The Oyster Inn

Volle Punkte für das Oyster Inn auf Waiheke Island
Waren dort zu 4 essen und haben auch recht großzügig bestellt. Dabei sei gesagt das wir Glück hatten einen Platz zu bekommen.
Für mich gab es die 5 Spice Lamm-​Ribs und im Hauptgang den Fisch vom Markt! Super Qualität und alles hat super gut geschmeckt.
Dazu gab es noch 2 Flaschen Cloudy Bay für 75 $ die Flasche.
Preis/​Leistung war hier sehr gut und es ist definitiv der Hotspot wenn es um Fisch geht.
Super!

The oysters are one of the best. We ordered all 3 types of Oysters and the sourdough bread for appetizers. For the main we ordered fish and chips, market fish of the day, Mac n cheese, Ceviche and the tossed salad. For desert we got the Choix buns and the pavlova. Loved everything. The oysters and pavlova topped the list. Awesome!!!

What was once a bit of a dodgy pub is now a fresh and inviting restaurant overlooking the Oneroa shops and bay beyond. It’s very fresh, airy and bright.
Food here is good. Come here for the fresh seafood including beautiful oysters and clams. We’d been to Cable Bay and Mudbrick (also excellent) earlier in the day so we’re too full to have more to eat and experience other menu items.

the oysters here are so fresh
the bloody marys delicious
the service friendly
the location is fabulous — over looks the beach
plus a live band
perfection

I feel like I am being a little ungenerous here by only giving it two stars but I am only judging it on the food I had on this particular day. We did not try the oysters because we were just looking to share a quick snack before we had to rush back to Auckland. We wanted to save the oysters for when we had time to site and enjoy them.
SO, we order the bread and the fish and chips to share. The bread was very good, sourdough and very fresh. There was more than enough for 2 people.
The fish and chips, not so good. The batter on the fish was very greasy, I only had a tiny taste of it and couldnt eat anymore. The chips were more like wedges and some of them were very undercooked. It was very hit and miss. We were both very disappointed as we expected it to be much better, but as I said maybe we deserved it for not ordering the signature dish.
On the plus side, the home made lemonade is delicious especially on a warm summer day (when you may have enjoyed a few too many vinos the sunny day before).
I am unsure if we will be back to sample this place again, but I am not writing it off completely.

The Oyster Inn, a great place to go after our Wine Tour on Waiheke Island and has a lovely balcony overlooking the Oneroa main street.
The new fit out with recycled-​wood furniture and a simple contemporary finish. I’d love to try the B&B attached next time I want to stay on Waiheke. The Chef comes from a Peter Gordon restaurant in London.
For my entrée I enjoyed the Crayfish Risotto which was nicely balanced and cray not overcooked. For my main the Pork belly. I was personally disappointed that it didn’t have any crispy crackling. But my friend enjoyed it so much that instead of having dessert he had a second order of this dish.
I had too much wine to bother with dessert. The wine list btw was very good. I’d like to go back when I can enjoy it more, I think I had too much wine during the Vineyard tour. The consensus of the table was all good.

My partner and I had the best time at this lovely restaurant. We were celebrating my boyfriend Cameron’s birthday and it ended up being so romantic and lovely. We got a great seat on the veranda overlooking the beautiful ocean’s coast. The staff was so friendly. From the hostess to our very attentive server. The manager even introduced himself and made sure everything was to our liking. They even surprised Cameron with a delicious dessert with candles. The food was outstanding. Cameron had a delicious steak with duck fat potatoes and I had a delicious white fish and fabulous herb salad. Cameron had several oysters and said they were the best he ever had. They sure made us feel at home for being foreigners in a new country. Thanks for a wonderful memory of celebrating Cameron’s Birthday Oyster Inn!

I had heard various reviews of the Oyster Inn so was interested to try it out.
We were five me, three friends from overseas and a five year old!
They were really accomodating and the food was good overall — not spectacular.
Starters while our junior member had his first lot of fish was crayfish risotto and a plate of shared Tio point and Parua Bay oysters. Given it was the Oyster Inn I expected top notch but ther was quite a bit of broken shell and one of the Paruas should not have been plated.
The mains were all good — the flounder was beautiful and the fish and trice cooked chips looked great. They were great with junior who demolished two lots of junior fish and chips before heading to the strawberry ice cream.
Desserts were varied — choux and salty caramel good but the choux was a bit hard and the mousse looked good.
Overall — definitely worth another visit

If I could give Oyster Inn 10 stars I would.
I was taken to Oyster Inn for a belated birthday dinner last night, and it was such a treat. I’d only ever been here for drinks before, but I wish I’d come in sooner for a meal. I started off with three perfect Te Maketu oysters and my boyfriend had some Chatham Island blue cod sashimi. Then I had fish with an incredible Vietnamese salad bursting with mint and coriander, which my boyfriend agreed was better than his pork belly, although he enjoyed that too. We felt fairly full at that stage but Greed don’t care, so I polished off a Valhrona chocolate orange mousse and my boyfriend some choux pastries with salted caramel sauce. All this we washed down with a smooth Palliser pinot noir.
Oyster Inn has a New Zealand bach feel to it and the atmosphere is relaxed, although if you look through to the kitchen it’s frenetic like any professional kitchen. They also have accommodation which I’m sure is lovely — they’ll pick you up in their yellow kombi from the ferry, and apparently present guests with some custom-​made Oyster Inn havianas which is a pretty cute touch.
The place is located on the main Oneroa strip; there’s about 10 tables on the balcony and although the views aren’t as good as other places on Waiheke, the food is tops.

