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Wilsons Bar & Restaurant

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👍👍 Easy going, relaxed restaurant directly at the beach. Really enjoyed the food - breakfast and dinner - there! Location looks quite basic but the food, in particular the dinner had a very nice twist. Can clearly recommend! - we have not stayed at the hotel and cannot review that. People often mention dinner, good, great, sunset, service, beach, recommend, delicious, cocktails,


Address

Q58C+HM5, Arorangi District, Cook Islands

Contact

+682 21 546

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (81 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 4 to 9:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 4 to 9:30 pm
  • Thursday: 4 to 9:30 pm
  • Friday: 4 to 9:30 pm
  • Saturday: 2 to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 5:30 to 9 pm
  • Monday: 4 to 9 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: dinner (10) good (9) great (9) sunset (8) service (7) beach (6) recommend (6) delicious (6) cocktails (6)
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  • 5/5 Thomas G. 6 months ago on Google • 69 reviews
    Easy going, relaxed restaurant directly at the beach. Really enjoyed the food - breakfast and dinner - there! Location looks quite basic but the food, in particular the dinner had a very nice twist. Can clearly recommend! - we have not stayed at the hotel and cannot review that.
    22 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 pbandj37 5 months ago on Google • 534 reviews
    Came here on a Wednesday for dinner. There are different menus for each day of the week, Wednesday was Mexican but Thursday's menu was also available. Food was very, very good but portions are a bit on the small size. Atmosphere was great, sunset was beautiful, good selection of adult drinks (happy hour is until 600) and there is a raffle around 730 for restaurant vouchers (two vouchers, each $25). Our service was a bit slow to say the least. Parking is on the street, if you are not a guest at the hotel portion. Overall good, but the slow service put a crimp in our plans for after dinner.

  • 4/5 Penny M. 2 years ago on Google • 59 reviews
    Friendly service with Attentive waitstaff. Delicious food and drinks that are a bit better than most other places on the island. They were able to accommodate us without advance booking. We ended up with a whole indoor deck to ourselves. Our yakitori platter was delicious. Will definitely come back for more.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Celeste S. 1 year ago on Google • 155 reviews
    5 star for the sunset views!! Bar is located on the beach so wear shoes for the sand. Cheaper cocktails at certain hours, I think it was between 4-6pm. I didn’t have dinner here as I just wanted to enjoy drinks by the sunset but had a side of affordable wedges which were good. Drinks are tasty and strong!! I love all the castaway references too. I recommend to come in the evening ready for the sunset.

  • 4/5 Leigh B. 10 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Meals were all lovely, the 4 of us tried something different. I had the seafood omelete best omelets I've ever had & great value for money $25.90. Wait staff were attentive. Cocktails bang on. Really enjoyed our night here. Friends arranged a birthday treat for me.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David F. 4 years ago on Google
    Ticks all the boxes. On the beach, with amazing sunsets; a varied menu to suit all tastes; very reasonable prices for beer & wine (even better at happy hour); exceptionally helpful & friendly staff.Went a few times for lunch, dinner and just sunset drinks. Fantastic every time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Azealia K. 6 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    We ate here on the seafood night and even though they didn’t have the crayfish we were craving the dishes that we did pick, well they were fantastic!! We shared the seafood platter which consisted of mussels, prawns done 2 ways, fish, scallops, ika mata and shrimp mash and it was next level delicious!! The serving size could easily feed 3 to 4, the service was fab and cocktails were Yummo! They have a nightly raffle for 2 x $25 vouchers which is a bit of fun. The vibe is chill, friendly and relaxed and they remember your name and make you feel very welcome!! We also ate there a second time and had the scallops wrapped in bacon (amazing) and the garlic butter mussels (so good) and we had butter chicken on the curry night and a prawn cocktail and all of it was delicious and served with rice and naan. We saw 3 whales over dinner which made our experience so enjoyable 😁 A must try if you’re heading over to Raro and Love a good feed 👍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sharon J. 5 months ago on Google • 46 reviews
    Wow this place is a Must . Staff so friendly and very personal introducing themselves and calling by your names. ...food a 10+ ....it's right on beach front so we watched the sunset then we were eating our large seafood platter for 2 yummo. It's more than enough we swapped the mash for chips and the garlic bread which was included delicious 😋

  • 4/5 Jesse N. 9 months ago on Google • 33 reviews
    Enjoyed my rice and tempura vegetables. Service is friendly and welcoming. Atmosphere is lovely. Got to meet Titi the cat and was accompanied by some pups, too. Overall, 4/5 stars 🌟

  • 3/5 Frances Thompson (Wedding G. 3 months ago on Google • 25 reviews New
    Booked here for dinner after reading TripAdvisor ratings/reviews. Definitely not worthy of the high rating in our opinion. Food was average. Nice cocktails though and good service.

  • 5/5 Květina T. 2 months ago on Google • 14 reviews New
    We did visit many times this restaurant and we never disappointed. Super food, super atmosphere (beautiful sunset) and very friendly and nice staff! 😍 We can only recommend this place!👍

  • 5/5 Bruce W. 1 year ago on Google
    Great atmosphere on the beach, amazing staff and great food. Cooks lager in a bucket is a nice touch

  • 5/5 Glenn W. 1 year ago on Google
    Yeah, top notch spot! Pretty casual, plenty of space and great beachy feel. Can be slightly infested with children. Ignore the "fully booked" sign, use your words, they'll probably find you a spot. Been a few times this trip, great staff. I've had the Ika Mata, she's had the seafood omelette. Both delicious. But we both go there for the Japanese skewers. They're banging! Delicious cocktails, definitely have a shaken Margarita if Sarah, the French girl, in doing them! Get into it!

  • 4/5 Sasha M. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely place ! Lovely atmosphere! A bit slow but understandable!! Highly recommend !

  • 5/5 Wayne G. 2 years ago on Google
    What a great place for dinner on the beach with the sun setting. Food was amazing

  • 4/5 CJD 1 year ago on Google
    Dined here as they were able to fit 11 of us in for a meal at relatively short notice. The service was very well done with orders being delivered to the right people without confusion, despite all of us ordering dishes from all over their menus. We had the prawn curry and fish curry, both of which were very tasty. This was followed by an underwhelming ice cream sundae and a rather nice bounty desert cocktail. Overall, it's a resort hotel, but the service was great.

  • 5/5 Thomas W. 1 year ago on Google
    A must-do experience in Rarotonga. The whole bar is set up to be perfect for sunset viewing with a range of picnic tables as well as a little deck area with loungers. In addition to this Wilsons has a fantastic range of cocktails which were all equally delicious! I would highly recommend the signature Kahuna cocktails if for no other reason than they come in a coconut shell! (They also have a great range of good snacky food like wedges!) Amazing, couldn't recommend it enough

  • 5/5 Aldrin A. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place for a dinner in Rarotonga. Service was great. Staff were always accommodating. Food and drinks was amazing and good portion sizes! We enjoyed the live music night as well as night where there is a bonfire. Definitely a must try in Raro.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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