Should be either a night club or a restaurant. smells of stale spilt alcohol, dingy inside. have to fight your way to the toilets through hordes of drunk people. Food below average, service appalling More

We ate here with our children and really enjoyed the seafood on offer. The green lipped mussels were plentiful and tasty although we obviously took too long over the starter as the main course arrived whilst we were still finishing them off! The signature dish of prawns, scallop and squid was well worth trying. The slightly rushed service was the... More

Nice location, must try the seafood chowder, friendly staff, reasonable price More

My husband and I stopped at the Thirsty Whale for dinner. It is situated on a row of restaurants overlooking the marina. I was very pleased with the service as our waiter was attentive & well versed on the menu and recommendations. We both had the fish special which was a fresh pan seared snapper. It was excellent. They had... More

We enjoyed the food at this Restaurant and the seating indoors. A great place with a great menu to suit all palates. More

Recommended if you want friendly and efficient service, good selection of wines and food at realistic prices. This is in a great location facing out over the water. You can sit inside or outside and there are plenty of tables with sun/rain umbrellas to shelter under should the weather turn. More

This is a must stop if in Napier. The food was five star not what you expect from a bar like place and of couse the local wines are hard to beat anywhere in the world. More

We didn't book but they did have tables available but they wouldn't admit us as the cook didn't want to cook after 8.00pm so that is their loss as we went up to the Gintrap and got a table and had a fab meal so thumbs up to them:)) More

Busy Tuesday evening. Folks arrive early. We were given a 60 min wait for meal. Food arrived after 40 mins. Excellent salmon, wel presented. Efficient staff. Nice outside with views of fishing fleet, but had to move inside due to smokers. Shame More