The BBQ Hut - Mangawhai

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.nRibs - cooked to perfection and have a really nice sweet sauce. I highly recommend these. We ordered these a few times 11/10nPie - 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.n3 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. 8.5/10nDouble 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 100/10nPork 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 8/10nOnion 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 10/10nTiramisu slice - this was a lovely dessert and wasn't too overpowering with flavour like some tiramisu desserts can be 8/10nCustard 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 10/10nnThis 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.nThe staff were absolutely delightful and they had great music playing.nWill definitely be back!

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.nnService is on point and always genuine.nTake the time to say hi. Have a chat you won’t regret it!

Exploring the menu at BBQ Hut, I ventured into trying their brisket burger, and it was a delightful experience. However, the anticipation for their smash burger on my next visit is already building. Looking forward to savoring another aspect of their enticing offerings.