The Local waiheke

Seafood Restaurant & Bar

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Waiheke’s Best Seafood Restaurant

Come and experience the best, fresh seafood restaurant on Waiheke Island. The Local Waiheke offers gourmet food dining combined with spectacular views across Oneroa bay, great vibes, friendly staff and efficient service. In summer we regularly schedule live music and DJs out on the sun drenched decks. We are open all year round Wednesday to Sunday – to welcome you for lunch or a sunset dinner!

relax, enjoy, savour

“The vibe at The Local Waiheke is terrific. The food is absolutely exquisite – not only is it good old fashioned Fish & Chips like I had when I was a kid, they’re fresh, light & melt-in-your-mouth perfection!”
Carli, Auckland

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Open 6 Days

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What’s Happening @ The Local Waiheke

The BOY is back!

Posted on July 26, 2022

Starting this weekend, DJ Slimboy is back on deck – literally! Ours! The best deck in Oneroa! Whoot! Who’s excited. Brew, views, and great food too! Come on down and…

We’re off on holiday!

Posted on June 8, 2022

We’ll be closed from 12 June to the 21 June – back open with a new lease on life from 22 June 2022! It’s been a long time coming, but…

Back on deck!

Posted on April 20, 2022

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING! But yes, we are back with a Sunday Session on the deck this weekend! Come and enjoy the return of DJ SLIMBOY on our…

DJ Snoop at The Local

Posted on February 15, 2022

Sunday afternoon sessions on the deck at The Local! Come down and enjoy some great food, great tunes, and great views!!

The Local shuts up – not!

Posted on December 2, 2021

We made the local rag! Taking a stand wasn’t easy, but we just couldn’t stay open through the lockdown and hope for the best. We’re looking forward to a (hopefully)…

The Local Top 100 Iconic Eats!

Posted on December 2, 2021

I mean, we always new we were pretty iconic – but to be named in the 2021 Auckland Iconic Eats – well, that just puts a smile on our faces…

Snapper and chips

Take The Local Home During Level 3!

Posted on April 27, 2020

Been craving delicious, fresh, feel good Fish’n’Chips during lockdown? Well, we’re back in business during Level 3 so here’s what you need to know: We will be OPEN for phone…

Gone Fishing – for 2 weeks!

Posted on March 21, 2020

Our community has always been incredibly imporatnt to us and so, in the wake of what is happening out there with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are closing our doors for…

Keep Calm & Take Away!

Posted on February 24, 2020

This week at The Local we’re adding an awesome new roof to our deck space – which will ensure we continue to offer the very best deck dining experience on…

The World’s your Oyster at The Local

Posted on January 26, 2020

It’s time to talk oysters! Yes, it’s that time of the year when we put on the best local oysters and New Zealand white wine for only $60! Every Saturday…

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Reviews

What Do Our Customers Say?

We love a good review and do our best to ensure each customer has the most positive experience possible!

Fantastic service and people. The mussel dish was incredible

sea bass
Vegetarian options: Had 🍟 fries and beer. Decent venue!

Dimpi Mehta
Superb service , very friendly team , food was fast , fresh and fantastic!!!!

Mark Watkins
Awesome food, awesome drinks.

Laurence Tews
Awesome Fish and chips . Highly recommend !!

Paul Stevens
Simon and Steve know how to run a bar, awesome hospitality, service and views. Will be back for sure!

Shaun Johnstone
I loved their chicken burger. The staff were nice too.

Elica Mehr
Ordered a steak sandwich pretty good alright and ate outside with a view of the oneroa beach

Wi Brown
Amazing food and great service. I think that's the first time I've had a steak burger/sandwich where the steak was actually cooked like steak! Thank you for a nice meal.

Phillip Keane
Fresh and lovely fish and chips. We also recommend the pork belly bites!

Gina Bonner

Great casual dining - Fantastic food (snapper and chips) friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. Second visit, we were not disappointed. : )

joyfulhols
July 6, 2023
good seafood restaurant - This is a little hole in the wall restaurant that serves great seafood. I had very good snapper and chips, some of the best I've had. My sister also enjoyed her fish sandwich.

Beverly S
March 20, 2023
Wonderful views and wonderful food - Possibly the nicest fish and chip lunch we have enjoyed overlooking the beach. Nice friendly place, good atmosphere and our lunch was great.
We’ve sampled similar around the world but I think this is really ace and will get a return visit.

PaulF51
January 24, 2023
Great - Awesome, friendly service with wonderful food. Fresh, tasty and quickly served on a busy night. There are some bad reviews on here but I completely disagree with all of them. Would recommend to family and friends.

angelacU4196HH
August 26, 2022
Excellent - Really great service, totally yummy snacks, a stunning view and very cute set-up! Highly recommend!!

644mel
August 5, 2022
Recommended - Had lunch here twice during our weekend on Waiheke. Fish tacos, then back again for snapper and chips and Waiheke pinot gris. Delicious both times, and friendly staff.

acootraveller
June 5, 2021
Couldn’t ask for better! - We hired an area at the Local for the day after our wedding and could not have picked a better spot.

From the views to the food to the drinks to the friendly, attentive staff who looked after us all day (and were great to communicate with in the long lead up - cheers covid lol) we would highly recommend this place and will definitely be back!

Thanks again Simon and team!

HayleyK291
April 21, 2021

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Functions @ The Local Waiheke

The Local boasts an expansive deck that can cater up to 60 people with stunning sea views of Oneroa Beach. We offer a premium menu with Waiheke’s best Fish & Chips, Burgers, Beer and Wine.