Sadly closed for good ... These guys did an amazing job for a decade fighting local bureaucracy, vandals and the challenges of operating on a hydro river.

The landscape is so nice and also the foods. There is also a guide along and introduced the history of bridges and some of them were a surprise to me

Relaxing, informative, friendly staff, lunch food quality was really good - we would recommend this cruise and want to do it again in a different direction on the river.

Really lovely cruise, service above and beyond and good value for money. Enjoyed the views and drinks

The crew on board were really friendly and helpfull. Great service and look forward to cruising with them again in the future.

We had a very relaxing and pleasant time on the dinner cruise; from the beginning the staff made us feel welcomed and special. The meals were very flavoursome, filling, and had a good-size servings of vegetables and potatoes to class it as a real dinner (not simply a meat course with a few token bits of veg & potato masquerading as a garden sculpture). The staff were always cheerful and worked to ensure we enjoyed ourselves and received best value for money. It was one of the best dining-out experiences we've had in recent years. (If you aren't gifted a voucher, I suggest that you book online for best value.)

Absolutely loved the entire experience. What an amazing idea ... a floating Café that doubles as a River Cruise. Very busy on the day we cruised from the new City Jetty but the crew coped admirably. Great food despite having such a small Galley space and entertaining commentary from the Skipper who gave us plenty of time to chat amongst ourselves during the trip.

Very few menu options as half sold out. Very rude person in cafe. Was not told how this works went up to pay got told that they would come to us in a very rude manner was so upset that wanted to get off and go home. Was meant to be a nice anniversary gift but made to feel embarrassed and felt stupid. Apart from that the views were amazing.

A floating cafe river cruise! Entertainment from the Skippers commentary, delicious cafe food onboard and lots of stuff to look at. Would recommend.

The trip was amazing the atmosphere was inviting and the seating was comfortable. A trip down the mighty Waikato River is something that I will forever cherish. However; the skipper of the vessel has a voice that greats on you and interrupts pleasant and polite conversation. He references points of New Zealand history filled with pro colonialist ideals and completely disregards the cultural sensitivity of the indigenous people. We enjoyed a 90 minute cruise up & down the river; we had to wait 70 minutes for our food to be served after we ordered it. This was as a result of understaffing as the young leaders who served us tried to do their very best!

Loved the crew, very help and very friendly and obliging. I do think that they could possibly invest in a 'two cup' coffee machine... took a while to get our coffee, in fact we were almost back to base by the time we got our coffee. But having said that the coffee was really good.

We finished a great weekend in Hamilton with the cruise from the Gardens. It was okay but a bit underwhelming. The service on board however was great - very attentive and a happy crew. We were disappointed with the commentary about the city that began with the establishment of the city by the English settlers completely ignoring the tangata whenua's long history in the area and the confiscation of their land for the new arrivals. The full history of the area is told really well in many other places around the city so we were sad that the River Cruise management didn't bother to tell a more complete story of the river.

We enjoyed a lovely cruise on the Waikato River, taking in all the city sights. The staff were so welcoming, and very informative. We had a lovely Cafe style lunch, along with wine and beer, then afterwards to finish coffee and cake. A great afternoon out.

Great crew and very informative. Lovely cafe style food. Was a beautiful autumn day and awesome scenery.

We went to Hamilton gardens on the river cruise, my daughter and I enjoyed a leisurely relaxing trip on the river to see the festival at Hamilton gardens. The captain was very informative we learned lots about the history of the river and how it was used in earlier times.The Hamilton gardens are amazing and well worth spending time there.