Went for a mid-week dinner with our son and daughter-in-law to celebrate the end of a fabulous family vacation. I am gluten intolerant and lactose sensitive and had emailed the day before to ask about main courses that I was interested in having. The hostess and chef each came to our table to discuss our choices, ensuring all would be... More

Went with family for a birthday celebration. We had two children and a teen amongst us and I was a little nervous the children wouldn't be well catered for. I was mistaken, dinner was great. Kids menu (although the chicken skewers were too spicy for my daughter) had a good variety. Mains are tasty and interesting! Sides of veges and... More

We went with the Tauranga Beefsteak & Burgundy Club to Ribier Restaurant while we were doing a 2-day tour of the Kumeu wineries. Our dinner was one of the best we have tasted. Every course was a delight. It was really pleasing that when we requested to have the ingredients/method etc. explained, that this was done interestingly & willingly. A... More

We have visited Ribier Restaurant three times now and have been totally satisfied with all aspects of our dining experience on every occasion. The menu is interesting and varied, the presentation and quality of the meals is faultless and all for a very reasonable price. The restaurant is spacious and family-friendly, and attention by the waitress is always timely. If... More

Great entrees, I loved the soup & bread as a starter. The mains came out reasonably fast. I loved the lamb dish, and the stael looked great.. Dessert were very pleasant tasting, I will go again

Great menu and good wine list. Food is excellent as is the service. Live jazz Thursdays and some other epically nights e.g.Parisienne night Sunday 15th July.

For lunch today we enjoyed a fabulous seafood entre platter for the three of us, real seafood, fresh!. The mains then were a delight, fresh fish, and a variety of tasty morsels on the side, and my wife chose the wonderful fresh soup of the day to enjoy as a main, no problem. The restaurant has a lot of game-related... More

I took a visiting English couple to Ribier a couple of weeks back, on the advice of my sister who lives locally. I am so glad that I took her recommendation. Ribier is on the main road at Kumeu and is run by a couple of Russian people. He cooks and she does front-of-house. All of us were extremely impressed... More

Wow, this restaurant has to be a great find out West and great value as well. We went there awith friends and shared one of their platters of Meat and Seafoods which was beautifully presented and cooked to perfection. The star of the show had to be the desserts as w all got a different one from the menu and... More