Fife Lane Kitchen & Bar — Restaurant in Bay of Plenty

Absolutely phenomenal. One of those occasions where 5 stars doesn't seem enough, and you feel the need to add an extra one.

I'm not sure why it's taken me a few years to try Fife Lane. But now that I have, it'll be my go-to for special occasions.

From an unassuming location, you enter into a tasteful decor. Very comfy chairs, which is oddly overlooked at many fine dining establishments.

Love the open plan where you can see the chefs in action. That's not so common for steakhouses, so a nice touch.

And the window into the aging room. A bit more common but always fun to look.

Friendly and helpful service. If I had to search for a criticism, I was expecting to have the oyster origin and meat medley explained. We had to ask for these, but not really an issue, so that's looking for items to criticise.

Choosing our individual steak knives was an excellent touch. I really liked that.

The food was wonderful.

Bluff oysters - best in the world, so went down treat of course. The calamari was solid but not the best I've had. The brisket filo was very nice.

Then onto the main event. Three of us shared the meat medley. Two shared the Chateaubriand, and one had the Beef Wellington. Plus a number of sharing sides.

The medley was the best. The fillet was phenomenal and cooked to perfection. It said medium-rare, but was on the border of rare, which is just where I love my steak.

I sampled the other meals too. The Chateaubriand was good, but closer to medium. That's too cooked for me. The Beef Wellington was very nice.

Overall, the meats were very good. Best I've had in Tauranga.

I'd stop short of saying the best I've ever had period. Hard to top the A5 MBS12+ I've had elsewhere. But you can't get that in Tauranga.

Excellent wine selection. We had whites and reds that perfectly complemented the courses.

Not as expensive as I imagined it might have been too.

Overall, a wonderful experience. Highly recommended it, and will...

We celebrated a 60th birthday at Fife Lane on 12/02/22 and it was a truly wonderful evening. Everything was perfect and the staff went out of their way to make the evening special for all of us.

We were a large group of 12 adults and 4 children and they allowed us to order from the A la Carte menu even though the total group size was over 12. They managed the table so well. There were no extended wait times for drinks and food and that isn't easy. We also had room at the table - some restaurants will compact the seating for a large group so you end up sitting shoulder to shoulder but we had the same amount of table space as we would have if it had been just 2-people dining.

They provided two children menu options but also allowed us to order from the full menu for the kids. One steak meal was ordered for two of the children to share (6 & 3 years old). They gave them the full dining experience too - cutting their steak to serve on separate plates and providing them with their own individual sauces. All our meals were amazing. Steaks cooked to perfection, beautiful sides that complimented the mains.

They have an extensive wine list and a wonderful cocktail list. We had a lot of fun with that cocktail list including the desert cocktails.

So to Suzelle who wait-listed my booking and made it happen and to all the talented and wonderful team - thank you for a fantastic evening and an amazing...

Had an amazing evening here on a Saturday night. Enjoyed a pre dinner wine at a bar leaner before being escorted to our table for 6. Do you like beef? You should definitely like beef if you're heading here as it seems to be their specialty. The mouth-watering meat locker is the first thing you'll notice in the dining area. Filled with a huge variety of cuts you can see how your meal is going to pan out. We went with individual starters and shared steak mains for most of the table and all dishes were outstanding. Things to note, the ambience is spot on, lighting and music were tuned perfectly, could easily hold conversations. The food is pricey but worth every penny and generous portions, not one dish seems overpriced and the flavours are divine. Immaculate bathrooms, a lovely, open gas fire in the middle and a spectacular wine list to boot. If I had to be picky I'd say the drinks service was a little slow, had to wait a while each time we ordered drinks but it's nit picking. We all had a wonderful evening and once the wallet has recovered we'll definitely be...