You would pass this restaurant by without noticing it as looks like a shed from outside. However go inside and the service,food and ambience was some of the best we saw in all of NZ. Not cheap but well worth the money. Staff friendly and helpful not pushy . Food delicious.Wines reasonable more

when we saw the menu, we thought it would be 'interesting' but were not sure in what way! the food was absolutely magnificent and the service impeccable. we had the seafood starters and fish main courses and were blown away by the flavours. I'd say save up and go! more

Having seen the reviews we were excited to go here. Although we don't mind expensive if it is worth it, we were disappointed. The food was not exceptional and the waitperson seemed distracted. We found the decor to be an odd mixture of island and modern. It is a small restaurant so would have expected more ambiance and attention. We... more

We were holidaying in Napier and had read that this restaurant was excellent, so we booked in for dinner. Unfortunately, our experience was a bad one. We arrived on time at 7.30pm, were not seated at our table until 8.15pm, despite vacant tables being clearly visible, and our food order was not taken until around 9pm, and on it went....... more

My husband and I recently ate at Pacifica while in town for a few days tasting wine etc. It was honestly the best meal either of us has ever had... We each had the tasting menu which was 6 courses and an experience from start to finish. We had sashimi, hand-made pasta, paua with wasabi pollenta, duck, venison and a... more

In Australia only aborigines are allowed to catch and eat muttonbird, so seeing it as an entree on the Pacifica menu I had to try it. However, it is only sold as a salted meat: interestingly Pacifica left some salt, and paired it with cockles and a very light, foamy sauce. Strange eating something that looks like dark bird, but... more

On a recent trip to NZ i decided that for one night I would treat myself to a nice restaurant with a good wine list. I chose Pacifica on the recommendation of my motel owner and I am SO glad I went. It is without question one of the best meals I have ever eaten. I had the tasting menu... more

The best meal I had in New Zealand, and I ate out over 21 nights, the food was amazing and the service supberb, a gem not to be missed. more

Easily the best meal we had on our trip around NZ. The menu changes daily, depending on what's fresh that day, and there's a choice of a la carte or the chef's choice degustation form memory $100 for 6 dishes/$150 with matching wines). The wine list has some reasonably priced bottles. We ordered from the a la carte menu and... more