This place is definitely my favorite restaurant in my trip to Auckland. the waitress are super friendly. Definitely try to get the southern glory oyster — they are delicious and are from the island even more southern than the NZ southern Island. They have different menu everyday based on the seafoods they have from mostly this guy Terry — who is the local fisherman that the restaurant t support for local authenticity. Their seafood tapas (a bunch of different type of seafood meats chopped into price and mixed together with other tapas ingredients). And order one of their main course seafoods — that’s the reason to come here.
Finally, not to mention the scenery and the atmosphere here is relaxing with the beach view (so seat at the balcony)

What place would make me write a review thousands of miles away from home with limited wifi? This place!
The Tio Point Oysters were bomb! Like seriously, Jesus himself picked & shucked these oysters. So divine!
The bread with Rangihoua Estate olive oil is to die for.
The Mac n Cheese with bacon really did change my life.
The grilled market fish with panzanella salad was amazing.
& the toffee and ginger pudding literally made me cry happy tears.
If you find yourself in Waiheke, you have to come here. It’s a must!

We came here recently for a wedding and the staff, food and just overall ambience of the place absolutely blew me away. Granted, there was a ton of loved up people in the room, but still.
We walked in and I was immediately impressed with their beautiful glassware, most notably their big burgundy glasses. It sounds pretentious but it really does make a difference! Not to mention, despite there being 100 pax, both water and wine glasses remained topped up throughout the day!
The food was devine. Smoked salmon to start, followed by pan fried Tarakihi. I did ask the waiter what the fish it was when it was served and he replied, ‘Kingfish?’ but after seeing the puzzled look on my face, went to ask. He shortly came back and corrected himself. It didn’t bother me in the slightest — good on him for having a guess, I say!
I can’t believe it took me so long to come here. Shame on me. Don’t make the same mistake…
NB. If you are looking for accommodation, I have it on good authority that the rooms are beautiful too!

I have been wanting to come to the Oyster Inn for a while now and staying over on Waiheke for the weekend it was a must do. The sun was shining and the seaside décor and friendly staff made for a good start. The food was AMAZING! Between the 4 of us we each had something different the best was the flounder and the crayfish risotto … Stunning ‘melt in your mouth’ (as Manu would say) the fish and chips were a bit thick for my liking (batter that is) but overall the food was outstanding. The service did let the overall experience down a bit there seemed to be some confusion with our waitresses as to who did what. Highly recommend going if you want a yummy — fresh — good food but humble surroundings right in central Oneroa and a change from the vineyards (still do the vineyards though they are also great!)

A stay at the Oyster Inn has been on my «to-​do» list for some time now, ever since reading about it in Monocle magazine. The idea of eating oysters by the seaside while sitting in a chic fit-​out sounded rather delightful. The idea of having to walk only meters after a meal to a guestroom… well, that’s pure decadence and something that I very much wanted to do!
I finally had the opportunity to visit for two nights and had a great few days of relaxation filled with plenty of delicious things to eat. Breakfast is included in the room rate and when we visited the menu featured the likes of truffle egg toast with asparagus and porridge with coconut and banana. Tea and coffee is complimentary for guests, so if you get an afternoon slump then pop in for a latte or fresh in tea.
The dining options in Oneroa are plentiful, but you needn’t wander far from the Inn for lunch or dinner if you don’t want to. The menu leans towards lighter seafood dishes (oysters, fish of the day, house cured salmon, whitebait sandwiches) but there’s also some heartier additions (steak, mac n cheese, fried oysters). I’m not sure I get the style of the menu, it’s a little hodge-​podge, but there’s plenty of comfort food and we ate three meals here happily.
We loved the guestroom. The fitout is simple, high quality, and straight out of a design coffee table book. With fluffy pillows and merino wool blankets, the beds are perfect for cuddling up with a good book and cup of tea all while wearing your waffle weave gown after an Aesop fuelled shower. These aren’t over the top rooms, but the important details have been considered and this results in stylish and rela retreat from the busy world.

Oyster Inn is a fantastic addition to the Waiheke restaurant offerings. The vibe is quite laid back and casual and very well suited to Waiheke. It has a great point of difference to the usual Waiheke winery restaurants. If you are looking for tasty simple good then this is what you are after. Steak, fish, salads and obviously oysters. What more can you want? The staff are friendly, welcoming and knowledgable. Also if you a fancy having a bit of a shop then don’t miss the store!

I love the whole Waiheke experience! Hop on a ferry and escape to another land.
I think that I would of given Oyster Inn another star had in been in AKC however over on Waiheke with all those vineyards and beautiful dining experiences around it just didn’t quite wow. The menu is a bizarre combination of dishes from Macaroni Cheese to Pork Belly (which was to die for) to Chicken Livers. Good selection of wines and the Bloody Mary looks divine, made me gutted I hate tomato juice.
All and all it was a nice experience and great to try. I would go back if I didn’t want to sit in the sunshine of a vineyard

Waiheke Island’s Oyster Inn — just 40 minutes ferry ride from downtown Auckland — celebrates long, sun-​kissed days of summer. Enjoy the ocean view from the restaurant verandah and savour some freshly shucked oysters, or enjoy a summer cocktail or large glass of vino at the bar.
They also provide boutique hotel rooms (I haven’t had the privilege of staying) but they look delightful.
A day spent on Waiheke is a luxury in itself, but topped off with some food and drink at The Oyster Inn will make your day that much better.