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Opinion: New dining precinct would do wonders for Tauranga's restaurant scene

Sonya Bateson
By Sonya Bateson
Regional content leader, Bay of Plenty Times and Rotorua Daily Post·Bay of Plenty Times·
6 Aug, 2018 11:00 PM2 mins to read

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An artist's impression of the Wharf St "Eat St" concept plan. Image / Supplied
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An artist's impression of the Wharf St "Eat St" concept plan. Image / Supplied

Dining out is one of my favourite things to do.

I love to discover a new restaurant or eatery and discover new dishes, try new flavours, sample new wines.

One of my favourite things about living in Tauranga is the wide range of food outlets in the city and the Mount.

What is tricky, though, is picking where to go.

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On a date night, the husband and I will go for a drive and pick somewhere that looks promising - we hunt for somewhere that looks busy, but not too busy (we don't want to be shouting at each other over dinner), somewhere we either haven't been before or haven't visited in a long time, and somewhere with car parking nearby.

Often, we'll go to Rotorua for a change of scenery. When we're there, finding a restaurant is much easier.

Instead of being spread out across the city, many of the best places are clustered together in the aptly-named Eat Streat.

The street has been closed off to traffic and, over the years, improvements have been made gradually to the point where the whole sector is now roofed.

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Rotorua's Eat Streat. Photo/file
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It's vibrant, fun - and convenient. The selection is made easier by the density of the eateries - there's about 15 of them packed into less than 100m of street - and the ability to take a leisurely stroll down the street to compare menus and different atmospheres without getting soaked in bad weather.

If you couldn't tell by that glowing review, I'm a big fan of the concept.

That's why I was excited to hear there are plans in the pipeline for our own version of Eat Streat - Wharf St.

I'm sorry to say I don't find it at all appealing the way it is now, but then Eat Streat wasn't very exciting when it first opened either. It took years for it to become the destination it is now.

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I hope that the plans for our own destination eating precinct do come into fruition, and don't become just another idea that no one's brave enough to take a punt on.

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