Central Fire Station Bistro
264 Reviews
- Friday12–3 pm, 5:30–11 pm
- Saturday5:30–11 pm
- Sunday5:30–11 pm
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday5:30–11 pm
- Wednesday5:30–11 pm
- Thursday5:30–11 pm
About the Business
Central Fire Station Bistro, Napier | Central Fire Station Bistro | Contemporary New Zealand Cuisine from Chefs Sam Clark and Florencia Menehem
Contacts
Call Us
+6466501115
163 Tennyson Street, Napier South, Napier 4110
Hours
- Friday12–3 pm, 5:30–11 pm
- Saturday5:30–11 pm
- Sunday5:30–11 pm
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday5:30–11 pm
- Wednesday5:30–11 pm
- Thursday5:30–11 pm
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Toilets
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Wine
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Bar on site
- Cosy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Great cocktails
- Cocktails
- Late-night food
- Spirits
Recommended Reviews
G Frizzleshizzlemanizzle
18.10.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Great meal and very nice staff. Was well looked after. Not cheap, but amazing meal and worth the splurge. I'd like to eat here every night.
Glenda Stuart
06.10.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Wow! We had a fabulous meal at this fabulous new restaurant last night. Really amazing food and delicious wine and drinks. Loved the attention to detail - the furniture, fit-out, menu, dinnerware, cutlery, and glasses were all cool. The restaurant just has a cool 'vibe'. The 4 of us described our different choices as some of the most delicious food that we had ever eaten. The front of house staff were very knowledgeable and professional, giving us good information and great wine matches too. Also loved the cool art in the bathrooms :) !!
Matthew Moore
29.09.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Staff were very accomodating.Food was creative and there was a sense of passion in what the chefs create.The only thing i could recommend is more attention to detail in terms of the gin list.It could be more extensive and i don’t remember it being on the menu. When I asked about the gins I don’t think the staff were provided with or coached on the local gins and the difference between dry, botanical, herbaceous and citrus. I also do recommend the use of dehydrated fruits. It could essentially elevate the experience to match the food and wine.Decor was nice and the bathrooms were clean. Food came out at a good pace.Good job to the floor staff and chefs.Just a bit more managerial over-site needed to fully bring the rest of the bar up to the food level which is an A+.
Anthony McGivern
27.09.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
This place was incredible; the pan-fried market fish was perfectly cooked, crispy skin, tasty and fallapart delicious inside accompanied by a well-rounded mix of sauce and supporting elements, and the gnocchi was divine; rich, full of flavour, balanced textures... the meals we all round excellent (even the quinelles were perfectly formed).
Royal Reed
27.09.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Best in Napier, actually possibly best in NZ. We loved the wine the platter and the mains. We eat in the best restaurants in Auckland and many major cities in the world globally. Still we were blown away by the taste the experience and the quality of the dinner we had here.
Ada P (Adutza)
11.09.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Amazing food! The beef main dish is in my Top 3 dishes in the whole of Southern Hemisphere! Such a clever dish, with all ingredients complimenting each other! Also the brown butter and the sourdough was amazing! Although they seemed to be short staffed at the time of our visit, the staff was very polite and nice to us, discussing the menu and providing recommendations. I cannot recommend this place enough! Can’t wait to be back in Napier and eat thete again
Andy O'Sullivan
09.09.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Well the venue is definitely great but that's about where it went down hill. We dined here 16/06/2023. The service was terrible. We waited for 30 minutes to be able to place a drinks order on arrival we were seated and the waitress disappeared. I approached the bar after 25 mins and was told someone would take our order. Eventually arriving g at the table where I ordered myself two drinks as a joke well I needed them as it was well over an hour before I could get another.My food was OK but a friend dining at our table had a nightmare, the duck Terinne resembled jelly meat and was not palatable. His main the venison was actually raw and cold in the middle.My partner ordered another drink and it took 45 minutes for that to reach our table after asking two different staff were it was.Shocking service and for the price I expected better. We will not be going back.
Ben W
03.09.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Delicious and CREATIVE food. This place doesn't serve steak and chips. Everything we ordered was really yumm and served by a friendly team who made us feel comfortable (merci Abraham). Good selection of wines by the bottle and glass.
Alan Winter
22.07.2023
Central Fire Station Bistro
Without a shadow of doubt this is the best meal my wife and I have had in our 7 trips to New Zealand. The food was excellent as was the wine. The waiting staff couldn’t have been better, they were extremely knowledgeable about the dishes and wine as well being very friendly.We were very fortunate to have a table looking directly into the kitchen and it was a pleasure to watch the chefs at work both cooking and plating the dishes!
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163 Tennyson Street, Napier South, Napier 4110
Central Fire Station Bistro