Storyteller Eatery & Bar — Restaurant in Waikato

So good! This place definitely lives up to the great reviews it has received and just may become our go-to place for date night.

I was able to easily make a booking online through their website on the day we wanted to dine there. When we arrived, our table was ready and waiting for us. Hubby ordered one of the specials - a bbq bacon burger with tater tots and I ordered the roast butternut and cauliflower steak.

My husband quite enjoyed his burger and tots (and so did I, he shared a few bites with me!). I was a bit disappointed in my dish, the butternut was fairly dry. When we were asked how things were, I was honest about the dryness of the butternut and our awesome host offered to bring out some more sauce for it, which was the perfect solution and I devoured up the remainder of my main! The whipped ricotta was especially delicious! I could have eaten a bowlful of just that!

We decided, after tasting how delicious the mains were that we had better try a dessert. We went with the hazelnut molten cake (or something like that). However, I was quite disappointed when I bit into the cake and discovered it had actual nuts in it. While I like hazelnut flavor, I do not like nuts in my dessert. My husband didn't mind, however, as it meant he got to eat the majority of the dessert himself!

We definitely plan on coming back to try more of everything! Oh and I just realized, I didn't talk about the atmosphere, though that has been covered in other posts, know that it is a cozy, perfect spot for a date night or even a dinner out...

Hi - Just wanted to Thank You for the great experience we had last Sunday. We had come into T.A. and felt like coffee & brunch. We were initially greeted like friends by the wonderful young lady at FoH. (I honestly thought she knew my wife, but she was just completely warm & friendly! - sorry we didn't get her name!) Our Server Hadlee, was an awesome young woman. She was polite, friendly, and knowledgeable about all of your dishes. She wasn't fazed by any of our questions, and we believe she went above and beyond. The only thing she didn't know the answer to she went and checked and came back to us with a couple of options. Every time she came to our table (and our neighbors) she was warm, approachable and looked like she was enjoying her role! Our coffees were great, all our food and sides were awesome! All staff we encountered or spoke to during our visit were an absolute credit to your establishment. We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to The Storyteller, we'll definitely be back next time we're in T.A. We'll tell anyone who will listen to visit The Storyteller. I think we'd even come to T.A. from Hamilton solely to come to your Restaurant. Thank You and please pass on our Thanks & comments to your awesome staff!! Regards - Marc &...

Amazing us the word - I was meeting my Daughrer & 5yr old Grandaughter fir Brunch - I waited there for Ages - I was welcomed and Not disturbed - I could have read one of their books. Everything we ordered was perfect and Most enjoyable - Me - Yummy - Creamy mushrooms Daughter - Porkbelly - She said Yum 5yr old had the Kids Picnic box - Wow! she Enjoyed Everything The meal came in a nice wooden box - and everything was contained in the box - so Pesentation was Great! She Loved the raw carrot sticks - but not the Celery sticks which She Never likes.- we ate the celery (fresh and crunchy) She liked the Hummus (we tasted it - it was fresh and so delicious) She just Loved the extra Long fries and the Beef slider There were also fresh fruit slices - again she Loved them Then came desert - A nice small bowl of Ice cream with chocolate covered toasted Popcirn She just Loved Everything - usually she talks Lots but Her Picnic Box kept her Busy eating and at the end She said - ooh! I am Full! We were All happy and content Thank you Storyteller eatery - we said We will...