Cuisine: A La Carte, Wine Bar
Price Point: Mains from $20 - $35+
Ranked: #7 of 20 restaurants in Bay Of Plenty
One half of Oscar and Otto is Oscar Restaurant and Wine Bar, where home cooking and family-friendly vibes reign supreme.
Informal and cosy, the restaurant is compact with minimal decor; don't be surprised if you touch shoulders with other diners. Here, it's all about community and there's no harm in going home with a full tummy and some new pals.
The menu gives all our foodie comforts a modern treatment. Begin by dipping in and out of a charcuterie board or indulge in a seared salmon crudo or beef cheek Wellington. For mains, carry on your meaty adventure with a sous vide lamb rump and a sweet carrot puree. Alternatively, go for their scotch fillet with butternut puree or the maple glazed duck breast; that's right, they're masters of sweet and savoury! Vegetarians fear not, there's a gorgeously decadent and gooey cauliflower risotto with truffle oil.
As for drinks, the clue is in the name. With a magnificent wine bar selling bottles from around the world, you can be sure of a fantastic recommendation from any of the friendly staff.
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Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar
51 The Strand
Tauranga 3110
Open Hours:
Monday - Tuesday 7am - 3pm
Wednesday - Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 10pm
Sunday 8am - 9pm
Phone: +6472827879
Website: www.facebook.com/oscarandotto/
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Reviews
Zoe Sims - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 12 October 2019
We had a choice of seats as the first customers, and found the atmosphere welcoming. Amazing food and they catered well for a Coeliac diet. It was nice to have a choice of gluten free options in both mains and dessert. Fantastic dining experience overall!
Vicki Nogaj - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 10 October 2019
Food insanely good, each dish 10 out of 10. This is the best restaurant we have been to in New Zealand. Service also exceptional. Thanks first table & Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar
Sheree Ellis - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 12 October 2019
We dined at Oscars on Friday night before going to a show. Our lovely Spanish waiter was extremely helpful and knowledgeable re the details of the menu, nothing was too much trouble. My wife love the salmon, thought it was cooked to perfection. I enjoyed the market fish which was super tasty with corn puree and leeks.
We finished off our meal by sharing the absolutely stunning espresso mousse with anglaise and caramel icecream, WOW what a way to finsh a meal. It was the perfect start to our evening and was ended by a fabulous concert with Post Modern Jukebox at Baycourt. Hamish stopped by to have a chat, I certainly didn't expect him to remember me, but guess what........
The only negative, is that it could be quite noisy if it was a busy night.
From us, a definite thumbs up.
Jan Beets - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 11 October 2019
excellent all round great thank you
Sarah Sim - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 5 October 2019
Delicious food, good service, and nice dim lighting. Some of the best scotch fillet in town:)
Lorene Wong - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 6 October 2019
This was absolutely the best food and dining experience we've had this year. Delicious food, attentive service and beautiful, comfortable decor. We'll definitely be back!
Sherman Ng - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 4 October 2019
Fabulous First Table Experience! Our food was devine & service excellent. This definitely was a treat!
Tracy Darkes - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 3 October 2019
Four of us dined preshow. The Peach Bellini was the perfect drink to begin with for me. The others had beer and wine. The Pate and the Beef Cheeks were delicious as starters. For the Mains - two of us had the Lamb which was melt-in-the-mouth, the salmon was very much enjoyed and I had the duck. Beautifully presented and full of flavour but not the most tender that I have had. We shared Roast Herby Potatoes (wonderful), a green salad and the brussel sprouts which were throughly enjoyed by those of us who like them. Our waiter was friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere was relaxed. A shame we had no time left to try dessert as I had my eye on the Lemon Tart. Next time!
Heather Parnell - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 2 October 2019
Great service and the food was delicious! Will definitely be back!
Niki Ririnui - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 29 September 2019
Amazing, highly recommend Oscars, fantastic attentive service and the meals next level and of the highest quality. Restaurant decor very modern. A very enjoyable evening, thank you
Lynn Prentice - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 28 September 2019
First time at this restaurant and we certainly weren’t disappointed, a table of four and every one of us was more than happy with our meal selections (although my dad did have steak envy when he saw mine arrive at the table). Service was impeccable and friendly, we will certainly be back again to try out more selections on the menu. Thank you!
Sam Ager - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 26 September 2019
The food was gorgeous and the service was lovely. The atmosphere of Oscars was just delightful, luxurious, simple but incredibly stylish. We went for my mums 60th and everyone was kind and very accommodating about any slight changes we wanted to make to our meal. We will be back!
