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Alexandra Hotel
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About
Alexandra Hotel is situated on the main street of Pirongia. We are open for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, serving delicious contemporary pub/restaurant food. We have a full bar and takeways are also available. We have 3 outdoor areas, with the large garden bar being perfect for functions. Hotel with 5 rooms is also onsite in the historic building which has been fully refurbished in 2015.
Features
CUISINES
Bar, Contemporary, Pub, New Zealand
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
PRICE
$$ - $$$
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Free off-street parking
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Street Parking
Table Service
Takeout
Television
Visa
Wheelchair Accessible
Location
Free off-street parking, Parking Available, Street Parking
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3.5
83 reviews
Excellent
26
Very good
25
Average
10
Poor
7
Terrible
15
Neil B
Auckland1497 contributions
Jan 2022 • family
The Five Stags is a modern bar and restaurant attached to the historic Alexandra Hotel in Pirongia. Nice airy building with seating inside and out. Draft beer selection is pretty so so, with the only decent offering being Panhead Supercharger. Good range of pub food; we had wedges and nachos, both of which were tasty. Modern and clean toilet facilities.
Worth a stop if you’re passing through town, or have just completed the Mt Pirongia summit track like we had!
Written 17 January 2022
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djcj
Ohope260 contributions
Oct 2019 • family
Stopped on a Sunday on way back to Auckland after the family had been skiing. Phoned ahead and a table was ready for us. Great almost British pub feel to the place. Food was freshly prepared and they were very happy to produce a bowl of rice for our 4 yr old granddaughter who is only interested in rice at the moment.
Good selection of beers and cider. Venison burgers were very good and the kumura fries excellent. The venison pizza was good too so my son in law tells me.
Worth a stop.
Written 23 October 2019
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Harley2010-11
Whangarei83 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
Sunday lunch in Pirongia. Cold beer ( reasonably priced ) then we both had Eggs Bene, one with bacon, the other with salmon, both served on potato rosti. Absolutely delicious. Will return.
Written 22 October 2019
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buzz
Waikato Region21 contributions
May 2022 • friends
We booked this at the last minute, the lady on the phone.... I'm assuming the new owner, wasn't very good. My friend was showering his kids, no soap, and when asked the owner for soap she told him she was busy. Finding your room after dark was a challenge, no lighting, no clear signage pointing where to enter the room, we spend 20 minutes in the dark with kids trying to get into the building. The road is fairly busy at night so lots of road noise!.
The bar is a nice setting, though coffee machine was out of order, no Guinness beer, if this place doesn't step up, they're not going to have many returning customers, as customer service is sloppy.
Written 15 May 2022
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Megz-parris
Mangawhai7 contributions
Feb 2021 • couples
We were driving down to new Plymouth from pahi and decided to stop in Pirongia as it had a place to stay for us being self contained campers. An out of nowhere place. Went across to to 5 Stags for drinks and dinner. It was surprisingly very busy and we had a great time there. Service was excellent food was excellent. We were so surprised at how busy the little town was. Trucks going through day and night.
Written 24 February 2021
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steve619
Te Awamutu106 contributions
Sept 2023 • couples
don't do it is now called Five Stags if you want bad service and bad food and a long wait welcome to FIVE STAGS PIRONGIA .......
Written 23 February 2024
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thistledoons
Hamilton & Waikato Region88 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Once again very disappointed with this establishment been here many times and have always been disappointed but decided to vent this time I got the beef burger chips and sauce it did not disappoint my wife got the chicken burger minus the tomato and mango and asked if she could have a Aoili instead of tomato sauce as she has allergies To tomato and mango all good until we paid the account and yes they charged us a dollar for the aoli as it was a Extra come on people sort it outSo you lose a customer over a dollar Who will tell heaps of people
Written 25 February 2020
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Seggy224
Pirongia2 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Poor quality food for the price. Will never go there again and will never recommend.The food provided was tasteless and not worth the expense.
Written 15 February 2020
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Colin Harvey
Auckland Central7 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
Stopped on way back from ski trip - this is a real find on this back road to Auckland for Skiers. Great vension burger with kumara chips. Meal cost for 4 less than $100 and quality and service excellent.
Written 8 October 2019
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Sophie
1 contribution
Aug 2019 • couples
Stayed in the Alexandra Hotel for a night. Was $95 for a nice room however it was extremely noisy with trucks going past all night. Windows should be double glazed or have heavy curtains to keep the noise out a bit. Showers were stone cold, no hot water at all- not nice on a winter's morning! and automatic lights in bathroom turned off which meant you were showering in complete darkness. Shower had no pressure either.
Only 1 towel per couple too which meant we would have to share.
Written 21 August 2019
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Bezo
1 contribution
May 2019 • couples
Went to 5 Stags for tea last night and what a disappointment
Ordered a Thai Salad and Caribbean curry
Firstly the Thai salad main could barely fill a dessert bowl so I questioned whether that was it . The staff took it back and returned with twice the amount so ok . When I was eating it ,the flavour was no where near Thai in fact the dressing tasted like balsamic and there was no coriander ,chilli or even chilli lime dressing so may as well have been col saw with noodles and nuts.
Secondly the caribbean curry .Tasted like curry powder had been used..Nothing remotely carribbean about it, where was the lime? .
I suggest the chef go to a proper restaurant and see how proper thai salad and currys are done or come to my place and i will show him because it was that bad.
Written 10 May 2019
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Luke Travel-Walker
Sydney159 contributions
Apr 2019 • family
This is our second time to the Five Stags pub in Pirongia. We are from Sydney so when we y to NZ we stay with family in Putaruru which is Approximately 1hr drive away from Pirongia but we make the drive to the Five Stags because of the view, the food and the decor.
The pub is relatively new and has a miners shack / hunters trophy room feel and it's very cool. The five stag heads behind the bar is a great photo opp.
The food is amazing here. I recommend the venison burger because it's always asking and why not eat a stag at the Five Stags?
Written 27 April 2019
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Mrmaas2010
Auckland Central53 contributions
Mar 2019 • family
Stopped for family dinner on way south, by chance. Loved it. Delicious venison burger with kumara chips, wife had delicious beef burger and kids had kids nuggets and chips (gf option). Delicious. Lots of GF options (altho big note on door says not coeliac friendly - helpful to know).
Good beers and wines on tap. Not super high end but that’s cool.
See some bad reviews on this site. They seem a long time ago. Heaps of locals in on a Friday night with kids - all enjoying it. Highly recommend.
Written 28 March 2019
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Jo wilson
33 contributions
Feb 2019 • family
Arrived late 8 30 pm Friday night hungry.. got in just in time! Kitchen about to close! Best fish and chips ever! Smoking at side window where drinks were being served .. very off putting as floating to our table!
Written 2 March 2019
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Tony D
Redwood City180 contributions
Jan 2019 • couples
The exterior signage now refers to the location as Five Stags. We stopped in this small town for lunch and were delighted by the fresh lunch choices, especially the fish tacos.
Written 10 January 2019
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