Lovely environment, on the beach, feet in the sand looking out at the ocean. Had dinner 3 nights here & enjoyed every meal. Friendly attentive service & very tasty food. Highly recommended.

I stay in Tupapa and if Im craving pizza for dinner then you know damn well i’ll be driving to the other side of the island(25-30mins drive) just to order a pizza. Best pizza on the rock!!! Keep up the good work team!!!

Enjoyed a meal with a large group of friends for a 50th, the hosts were very friendly and efficient ( compared to other places on the island). Everyone enjoyed the food and cocktails came flowing. The evening was made extra special because the servers were...incredibly friendly and funny xxMore

Bad food and RUDENESS 4 November --Vaima Restaurant, Rarotonga On Saturday the 4th November my partner and I attempted to have a special celebration meal at Vaima. Throughout, all the wait staff were kind and polite. We loved their friendliness. My partner ordered the Beef...Wellington and I, a fish meal. Ours was one of two Beef Wellingtons which remained uneaten. The couple at the next table had a similar raw Beef Wellington experience. They were too shy to complain, given what they could hear what was happening to us. They simply left their meal. My partner’s Beef Wellington was raw, and not rare. Semi -cold and oozing blood. Wait staff took it back and after several minutes returned after the manager told her to offer to recook it, or for my partner to order something else. You can’t recook something and still have it right, and so she ordered the curry in the hope it would come out faster and we could eat together before my fish went cold. FACT: Thirty minutes later still no sign of the curry. I approached the manager and she was totally unfriendly. I was told in no uncertain terms by her that a lot of people had come in after us and their orders were ahead of our ordered curry. That is why I stopped listening to her. That explanation to me was a very, very bad joke, and an insult. So after an uncooked Beef Wellington we were going to be last to be served, behind all those people who came in later. FACT: The restaurant owner came across and he was in an aggressive mood and accused me of being abusive. He was annoyed that we had disrupted his time with his friends. “Ten years, and none of my friends have never complained” FACT: Not once did he, or the manager offer and apology and offer to “Make it Right” for us. FACT: Our evening was ruined. We never got to have a meal together in happy enjoyment. The owner aggressively stated that there was only one way to cook a Beef Wellington. He simply would not accept that it was raw and not rare. Rarotonga is wonderful for its friendliness and helpfulness. The owner and manager of Viama on the Beach are letting the country down.More

Despite not having a reservation, and being happy to wait for an available table, we ended up, in our opinion, at the best table - right on the beach! If I compare this restaurant to others we dined at, Vaima comes up a little short...when it comes to 3 things: portion size, price and flavour. We ordered 2 entrees, 1 main, 2 beers and 1 cocktail for $108. Ouch. The entree of scallops with a roast pumpkin and turmeric quenelle was nice with the scallops cooked perfectly - but there were only 3 scallops. 5 would have been nice. Chicken and spring onion wontons (5 pieces) with sweet chilli and lime caramel was OK. The Vaima Yellow Seafood Curry for main comprising of fish, scallops and prawns was quite insipid. The colour was great but the depth of flavour was missing. I make a better tasting curry at home. A shame really, because it's situated on a lovely beach setting.More

Oh my god, the pork belly is to die for! According to the rest of the party, so is the beef Wellington and the fish of the day (mahi mahi when we visited). The staff were friendly, quick to take our orders, and the food...didn't take long at all to come out. The kids had a play in the sand in the outdoor seating area while us adults had a few cocktails before dinner. Tika was awesome (I hope I got your name right!) and we ended up making a reservation for tomorrow night after paying the bill.More

Very nice atmosphere, very marginal food, with the exception of the wontons. They were extremely good will not go back there again for dinner. When the waitress told us they were serving frozen fish, that seemed almost unbelievable when so much good fresh fish is...available.More

We enjoyed this restaurant so much we ended up going twice. The first night we reserved a table and were lucky enough to be seated at the very front on the beach. This allowed for a spectacular view of the sunset as well the passing...whales. You didn’t even need to eat to enjoy yourself. The staff were very attentive and the food was very nice. It really is an idyllic spot worth the visitMore

We came here two years ago, enjoyed it so much- we came back. We were not disappointed and will be back again. Having dinner on the sand, with wide menu choice and food cooked to perfection was the standard. Friendly staff as well. Great experience.

It’s all been said before so can only reiterate how nice it is to sit with the sand under your feet (if you wish) enjoying your favourite drink watching the sun set. If preferred, choose a table inside. The food we’ve found to always be...nice, fresh and tasty. The staff very pleasant, prices comparable to most restaurants in Raro. Plenty of parking opposite. Book ahead so as not to be disappointed.More

This restaurant has it all, great food selection, great cocktail list, great service and exceĺent location. The host was very friendly and very accomadating. The prices were a little high. However you expect to pay for quality.

We happened upon Vaima last night and were pleasantly surprised. The service was excellent. We all enjoyed our dinners very much. We came later so there isn’t much atmosphere after the sun goes down and you can’t see the ocean but that wasn’t important to...us. There were young kids in the restaurant too having a good time so I’d say it is family friendly. Recommend.More