Annie Connor - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 25 September 2019
Amazing food! Great service! This is the new best food place in Tauranga.
Rosie Mallon - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 21 September 2019
Had a lovely evening with wonderful service and look forward to going back again to try some other delicious dishes on the menu
Denise Jones - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 18 September 2019
We were greeted at the door and seated at nice small table.
We started with a glass of Syrah for a start.
Then after very informative conversation we opted for cheek
beef wellington - it was very well presented and tested superb.
It was almost as good and big as a main dish.
The site pictures shows it perfectly as it was offered to us.
After very short while we got ducks with associated salad
on the table. They were made flawlessly.
The ducks were juicy and tender.
The presentation was good as its taste.
Slavek Przepiorski - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 14 September 2019
Absolutely devine. If you want somewhere special to go for some delicious food, would recommend.
Tessa Stewart - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 12 September 2019
The lamb was beautiful and melt in your mouth. Great setting with very good service. Will definitely be back.
Tony Cook - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 31 August 2019
We dined at Oscars restaurant and wine bar last night and had a beautiful starter and main course. We began with the Beef Cheeks Wellington which was melt in the mouth delicious. My husband then had the Duck and I had the Lamb, both of which were beautifully presented and tasted amazing. My lamb was the best I have ever tasted and was so tender and juicy. Unfortunately, neither of us could manage a dessert which looked so tempting on the menu but we will definitely be back to try them, as the service was so friendly and attentive. Our new favourite place to eat and would highly recommend.Thank you!
Carolyn Burke - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 31 August 2019
Enjoyable evening for all. Food was great....but unfortunately no one couldnt fit in dessert. Fantastic service, only one front of house guy and he is excellent.
Jo Baird - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 28 August 2019
Lovely meal, excellent service. The chilli chocolate fondant was the highlight of the meal!
Sara Madsen - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 28 August 2019
Our first time at Oscar's and what a wonderful experience! The starters we had were a very comprehensive Antipasta platter and Cheek Wellingtons, which were tender beef cheek wrapped in filo pastry, absoltutely scrumcious! Our Mains were the Kingfish fish of the day and the flavours were extremely delicious! We will most definitely be returning!
Sharon Overington - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 23 August 2019
Both service and food were great! Loved it!
Rebecca Connolly - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 24 August 2019
What a gem. Absolutely everything was delicious! Awesome menu, I even had a special Midori Splice cocktail especially made for me. The lamb was literally the best I have e v e r tasted. Melted in your mouth, the guys loved the steaks and the desserts were mouthwatering. Wonderful staff with impeccable service ended off a perfect evening We can’t stop talking about it. We certainly will return
Gillian Tindale - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 23 August 2019
We had a great evening at Oscar! Service was friendly and welcoming and the restaurant was warm and inviting. We enjoyed the ravioli and salmon entrees, the lamb and duck for mains and the cheesecake for desert all highly recommended.
Melody King - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 18 August 2019
Really lovely! Everything we had was delicious and the service was excellent. Nice atmosphere! Will definitely go there again.
Caroline Birgersson - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 17 August 2019
Fabulous food, service and ambience. Scampi ravioli was Devine, sous vide lamb melted in your mouth. Hubby enjoyed his beef cheek Wellington and duck medley. Couldn’t fit in desserts. Staff were excellent. Highly recommend
Tracey Carter - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 15 August 2019
Absolutely outstanding food and great service.
Steven Gaskell - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 7 August 2019
We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience at Oscar Restaurant
The food was delicious, service....great, and friendly staff Thank you for a lovely evening
Lynley Hills - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 2 August 2019
Wonderful Ambience And the service was 5 star! Enjoyed our wine and the food was awesome!! Starters were Wonderful. Our mains were superb. Highly Recommend the Lamb! Duck was also wonderful! Desserts finished off the night and were delicious. Will be back again as we missed out of the Deconstructed Lemon Tart!!!! Thanks so much ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nikki Rehutai - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 1 August 2019
Had an amazing meal, great atmosphere, lovely staff
Might just be my new favourite in town as there were lots of GF options available too!
Tracy Stamatakos - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 27 July 2019
We had a wonderful meal last night at Oscar. The service was great and the food was delicious. In fact we ate far too much!! We will certainly be back. Thank you all.
Vicky Preston - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 26 July 2019
We had a wonderful evening at Oscar! The service and food was excellent. Gorgeous spot! Thank you, we will be back!
