Travel Reference
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OFFLINE MAP
( 06-877 5149;
www.divabar.co.nz
;
10 Napier Rd, Havelock North; mains lunch $16-20, dinner
$22-35; 11.30am-2.30pm Tue-Fri, 5.30pm-late Tue-Sat)
A sexy fusion of orange, black and
chocolately timber, Diva offers good-value lunches (from paua bugers to steaks) and
bistro-style dinners featuring fresh seafood and seasonal specialities. Eat in the flashy
dining room, at the groovy bar (small plates $5 to $17) or chatty pavement tables.
Vidal
MODERN NZ $$$
$$$
( 06-872 7440;
www.vidal.co.nz
; 913 St Aubyn St E, Hastings; mains lunch $25-29, dinner
$28-36; 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-late)
There's nothing suburban about this winery restaurant
on the backstreets of Hastings. The warm, wood-lined dining room is a worthy setting for
such elegant food: order the annual signature dish (2013 market fish, 2014 venison), sip
some syrah and feel your holiday come to fruition.
Drinking
Loading Ramp
BAR
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.loadingramp.co.nz
;
8 Treachers Lane, Havelock North; 3pm-late Tue-Sat)
This lofty tim-
ber space pulls a mixed crowd of young 'uns and seasoned drinkers, here to watch the
All Blacks on the big screen, sip Monteith's or chew tapas (or all three). Also offers big
pubby meals (mains $22 to $30).
Filter Room
BREWERY
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.thefilterroom.co.nz
;
Awatoto Rd, Meeanee; 10am-5pm Sun-Thu, to 7pm Fri & Sat)
Sur-
rounded by orchards, these folks proffer impressive craft beers and ciders, brewed on
site, plus tasting trays and belly-filling food.
Rose & Shamrock
PUB
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.roseandshamrock.co.nz
; cnr Napier Rd & Porter Dr, Havelock North; 10.30am-late)
A car-
peted, dark-wood, Brit-style boozer complete with 27 globe-trotting beers on tap (
oooh,
Coopers Sparkling Ale from South Australia!) and hearty pub grub (mains $14 to $26).
