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The Elephant Wrestler

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The Elephant Wrestler
"Welcome to your larger than life local, bustling in the heart of Takapuna with an outdoor courtyard to boot. Aptly named after a lively bloke who first arrived to Auckland’s North Shore in 1912, The Elephant Wrestler delivers a down to earth hospitality experience with a relaxed atmosphere, expansive selection of crafty beverages and food that’s undeniably Kiwi."
Address: 138 Hurstmere Road Takapuna , Auckland 0622, AUK, NZ
Phone: 09 489 8030
State: AUK
Zip Code: 0622


Opening Hours

Monday: 11:00-00:00
Tuesday: 11:00-00:00
Wednesday: 11:00-00:00
Thursday: 11:00-01:00
Friday: 11:00-01:00
Saturday: 11:00-01:00
Sunday: 10:00-00:00

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Reviews
This used to be one of Takapuna's icons. No longer. We went for a steak and once we had ordered our drinks and committed to stay we were told steak was off the menu. Our friend ordered a gluten free chicken burger and once the rest of us had our meals delivered, she was told the chicken in the burger had crumbs and was not gluten free. The food was below average, the disabled toilets were out of order and the men's toilets were very sub par as regards cleanliness and hygiene. For the drinks menu, everything but the beer had prices on it. We did not know the draft Heineken was $13 a glass. Is it legal to not have prices on the beers so you can order to your budget? Overall a horrible experience...will never go back.
Went on first table, great food. Best part was the live performance by Jaz who was playing her acoustic cover of popular songs.Recommended dishesFried Chicken Burger
Food: Average to below average bar food Service: Average, no order taking at table Vibe: Good, live music, chill Conclusion: Good place for a drink, not for food.
During the day I'm going to assume it looks a bit better as it's clean and likely less busy than I suspect it gets at night, but overall, it still just feels like a cookie cutter NZ beer bar and I think it is part of that larger brewery chain family. Inside and outside seating makes for good pictures when empty at least, and the outdoor wall art is pretty good. Chicken burger looked better than the beef one and was pretty good as I recall. Pizzas were okay. However, for me I think it's still just a place I'd go to when my mates want to have a beer during the day with or without kids in tow as the menu and tap variance is more aligned to drunken late nights I feel.
Staff was very friendly and accomodating despite the inconvenience of the lockdown -- they are definitely doing their best to keep the place clean and safe. The food was good, and portions were huge! Just keep that in mind: Especially loved the buttermilk chicken entree -- very tasty. A little bit pricey for some things, but I enjoyed the experience and would come back.
Tried the popular fat zaddys bottomless lunch. You get what you paid for except the burger was missing veges like in the photo ! Prosecco kicks ya a** though and only one staff lady was in a foul mood. It gets very loud and crowded hard to hear each other, hard to order n flag down staff but good for big groups. Not good for intimate dates
Probably one of my favorite places! We have only been a couple of times. Highly recommend checking out the Burlesque every second Wednesday. Kiki is AMAZING! The staff here are incredibly friendly also. We have had only good experiences here.Food: 5/5
The atmosphere was good - we went on a quiz night. However we ordered the nachos which didn't taste good and the chicken fries were very bland. We liked the pizza we ordered though the lady forgot our order but there was this other lady who kind enough to let us know the kitchen was closing and when we enquired about our order, she came back and informed it was never placed - so we ended up waiting for another 20mins. The drinks also took ages to come - specially the second round. How can it take 20mins to mix rum and Coke?
I must admit the ambience of this place is amazing... Very good vibe... There's courtyard seating, where the roof opens up to give it a really nice courtyard feeling.... However, the food wasn't great.. My friends and I ordered cauliflower popcorn, fried chicken, lamb kofta, chilli prawn pizza and visually they looked appealing. But each dish severely lacked flavour/seasoning. We had been excited about going to this place but felt really let down by the food.
Last night we dined at The Elephant Wrestler and we were so impressed by the level of service given by our waitress Michelle. She was helpful, friendly, informative and overall delightful to deal with!
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