from 611 Google reviews
The bus from the ferry drops you right at the gate, and before you've ordered a thing you're looking at vines, a playground and an archery range laid out across the lawn. Wild Estate sits on Onetangi Road on Waiheke Island, a working vineyard and brewery that also runs a proper restaurant, so you can taste, eat and play in the same afternoon. It's open every day from 10.30am until 5pm, and until 6pm on Saturdays.
The food has a bit of a wild side: wallaby spring rolls, flash fried squid, slow roasts and big share platters, plus brick oven pizzas and a cheese board for the table. You can work through the wines and the estate's own beers, order a cocktail or an espresso martini, or grab a ginger beer that's become something of a signature here. There's a cellar door downstairs for tastings, an open fire inside when it's cold, and plenty of lawn to spread out on.
Book ahead, especially on a Saturday or Sunday between 12 and 2, because you can't rely on just walking in; you can reserve a table online up to three weeks ahead, or get in touch for groups over ten, functions, weddings and the end-of-year parties this place does really well. If your table isn't ready, you wait with a drink in the bar or cellar door, or on a picnic blanket outside.
Written from 626 Google reviews, every one we could get, on 12 November 2026. Rated 4.4 from 611 Google reviews.
Wild Estate is a fun, relaxed day out on Waiheke rather than a serious wine pilgrimage, and most people leave grinning. You come here for the setting and the games as much as for the wine, and the staff's energy keeps the mood up, though the food and service can be patchy when the place is busy.
Start with the wallaby spring rolls, because the tangy sauce and the beef-meets-goat flavour win people over, and the flash fried squid is just as good. The Huntsman platter is the big share plate, the pizzas and the slow roast for two feed a table, and the ginger beer keeps non-wine drinkers happy.
Service is at its best when it's warm and unhurried, with staff talking you through the wines and keeping big groups fed and watered without drama. The archery and clay bird instructors are patient with beginners and keep the banter going. Once the place fills, orders get forgotten and drinks take a while.
You're sitting among the vines, with rolling hills, sculptures and a big open fire for cold days. It's built for families and groups, with a playground in view of the tables, free chess, Jenga and cornhole, and archery a few steps away. In summer the hall gets loud enough that you'll lean across the table.
Value is a mixed bag: the tasting pours are small, and some people find the food and drink steep for what you get, while others call the platters generous and the free games a bonus. Expect to pay for the location and the entertainment as much as the meal.
It's best for groups: work Christmas parties, team-building days, hen and stag dos and big family birthdays. Families with kids do especially well, since the playground and lawn games buy you a quiet glass, and couples should book ahead if they want a calmer table.
Slow service at peak times is the recurring gripe, along with glasses that turn up marked and have to be changed. Tasting pours are small and lean on reds, so wine obsessives may leave underwhelmed. Front up without a booking on a weekend and you'll likely wait on the lawn.
Every fact on this page was checked on 8 November 2026 against Google, Wild Estate - The Untamed Winery's own website and 626 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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