The Shed Te Motu

the shed, rose, 2020 was a winner. nicely balanced the Te Motu vertical is a lot of fun and a great way to explore aging. the service is excellent and the tastings are far more hands on than several of the neighbors. the setting is cozy, with indoor, covered , and al fresco options. I can't speak to the cuisine but the olives were a well balanced snack and the pickle bright

It was a bit of a ways to get here (50 minute ferry from Auckland, 20 minute taxi from the Fullers pier), but it was certainly worth it. The service was great, and you could tell that they really took pride in working at a family establishment. The third wine in our tasting (all 3 were delicious) was even served by Paul, the owner himself. We loved the ambience of the place, especially as the sun started to set. Definitely more low key (in a good way) as compared to the more party-centric Stonyridge next door.

We have visited most of the Vineyard's on Waiheke and this is up there with the best in terms of quality of food. The location is nice and pleasant and is beautiful on a sunny day, but the location does not have the sweeping views of some of the other vineyards. Back to the food, it was delicious and of high quality. The waiter who served us was great and had excellent customer service. I believe the head chef even came out and spoke to us about the food, he was a cool dude. I have one piece of constructive feedback, which is about the one waiter that seated us. He said to us we needed to sit at the tables that are closer to the kitchen as there were only two wait staff working . This seemed odd as the entire serving floor area was quite small and when outside you wanted the best possible view. As the day went on the place was quite full and people were sitting everywhere, so in the end it would not have mattered where we sat. In the end we moved where we wanted as the other staff had no problem with it. So for this last reason, I would give the Food a 5 out of 5 and service a 4 out of 5. I do recommend coming here for delicious quality food.

We stumbled upon this gorgeous vineyard by happy accident and we are so glad we did! We had missed the wine tours (due to our flight and the limited opening hours of many still due to winter) The staff are lovely, the food was delicious and the atmosphere is cool and relaxed. We did the wine tasting, got lots of interesting information, tried some fabulous wines and had a lovely relaxed afternoon. Couldn't have wished for a better first day introduction to beautiful New Zealand.

Dining in such beautiful vineyard was an amazing experience! The staff was welcoming and patient giving us good recommendations:) The food tastes wonderful! But The portion wasn't big and was a bit pricy😛 The location of the vineyard needs a bit of walk, and it feels pushy when cars and trucks go by, kicking up a huge cloud of dirt...