Solera is a restaurant and wine bar in downtown Mount Maunganui, at 165 Maunganui Road, built around cooking over fire and a deep commitment to small New Zealand wine producers. A seat at the wooden bar looks onto an open kitchen with a wood fire that lends smoky depth to a menu of sharing plates.
The kitchen's style is contemporary and produce-led, with dishes such as a crayfish and prawn yuzu custard tart, a mussel tostada with smoked beetroot, pine nuts and oregano, and pork skewers with pork-skin granola and mustard glaze. The wine list champions boutique and lesser-known local producers, reinforcing the bar's role as a destination for wine as much as food.
Solera has been recognised as the Bay of Plenty's only two-hatted restaurant in the Cuisine Good Food Guide, marking it among the region's leading dining rooms. It is open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday. The intimate, high-quality setting suits small incentive dinners, executive gatherings and special-occasion functions for groups visiting the Bay of Plenty.
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