mudbrick vineyard & restaurant

we came by for oysters when we were visiting waiheke island.

we chose outside seating because it was a really good day. a bird ended up joining us and i've included the photo haha

theplacewas wonderful except their outdoor bathroom facilities. it was quite old which made it appear much dirtier than it was.

like many of the vineyards on waiheke, coolplaceand stunning views, but thisplaceis a notch above the rest. had a fantastic late dinner here with friends and a few bottles of nice pinot noir on a rainy sunday - we were late and they basically kept it open for us. had the beef eye fillet, nice and tender, perfectly cooked. spent a fair bit, not cheap, but worth the experience when on waiheke...

what a beautifulplaceto have dinner. the cocktails and service were pretty good and the food was all both tasty and visually pretty

came here for my birthday lunch - perfectplaceto celebrate a special occasion! i expected the portions to be small but they were very generous, my partner and i shared the lamb and still could not finish it. taste and ambience both 10/10, would love to come back!

sooooo beautiful! we had a beautiful celebration here at golden hour and we couldn’t have had it in a more fitting and memorable place. the food was delicious, the champagne was popping, the entireplacewas beautiful and overlooking the island. a must- do in the summer! cannot wait to come back!!!

absolutely amazingplaceand experience. great food, top service, with amazing view of course. great weekend lunch with my bestie. definitely will come back

do not come hungry as you are going to be waiting a incredibly long time to recieve any of your dishes. do not expect the food to taste good as they clearly dont care about flavour and rather put things on the plate for no other reason than appearance. the maitre d forgot one of our orders and is response was "oh do you want it?". a common excuse from a terrible waiter as if to blame it on a customer because he and his team forgot about it. expect a disappointment towards the food and especially the service from aplacewith a good location.

it was the worst. i wasted 2 hours on my birthday. we waited for an hour under the strong sun and the other customers who arrived way later than us was finishing their meal. after a few complaining, they admitted they didn't put through the order and we were not allowed to move our table because the sun. she was like sorry it's totally my fault. thank you for the patient and then left. even though we waited another 20 minutes we still had to wait for the food. we told them we didn't want the food anymore and then they let us go after paying the wine we only took a sip of. i know thisplaceis popular and is going to be visited by many people in the future as well but i would never ever recommend this place.
if you must go to mudbrick then i highly recomend to keep calling a staff and ask them when your food would be coming. don't mind if they think you're bothering them or not. your time is more valuable.

we came here to celebrate our first anniversary,placewas good with superb panoramic views of water and skyline. wine was good but food isn’t that great, very poor choice of menu. service was of top notch. ambience is amazing, come during sunset to witness breathtaking views. sowmya rahul

we came here for wine tasting. everyone was so nice and was a really enjoyable experience! amazing view, great wine and a beautifulplaceto catch up with friends.

came here for a friends wedding. thisplaceis beautiful, and the food is absolutely delicious.

not a wine drinker, but my mates all really enjoyed the drinks and had no complaints. will need to revisit thisplacefor a proper dining experience, but it's definitely left a very good impression for the time being.

for stunning views, location and some of the best dishes the island has to offer mudbrick is theplaceto go.

try the rose wine by mudbrick solid 9/10! food is on the high side in price but you won't care once the food touches your palette.

we came for lunch today and didn't want to leave (as per norm)

location, view and atmosphere was excellent. service was fast and food was average. we went for the 7 course degustation menu and nothing really stood out or blew us away. for the prices we paid and marketed as fine dining there were a few things i pick up that:

-upon siiting down at the table i was missing a main fork, i looked across at a few other empty tables and some were also missing a knife or fork. incomplete set up.

-there were left over peanuts on the floor under my side of the table covered in many small red ants.

-waiter and waitress need to be reminded how to hold dishes and not toplacetheir thumbs onto the dish. i watched most of waiter/waitress and 90% placed thier thumb on the dishes.

we came around 3:00pm, by which point the main restaurant was already closed. luckily we were offered seats at the archive.

this is seriously one of the most romantic vineyard in new zealand. the view here is just magnificent, totally worth the 30 minutes walk up the hill.

having just had lunch, we were just here for desserts. the lady serving us was the sweetest and friendliest waitress i have ever came across, and very helpful. the buffalo yoghurt with strawberries and rhubarb was presented as pretty as a picture. it was refreshing and not overly sweet. the pistachio biscotti it was served with was also very pleasant.

the pot au cholat with salted caramel and praline ice cream was out of this world. we were here for the view so did not have particularly high expectations in the food, however this dish blew us away. the chocolate was dark rich and creamy, the salted caramel offered complexity and depth to the flavour, and the surprises just kept developing with every mouthful. we absolutely wolfed down this dish and are left wanting more. this is what fine dining is about - presentation and creativity. this dish is nothing like what i've ever had before, and has convinced us to come back in the future to try out their main courses.

the downsides: all three of our hot drinks were served luke warm, and the flat white was bitter and definitely not up to scratch. coffee is definitely not their specialty. bath room also incredibly untidy. however, would still return & recommend thisplace100% due to the view and ambience.

awesome food at both the restaurant and the bistro, the overall atmosphere was fantastic, and the view was absolutely amazing! the only thing that let thisplacedown was slow service in the bistro, aside from that it's definitely worth a go so if you are planning on visiting waiheke island!