boardwalk beach restaurant & bar

we went for dinner sat night. it was ok. tried to book in for sunday breakfast at 8.30 they said all booked, then someone else said they could fit us in which was great. they open at 8, we got there at 8.20, door locked. finally got in and ordered. orders were two lots of poached eggs on toast, big breakfast and savoury waffle. poached eggs hard, one tiny waffle, mushrooms dry, measly serving of butter, waffle dry. forcing food down as well as we could then noticed a bug. we all stopped eating. told waitress, she said it was a sand fly and left plate there. we told her about eggs as well. offered to make us more. we said we don't have time and didn't want to eat anymore due to bug. it's wasn't a sand fly but a weavel type of bug. she still left plate there. so we left. they only deducted one lit if eggs. we disputed this. but in their eyes the customer was wrong. we will never gobackthere and will tell everyone we know not to go there.

lovely place to sit by the ocean! primo food, fast and friendly service. so much choice on the menu and even though some things can seem a bit pricy you do get a decent serving for your money. i only ordered one of the cheaper meals ($16 fish tacos) but it was quite decently sized and included fries too. will be comingbackhere next time i’m in napier!

good quick service. the steak and chicken parmigana were great. staff all very polite and the restaurant has different areas to choose where to dine, and you don't feel crowded.  would gobackfor another meal.

called in, looked at menu. rangbacklater and asked for booking for 3pax next day, inside but with views.
arrived on time next day, table was exactly what i'd asked for. staff friendly, and helpful. drinks, menus, ordering and meals served - all very timely. staff were flat out bringing groups in and out due to weather but it all happened with smiling faces. the team here are well trained and happy in their work!!
food was very good, and as ordered. views and location brilliant. a really good experience!!
will certainly gobackagain if the opportunity arises.

we are not local people and travel to napier frequently as we enjoy the ambiance napier has to offer. we always book a table for dinner every time we travel to napier. this night we invited six friends who were also travelling to napier to join us. the night was a nightmare!! when we arrived we were told there was no paua, pork belly as a main or beef wellington. the waiter took our orders. three of us had pork belly as an entry, it was disgusting. it was deep fried in breadcrumbs and the roast vegetables underneath were so burnt we couldn't eat them. then the mains finally arrived what a circus. one of our party ordered a steak when he finally got it was very cold, this was sentbackto the kitchen and his original steak was returned to him after it had been microwaved. another person ordered the fish of the day, which arrived so undercooked he couldn't eat it. i ordered the spicy seafood hotpot. that was totally disgusting. it was lumpy tomato soup not spicy at all with a very small piece of fish, two mussels 3 king prawns and a lobster claw swimming it. i had to get my fingers into the soup to fish out the muscles and prawns which were dry and not fresh tasting and there was no tool given to me to open the cray leg. by the time the matradee came to our table to explain her way through our nightmare of an evening all our food was cold and returned to the kitchen virtually uneaten. i do not recommend this as a restaurant to go to. it is well overpriced and the food is unpalatable which is a huge disappointment as the scenery from the restaurant is spectacular. what a total waste and such a shame that the restaurant has nose dived the way it has. it used to be one of the best, if not top 5 places to eat in napier.

my parents and i went here for the first time for dinner and it was incredible. the food was great, i especially loved the scallops. the salad was to die for and their beef wellington was really nice. everything was hot when it came out and the staff were friendly and didn't rush us or keep coming over. it was good and i personally think the food is worth the price. the wait time was normal for a busy restaurant and the view was great!
all round it was a really nice dinner and ill definitely gobackagain when i'm in napier ! :)

nathan. went for lunch with the family 4 kids and for 4 adults service staff good but had to wait for meal but worth the wait great value for money. was looking for some great seafood for a evening meal around napier only place was the broadwalk we booked lucky arrived with the gang again a wait but we ordered the antipasta for starters the fishermans basket for 4 and the cold seafood plate for 4 . the meals came out enough to feed a army but fresh and great . if you're in napier must go sitbackenjoy and don't worry about the wait