Charlie Farley's - Waiheke Island

Great location, food, staff, prices and views! I had the Double Wayu Burger and Chips, which was perfect!

No question....this place has made an indelible place in our lives. Being from the SF Bay Area in particular. After a full day of touring vineyards on Waiheke, my flight attendant wife (who's worked Auckland several times) tells me we're going to this fantastic beach and then have dinner at this perfect little spot there. Of course, Charlie Farleys. It's very much a local hangout with burgers and fish and chips. All done wonderfully by the way. Like most folks I guess, we ate outside on the deck and enjoyed the beach scene and the occasional visit from local bird life. The food and service were impeccable by the way. This restaurant is actually fairly remote for tourists, it's not on the main wine route, so it was a pleasure to be away from that scene for awhile. After dinner I got up to go to the bathroom and what do I discover? Why it's the Golden State Warriors playing the Lakers on their inside TV! Made me want to plan retirement in New Zealand! How can life get any better than this? AND...we get to come back to Charlie Farley's!

In our 4 days in Onetangi we ate here 4 times. We had a late lunch, late dinner, and early lunch and this was the one place we could count on to be open and to have something that everyone could eat. The food was good, which was just a bonus at that point, and they have a full bar. The wait staff was friendly but often overworked, so sometimes you just had to flag them down and they'd head right over. Worth a visit.

So yes a great view of the Harbor in Auckland I had 2 poached eggs and toast the typical breakfast menu nothing over the top but what makes this place great is being able to eat outside top floor looking over water ... yeah potential to come back. Pricing fair service good

Well. We went there because it was apparently a famous place recommended on the guides. It 's a Tuesday, 2 pm and probably 10 other customers. We sat inside and it took approximately 10 minutes later the waitress still haven 't acknowledged us. We got up and asked for menu. 15 min later. Still nobody came to take our order. Waitress looked at us and turned back to kitchen. We decided to leave and go somewhere else ... then she came out and gave us a nasty thank you for coming with attitude. We still don 't understand the hype about this place.