Head to Whangārei airport and then a bit further, down to the water's edge, and you'll reach TopSail:

an exquisite dining experience in warm comfortable surrounds on the water's edge of Whangarei Harbour

And that's true.

Deb and I visited last night with our friends J&H and R&M, to celebrate 2 birthdays (today) and a wedding anniversary (tomorrow).

The food was excellent, as were the view, the hospitality and the company. We plan to visit again sometime.

Deb and I shared an entree and a dessert:

Duck Breast: roasted & sliced : toasted focaccia : blue cheese : cherry guava jelly balsamic glaze

Duck breast.

The dessert had smaller portions of all of (Deb snaffled the mousse before I took the photo):

Crème Brûlée: vanilla cream custard : muddled strawberries; Dark Chocolate Mousse: poached blackboy peach : brandy snap : vanilla bean ice cream; Whole Baked Apple: whole baked apple : dates : brandied raisins : filo pastry : vanilla bean ice cream

Dessert.

For the main course I opted for the fish, which was grilled Snapper, with steamed greens.

Snapper.
Greens.

TopSail is up there in price, but it's totally worth the money.