My family of 6 ate dinner on a quiet Monday night. No reason everything should have taken so long. We had a server who was very nice, but pretty incompetent. Couldn't answer even basic questions about the fish of the day, forgot multiple items (including...More

We were looking for a restaurant with a beautiful beach setting, cosy atmosphere and good food. And Alfrescos met that criteria. Kris had “the best fish and chips ever” which was kingfish and a special on the menu. I can also attest to that! I...More

Our first time to Paihia and our family that visited with us recommended this restaurant for our brunch. We weren’t disappointed. All of the meals were very nice (except on of our group wasn’t happy about her poached eggs with eggs bene and got them...More

It was nice to find a restaurant that served more local cuisine. Food was great and large portions so glad we only had a main each. Very reasonable would recommend.

A group of 11 went for dinner and had a very good experience. Food was very good and plentiful. Staff were friendly and efficient and nothing was too much trouble.

We stayed next door at the Edgewater Palms and decided to eat here. Menu is great and has a good variety of options to appeal to everyone in our group. Our food order was mixed up and we had a long delay for one of...More

We arrived in Piahia after a long journey from the UK, getting to our accomodaton at about 7pm and just wanted some food and our bed! Our hosts recommended Alfrescos so we trundled down, ordered beer, coke & the battered fish & chips. It was...More

We are there today for a late lunch after hiking to two waterfalls, so we had a big appetite going in. I was too early to get shrimp and crap linguine, so we “ settled “ for a bowl of the BEST seafood chowder either...More

Had dinner guy forks night restaurant had arranged fireworks very enthusiastic staff plenty of entertainment on the beach. Place was full of locals and tourists plenty of options 3 different menus with specials a little confusing. Food was okay but nothing fantastic a lot of...More

I visited Alfresco's 3 times in the week that I stayed in Paihia, and was impressed every time. The food was well-seasoned and the menu well thought-out. I highly recommend the calamari, which had an amazing lemon thyme aioli, and the beef bourguignon, which had...More