Dixie Browns Restaurant in Taupo

Name: Dixie Browns
Address: 38 Roberts Street, Taupo, New Zealand
Telephone: 6473788444
Rating: 4.2

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Dixie Browns

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#53 From 85 in Taupo

8.4

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Ambience

8.4/10

Food

8.4/10

Interior

8.4/10

Prices

8.4/10

Service

8.4/10

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Price & Cuisine

$$ European , New Zealand

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Restaurant

Dietary Restrictions

Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan, Gluten Free

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+6473788444

38 Roberts Street, Taupo, New Zealand

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This bar and White Water World Taupo can be both really attractive for tourists. The menu of New Zealand cuisine provides authentic meals at Dixie Brown's. According to the guests' opinions, waiters offer tasty BBQ ribs, broth and eggs benedict here. This place provides good belgian waffles, lemon cheesecakes and blueberry pancakes. A collection of delicious craft beer, chardonnay or tequila is recommended to guests. Here you can drink great hot chocolate, ice tea or vanilla milkshakes. At this spot, you can hold any event, whether it's an anniversary, a wedding or a birthday party. The high ratings of this bar would be impossible without the cute staff. Cool service is something that people highlight in their reviews. Prices at Dixie Brown's deserve attention because they're fair. The modern fireplace and enjoyable atmosphere let visitors feel relaxed here. The average score of this place on Google is 4.2.

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Danré Geyer

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A month ago

Amazing place, beautiful atmosphere, friendly servers and incredible food. At the edge of the Lake, nestled between shops and restaurants with a cozy outside area. Taupo is stunning as is, but Dixie Browns is definitely one of the reasons why, sad we have to leave early the next morning or we would spend all day there. Looking forward to the next time we are in Taupo to visit again. 😁🥂 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Nikki Waaka

4 months ago

Great night here. The customer service was on point staff were very friendly and our order for 5 was at our table within 10 minutes. I was very impressed with such efficiency and every meal looked so delicious. We didn't get to the dessert menu because no one could eat anymore so that's a 10/10 for me. The only downside about this place is it seems quite small with minimal room to move especially where the bar is situated. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes Seafood Chowder

Tiana Sharp

3 weeks ago

Popped in for a milkshake because it was a very hot day. Probably the best milk shake I have ever had! It was so delicious and full of flavour. Will be back to try food next time we come down. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Sandy Wang

8 months ago

We had dinner last night here and breakfast today too. It's amazing!! Service was great, super friendly and helpful waitresses/manager. Steak and chicken salad was delicious. One of the best steaks I have tried in NZ and overseas. Hot chocolate was very impressive with real chocolate in it, worth it!! Will definitely come here every time I'm in Taupo :) Service Dine in Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Chelsea C

7 months ago

If I could give 4 and a half stars, I would. It was literally only because we had to ask about drink orders twice. The table next to us also had to ask. It was also slow ish service, not necessarily bad because it let drinks and food go down but it did get to a point where we started looking around for service. Besides that, the staff are lovely, there's a great atmosphere and the food was perfect! I'll definitely be going back. The prices are a little high, but the portions are decent and the quality makes it worth it. The cocktails I would say are the only items not worth their dollar, but they're not terrible, just more expensive than most. Highly recommend you book a table, even on a Monday night it was full and they had to turn away 3 or 4 groups just while we were there. Last but not least, the garlic and onion mashed potato is the best mashed potato I've ever had, definitely recommend any dish that comes with that. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $80–90 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Slow Braised Beef Cheek

Steve

Went to Dixie Browns while visiting Taupo, placed our order using the app at the table. A great system but very time consuming. There was a mix up with our order but was rectified promptly and the lady who I think was the manager on duty was absolutely great at sorting out the issue. The food was tasty, large enough, our group could not fault the meal in any way and the drinks were so good. I have no hesitation in recommending Dixie Browns as a must visit when in Taupo. Well done to everyone Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Maurice Eddy

Lucky to have the window seat for 2. Great garlic bread , pizza style. The braised pork could not be better. Not the salmon wrap though. Great end with Death by Chocolate. So good to have table service with smiles. Thank you. Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $50–60 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Jimmy Ang

A year ago

Food and service was great. The portion was big for me and the service staffs were genuinely polite and serving with passions. The main drawback is kids are roaming around the place like as if they are at the playground, shouting and chasing each other. It amaze me that there was no accidental collisions with the servers. Of course, not sure if this is the normal in NZ. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner

Sarah Murray

Our trip to Dixie wasn't too impressed this time. The drinks came fast but we waited way too long for our food to arrive. The Cafe wasn't busy at all but the kitchen was so slow. My breakfast toast was burned and the poached eggs were dry from bring stored in the food warmer. They changed my poached eggs but there's no point to ask for more when all my families already finished their meals. It was bad experience compared with our previous visit. I was charged full price, then my husband requested a refund of my breakfast. Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Food: 1 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 4

A R

2 years ago

My family and I visited Dixie Brown for the first time recently by accident on the 19th of Jan and I am glad to say it was a very good accident indeed. Before I get to the good part of our experience, unfortunately there were some negatives. As we entered in, our family was forced to enter into the restaurant again as they could not check our vaccine passes at our table. The waitress then took us around and we got to seat at the exact table we chose at the very beginning. The unfortunate part was that the family at the next table had their vaccine passes checked right at the table. There was some obvious discrimination there by the female staff. Also, its very difficult to get service at the table, and we were not given any cutlery or serviettes with our meals. Please bring the cutlery along with our meal. It also would be recommended to have some type of service device on tables as it is very challenging to get service especially during peak times. Now to the good parts and there is more than one! Our main server George was absolutely amazing, we experienced some great customer service from him. He was attentive, friendly and talkative. He is a perfect example of what excellent customer service should be and how it should be exhibited. Now to the most important part... THE FOOD!!! We initially went in thinking we would order drinks. We had the Irish coffee, Death by chocolate, lemonade and ginger ale. The Irish coffee is highly highly recommended by my Mom and Mom just wants to go back for more. All their drinks, spot on. We then had a look at the menu and decided to order some deserts. We had the cheesecake and waffles. One negative was that the dishes were too sweet, the syrup on the waffles would be better on the side rather than pre-poured on the plate. Just so the customer can choose the amount they want. The cheesecake was to die for, also very sweet but definitely worth it. At this moment we were having such a good experience we decided to look at the dinner menu. Let me tell you, we would have regretted making that decision if we had walked out after the desserts. We ordered the special that day which was the Lobster tail and rather than eye fillet we replaced it with the fish. Excellent no complains there, highly enjoyable and worth it. We also had the BBQ chicken pizza, it was smokey, it was cheesy, it was crispy. Again very highly recommended. This place is definitely recommended for anyone who visits Taupo even if its for drinks.