again.

A.

Great friendly staff great food and of course great drinks.

V.

Lovely atmosphere and nice drinks and food

D.

Great pork spare ribs!

A. V. S.

They have excellent and tasty garlic breads which makes me visit them very often. They're very close to the most popular Waitomo caves

M. W.

We ordered the $10 Roast of the day (beef). Excellent value for money. Tasty and more healthy than your average restaurant food.

M. H.

We thought we weren't hungry but the yummiest chowder, salad and garlic bread changed our minds!

J. D.

Fantastic pub food and very friendly service. Two visits in four days and will definitely come again next time we're here

N. F.

Busy pub with great beer and traditional pub kai. Right in the Waitomo Village, which is a great location for tourists coming out of their cave tours, or for those staying the night in the area. And they're usually open late...

N.

Long wait for food and hard to find a seating when packed. The food was good though with good portion size, the setup is nice and comfy but not enough space to cater for everyone.

G.

Excellent place to go after a day in the caves ,friendly staff, great food and beer and fantastic WiFi well worth a visit

R.

Best ribs i’ve ever had, meat falls off the bone and melts in your mouth. Excellent service!

M. D.

I was in Waitomo on a Friday night and there wasn't much open. I had a chicken and bacon burger at the Tomo Bar and Eatery and it didn't disappoint. Would eat here again.

E. W.

Good friendly service. I had the smoked chicken pizza. It tasted beautiful, but was a bit scant on the chicken.

D.

No bad, good food but a bit dear...

G. P.

Location is lovely. Drink and food selection is good, but sadly they completely forgot our order, in spite of us having a number on our table. Staff did take ownership of the mistake, and hurriedly prepared the food at least. It's more than likely you will have a better experience than we did, as it is a popular choice and recommended by locals.

C.

Great food and beer. Perfect spot after a day in the caves.

j. w.

We stopped there for lunch and found curlys to be clean, well setout and east to get a drink and a feed which was amazing, really cheap top quality large generous tasty pub grub served by great staff in a fantastic atmosphere

B.

Great pizza and cider. Bigger than anticipated and took take aways. Some staff could smile and interact with customers though 😁

S.

Tasty and generous sized meals! Good local craft beers too

B. M. H.

My friends and I went for dinner on a Saturday night. They have a limited menu after 9pm and only serve bar snacks. We ordered two fish and chips and the mini hot dogs around 9:15. After about an hour, we inquired about our food. Apparently there was some confusion with our order and the kitchen never got it. They assured us that we would get our food soon and kindly offered us a round of drinks as an apology. Another 30 minutes went by and we finally got our meals which we quickly devoured (at that point it was almost 11pm and we were starving). Overall, the food was mediocre. The staff were nice and handled our situation the best they could but I wasn't overly thrilled with my experience there and wouldn't go out of my way to go back. 😐

k.

Most amazing food, great prices, and amazing staff.

J.

Good feed, decent beers and service was good.

S. B.

Just had drink but nice setting and fine local beer. Food appeared to be good average pub food

F. S.

Website’s menu is outdated. Actual menu is limited and prices are much higher.

p.

A couple of beers, very nice. Did not eat, but the food coming out of the kitchen looked very good. Place is now called Tomo's.

K.

Great outdoor and indoor eatery. Good selection of food and drinks.

C.

Great deck, friendly helpful service. Good food and alcohol

M.

Great staff and awesome beer selection!

T.

Good food & service and great local advice....glow worm spotting at night.

R. H.

Awesome friendly place to eat and drink!

N. G.

Food was surprisingly good, but the service left something to be desired. The deserts were excellent and I had a really nice burger made fresh and the onion rings were perfect. But I honestly felt like we were bothering the staff the entire time we were there. It felt uncomfortable the whole time we were there. In truth, there aren't many options around, and if you do go I suspect you'll enjoy your meal. Just don't expect service with a smile.

D.

Busy and staff run off their feet but seafood chowder was great.

B.

Great place for families to dine. Amazing Host.

j.

very good nice place nice food

R.

Excellent food and service will definitely visit again

A.

