Enjoy a scrumptious two-course meal at The Landing Cafe where delicious food is complemented by stunning views overlooking Lake Tarawera, making for an all-around fantastic experience…
Looking for a delicious dining experience with world-class views while you’re in Rotorua?
Get out of the concrete jungle and take a beautiful scenic drive approximately 20 minutes out of the city to The Landing Café.
Tucked away on the lakefront, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better view meaning there will be plenty of “instagrammable” food shots to be taken!
Between 5pm - 8pm choose two courses from the extensive menu which includes (but is not limited to) some iconic favourites including:
STARTER:
Seafood Chowder - Fresh Fish, Mussels, prawn and Vegetable creamy soup served with garlic bread
Asian Style Spring Rolls - Handmade beef and vegetable spring rolls Served with sweet chilli sauce and Indonesian Soy-sauce (Choice of Vegetarian)
Tiger Prawns - Creamy garlic sauce OR Thai Sweet Chilli and Capsicum OR Battered with lemon and aioli
Pan fried Scallops - Cooked in a rich mornay sauce served with rice
MAIN:
Landing’s Lamb Rack - Fresh NZ lamb rack infused with rosemary, cooked pink with a kiwifruit and mint glaze set upon roasted kumara & wilted green
NZ Venison Cutlets - Char Grilled Venison cooked pink with a cranberry and port wine reduction set upon golden kumara mash with seasonal greens
Prime Pork - Oven baked Prime pork tenderloin wrapped in Smokey bacon with rich cranberry and port reduction resting on parmesan mash and wilted greens
NZ Eye Fillet - Wrapped in smoky bacon topped with rich mushroom sauce resting on dutches potatoes and fresh garden greens
Landings special Chicken Breast - Stuffed chicken breast set upon oven roasted vegetables topped with mushroom sauce
DESSERT:
Landing’s special mixed Berry crumble - Served with Vanilla custard and topped with real fruit Mixed berry Ice-Cream
Continental baked Cheesecake of the day- Served with cream and Ice-cream
Fresh Apple Short-cake - Served with fresh Chantilly cream and creamy custard
Sticky Date and Walnut pudding - Served with Ice-cream and vanilla bean anglaise
The food was outstanding honestly left not hungry and felt quite satisfied.
Amazing location on the lake edge and fantastic food! Credit to chef for a awesome dinner, we ordered the lamb shanks and eye fillet steak and both dishes came out great and also good portion size.
Great location and lovely food It was a nice way to celebrate Fathers day for my dad
Food and staff always amazing. One of our favourite places to go for a nice quiet relaxing meal.
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kimr6 from New Zealand wrote on 25 November 2018
Dinner at the landing cafe
Really great venue, staff friendly & top menu & food. Our party of 6 adults & 2 teens left satisfied. We will be back.