Three Seven Two is lauded by Waiheke locals as a go-to for all occasions, be they group functions or date nights, because, alongside being a very good restaurant, it is open decent hours all year round — rare on an island that shuts up shop in winter.

The restaurant, with its three-digit name (372 is the phone code for Waiheke Island), won’t get a number wrong at any point in your visit. From a friendly greeting on arrival, to a helpful steer on the menu, to excellent drinks service from a dedicated wine waiter, it’s smooth sailing from start to end. Of course, the food isn’t shabby, either — the signature whole flounder is still firmly on the menu and as enjoyable as ever, given some life with curry butter and capers. Pleasingly, the dishes are of a generous size, making sharing easy; there was a memorable goat gnocchi we recently split between two. Between the deck that looks out on Onetangi Beach to the lovely courtyard in the back, there’s plenty of space to laze around in during long lunches here. The vibe, as one judge said, is “posh casual” — a perfect summation.