The Cyprus Tree Restaurant & Bar Ohakune — Restaurant in North Island

What a gem! After murdering our bodies with 3 days of canoeing down the Whanganui river, a large group of us were warmly greeted and treated like family at the center of the restaurant. 17 different orders were no trouble for this power house of an establishment, neither was splitting the bill. You guys could teach a thing or two to just about every establishment in Australia who believe that splitting a bill is more complicated and difficult than performing a hysterectomy. When the meals come out there was not a dry eye in house. The food is displayed with finesse, artistic poetry in motion. Hell, I am even sure I heard the Mona Lisa ate here once and she cried like a baby. We ate here twice, each time better than the last. Statistically impossible I know, but nonetheless it was achieved. After dinner, a younger form of myself reached out to me in my dreams, which I thought might be a sign of my growth and maturation. His hands reached for my face and I readied myself for a warm embrace, but instead he forcefully back handed me, yelling "WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU EAT HERE EARLIER SO I COULD ALSO ENJOY THIS YOU JERK!" Moral of the story. Great food. 6 stars Will...

It was pretty good food for the price. The kids area was really fun and the fireplace was cozy. One of the sofas near the fireplace was super uncomfortable but the ambiance made up for it. (If someone from the management team is listening, go have a seat on all 5 cushions and see what I mean - there might be something broken)

Really cool log beams throughout which made you feel like you’re in a mountain lodge.

The dress code (we were wondering before we arrived) is a bit more on the fancy side so wear a nice button up shirt / blouse and some clean jeans and you’ll fit right in.

Impressive bar area with everything you’d ever want to order.

We made a booking online and our group leader confirmed over email, but when we arrived they said we weren’t on their bookings list. (I guess someone forgot to transfer the booking to their paper calendar) Not a big deal because they found us a table within 30-40 minutes and we were back on track - they even offered a voucher for a future visit for the trouble. A nice gesture.

Maybe call in your booking to make sure that doesn’t happen to you!

Overall a...

Dined in this weekend and we were very thankful. The food was delicious and heres our review on each dish we had:

Ikamata: yum, light, flavoursome, could've done with abit more salt and wonton chips

Brisket slider: Wonderful kick with the gouda coming through and flavours all lovely (my partner said thatcould be the best brisket hes ever had)

Southern chicken: Crispy, light, could've done with more chipotle sauce

Confit carrot: I expected baby carrots to hit the table, however it was sliced carrots and boy, i did NOT expected the beautiful flavour infused in that carrot, allowing its sweetness to come out

Yorkshire pudding: Holy moly! Needed a dash of salt but nothing else!

Beef tartare: Probably the least favourite, beef had sinue, too thick pieces, and little flavour.

Banoffee Sundae: Not for the faint hearted, if you have a sweet tooth! this is the dish for you (my partner has a sweet tooth and he ate that bad boy all up)

Would've given a 5 if weren't for the beef Service was great, thank you so much for...