Just opened at the time of writing (branched from a namesake restaurant from another city in NZ), it already has incredible potential.
The service has been outstanding, with the waiters making us feel comfortable and well served.
Around twenty minutes after ordering, when the dishes arrived, it was immediately clear the savannah steak I ordered was a great choice, as were all the other dishes.
The portions are abundant, amazing-looking and most importantly, great to the palate. Who works in the kitchen knows their stuff.
We also tried the lamb shank and the fish with potatoes. All of them were as mouth-watering as beautiful. Absolutely suggested.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Thank you Roquette Taupo for a fantastic date night. My partner and I were very well looked after by Dawson who kindly shared the specials of the evening and recommended some fine dishes to chose from. Friendly service. Prompt from order to food arriving. Presentation of meals was impeccable and the abundance of taste and flavor was delectable. Our sincere compliments and thanks to the chef.
An easy choice when choosing where to dine. Highly recommend the Hash Sticks, Savanah steak and the crumble as featured in pictures. We look forward to sharing our experience by bringing our friends and family along next time we dine.
What. An. Amazing. Meal. !!!!
We found this restaurant after searching for top reviewed restaurants in the area and it did not disappoint. This place recently opened and you can tell by the friendly staff that they are craving to hear feedback directly, which we didn’t really have. The presentation on the food speaks for itself (look at my pictures and videos!) and selection of items was perfect. I ordered the duo baked fish, which featured the salmon and a white fish, and my partner ordered a meat dish. We both smiled ear to ear after our first bites. Simple, clean flavors, and quality ingredients. Would recommend anyone to have a meal here!
*If you’re going to be rude and leave a negative review instead of talking directly to the staff, don’t come here. I’m embarrassed how many negative reviews this town has!! Grow up folks!
We decided to go to Roquette for our wedding anniversary dinner after seeing it had 5 stars on Google. Wowee the reviews are right! The food was absolutely incredible, flavours, presentation, probably the best steak we have ever had. We ended up having all 3 courses, everything was spot on. Worth every penny! What really topped it off though was the service from Dawson, if I could give him more than 5 stars I would! Attentive, helpful, friendly, and fast. If you're after quality and a 5 star experience go here!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$90–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Bacon and Sweetcorn Mozarella Arancini
Believe the reviews!!
The staff and the food are exceptional. This is a moderately priced, yet high quality restaurant. The arancini were delicious. My companion had the eye fillet which was cooked medium rare perfectly. I had the duo baked fish with flavourful sauces.
The wine menu is modest but includes what you need to pair with the meals on the menu.
Plates were cleared away almost immediately and our satisfaction was guaranteed. If you’re looking to dine in Taupo, consider Roquette.
We were in Taupo for 4days/3nights, and Roquette is perhaps the only eatery from this visit we would whole heartedly recommend.
ALL the food, and service, was great and we would recommend it all (not all items were available in Google's "recomend" list at time of review)
Meal items to note:
The perfectly cooked eye filled was devoured by our 6yr old - something she has perhaps only done at home. This was in addition to her eating more than her fair share of the salmon tartare, much like a grizzly bear in salmon season.
The deliciousness of the lamb salad was perhaps only surpassed by its tenderness and...generosity - very much a "lamb, (with salad)" rather than a "salad (with lamb)".
The tiramisu - of the 10s of restaurant & cafe tiramisus I've had - would be in the Top Two.
Thank you to the team at Roquette for our family's EXCELLENT dinner, and we look forward to dining with you again when we return to Taupo.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
House Made Tiramisu
Great experience with delicious food and classy ambience. Highly recommended for European cuisines. Cherry on cake is their view-The Taupo lake. If in Taupo, must visit place. Suitable for both family and friends.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
We are happy with our lunch served by Dawson, we took his recommendation and all dishes turns out amazing. I will return for the chicken salad definitely. Great for lunch and good vibes chilling outside with coffee.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$80–90
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Smoked Chicken Salad
Fantastic Pork Belly! Presentation and flavor was the best I have had in years. The Crackling was perfect, the pears exceptional. All served in a Bone broth...wow The salad was Devine!
Highly recommend and will be back!
Thank you very much Dawson ( Manager)...And hats off to the Chief
What a wonderful experience indeed.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Wow , Just delicious , So much flavours and textures and colour it all just went so well together , I was super full by the time I got to main but could not go out without trying dessert and it just topped it all off, The service from Dawson Was amazing.. I will be back More.. 10/10
