Butterfish And Cafe - Russell

A beautiful mōrena to sit on The Strand at Russell, waterfront views, and have some kai and kāwhe. Million views, scrumptious kai, well made kāwhe, really nice Iced chocolate, what a GR8 start to the weekend The mince on toast with poached egg and parmesan was delicious. So tasty. It's definitely worth having. Service was excellent, even apologized for delay in food arriving, but no apology needed, it arrived in great time. Was so busy soaking up the sun and views. They bought my Iced chocolate out after I had eaten, which was really nice. Definitely recommend this Restaurant and Café as a place to go to, for great kai and kāwhe. The menu was excellent, and cabinet kai, mouth watering .

Yummy! Nasi Goreng in the North of New Zealand... Travel to one of the utmost North Town in NZ. I went into a typical restaurant and café and was surprised to see a S.E.Asian cuisine. I just have to order that dish. The regular stuff is too common, and to be able to cook up a great Nasi Goreng (Rice fried), not only does it have to be delicious, but it must be authentic. I placed my order, paid for the meal, and left the restaurant to get my bag. For a moment, I wonder if they would serve the dish and put it on my table even when I am not around. When I came back, I was glad that the food was only served when I sat down. A huge A star for the restaurant for doing that. The half a dozen oysters are great, and with a little lemon and pickled onion, it was just perfect. I could eat another dozen without hesitation. The Nasi Goreng came to my table, still steaming hot. When I dig my fork into the rice, steam evolves out of the centre of the rice. Perfecto. The presentation of the Nasi Goreng was beautiful. The colour combination makes it appetising and attractive. I especially like the spicy fragrance of satay scent, and the best part of the fried rice is that each grains are smother or wrapped by the spice and sauce. A good chef knows that great fried rice does not spare any grains of rice, and even grain is fried or covered with the oil and spice. No white grain rice allowed. Chef Scotty definitely has done it well by taking time to ensure each grain of rice is fried. We chat a little over the meal, and one makes him special is his willingness to seek customer's opinions... a huge star for the restaurant Well done! All the staff are friendly, smiling most of the time and professional. Butterfish is indeed an icon of Russell.

Outstanding, absolute 5/5 stars. we have just been in waiheke for 5 days and after trying multiple restaurants and wineries this blows them out of the water in my opinion. staff were super friendly and inviting. seating beside the water front was just stunning tonight. food came out reasonably quick, we had fish and chips (gurnard) and the pork belly. only to be described as OUTSTANDING! i was blown away with the flavours and texture of not only the pork but surrounding veggies and purée. decent size portion of pork and it was cooked beautifully, juicy and soft and thin crispy crackling.

Best place in town for a feed. Top service, food and atmosphere. Peaceful vibes with great feed. Best place we've eaten during our trip around Northland!

If you don't eat here, it's your loss. If you think Fish&Chips are the same anywhere, you are gravely mistaken. I don't know what magic they brew here but the fish was absolutely amazing. Not just that, everything else was equally delicious. Amazing food. Amazing views. Amazing service. The only thing I can say is praise. I will always return here whenever I get the chance to go to Russel.