Jesse's On The Waterfront - Mangonui

Whenever I visit New Zealand, I always make sure to come to this restaurant and order the same thing because it's absolutely amazing. I always start with the garlic mussels and then have the Pad Thai...

While not the most traditional Thai cuisine, there is a noticeable Chinese influence at this restaurant. Despite this, the food is still delicious. We tried the Thai-style spring rolls, which were very tasty.

This place was delightful the best food and best service. Lots of parking, the manger/front of house has the most welcoming and takes the order hard and fast. Would recommend coming back Again Service: Dine in Meal type: Brunch Price per person: NZ$10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Pizza Half and Half

Went Jesse’s for dinner as we are travelling around the north. There were 5 of us and every meal was delicious, tasty and well crafted. I had a lamb shank and apple pie for dessert. The shank was extremely tasty and fell apart easily, yet still very moist. The apple pie was divine. I wasn’t expecting a whole pie and had to share as much I would have liked to finish it all. My only critique was that the restaurant left the front door open on a cold night and the food went cold before we could finish it.

Had a lunch with friends. Our waitress was fantastic, looked after us and went out of her way to make our dining experience great. Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: NZ$40–50 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Seared Scallops, Meat Lovers