Roselands Restaurant

New Zealand’s leading Barbeque Buffet Restaurant. Peacefully nestled amongst native bush and lush farm land.

We specialise in our BBQ Buffet Lunch and Dinner where the meat is cooked on the barbeque in front of dining guests.  We offer breakfast options also. We offer the opportunity to dine outside, either on the decks or under our spectacular old cherry tree. This blossom's in the month of October and makes a picturesque setting, or over summer provides a cool shady place to dine and enjoy the views of the surrounding award winning gardens and native bush which is teaming with bird life.

Our lawn tennis court is available for use and we provide tennis racquets and balls free of charge.

In winter, dine in-doors and enjoy the high-up views from the large windows in the main dining room or cosy up next to the wood burner on those cooler days in our smaller dining area.

Our restaurant has two dining rooms, the main seats 145 people and the joining dining room seats 99 people. Outdoors seats 90 people. So we are perfectly suited as a wedding venue and offer special menus and equipment hire as well.

Our premises are fully licenced and we proudly stock a great selection of premium wines as well as New Zealand beers and soft drinks.

Weddings & Functions

Roselands is ideally suited to cater for your wedding day or other functions including corporate gatherings. We are able to offer specially designed menus and can cater for those with food allergies or other dietary requirements. We can also attend to the hire of extra equipment such as marquees.

Our restaurant has two dining rooms, the main one seats 145 people and the adjoining one seats 99 people. Outdoors has seating for 90 people. Fully licensed.

Corporate Functions and Team Building:

Roselands Farm Park

The Farm Park has a wide and ever-expanding variety of farm animals that are a good example of what is farmed today in New Zealand. Visitors get to feed and pet these friendly farm animals and get up-close encounters providing excellent photo opportunities. There are often baby animals to bottle feed or cuddle with supervision of their handler. The surrounding views include native bush, valleys and farm land. The Farm Park is nicely nestled in amongst all this and provides a peaceful and relaxed setting to enjoy the animals and get close to nature. Guided farm tours are available to be booked for no extra charge with large group bookings.

Farm Show - We also offer a visit and experience to the Roselands Farm Show. The show is held in a typical Kiwi farming shed located on the neighbouring property. This shed boasts Kiwi ingenuity and displays of his-torical farming equipment and tools. It has a real country style feel to it and will make guests feel like they are a part of the farming lifestyle. The show features many current farming demonstrations such as sheep mustering with our well known sheep dogs, sheep shearing, animal health and care, cow milking and the beef industry. We also demonstrate how it was done in past times and our audience gets to participate with a “hands on” experience to get a real feel for the country life.
There are many exciting photo opportunities and laughs along the way as this light-hearted and fun show unfolds and concludes with the feeding of our baby animals. 

On Site Activities

Award-Winning Gardens - Our gardens are a pleasure to stroll around all year round. They include some magnificent Rhododendron trees, rose gardens and New Zealand native bush boasting plentiful bird life including the New Zealand tui and fantail.

Roselands $1000 Hole-in-One Golf Challenge - Test your golfing skills on our hole-in-one challenge. Tee off with spectacular countryside views on our country course. There are currently two difficulty level holes. The most difficult being the $1000 prize and the second a Free Meal Voucher or a $30 voucher for the gift shop.

Clay Bird Shooting - You have to try this exhilarating sport at least once! There are options for beginners, juniors (minimum age 12 yrs) and for the advanced shooter. Gun safety and how-to sessions are given before you start by our professional instructor.

Scenic Helicopter Flights - Now you can see Waitomo from above as well as below! Our scenic flights can go from 15minutes to over night trips and include a variety of landmarks around Waitomo and the North Island. Locally you can see the Marakopa Falls, lime stone cliffs, native bush - you may even spot a wild pig, deer or goats. On a clear day you will see Mt Ruapehu, Mt Ngaruhoe, Mt Tongararo and Mt Egmont! We even have permission to land on Mt Ruapehu. This particular flight takes 1.5 hours including time for lunch and photos.

Footwhistle Glow Worm Tour - Enjoy a short courtesy scenic shuttle from Roselands to the cave while your experienced guide reveals the rich history of Waitomo. Then, take a short walk through breath taking New Zealand native bush to the cave entrance. There, your guide lights the candles setting the scene for an intimate cave experience, where you will see glow-worms up close, cave formations up close and appreciate the beauty of Foot-whistle Cave (also known to local Maori as Te Anaroa Cave).

Tube It - Cave Tubing - It’s On!.. We’ve got the fun - now we’re just waiting for you! Come with us, grab your tube, put your hands in the air - now you’re ready to go! Drift through our beautiful cave on an inner tyre tube and float under the most amazing displays of glow worms! Funnily enough this activity is better known as black water rafting! The water is not black, there is no raft (everyone gets a tube) and loads of our happy customers reckon that the best description of it is cave tubing.... so come cave tubing with us!