The Local

14/10/2026

Some delicious specials on the board tonight!

Including our slow-cooked beef rib, served with mash, asparagus, mushrooms + jus.

Don’t forget it’s Wednesday Date Night ❤️ $89 per couple, including a shared entrée, two mains and a w**e, b**r or cocktail each.

See you tonight at The Local!

12/10/2026

We have our Create a Dish winners!

Our chefs found it too hard to choose just one winner, so we’ve chosen two! Congratulations to Lucy and Heidi Gordon.

Come into The Local anytime to collect your $50 prize money.

Both winning dishes will be joining our kids menu from Monday 19th October. Lucy and Heidi, come in and try your creations for free!

A big thank you to everyone who entered. We loved seeing all your creative ideas!

11/10/2026

Mangawhai, you’ve got some very creative kids!

Our Create a Dish competition has officially closed and we’ve had some amazing entries!

Now it’s over to our team to choose the winner!

We’ll be announcing the winning dish tomorrow, so keep an eye on our page.

Thanks to everyone who entered - we’ve loved seeing all your ideas!

08/10/2026

Friday night plans sorted 🎶

Hyndsyte are live at The Local tonight from 7-9pm, bringing all the classic hits.

Good food, a few drinks and live music to kick off the weekend!

We are thrilled to announce that Hyndsyte will be playing at "The Local" in Mangawhai on Friday October 9th from 7PM - 9PM.

We invite you to end your work week with amazing food, drink, the smiles of Jono's team and classic hits from the Eagles, Dragon, Split Enz, Elton John, Christopher Cross, and more.

Please share this with your friends and invite them to like and follow the Hyndsyte page. Thanks for your support and hope to see you on the 9th.

07/10/2026

A few of our specials from the last week

Don’t forget it’s Wednesday Date Night tonight ❤️

Come in for some good food, a few drinks and a little midweek treat

See you tonight!

01/10/2026

Thursday = Schnitzel Night

Every Thursday at The Local
Crispy chicken schnitzel, chips, slaw & mushroom sauce

See you tonight

30/09/2026

It’s Wednesday again...

Which means it’s Date Night at The Local.

$89 per couple - share an entrée, choose two mains and enjoy a w**e, b**r or cocktail each.

Bookings recommended. See you tonight!

28/09/2026

During the school holidays, every kids meal at The Local comes with a free ice cream sundae

And our CREATE A DISH competition has officially started!

Kids can grab a competition sheet, design their dream dish and go in the running to win $50 cash and have their creation added to our kids menu

Dine in, enjoy a sundae and get creative

28/09/2026

Monday nights are changing at The Local.

Tonight will be our last Roast Night, from next Monday we’re bringing you Ribs + Wings Night instead.

Ribs, wings, chips and all the good stuff.

See you tonight for one last roast!

23/09/2026

CREATE A DISH!

School Holiday Kids Competition 👩‍🍳

School holidays are nearly here and we want YOU to help us create our next kids menu favourite!

From Monday 28 September, kids dining in at The Local can ask their server for a Create a Dish competition sheet. Draw your dream dish, give it a name and tell us what’s in it!

🍕 Pizza?
🍔 Burger?
🍝 Pasta?
🍦 Dessert?
🤪 Or something completely new?

The winner will receive $50 CASH 💰 AND we’ll turn your creation into a kids menu special at The Local!

Entries close Sunday 11 October and our chefs will choose the winner based on the creativity of the dish and how well it could work as a kids menu item.

The winner will also get to come back and try their creation on us! 🥳

📍 DINE IN TO ENTER - competition sheets are available from your server during the school holidays.

Get those little imaginations working! We can’t wait to see what you come up with! 🍕🍔🍦✨