Hallertau Clevedon

About Hallertau Clevedon

Set on Clevedon-Kawakawa Road in Auckland's southern countryside, Hallertau Clevedon is a biergarten, restaurant and taproom pouring Hallertau's full range of numbered beers alongside wood-fired pizza and generous, produce-led food. It's the sister venue to Hallertau Riverhead, bringing the same brewer's-kitchen spirit to Clevedon with long tables, a relaxed courtyard and a calendar full of neighbourhood events.

The tap list runs from #0, a zero-alcohol pale ale, through lagers, a schwarzbier, session and hazy pale ales to the flagship #2 Pale Ale, with seasonals like Foraged Feijoa Sour rotating through, plus cider, ginger beer and house kombucha. Local tap wines, bubbles and a short cocktail list — margaritas included — cover non-beer drinkers, and a full non-alcoholic range keeps everyone catered for.

The kitchen centres on a wood-fired oven: sourdough flatbread, baked brie and pizzas topped with Clevedon buffalo mozzarella and Curious Croppers tomatoes. Around it sit small plates like free-range fried chicken and smoked kahawai pâté, bigger plates from grilled sirloin to braised lamb shoulder, a proper kids' menu and a short sweet list.

Weekly happenings give locals reasons to return — Burger & Beer nights, Steak Night paired with Clevedon Quiz Night, Friday pizza and margaritas with live music, Saturday DJ sessions and a Sunday Roast on the third Sunday of the month. Families are well looked after, takeaways can be ordered online, and the space is available for functions and group bookings.

Hallertau Clevedon: Craft Beer, Wood-Fired Pizza and Biergarten Evenings on Clevedon-Kawakawa Road

On the rural edge of Auckland, where Clevedon-Kawakawa Road runs through farmland and vineyard country, Hallertau Clevedon does what Hallertau does best: pours its own beer, fires up a wood oven, and gives the neighbourhood somewhere easy to land. It's the second Hallertau venue — the original sits at Riverhead on the other side of the city — and it carries the same brewer's-kitchen DNA into a biergarten setting that suits Clevedon's slower pace.

The Numbers on Tap

Hallertau's beers are famously numbered, and Clevedon pours the whole family. The flagship #2 Pale Ale leads a lineup that stretches from #0, a zero-alcohol pale ale, through a low-carb lager, a Mexican lager with lime, an Italian lager, a schwarzbier, a session IPA and the bigger Maximus IPA. There's a rice lager, a hazy pale ale and a rotating seasonal list that has recently featured a Foraged Feijoa Sour and an Island IPA. Cider, ginger beer and house kombucha round out the taps, poured by the glass or by the jug.

Wine drinkers are well looked after too, with a strong local lean: tap wines from The Hunting Lodge and Clevedon Vineyard, bubbles from Kumeu River and Marlborough, rosés from Waiheke and Clevedon, and a red list featuring John Hill Estate and Clevedon Vineyard from just down the road. Cocktails are short and confident — a gin and tonic, an Aperol spritz, a house-made limoncello spritz and a passionfruit margarita that gets its moment every Friday.

From the Wood-Fired Oven

The kitchen is built around a wood-fired oven, and it shows on every section of the menu. Pizzas come topped with Clevedon buffalo mozzarella and tomatoes from Curious Croppers, alongside combinations like salami with ricotta and hot honey, or mushroom with truffle cream and lemon oil. A trio of crust dips exists purely for the edges.

Small plates are built for the table: free-range fried chicken with fermented chilli, beef brisket krokets, house-smoked kahawai pâté on sourdough, skirt steak skewers with bone marrow mayo, and a short list of vegetable plates from roast butternut to a red cabbage wedge. Bigger appetites are covered by a cheeseburger with fries, grilled sirloin with duck fat potatoes and truffle jus, seared snapper, a Cumberland sausage coil with red lager and onion gravy, and a braised lamb shoulder that also comes in a version for two. A kids' menu of mac and cheese, fish fingers, cheese pizza, burgers and fried chicken keeps younger guests happy, with a build-your-own sundae for dessert.

A Week with Its Own Rhythm

Clevedon's events calendar is one of the friendliest around. Wednesdays are Burger & Beer night, built for a night off the washing up. Thursdays double up with Steak Night and Clevedon's quiz hosted by MC Ahrin, with a Hallertau voucher and local prizes on the line — and entry is free. Fridays kick off with Pizza Night, then Margs, Music & Mates from 6pm, with Auckland musicians like Edwin Judd playing live. Saturdays bring the Saturday Sessions, including Empress Naima's vinyl selections of roots and dub; and on the third Sunday of each month there's a proper Sunday Roast, strictly first come, first served. Kids' Sunday Funday events add face painting, arts and crafts and free ice cream for the little ones.

Planning Your Visit

The venue opens Wednesday to Sunday, closed Mondays and Tuesdays, with evening hours midweek and longer lunch-to-late sessions across the weekend. Tables can be booked online, group sharing menus are available for gatherings, and the team also handles venue hire for functions. If you'd rather eat at home, takeaways can be ordered online for pickup, and Hallertau's online store ships beer around Auckland.

Whether it's a long Sunday lunch in the biergarten, a midweek quiz team, or a jug of pale ale with wood-fired pizza as the sun drops over the Clevedon hills, this is a place built on repetition — the kind of spot people make their local on purpose.

