Mills Reef Winery & Restaurant

Great wine and wine tasting were the highlight, and would have gotten a much higher rating had we not stayed for lunch. However, the restaurant food was just okay and the restaurant staff were inattentive - leaving us waiting, refusing to alter a simple item on the menu, and then forgetting one of our orders. Could do with improvement.

Dropped in to this lovely winery on a whim as we were staying with family nearby. So glad we did. Was the highlight of our trip to NZ. Began with a fantastic wine tasting, served by Drew who was extremely friendly, down to earth and shared his love of wine with us. Followed by a very enjoyable platter for two on the deck overlooking the picturesque lawns. All of the staff were so friendly and unpretentious. Felt so welcome. Cannot wait to go back and try more of their delicious wines!!

Every time I have been there I have had nothing but exceptional service. Yesterday I feel like they have gone above and beyond for great customer service. We had a wine tasting with Drew and he is absolutely amazing. I highly recommend Mills Reef and if you are having a tasting I recommend Drew! Thank you always for making such an enjoyable experience for your customers! 5++ star!

We went in for an impromptu lunch and it was amazing. Can't recommend this place enough.

They have a GrabOne Menu Degustation running at present and it is an excellent deal. Superb and tasty food, quickly served and very professional wait staff. Ordered a very smooth Elspeth Cab/Merlot, on the waiters recommendation and it didn't disappoint

Staff were helpful in making sure there was enough room for everyone. Buffet was ok. Some other options would have been good and more vegetarian is always good to suit large event dietary needs. What a yummy lunch. Great platters and some good wine. The duck was good, too. Good service, but unfortunately it lack atmosphere a little.

Excellent food. The wine is good - not great. They have a nice restaurant at the winery. I would recommend it. It has a nice space outside to sit, eat and have a drink or two.

Really not worth the very high lunch price. We ordered the tempura fish and chips with wasabi aioli and the seared tuna appetizer. The batter on the fish and chips just seemed like typical (and not very good) batter, and the aioli had no wasabi. We informed the waitress who went to ask the chef, and she came back and said the chef says there's wasabi. There wasn't, but we could see that this would turn into an argument if we complained further and let it go.In all, the food wasn't very good and the service sluggish in that I ordered a paddle of wine that took a long time to arrive and for the price (twice the price of a glass of wine) was pretty skimpy--I'm not sure it all even amounted to a glass of wine. Tip: If you go here, do your tastings in the tasting room and skip the tasting paddle in the restaurant. And the flies!!! They were ridiculous. Frankly this seems like the sort of place that appeals to the over-60 crowd.

An amazing place to have lunch. Excellent food. Highly recommended.

We had my birthday dinner at Mills Reef winery Restaurant. I am happy to say, it was surprisingly tasty food. Great flavors combinations and obviously all the wines to match each dish you like.