Karori Taphouse — Restaurant in North Island

This place used to be called "One Fat Bird" and was one of our favorite places on a Sunday. Suddenly all changed and new owners changed it from being a family oriented sports bar to an attempt at a French Bistro ' that failed. Under its new name the bar has traveled back to closer to what it was as One Fat Bird. The sports screens are back as are the impressive range of tap (draught) beers. The bar menu is quite varied although there some wrinkles ( I've never had garlic bread with a beef Rogan josh). Overall it's nice to see the place going back to...

The quality of food was not suitable for family dining. Everything was fried and poorly seasoned. The children's' meals were almost as expensive as the adults. The ice cream sundae was very bland and icy. I imagine this is all OK if your looking for a beer and to watch sport, but not for family dining.

EDIT: Their reply shows their professionalism. I read past the first page. I also read the front signage "Family Restaurant &...

We've enjoyed a Friday night drink here over the years, however, we had an unfortunate experience tonight. The manager accused us of putting a lid back on a bottle after he'd already given it to us with the lid on and still sealed. We took it back up to see if he could open it as we couldn't easily. He made a real scene about it, and it was quite unpleasant. It was bizarre! Not in a rush to return...