The Puhoi Pub Hotel & Stables...Est 1879 — Restaurant in Rodney

I have been a customer of the Puhoi Pub for quite a very years. (Not a regular, but often). I enjoy my visits very much. There is an excellent selection of beers, spirits and wines. The Bistro menu is awesome, I recommend the fresh fish and chips and salad, the Seafood Chowder and Garlic Bread are mouth watering, too! Ohhh yeah!! Yummy!! The staff are really welcoming and friendly with a wicked sense of humour, super helpful as well. A truly relaxing atmosphere, to boot. You never know who is going to turn up at the Puhoi Pub on the weekend. Could be a well known world class musician, NZ and visitors. Motorcycle enthusiasts turn up with an amazing array of glistening machines. The Classic Car groups visit on a regular basis as well, so there's always something going on. It's so relaxing to sit in the outdoor area, enjoy a drink and meal and observe, - and take it all in. Puhoi Pub, you're...

Very disappointed after our visit today. We came with our 2 friends and we all ordered lunch. Friend’s meals came within 20 mins. One hour and 20 mins later, we were still waiting for ours. Despite the fact we spoke with the owner ( who was clearly stressed by it being busy) meal after meal was leaving the kitchen with no sign of ours. Eventually we asked for a refund. Upon leaving I was accosted by the aggressive owner who accused me of lying about the length of time we waited, told me it wasn’t her fault and said I clearly hadn’t worked in a kitchen. There was absolutely no apology whatsoever. As locals who have visited the Puhoi Pub many times over 30 years and enjoyed every visit, we found this very disappointing. In the future I suggest the owner treats the clientele with “manners”. Unbelievably, there was no apology or compensation for the terrible service, only blame!! We won’t be returning...

My dad,sister and myself went there yesterday to find out what all the hype on TV about one of Bullocks was about. We hadn't been there in over 20 years and the place still has that down to earth atmosphere, lively locals and the new owner was such a beautiful woman to talk too. The staff behind the counter were friendly and professional, they all knew that we wernt locals, but that didnt stop them from being friendly. We ordered the platter with chicken nibbles,chips,tiny sausages and squid rings with a bowl of tartare sauce,even though I personally dont like squid rings,but those rings were morish, I just wanted a plate full of them. I would definitely recommend this place and am looking forward to going back there again. That used to be our watering hole back in the late 80's early 90's. Thank you team Puhoi, our experience there yesterday was a magical and memorable one. Onwards...