Mint place, food is generous and really good.

s. t.

Good place, good food and drinks, and service, plus they have an outside pool table which is nice

李.

Tasty food! Warm place in the winter. The seafood basket is worth trying.

G. E.

Hearty food and they brew beer. Excellent after a day out.

d. J.

Food is tasty and well priced. Has good selection of very local beers . is Large venue which can get noisy

L.

Super friendly staff, amazing food!

K.

Nice food and friendly staff

B.

Great food and craft beer go for porterhouse steak with a pale ale.

c. l.

We stopped in for a couple of drinks with the kids, a bite to eat. Great Staff. Watched the Footy. All was good.

J. A.

Wonderful hot chocolate. Especially after black water rafting. People very helpful. Fireplace bonus. Thank you

w.

Friendly staff lovely bar lady

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They had good beer on tap, the burger was good and WiFi was working well. The music and the TVs are anoying, though.

G.

Great food. Top service. Magic relaxing views

L. C.

A great little bar with fantastic food and very nice local craft beer and cider. Sitting out on the verandah is a great way to spend the afternoon-evening.

C.

Great food, quick service and good atmosphere.👍

K.

Great service great food with good portion size

F.

Very good host, and what a great lamb shank beautifully food

D.

Stopped by after the glowworms cave. They made a REALLY nice roasts dinner. Roasted beef and kumara was on point!

R.

Great food, wonderful atmosphere and excellent service

M. I.

Great food and drinks. Great little place. Owner was really friendly too

P. J.

Great hospitality, nice food and beverages. The fire is a bonus and the atmosphere is great.

J.

Great food and service, friendly staff

B.

Great food and service, manager did a fantastic job however was run off his feet and needs more staff.

M. L.

Awesome food, pork belly and Moroccan chicken, brilliant and plenty of it. Great atmosphere, wonderful people. Canes and Chiefs about to play off for a semi final position. Go the Canes!

C.

Great. Good food. Reasonably priced (considering the alternatives). Friendly staff... :)

A.

Great food, awesome place and top service

S. B.

Great food. Was pleasantly surprised by size of pizza. Great friendly staff.

J.

Good food and great place to watch some Commonwealth Games!

R. R.

Good atmosphere, excellent host, lovely meals 🤗

C.

Good food, relaxed friendly atmosphere... enjoyable experience.

K.

Food was delicious, service was great. Fast and reasonable price. Would recommend.

J. B.

Had the roast and was standard. Great wifi and free water to kill sometime before going to see the glowworm at night 👍

D.

The roast is a must lovely people and great service

J. R.

cannot fault , good food good prices and very very good service, great spot

G.

Great burgers and Panhead APA on tap. Great atmosphere.

K.

Great service and food.

M.

Loved the Polenta Chips and the Fish & Roasted Vegetable main course was excellent too.

B.

Great food and place to stop on a ride for a drink

T.

Had a really good time here lovely food

S.

Okay selection, food is good but a little overpriced

c.

Nice food, Good portions

b.

5 stars because the pizzas are so good. Friendly service too.

B.

Nice place nice food

J.

Beautiful kai , kind & friendly local staff what more could you ask for

J. H.

Good place to stop while the Glowworm cave were closed due to the flood. Ate a burger with my family, it was OK. Seemed to be quite busy place at the evenings most likely.

c.

Great place to hang out on a thundery day. Log fire and we bought our own j9ard games to while away the afternoon

A. M.

Lovey food nice little pub to go to after going to the glowworms

P.

Great bar & restaurant.

H. W.

The best fish and chips!

N.

Great hospitality thanks shane.. although my head was bloody sore in the morning!🤣🤣👍👍

T.

Could'nt be more pleased. Good vibe, good food and good service.

G.

Friendly staff and a great place for an afternoon beer in the sun

A.

Outstanding food and service Owner brilliant

D.

Very enjoyable meals and presentation was on ball highly recommend

P.

Great meals and service. The kids loved it too.

