Hunger Monger Seafood - Napier

(we visited prior to the cyclone that hit the area in Feb 2023) Fantastic place practically on the water in Napier! They have a lovely outside seating area with sheepskin seat covers (heaven). We didn't have a reservation, but they were able to accommodate our larger group and the service was super friendly. Fish was fresh fresh fresh! Hope to get back in the future!

We had an incredible meal here! We ate a light dinner here since we had large meals for breakfast and lunch today elsewhere, but the flavors at Hunger Monger were so fulfilling that just a few small bites left us feeling perfectly stuffed! This is a restaurant that sincerely cares about cultivating unique and decadent flavors. The menu contains many gluten free, vegan, and dairy free options, but it still satisfied us (two voracious omnivores without dietary restrictions). The seafood was incredibly fresh and perfectly prepared. In addition to the melting halloumi cheese pops; citrus marinated fish with coconut cream; and pacific rock oysters (all three included in the pictures I've attached), we also ordered the Wangamata scallops on a skewer. All were small plates, but the flavor was huge. I also enjoyed the Schubert Sauvignon Blanc and the Hawkes Bay Brewery (non-alcoholic) ginger beer.

Incredibly fresh seafood with great personal service. Anishka and her husband who's the chef are there to make you feel at home. Lots of locals .

Hunger Monger Seafood Restaurant is an attractive place filled place with an open kitchen. Service is friendly and good. The only complaint is that they salted the fish much too much greatly detracting from their taste. Reservations are suggested as they do fill up. Their seafood offerings are of course fresh.

We came here for dinner last night. Since we weren't terribly hungry due to our lunch earlier, we ordered smaller plates or split an entree. Between the boy and I, we split the small sashimi (good value for the dish, wasn't consistently sliced but good) and the seafood stew (large pieces of seafood like clams, citrus butter with bread was nice/interesting) and bowl of ice cream (feijoa and pear was unique but it has some aftertaste that didn't sit well). Overall, the meal was okay. What bothered us was how slow everything was. It ended up being a 2.5 hour meal for 6 people of 5 small plates, 3 entrees, and 3 desserts. There are 13 tables with what appears to be 3 servers.