Zoe Sims - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 12 October 2019
We had a choice of seats as the first customers, and found the atmosphere welcoming. Amazing food and they catered well for a Coeliac diet. It was nice to have a choice of gluten free options in both mains and dessert. Fantastic dining experience overall!
Vicki Nogaj - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 10 October 2019
Food insanely good, each dish 10 out of 10. This is the best restaurant we have been to in New Zealand. Service also exceptional. Thanks first table & Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar
Sheree Ellis - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 12 October 2019
We dined at Oscars on Friday night before going to a show. Our lovely Spanish waiter was extremely helpful and knowledgeable re the details of the menu, nothing was too much trouble. My wife love the salmon, thought it was cooked to perfection. I enjoyed the market fish which was super tasty with corn puree and leeks.
We finished off our meal by sharing the absolutely stunning espresso mousse with anglaise and caramel icecream, WOW what a way to finsh a meal. It was the perfect start to our evening and was ended by a fabulous concert with Post Modern Jukebox at Baycourt. Hamish stopped by to have a chat, I certainly didn't expect him to remember me, but guess what........
The only negative, is that it could be quite noisy if it was a busy night.
From us, a definite thumbs up.
Jan Beets - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 11 October 2019
excellent all round great thank you
Sarah Sim - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 5 October 2019
Delicious food, good service, and nice dim lighting. Some of the best scotch fillet in town:)
Lorene Wong - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 6 October 2019
This was absolutely the best food and dining experience we've had this year. Delicious food, attentive service and beautiful, comfortable decor. We'll definitely be back!
Sherman Ng - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 4 October 2019
Fabulous First Table Experience! Our food was devine & service excellent. This definitely was a treat!
Tracy Darkes - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 3 October 2019
Four of us dined preshow. The Peach Bellini was the perfect drink to begin with for me. The others had beer and wine. The Pate and the Beef Cheeks were delicious as starters. For the Mains - two of us had the Lamb which was melt-in-the-mouth, the salmon was very much enjoyed and I had the duck. Beautifully presented and full of flavour but not the most tender that I have had. We shared Roast Herby Potatoes (wonderful), a green salad and the brussel sprouts which were throughly enjoyed by those of us who like them. Our waiter was friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere was relaxed. A shame we had no time left to try dessert as I had my eye on the Lemon Tart. Next time!
Heather Parnell - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 2 October 2019
Great service and the food was delicious! Will definitely be back!
Niki Ririnui - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 29 September 2019
Amazing, highly recommend Oscars, fantastic attentive service and the meals next level and of the highest quality. Restaurant decor very modern. A very enjoyable evening, thank you
Lynn Prentice - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 28 September 2019
First time at this restaurant and we certainly weren’t disappointed, a table of four and every one of us was more than happy with our meal selections (although my dad did have steak envy when he saw mine arrive at the table). Service was impeccable and friendly, we will certainly be back again to try out more selections on the menu. Thank you!
Sam Ager - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 26 September 2019
The food was gorgeous and the service was lovely. The atmosphere of Oscars was just delightful, luxurious, simple but incredibly stylish. We went for my mums 60th and everyone was kind and very accommodating about any slight changes we wanted to make to our meal. We will be back!
Annie Connor - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 25 September 2019
Amazing food! Great service! This is the new best food place in Tauranga.
Rosie Mallon - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 21 September 2019
Had a lovely evening with wonderful service and look forward to going back again to try some other delicious dishes on the menu
Denise Jones - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 18 September 2019
Great service. Great selection of beers and wines etc. Food was nice but not outstanding and for us there was no atmosphere. Maybe because it was a quiet Sunday night. I don't know that we wld go back. However we did look at Ottos (the other half) next door and wld like to try a brekkie there some day.
Marie Lindsay - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 15 September 2019
Great service lovely food tho we ordered too muc
Karen Ellis - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 5 September 2019
We were greeted at the door and seated at nice small table.
We started with a glass of Syrah for a start.
Then after very informative conversation we opted for cheek
beef wellington - it was very well presented and tested superb.
It was almost as good and big as a main dish.
The site pictures shows it perfectly as it was offered to us.
After very short while we got ducks with associated salad
on the table. They were made flawlessly.
The ducks were juicy and tender.
The presentation was good as its taste.
Slavek Przepiorski - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 14 September 2019
Absolutely devine. If you want somewhere special to go for some delicious food, would recommend.
