Aorangi Peak - Rotorua Lakes District

We had a lovely dinner made more special with gorgeous view and exclusive wine cellars!

This place is under new management. You cannot beat the location you have 360 degree views of Rotorua. The food is pricey and the lunch menu is limited. The salmon I had was delicious. The staff were very friendly and we had some lovely visitors at lunch llamas and a deer. The cheeseboard was quite basic. I would come back in the summer for the view and to sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine

Me and my wife went to Aorangi Peak for dinner to celebrate our first new year’s eve after marriage. We have very fond memories of the place. Seeing the lake and fire works from high above when the clock struck 12 are just some of the things this place can offer. They were serving a set menu and made adjustments to suit our palette as we are vegetarian. They owner himself came to pick us up at the Novotel and the owner’s wife dropped us back to the hotel. Neither of them seemed very hospitable though. The staff was nice and food was super expensive and average tasting. However, we didn’t expect much with regard to taste, there aren’t too many non-Indian vegetarian dishes that Indians would like. This rating is primarily for the ambience. Must visit, just to see how amazing this place is.

On a recent trip to Rotorua with my partner for my birthday we came to Aorangi for dinner. With an 8pm booking we were soon the only ones in the restaurant, which was nice for a change given the occasion. The interior is a breath of fresh air with a unique personality, not to mention the awesome views. Friendly staff. I had the Lamb rack and my partner had Salmon. Lamb was some of the best I have ever had and the Salmon was also very good. However, given the price of the meals I would have liked larger portion sizes. Try their manuka honey craft beer!

The service was fantastic, the food was fantastic, the drink selection could do with a re vamp as a lot of popular/premium spirits were not there but i still found something to enjoy. We went on a Saturday night i thought it would be very busy but there was only 1 other table of 5 people while my partner I dined. 1 other couple arrived as we were leaving around 8pm. The inside has a certain charm, very Gatsby ish in some parts. Very interesting place but needs more attention to detail with keep things maintained properly, carpet is wearing through replacing it would lift the place. The food was great but i don't know how long the menu has been the same, quite a few years by the looks. I understand it is under new ownership so i would have though they may have given it a fresh menu the actual menu's themselves are quite worn, same with drink list. The view is beautiful but we went for a walk around the outside couldn't help but notice several maintenance issues that really bought the place down clogged gutters, broken boards, wonky steps etc. It has SO much potential it is a pity it seem to be getting neglected apart from what comes out of the kitchen.