Tramcar Diner Matakana — Restaurant in Rodney

Absolutely loved our visit to Tramcar Diner at Matakana Village! The beach vibes there are truly relaxing and fun, making it a perfect spot to unwind. The boysenberry ice cream was absolutely delicious—rich, fruity, and refreshing. The fish and chips were generously sized and incredibly tasty, with the fish being notably fresh and perfectly cooked. On a chilly and windy day, the hot chocolate hit the spot and was especially comforting.

The service crew was friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable. They happily recommended dishes and even let us sample various ice cream flavors without any pressure, which we really appreciated. In the end, we enjoyed a lovely meal of ice cream, fish and chips, and hot chocolate. Overall, a fantastic experience with great food and a great...

We asked the lady serving us specifically if the fish was fresh, we asked for the atria potato chips and beer battered fish(gurnard-we usually love gurnard). When the order was ready on opening it we had never seen beer batter that was so dark it was nearing the shade black, it was stodgy had no flavour whatsoever of beer and it was heavy, a beer batter is usually light in every respect. The fish itself was obviously not fresh, I would say frozen it was rubbery again no flavour and had a grey patina. The chips also lacked any flavour. All in all a real let down after a hard days work and being really hungry yet because the food was so horrendous we couldn't eat it-the...

Came to have Sunday lunch for the first time and was very impressed by the food and service. It was super busy but staff were friendly and polite and food arrived quickly. We had The Veganator, pesto salad, apple fennel salad, sticky toffee cupcake and Coco Loco. The vegan burger was really juicy and the sauce tangy and spicy. We really loved the cabinet salads. So fresh and the dressing was zesty without being overwhelmingly saucy or salty. Recommend Coco Loco if you don’t like sweet drinks but want something fresh and cool. Right up our alley. Very happy to have stopped here for lunch and would...