Crab Farm Winery

Magnificent creative garden, lovely decor. Some of their vines and homes were affected by Gabriel, show show them some love. I tried the Reds, and their Merlot had extraordinary depth and niceness.

Amazing atmosphere!! Live music (went on Saturday evening), great wine, incredible scotch fillet with wonderful deserts.

Would love to rate this place higher, but unfortunately I just can't. Great venue for sure. Outdoor seating is definitely pleasant on a hot Hawkes Bay summer evening, however we noticed the outdoor seating had a lot of ants crawling all over the table. We brought this to the attention of one of the staff, and he brought a cloth and table spray to attempt to mend the issue. This was good, and they seemed to disappear for a while. We ordered the bread and dip platter as an entree, which was nice and had good variety however we did find a hair in one of the dips. Main course was very nice, we did however order two steamed greens dishes. Someone had keyed in the wrong dish into the register apparently, and they brought out two incorrect salads. This added an extra 15 minute wait time for the corrected salads to emerge. One of our meals was also delayed quite a while, and we were at least halfway through our other dishes when it came out. Dessert was very nice, no complaints on that one. Overall, the setting of this place is lovely, and the food was delicious. Just a couple of points that broke the experience for us on that occasion.

Delicious food, friendly service. Wouldn't hesitate to return next time I'm in the area.

The staff at Crab Farm Winery were so accommodating to our group of 50 people for my birthday dinner on friday night! The environment, combined with live music from Fraser Mack and the roaring fire made for an awesome atmosphere! Everyone was raving about the night and I felt really blessed to have all my friends there with me to help celebrate turning 50!Thankyou do much for everything!

Great outdoor dining space and lovely live music on Friday and Saturday nights.Went a couple times over Christmas! Really enjoyed the seafood platter, the steak, fish and even the chicken schnitzel. The lemon/passionfruit cheesecake was excellent, light and delicious not too sweet. Very delicious, great portions, very full and satisfied.Some of the other dishes could use some improvement though. The pork belly was well presented, a huge serving but not as juicy as I hoped, a little bit on the dry side.The creme brulee looked amazing but while burnt on top, it was icy cold. :(It was both a busy night, so I would recommend to book ahead and go early, because they do run out of some menu items.

My husband and I had our wedding on 11th November and crab farm hosted our reception. Our guests said the food was wonderful and the venue was beautiful - totally our style! Very easy to deal with in the months leading up to our big day. Great communication and very accommodating. I wish I could relive our wedding day over and over. Thank you crab farm. Your staff on the night of our wedding reception were fabulous. So patient, kind, and very willing to help. Cannot recommend crab farm enough. ❤️

Pretty good food at a decent price compared to other places. Nice outdoor seating so it's a good temperature in the summer. They also have indoor seating for if it is cold. Nice atmosphere and pretty professional staff but sometimes the service takes a while. Would definitely recommend to others and it's pretty family friendly too. (Would suggest booking to get a good spot.)

We went for lunch, on the way into staying in Napier for a few days. The food was fantastic. It has a rustic look, but is comfy and the food is a varied with amazing tastes, from local, fresh produce. Even the salads as part of the meals were sublime. Crumbed risotto balls may sound heavy, but paired with the salad, was amazing.We only had a glass each of the wines with dinner, which were not great, so we did not stay for the wine tasting.We were fortunate that it was quiet when we were there, so had the pick of seats.