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Restaurant or café · Auckland

Waimauku Hunting Lodge

The Hunting Lodge Restaurant

Reviewed by Elena Voss · SSMTour Travel Editor

Opening hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 11:30 – 22:00
Friday 11:30 – 22:00
Saturday 11:30 – 22:00
Sunday 11:30 – 15:00

Closed to visitors between 15:00 – 17:30

Parsed from OpenStreetMap opening hours on 2026-09-09.

Today
Open today, 11:30 – 22:00
Visit duration
1 hour
Accessibility
Not recorded
Price
Restaurant: approximately NZ$80 per person for two courses with wine, NZ$100 per person for three courses with wine, up to NZ$159 per person for four courses or Trust the Chef with wine. Lawn Bar: approximately NZ$50 per person for snacks and drinks or NZ$80 per person for a meal and more drinks. Wines NZ$25-NZ$70 per bottle.
Standing
Notable
Rank
Rank 6,037 of 10,100

Place details and sources

This place is a Restaurant. It was established in 1867.

Official website
www.thehuntinglodge.com OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Telephone
+64 9 965 5024 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Address
Waikoukou Valley Road, 311, 0882, Waimauku OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Restaurant OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established
1867 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09

About Waimauku Hunting Lodge

The Hunting Lodge is a winery, restaurant and lawn-bar destination in Auckland’s West wine country. Its estate combines vineyard scenery with seasonal restaurant dining, casual sharing food at the Lawn Bar, wine tastings and cellar-door sales. The operator describes a pasture-to-plate approach using onsite and locally sourced produce. Restaurant dishes are seasonal and may vary.

Practical details

Phone
+64 9 965 5024; Lawn Bar +64 9 964 0565
Typical spend
Restaurant: approximately NZ$80 per person for two courses with wine, NZ$100 per person for three courses with wine, up to NZ$159 per person for four courses or Trust the Chef with wine. Lawn Bar: approximately NZ$50 per person for snacks and drinks or NZ$80 per person for a meal and more drinks. Wines NZ$25-NZ$70 per bottle.

Notable dishes

  • Seasonal restaurant dishes
  • Lawn Bar sharing-style food
  • wine tasting pairings.

Sources

Checked 2026-09-04

Where it is

Nearby

Within 227 min on foot
  • Coatesville Recreation Reserve 1 hour
    155 min walk

    Coatesville Recreation Reserve

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  • Junk's Stop 45 min
    186 min walk

    Junk's Stop

    • High
    • Historic monument
  • The Sapling 1 hour
    227 min walk

    The Sapling

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue

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Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·