The BBQ Hut - Mangawhai

We enjoyed a delicious meal at the BBQ Hut over Easter. Brisket burger, the Hunter and Hut fries and gravy. All extremely yummy with tones of BBQ smoky flavour goodness! The gravy OMG … the gravy. Thanks so much for a perfect meal with fabulous service!!

Double Smash burger was epic. Best tasting, real flavour. Just like how it should be. Your’ll be set for a great day with one of these. Service is on point and always genuine. Take the time to say hi. Have a chat you won’t regret it!

Awesome food, Kerren and Jeannie are amazing hosts. Definitely worth a trip up from Auckland just for a feed. Thanks guys

WOW!!! Words can’t replace what the taste buds feel. I was treated to a Father’s Day lunch today and couldn’t decide between a smash burger and a famous home made pie so I decided to get one of each. The burger was the best burger I’ve ever had, the brisket beef and bacon pie was absolute next level. I wish I’d bought a few to take home to put in the freezer. Don’t change a thing, you guys are smashing it

I was recently on a holiday in NZ and discovered the BBQ hut while on a little walk. We were curious to step inside and check out what they had to offer. We were greeted by two lovely ladies who provided us with a nice conversation and we tried out the ribs. Amazing! Perfect flavour and the meat just fell off the bone! So over the next few weeks we went a few other times and tried a lot of the other menu items together. With each visit, we were always greeted with a smile and even though the store itself is quite small, it always felt very warm and welcoming thanks to the lovely staff who work there. Ribs - cooked to perfection and have a really nice sweet sauce. I highly recommend these. We ordered these a few times 11/10 Pie - was really good and the pastry was perfect 9/10 -these sell out so fast and are only available on a Friday so I recommend getting in early as you can to try one. 3 meat box with slaw - all 3 meats were cooked to perfection and had sauce/gravy on them. Very flavourful. They were accompanied by a slaw which had like a smoky flavour to it with some pickled onion slices and some pickles. I quite enjoyed a little bit of everything in this box. 8.5/10 Double smash burger - best burger I've probably ever had. I may have even moaned a little when we tried it highly recommend this!!!! I will definitely be having it again on my next visit to NZ 100/10 Pork belly bites - I'm very fussy when it comes to pork belly and prefer a sweet, sticky sauce, so these weren't quite my style, but I will say they were still cooked quite well. They just weren't the flavour that I prefer 8/10 Onion rings - perfect balance of thick onion slices and batter. You could tell they were cooked in fresh, clean oil and had a swirl of aoli on top. I really enjoyed these 10/10 Tiramisu slice - this was a lovely dessert and wasn't too overpowering with flavour like some tiramisu desserts can be 8/10 Custard slice - this was the best dessert we tried. Perfectly balanced layers with a lot of creamy custard. This dessert was bursting with flavour without being too sweet. We ordered this multiple times 10/10 This store also had a variety of other sides, desserts and both hot and cold drinks available to purchase. I also found it to be reasonably priced for the quality of the food you receive. And then the lovely customer service tops it off as a massive bonus. For anyone passing through the area, I highly recommend you give this little shop a try

B-E-A-UTIFUL! We travelled an hour to try the burgers on a recommendation from a random Facebook post. 100% worth the drive! We ordered a pulled beef brisket burger, smoked pulled beef brisket burger, chips and onion rings. My god, everything was a mouth watering 10/10. Especially loved the ‘chips’ which are the most delicious home made hash brown style chips. The staff were absolutely delightful and they had great music playing. Will definitely be back!

Such a fantastic find! We were driving from Auckland to Waipu and stumbled across this gem when we needed a lunch break. It was pouring with rain so the outdoor seating area was a no go, the incredibly kind man brought our burgers out to the car for us! The smash burger was amazing and the pulled pork sandwich was an absolute stand out. Will be recommending to friends and family.

On our way to Mangawhai heads we felt like some meaty lunch before hitting the beach. We googled and found this little bbq joint. The friendly staff welcomed us and helped us ordering a taste box and a smash burger. All the bbq meat was juicy and tender. The smash burger was one of the best we have ever had. The buns were toasted to perfection, the smash patty was juicy & crispy and the sauce was well balanced. Overall, we really enjoyed our lunch here. Highly recommended!