The Cove Cafe, Restaurant and Bar Waipu
Situated directly opposite the beach at Waipu Cove. The Cove is a favourite for an after surf coffee or smoothie and brunch in the sun. We have a playground set up out the back for the kids, which gives parents time out while they enjoy lunch with friends and the restaurant is the perfect spot for dinner in the evening, while you watch the surf.
Our Story
Owners Lloyd Rooney and Mike Fraser have grown from a single restaurant, The Cove in Waipu Cove, and their beef and sheep farm, Highgate Hill in the Waikato to now include The Quay in Whangarei, The Dune in Mangawhai and Number 8 Whangarei. The farming venture also include our market garden, The Vege Shack, in Maungakaramea which we supply all our Northland restaurants with fresh seasonal produce.
Our Story
The Great Highgate Trading Company Ltd was formed to manage the restaurant and farming ventures of Lloyd Rooney and Mike Fraser. The group has grown from a single restaurant, The Cove in Waipu Cove, and their beef and sheep farm, Highgate Hill in the Waikato to now include The Quay in Whangarei and The Dune in Mangawhai. Our farming ventures have also grown in recent months to include a market garden, The Vege Shack, in Maungakaramea near Whangarei in Northland.
The Quay to the Cove Cookbook
It’s a cookbook with a personal story, tracing the background of charismatic British entrepreneur Lloyd Rooney and his partner Mike Fraser, who have now just opened there 4th restaurant together in NZ.
Together they have the Cove in Waipu, an iconic cafe that made the top 100 eateries in NZ last year - The Quay in Whangarei, The Dune in Mangawhai and now Number 8 in Whangarei.
Available for purchase at all of our restaurants and from all good book stores!
We are currently in the process of writing our second cookbook which will touch on the lives and recipes of our 6 amazing head chefs.
