Sadly I’ve had to delete stars for what I witnessed behind the bar but first the what I would give 5+ stars for - the food, service, ambience - the best steak meals we’ve had in a very long time !!!! The two guys serving...tonight gave excellent service with the dark haired, butcher guy knowing the menu and deli goods for sale impressively well. Let alone provided the best service! So great to speak to and acknowledge the chef who cooked our steaks also! Great addition to Paihia… wish you were in our neck of the woods!
As for the Barman - observed him (dark hair in bun, beard) the whole evening constantly rubbing/scratching his nose, face, beard, scalp & hair AND drinking straight from the cocktail shaker the cocktails he made BEFORE & AFTER pouring into customer glasses and then not even sterilizing the shakers (so all germs passed onto several customers). No one should be drinking his cocktails in these pandemic times let alone at any time - so disgusting!!
As a side note - we had a lovely time the night before at the Tipsy Oyster : turns out they’re owned by the same owners.More