Restaurants in Taupo

With its lake and mountain views and primo food, Bistro Lago may be Taupo's top special occasion restaurant (though it has stiff competition from The Bantry, also reviewed on this website). It's the creation of local celebrity chef Simon Gault, who has a sure hand when it comes to…

This buzzing cafe is a terrific choice for a quick meal...or just a coffee (they do java well).  They serve up topnotch salads and pies, tasty soups, and divine sweet treats. Replete also has a kitchen store next door.

Eggs Benedict, field mushrooms with bacon or French toast with bacon and maple syrup are just some of the big breakfast choices at this lakefront cafe. There’s a tempting array of pre-made foods (for those who have to run) plus a menu that scoots across the range of comforting quick…

A warning: if you eat at the Bantry early in your stay, you may find it hard to go anywhere else. Not that there aren't other good places in Taupo, there are. But the Bantry leads the pack on all fronts. The service is seamless and very warm. The prices aren't too outrageous for a…