M. M.

Keep up the good work an awesome please to eat and drink

J. L.

Great local spot! Beer was phenomenal. Highly recommend the king country pale ale. Food was cooked to order beautifully. My Mrs had a steak cooked to a perfect medium rare, and I had a Hawaiian pizza that had the dough and cheese just falling off of the tray. What made the experience so special was actually the people who work there. Being on holiday from the states, we truly enjoyed talking to Shane about the area as well as all of our experiences in NZ. Thank you Shane for a great time at Tomo Bar and Eatery! We look forward to coming back!

D. M.

Great bar for a great night. Curly is a legend

J.

Starting to return to be the classic pub of waitomo that was there before fire took it down.

C.

Great food, fast service.

h.

all good cold beer

A.

Cute little pub featuring a $10 roast and an adorable cat. Won me over!

J.

Meal was great, plenty of screens for the rugby. Prices are a little expensive but it is a great option with the limited selection in Waitomo.

K.

Its is what it is, gets louder later in the evenings and you can eat. Not really anything else in the area

S.

A good stop for coffee and chips.

B.

So nice! Almost everything we eat is in a monster size :))

P.

Great place. Good beer & food!

B.

Great place for a beer

R.

Very yum pizza and friendly service

U.

Great place for a long neck over the counter and great Sports viewing

T.

Pizzas need to home made. Couldn't get half and half shop made pizzas.

M.

nice service, amazing food

P.

Great for family evenings

B.

Good food, good service, good beer

B.

Very good food and great service.

S.

Loved their thin crust pizza!

i.

Good feed and great service

D.

great food and hospitality

N.

Quality service, helped us find late accomdation. Good buggers

C. K.

Great burger

C.

Lots of choice for beers. Unfortunayely, food is not that great.

M.

Delicious food

D. P.

Not bad, fair prices ok bar

R. H.

Lovely food great service

H.

Awesome pizzas!

E.

Excellent food!!!

C.

chicken wings and salad are awesome!

D.

Beautiful, quite and relaxing

T.

So much food

A.

Lovely lunch

L.

A wonderful place to eat.

c.

Best venue. Is a must visit

T. N.

Had lamb ribs. Delicious.

P.

Nice for drinks

A.

Great food and drink!

r.

Food are unexpectedly good!! Yummy!!

G.

Best pub it town.

k.

Pretty good in general.

S.

Great hosts!!

J.

good coffee and murfins

G.

Nice food

R.

Top place

D.

Great food and company

R.

It was good.

P.

Good beer

L. J.

I would say the food is great. We visited this place for dinner after Ruakuri cave's tour. Food came in big portions and very tasty. We were a group of 13 people incl.children. No one left dissapointed.

D.

Fantastic chicken sandwich

G.

Great

A.

Loved it

S.

Ok

y.

Nice

D.

Decent food

D.

#eatoutside

R.

Very good food go again

A.

(Translated) Steak burger is brilliant Treat burgers with steak! Excellent (Original) Steak burger is brilliant 以牛排作法處理漢堡! 超棒

G.

(Translated) Place where you can drink the beer made by themselves in Waitomo, the dishes are nice, the attention and the music very good, highly recommended! (Original) Lugar donde podes tomar la cerveza elaborada por ellos mismos en Waitomo, los platos son agradables, la atencion y la música muy buena, muy recomendable!

N.

(Translated) The place is fine It is a typical "tavern". The beef burger is INCREDIBLE !!! Water is free just like in most places. Good option to eat before or after visiting the caves. (Original) El lugar está bien. Es una típica "taberna". La hamburguesa de carne está INCREÍBLE!!! El agua es gratis al igual que en la mayoría de los lugares. Buena opción para comer antes o después de visitar las cuevas.

A.

(Translated) Relaxed atmosphere, the food was very good. We had a good time there, the view was also very good. (Original) Ambiente relajado, la comida estaba muy bien. Pasamos un buen momento ahí, la vista también era muy buena.

F.

(Translated) Bar in Waitomo. Food of the place. Good regional craft beer. (Original) Bar en Waitomo. Comida del lugar. Buena cerveza artesanal regional.

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(Translated) Friendly and good. (Original) Convivial et bon.

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