Tauranga
restaurant

Med Lounge & Garden

Listed
159 17th Avenue, Building 18, Tauranga 3112Website020 446 3710
About

About Med Lounge & Garden

About this place

Med Lounge & Garden is a restaurant, bar and event space in Tauranga's Historic Village on 17th Avenue. It has become one of the city's more distinctive hospitality venues, operating as part neighbourhood eatery and part live-events hub, with an indoor dining room and a garden bar.

The dinner menu draws on Mediterranean influences with Spanish, Italian and South American touches, and is built around a tapas-style, shared-plate format. The venue runs lunch and dinner services across the week (with hours varying by day, so check before visiting), and the garden setting gives it a relaxed, social feel.

A notable strength for group organisers is the venue's genuine focus on functions and events. Med Lounge & Garden offers dedicated event bookings across its garden bar and restaurant, positioning itself for gatherings, celebrations and corporate events, and it provides private-dining options with custom menus for more intimate occasions and business meetings. It also hosts live events, reflecting its role as a hospitality-and-entertainment hybrid.

This combination of shared Mediterranean dining, a garden setting and structured function and private-dining offerings makes Med Lounge & Garden well suited to meetings, group celebrations and corporate events (MICE) in Tauranga. Organisers should contact the venue directly to confirm capacities and menu options. It is a versatile choice among Tauranga restaurants for both dining out and events.

Sources: medlounge.co.nz, unomagazine.co.nz. Researched and written from public sources · 13 Sept 2026.

Capacity

Spaces

1 space

Dining & Functions

restaurant
Listed
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Theatre
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Classroom
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Banquet
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Cabaret
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Cocktail
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Boardroom
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U-Shape
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Hollow Square

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Contact

Address
159 17th Avenue, Building 18, Tauranga 3112