Post Office Public House is a down-to-earth community bar and restaurant on Montgomerie Road in Airport Oaks, Mangere, just down the road from Auckland Airport. It's built for locals who feel at home at the bar, for neighbourhood workers popping in for a quick bite and refreshments whenever it suits, and for travellers with time to spare before a flight.
The kitchen covers lunch and dinner with rotating specials, bar snacks for grazing and a dedicated kids menu, while the bar pours 15 tap beers spanning international brands, NZ craft beers and guest tap options. Function areas can be booked for groups and private gatherings, a Loyalty Club rewards regulars, and a What's On page keeps punters across events at the venue.
Hours run 11.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Saturday, with bar hours flexing depending on patrons; Sunday hours and any public-holiday changes are updated on the venue's Google listing. Menus, a virtual tour and online bookings are all available through the website.
Down a quiet stretch of Montgomerie Road in Airport Oaks, a short hop from Auckland Airport's terminals, sits Post Office Public House — a bar and restaurant that has quietly become the neighbourhood's local. It's a down-to-earth community pub by its own description: a place where regulars feel at home, where workers from nearby businesses duck in for a quick bite and a refreshment whenever it suits, and where travellers with time to spare can unwind before the rest of their journey begins.
The venue leans into its postal name with a wink. The website's welcome is written as a letter — 'To whom it may concern' — and signed by the fictional MRS. Montgomerie. Food arrives under the banner 'Post Office on a Plate', and the drinks page promises 'beverages to write home about'. It's cheeky branding, but it captures the tone of the place: warm, unpretentious and open to whoever walks in, whether that's a table of locals, a worker on their break or a family off the airport run.
The kitchen keeps things broad and flexible. There's a full lunch menu for midday, a dinner menu for the evening, and rotating lunch and dinner specials that give regulars something new each visit. Bar snacks cover the space in between — the quick, unfussy bites you want alongside a pint — and a dedicated kids menu makes the pub a realistic option for families. All of the menus are published on the website and downloadable, and they're refreshed regularly, with the current 2024 editions online.
There's no pretension to the offering; it's hearty pub food served in a room built for lingering rather than rushing. Combined with the location — minutes from the airport but firmly in suburbia — it works just as well for a long lunch as for a midweek dinner.
Drinks are a genuine point of pride here. The Post Office pours 15 tap beers spanning international brands, New Zealand craft beers and guest tap options, a range broader than you'll find at most suburban pubs. The rotating guest taps give regulars a reason to keep asking what's pouring, and beyond the taps there's a full drinks menu, downloadable from the website.
If you're flying out and 'aren't racing to check in', as the team puts it, the bar and restaurant are pitched as the perfect place to relax before the rest of your journey begins — a pre-flight stop that trades airport hustle for a pint and a proper plate.
The Post Office is more than a walk-in pub. Function areas can be booked for groups and private gatherings, with function menus available, making it a practical pick for work dos, birthdays and end-of-year events around Airport Oaks. For regulars there's a Loyalty Club, and a What's On page lists events at the venue. If you want to scout the space before visiting, a virtual tour is on the website, while the gallery and Instagram feed give a feel for the dining room, the bar and the garden.
Hours run Monday to Saturday, 11.00am to 9.00pm, though bar hours can flex depending on patrons. Sunday hours aren't listed on the website — the team points visitors to their Google listing, which they update regularly. Hours can also change around public holidays and private functions, so it pays to check before a special trip.
Contact is easy: ring 09 275 0274, email [email protected], or use the booking page on the website.
None of this is fancy, and that's the point. Post Office Public House does the things a good neighbourhood pub should — hearty food, tasty beverages and a warm welcome, as its own letter puts it — and does it all minutes from one of the country's busiest airports. Whether you're a Mangere local, an Airport Oaks worker on your lunch break, or a traveller killing time before a flight, there's a seat and a tap with your name on it.