Farm to fork, ocean to table. Matakana is alive with interesting things to do, close to regional parks and home of the Matakana Farmers Market. No-one uses the produce of this beautiful little destination better than this extremely local and very well run bistro, the Famers Daughter. Sited on the edge of the beautiful Omaha Beach estuary, it looks over the restaurant’s boxed gardens and the water to the east, facing the small peninsula that the beach sits on. Owner Kate Rose focuses on a light and interesting healthy menu that reflects the bounty of this lovely region. Breakfast and brunch is popular and simple, with served alongside excellent coffee. Brioche, avocado, haloumi, bacon, lemon mayo, and rocket will satisfy the hungry while healthy diners the Nori Miso Bowl with broccolini, quinoa, toasted agave walnuts, tofu + miso, and crispy rice noodles. At lunch and the food gets a little more serious and truly reflects local fare; Gravlax with Leigh market fish, fermented butternut, kohlrabi, Matakana fingerlimes, pork neck with green papaya, coconut, wombok and osso buco with local pomme puree, chimi churri madew from the garden harvest. Check for the monthly harvest dinner series, well priced and where you meet the local producers.
