Wood smoke, bare feet and a pizza box carried across the grass to the beach: that's lunch at Little Oneroa Reserve, where a food truck parks beside the playground and cooks wood fired street food from late morning. The bases are organic flour, the tomato sauce is made in house, and the meats come from Base Camp and Freedom Farm. The menu is short. A Margherita is $18, and then you can add extras: manuka smoked venison pepperoni is $6, artichoke, capers, anchovy, caramelised onion or goat feta are $4 each, pineapple is $3, and a gluten free base is $2 more. There's garlic pizza bread with locally grown herbs and olive oil, pocketbreads filled with Mexican beef or refried beans, a calzone folded with mozzarella, caramelised onion and one filling, and the polenta box, gluten free cornmeal with beans, greens, olives, feta, capers and salsa. You order by text, and in summer they're open seven days from 11.30am to 7.30pm, while in winter it's Friday to Sunday, weather permitting. They don't have any tables of their own, so you take your box to the sand or a picnic table under the trees, and if you're ordering for a big group, just give them 24 hours' notice.
Written from 54 Google reviews, every one we could get, on 12 November 2026. Rated 4.8 from 53 Google reviews.
It's a beach-day institution, and the wood fired pizza gets called the best around, with people coming back two days running a common habit. The location beside the beach is a big part of the appeal, and the food is just as good.
Start with the Margherita and add from the extras list, because manuka smoked venison pepperoni, anchovy, capers, artichoke and goat feta are what make it yours. Order the garlic pizza bread as well, then the calzone or the polenta box with refried beans, greens, olives, feta and capers, and ask for vegan cheese if you're avoiding dairy.
You order by text and your food comes out in about 15 minutes, even when the place is flat out. The owner is charming and the crew are friendly and efficient, and when they got an order wrong they fixed it with real kindness.
You're at Little Oneroa Reserve, a short walk from the sand and right beside the playground, so you carry your box to the beach, the grass or a picnic table under the trees. The water view is a big part of why it's worth the trip.
It's cheap for what it is, with Margheritas at $18, garlic bread at $8 and no drinks on site to bump the bill. The pizzas are smaller than the price suggests, at six slices, so plan on one each for hungry adults and kids alike.
Beach lunches with kids fit best, with the playground right there and a box that travels to the sand. It works just as well for a couple on the grass, and weddings and large group orders are catered with 24 hours' notice.
The gulls are relentless and will take a pizza from your hands, and the ducks are just as bold, so keep hold of your food. Pizzas come smaller than the price suggests, and winter hours shrink to Friday to Sunday and depend on the weather.
Every fact on this page was checked on 8 November 2026 against Google, Dragonfired waiheke's own website and 54 of its Google reviews. The photo is from the eatout library, not taken here, and no venue pays to be listed or ranked. Something out of date? Tell us
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