Tessa Stewart - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 12 September 2019
The Kai and service was amazing. Nice portion sizes we ordered the beef Wellington and kind prawn ravioli. For mains we had the lamb and duck was both cooked beautifully. Meat was very moist. We waited a while for the mains to arrive but it was worth the wait. Nga mihi
Rawinia Terry - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 11 September 2019
The lamb was beautiful and melt in your mouth. Great setting with very good service. Will definitely be back.
Tony Cook - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 31 August 2019
We dined at Oscars restaurant and wine bar last night and had a beautiful starter and main course. We began with the Beef Cheeks Wellington which was melt in the mouth delicious. My husband then had the Duck and I had the Lamb, both of which were beautifully presented and tasted amazing. My lamb was the best I have ever tasted and was so tender and juicy. Unfortunately, neither of us could manage a dessert which looked so tempting on the menu but we will definitely be back to try them, as the service was so friendly and attentive. Our new favourite place to eat and would highly recommend.Thank you!
Carolyn Burke - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 31 August 2019
Enjoyable evening for all. Food was great....but unfortunately no one couldnt fit in dessert. Fantastic service, only one front of house guy and he is excellent.
Jo Baird - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 28 August 2019
Lovely meal, excellent service. The chilli chocolate fondant was the highlight of the meal!
Sara Madsen - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 28 August 2019
Our first time at Oscar's and what a wonderful experience! The starters we had were a very comprehensive Antipasta platter and Cheek Wellingtons, which were tender beef cheek wrapped in filo pastry, absoltutely scrumcious! Our Mains were the Kingfish fish of the day and the flavours were extremely delicious! We will most definitely be returning!
Sharon Overington - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 23 August 2019
Both service and food were great! Loved it!
Rebecca Connolly - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 24 August 2019
What a gem. Absolutely everything was delicious! Awesome menu, I even had a special Midori Splice cocktail especially made for me. The lamb was literally the best I have e v e r tasted. Melted in your mouth, the guys loved the steaks and the desserts were mouthwatering. Wonderful staff with impeccable service ended off a perfect evening We can’t stop talking about it. We certainly will return
Gillian Tindale - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 23 August 2019
We had a great evening at Oscar! Service was friendly and welcoming and the restaurant was warm and inviting. We enjoyed the ravioli and salmon entrees, the lamb and duck for mains and the cheesecake for desert all highly recommended.
Melody King - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 18 August 2019
Had a lovely dinner, friendly staff and delicious food, will have come back again.
Helen Murphy - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 16 August 2019
We had the most memorable meal that we have had in ages, the attention to detail was clear to see, from the service to the plating of the meals. Thank u
Angela Harris - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 17 August 2019
Really lovely! Everything we had was delicious and the service was excellent. Nice atmosphere! Will definitely go there again.
Caroline Birgersson - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 17 August 2019
Fabulous food, service and ambience. Scampi ravioli was Devine, sous vide lamb melted in your mouth. Hubby enjoyed his beef cheek Wellington and duck medley. Couldn’t fit in desserts. Staff were excellent. Highly recommend
Tracey Carter - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 15 August 2019
Like the boysenberry cheesecake perfect
Ellen Guan - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 7 August 2019
Absolutely outstanding food and great service.
Steven Gaskell - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 7 August 2019
We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience at Oscar Restaurant
The food was delicious, service....great, and friendly staff Thank you for a lovely evening
Lynley Hills - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 2 August 2019
Wonderful Ambience And the service was 5 star! Enjoyed our wine and the food was awesome!! Starters were Wonderful. Our mains were superb. Highly Recommend the Lamb! Duck was also wonderful! Desserts finished off the night and were delicious. Will be back again as we missed out of the Deconstructed Lemon Tart!!!! Thanks so much ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nikki Rehutai - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 1 August 2019
Great night incredible lamb
Danelle Taft - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 1 August 2019
Excellent service. Very tasty food nice & fresh &good portion. Only constructive criticism the table size was too small.
Lisa Farey - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 31 July 2019
Had an amazing meal, great atmosphere, lovely staff
Might just be my new favourite in town as there were lots of GF options available too!
Tracy Stamatakos - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 27 July 2019
We had a wonderful meal last night at Oscar. The service was great and the food was delicious. In fact we ate far too much!! We will certainly be back. Thank you all.
Vicky Preston - dined at Oscar Restaurant & Wine Bar on 26 July 2019
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We had a wonderful evening at Oscar! The service and food was excellent. Gorgeous spot! Thank you, we will be back!