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Tuesday 5:30pm - 11pm Wednesday 5:30pm - 11pm Thursday 5:30pm - 11pm Friday 5:30pm - 11pm Saturday 5:30pm - 11pm

Embra

Name: Embra
Address: 97A Kaimanawa Street, Taupo, 3330, NZ
Telephone: +6479298633
Price range: $$$
Rating: 5

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A contemporary restaurant in Taupo, NZ.
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23/10/2026

Some beautiful new hardware for our new entrance to Embra 2.0. Swipe for a sneak peak ➡️

Thank you cuisinegoodfood K E L L I B R E T T Kerry Tyack the plaques are stunning 😍

06/10/2026

Millionaire shortbread & earl grey ice cream

Shortbread base, caramel jelly and caramel mousse then sprayed with dark chocolate. Topped with caramel ganache and bergamot gel.

SugarFlour

29/09/2026

Hello everyone,

We wanted to reach out and share more of what we have planned for Embra going forward.

In January, we will have been open for five years. Looking back on everything we have built, it feels like the right time for us to begin a fresh chapter.

There are many reasons behind thias change. The last few years have been challenging for hospitality, and we have found ourselves increasingly reflecting on the demands of running a restaurant, both personally and professionally. All these challenges have given us a chance to take a step back and think about the kind of life and business we want to build for the future.

To make things more sustainable and hopefully future-proof what we do, we are going to divide our space and create two very different experiences within the same building.

From October 11th

We’ll be closing for a week to begin the refurbishment of our front room. Hopefully re-opening the front room the following week all going to plan.

The Front Room — Daytime Eatery

The front room will become a relaxed daytime spot centered around Roman pizza al taglio, soft-serve ice cream, great espresso and, of course a lot more sourdough loaves.

Something a lot more casual, approachable and fun — while still putting the same care and attention into everything that comes out of our kitchen.

Embra 2.0 — A New Chapter

Our back room will become something much smaller, more intimate and much more personal.

Embra will reopen in late November/early December, giving us enough time to work on making our vision come to life.

The food will continue to showcase the absolute best that New Zealand has to offer, but in a much more intimate setting, with a renewed focus on what we love most about hospitality — great produce, creativity, genuine hospitality and creating memorable experiences for our guests.

BOOKINGS

Reservations are still open and avialable up until 10th October. We are currently not taking reservations beyond this date.

Please feel free to reach out if you are hoping to visit us later this year and we can add you to our waiting list for any specific dates, we will otherwise be sending more updates and opening bookings in due

GIFT VOUCHERS

All our gift vocuhers will still be valid and you will still be able to use these once we re-open.

Please get in touch should you have any vouchers that are due to expire and you will not be able to visit before our closure, we will absolutely extend these to give you more time to use these.

We truly could not have made it this far without your incredible support over the past five years.

Thank you for always having our backs, supporting our little restaurant and allowing us to keep doing what we love. We’ve genuinely valued having you alongside us and appreciate every visit and every kind word that has helped us get where we are.

We are incredibly excited for this next chapter — and we cannot wait to share it with you!

Warmest wishes,

Phill & Nora Blackburne

23/09/2026

When life (Chef's Garden - Taupo) gives you baby pears, turn them into pies stuffed with Awatoru Wildfood venison osso buco (obviously), to serve with wild red deer loin, baby blue oyster mushrooms, mushroom puree, watercress and Venison gastrique jus

18/09/2026

Embra Kedgeree, same same....but different

Lightly curried spelt risotto, kingfish that is hot-smoked to order, hard-boiled egg, parsley, vermouth-soaked golden sultanas

16/09/2026

New menu is live and its 🔥

🦀 - New Zealand king crab tart, macadamia, apple

🐔 - Free-range chicken & truffle raviolo,
coppa, leek fondue

🐟 - Kedgeree, Smoked kingfish, curried spelt risotto, egg, parsley, sultanas

🦌- Venison loin, braised ossobuco & pear pie,
mushrooms, watercress

🍫 - Millionaire shortbread, Earl Grey ice cream, bergamot

🧀 - Three-cheese éclair, rhubarb, walnuts, honey

16/09/2026

15/09/2026

Its taken a bit of time, a lot of paper work and a few years of procrastination, but we are proud to finally be using our home made charcuterie on the menu. We are using house cured coppa for our 2nd course this month ⏬️

Raviolo

Free-range chicken & truffle raviolo,
coppa, leek fondue, Jus rôti

📸 Olivia Moore | NZ food photographer + recipe creator

11/09/2026

New Zealand king crab, apple & macadamia tart to start our current menu

🦀 Connors Catch
🍎 🍏 Chef's Garden - Taupo (batons, foam)
🌰 Pacific Coast Macadamias (mayonnaise, toasted)

📸 Olivia Moore | NZ food photographer + recipe creator

Address

97A Kaimanawa Street
Taupo
3330

Opening Hours

Tuesday	5:30pm - 11pm
Wednesday	5:30pm - 11pm
Thursday	5:30pm - 11pm
Friday	5:30pm - 11pm
Saturday	5:30pm - 11pm

Telephone

+6479298633

Website

http://www.embra.nz/

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