Restaurant review: The best of Northland's bounty served at Te Ākau Roa

Te Ākau Roa is the main dining option at the Quality Hotel Oceans Tutukaka. (Image: Helen van Berkel)

Sun, 21 Sep 2025

‘Twas a dark and stormy night when we took our seats in Tutukaka’s Te Ākau Roa restaurant.Outside, the rain bucketed down, inside the fire glowed its gas-lit welcome, and the friendly staff gave us their full attention, undisturbed by a houseful of diners.We took a window seat at Te Ākau Roa, the in-house dining option for the holiday hotspot’s Quality Hotel Oceans Tutukaka.In the summer, we would’ve looked out across the moored boats in the marina just across the road. But it was winter and dark outside, so we focused o...

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