Palate
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Restaurant
Open from 12noon tue, wed, thu & fr, and from 5.30 sat
www.palaterestaurant.co.nz Palate is owned and operated by local Mat McLean. Palate opened their doors in 2005 and in that time has won many local and national culinary awards. Focusing on seasonal, fresh, high quality ingrediants with a predominantly NZ wine list to help showcase the best NZ can offer, alongside some consistently exceptional craft beer on tap palate simply offers top cuisine with some truly talented staff to see you through your experience. Read more
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Holly G. 2016-01-22Just had an amazing dinner. The eye fillet was cooked to perfection. I just wanted to keep ordering more and more of it. 10 out of 10!!!
Maureen O. 2016-01-14Thanks again Matt and Palate team for a wonderful meal and making our anniversary very special. As always food and service amazing.
Jasmin A. 2015-10-05Went to your recent wine tasting evening. Both the wine, food & atmosphere was amazing! Shouting a friend for their birthday to your next one :)
Liesl P. 2015-06-21Had dinner here last night. Four people in our group and three courses each. The food was fantastic, the tuna and calamari starter was out of this...
Pat C. 2015-06-01I haven't been here since the arrival of our daughters and just happened to be out with a friend the other night and he suggested you guys and...
Karen W. 2015-03-06Finding quality dining in Hamilton is difficult & am happy to say that this restaurant was up there with some of the best dining & service I have...
Fiona H. 2015-02-20What a great night. Wonderful food, wine and company. The tuna starter and the snapper main were both simply gorgeous. And the wine..... Thanks for...
Liza L. 2014-09-22Drove from Auckland and made last minute booking for dinner. First time @ Palate. Was surprisingly pleased, the food was very nice..portions just...
Tim S. 2014-08-01Always awesome food, I've travelled all over the world trying different 5 star grade restaurants on my travels, Palate is still amongst the finest,...
Reed Y. 2018-10-31We had a delightful lunch and Adam was terrific
Annette E. 2018-07-21We went for dinner last night at this fabulous restaurant. Wow. The food was amazing. They even catered for me as a coeliac. Customer service was...
Andrew H. 2018-07-07Amazing food and service. More than just a meal, but an incredible experiance. Thanks Mat.
Diana W. 2018-05-27Outrageously delicious vegetarian degustation with beautiful selection of wines. Mat is a talented chef and I loved that he chose great foods and...
Charlotta Jayne P. 2018-05-26If I could give more than 5 stars I would
Carolyn B. 2018-04-17The food as usual was impeccable and totally delicious. Food here is extra special. I had the lamb and my husband had the filet steak.
Carla L. 2018-03-13We had our wedding reception last Saturday at Palate. They prepared everything so perfectly for us! The day was so smooth! And the food was amazing......
Claire C. 2018-02-27Exceptional food and service. Will definitely be bringing family on my next visit to Hamilton.
John D. 2018-02-21Outstanding service and the food to die for!! definitely found our home for fine dining
Anthony T. 2018-01-27It was really great. Like the food and atmosphere. I cannot wait to come again :D
Andrew P. 2018-01-12Love it every time.
Updates from Palate
Pa. 2016-11-02
If you're looking for something truly special, don't forget to book in for Mats' personal kitchen table, a culmination of his exceptional career in food and wine over the years, the table is used so as to give diners a view into the dynamo that is a worki
If you're looking for something truly special, don't forget to book in for Mats' personal kitchen table, a culmination of his exceptional career in food and wine over the years, the table is used so as to give diners a view into the dynamo that is a worki
Pa. 2016-10-27
A beautiful collaboration from Palliser Estate and Palate. Some amazing wines and more tasty morsels from Mat and his team. #palate #matmclean #fresh #palliserestate #wineoclock #canapés #allanjohnson #finedining #finewine #hamiltonsbest #tripadvisor #s
A beautiful collaboration from Palliser Estate and Palate. Some amazing wines and more tasty morsels from Mat and his team. #palate #matmclean #fresh #palliserestate #wineoclock #canapés #allanjohnson #finedining #finewine #hamiltonsbest #tripadvisor #s
Pa. 2016-10-21
Palliser Estate Wines lined up! Have you booked your spot for the wine o'clock next Wednesday?
Palliser Estate Wines lined up! Have you booked your spot for the wine o'clock next Wednesday?
Pa. 2016-10-19
Hey guys it's that time again, Our October edition of "Wine O'clock" We have another fabulous collaboration of exciting wines harmoniously paired with offerings from Mats kitchen. We are so lucky and privileged to have Palliser Estate Wines bringing the
Hey guys it's that time again, Our October edition of "Wine O'clock" We have another fabulous collaboration of exciting wines harmoniously paired with offerings from Mats kitchen. We are so lucky and privileged to have Palliser Estate Wines bringing the
Pa. 2016-10-02
Beautiful, fresh sustainably caught fish, from Better Fishing in Hawkes Bay.#matmclean #palate #sustainablefishing #betterfishing #hamiltonsbest #tripadvisor #fresh #freshfish
Beautiful, fresh sustainably caught fish, from Better Fishing in Hawkes Bay.#matmclean #palate #sustainablefishing #betterfishing #hamiltonsbest #tripadvisor #fresh #freshfish
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