Established trees, sculpture garden, stilts and other outside game equipment, plentiful parking, an old style sweet shop, cafe and gift shop are all on site and, while each have their fans, they serve as a backdrop for the main event, some of the best real...More

This is a great location for lunch an a beautiful day. The garden is a large grassy area with tables under the trees and a marquee. Also an inside dining area for inclement weather. Beyond the outdoor eating area the lawn extends even further with...More

Excellent food surrounded by sculpture garden featuring work by African and NZ artists. Various seating arrangements. Food was excellent - salmon quiche and beef burgers delicious. Real fruit ice-cream very good. Liked the plunger coffee. Sweet shop and gift gallery worth visiting.Interesting gifts to buy.

We loved our morning visit to Birdswoods. We happened to be staying up the road but would have travelled to enjoy the cafe, gallery and the stroll through the fabulous sculpture garden. The staff are really friendly and helpful. There’s a good menu; I had...More

Loved the garden sculptures and the setting. The watermelon cake was to die for. (Will go back just for that!) The African influence adds a dimension. Filter coffee was interesting, beautiful tea service, cute dog, it was a very pleasant morning tea. Did not go...More

Have been here before and had a good look round then. Beautiful grounds and very interesting overall. This time was purely to visit the sweet shop. Has great range of good quality sweets not easily found these days. Definitely worth a visit if you have...More

We returned to Birdwoods Gallery with our adult children and their three children (5-3-1) to explore the grounds, buy some candy from their excellent candy shop, enjoy their sculpture gallery / garden and savor the exceptional food on offer. We had a lovely, warm summer...More

The family had to flee Zimbabwe when they lost their farm. The feeling of the continent is felt in the many handcrafted products from their former home. In the back garden, beyond the restaurant seating area, there are dozens of statues from Zimbabwe artists, making...More

Nice spot for a walk about the beautiful gardens and sculptures... perfect for a coffee or cake as on site cafe enables you are well catered for... browse the art forsale in the gift shop and remernise off all the old sweets you used to...More

I enjoyed everything about Birdwoods Gallery. I loved it so much I visited three times. The restaurant has delicious meals and great coffee. It was great sitting outside and enjoying the view. The gift store/gallery is so much fun with unique art work and gifts....More