Virasat Wine Bar & Eatery — Restaurant in Napier

Dinner with friends over the Easter weekend. The menu is great, with something for everyone. Tapas style means you can share the deliciousness. The food looked so good I didnt even take pics! The dumplings were superb, the dipping sauce with the fries was amazing and had a good kick, I thought the seared tuna was a little overdone but it was delicious, the beef was tender and lovely, and the pork Katsu and slaw was also a taste sensation. An extensive wine list with local and imported selections, good ‘by the glass’ offerings, and not outrageously priced. The atmosphere is industrial chic, and lots of hubbub. Outside seating area is well lit but intimate. The location is great, central Napier, a short walk from the Art Deco Masonic Hotel. Would recommend for drinks and a nibble,...

My first time here for dinner. And I very quickly realised that it is not really a dinner place. It’s more like a wine bar. And they serve you food / tappas but the price for the serving size is astronomical.

I had the eye fillet for 28$ and this was a tiny piece of steak cut into 4 pieces approx. also had prawn dumplings 4 for 22$. And last crab (which was battered) 2 pieces for 27$. A drink for 19$. Taste wise it was ok, nothing special to be honest. There are better places in napier for a similar price range where not only one feels full but for this price gets a proper meal. Total bill 96$ and then I had to go have a burger to fill me self up :)

Unfortunately this is not a dinner place, more of a snack place and that too extremely expensive. I would not...

We were a party of 4. 3 of us received our drinks. We waited a considerable amount of time. we asked the waitress who took our order when the other drink might be coming. The waitress assured us it was on its way. We waited yest longer (the 3 of us in possession of drinks had stopped drinking as we thought we would have finished before the awaited drink arrived). We then asked another waiter about the drink, and he said he'd find out. We waited yet longer ...... Finally, the long awaited drink ( at least 30 minutes) arrived without explanation or apology. I asked what the reason might have been for the delay, and the waiter said it hadn't been printed out on the system. Only then did we get a fleeting 'sorry'. ...