Signature items

• Clevedon Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza
• #2 Pale Ale
• HFC
• Braised Lamb Shoulder
• Grilled Sirloin
• Build Your Own Super Sundae

Menu

Rosé

• Soho Westwood Rosé — Rosé from Waiheke Island
• M.A.U Pink Ensemble Rosé — Rosé from Clevedon

Sweets

• Apple Crumble — With whisky caramel and salted caramel ice cream
• Chocolate Brownie Sundae — With fudge sauce and chocolate wafer
• Tiramisu Cheesecake — The classic dessert in cheesecake form

Bubbles

• Quadri Prosecco — Prosecco from Italy
• Hunters Miru Miru NV — Marlborough sparkling
• Kumeu River Crémant — Crémant from Kumeu
• Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Champagne — Champagne from Champagne, France

For Two

• Braised Lamb Shoulder for Two — The full braised shoulder with harissa slaw, tabbouleh and apricot

Red Wine

• John Hill Estate Cab Franc — Cabernet franc from Clevedon
• Clevedon Vineyard Pinot Noir — Pinot noir from Clevedon
• Obliix Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot — Red blend from Hawke's Bay
• Black Cottage Syrah — Syrah from Hawke's Bay

Cocktails

• Hallertau Gin & Tonic — House G&T
• Aperol Spritz — Classic Italian spritz
• House Made Limoncello Spritz — Limoncello made in house, spritzed
• Passionfruit Margarita — Friday-night favourite
• Mulled Ginger Beer — Warm spiced ginger beer serve

White Wine

• Swiftsure Sauvignon Blanc — Marlborough sauvignon blanc
• Mahi Chardonnay — Marlborough chardonnay
• The Hunting Lodge Expressions Pinot Gris — Pinot gris from Hawke's Bay
• Clevedon Vineyard Arneis — Arneis from Clevedon Vineyard

Beer On Tap

• #0 Zero-Alcohol Pale Ale — Hallertau's zero-alcohol pale ale, under 0.5%
• #1 Low Carb Lager — Crisp low carb lager, 4.5%
• #2 Pale Ale — The flagship Hallertau pale ale, 5.3%
• #2.5 Mexican Lager with Lime — Light lime-led lager, 2.5%
• #3 Italian Lager — Clean Italian-style lager, 4.9%
• #4 Schwarzbier — Black lager, 5.1%
• #5 Pilsnah — Pilsner-style pour, 5.0%
• #6 Session IPA — Easy-drinking lower-ABV IPA, 3.8%
• #7 Maximus IPA — Bold, bigger IPA, 5.8%
• #8 Mr Yakimoto Rice Lager — Rice lager, 5.0%
• #09 Beer of Auckland — Hallertau house pour, 4.5%
• #10 Hazy Pale Ale — Hazy, juicy pale ale, 4.5%
• C Granny Smith Apple Cider — Crisp apple cider, 5.1%
• G Ginger Beer — Fiery ginger beer, 5.0%
• K Hallertau Kombucha — House kombucha, under 0.5%

Kids' Mains

• Mac & Cheese — Cheese sauce, breadcrumbs and mozzarella, with optional bacon
• Fish Fingers — With fries and tomato sauce; can be made into a sando
• Wood-Fired Cheese Pizza — Pizza sauce and mozzarella, with optional bacon
• Beef Burger — With fries, swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato sauce
• Fried Chicken — Buttermilk batter with fries and tomato sauce

Small Plates

• Jalapeño Poppers — Crispy jalapeño poppers with hop salt
• Krokets (3) — Beef brisket croquettes with beer mustard
• Lamb & Potato Croquettes (3) — Lamb neck and agria potato mash with curry ketchup
• HFC — Free-range fried chicken with fermented chilli and spring onion mayo
• Agria Potato Fries — With Hallertau salt and smoked mayo
• House Smoked Kahawai Pâté — With red onion and sourdough
• Market Fish Tartare — Avocado, chilli, chive and wonton crisps
• Wood Fired Sourdough Flatbread — With rocket-chilli butter or truffle butter
• Wood Fired Brie — Baked brie with honey, walnuts, rosemary and croutes
• Skirt Steak Skewers (2) — With salsa verde and bone marrow mayo
• Roast Butternut — Pesto, crispy kale, walnuts and pickled butternut
• Roast Red Cabbage Wedge — Lemon & herb mayo, grana formaggio and pumpkin seeds
• Cos Salad — Ranch dressing, crispy bacon, fried shallots and cornichon

Bigger Plates

• Cheeseburger — Pickle relish, tomato, mayo, maasdam, with fries; GF option available
• Grilled Sirloin — Celeriac, mushroom, duck fat potatoes and truffle jus
• Seared Snapper — Butterbean, cavolo nero and macadamia nuts
• Agria Gnocchi — Carrot, cumin, cashew, charred broccoli and mandarin
• Cumberland Sausage Coil — Sour cream and chive mash with red lager & onion gravy
• Braised Lamb Shoulder — Harissa slaw, tabbouleh and apricot

Non-Alcoholic

• K Hallertau Kombucha — House kombucha, under 0.5%
• Sodas — Cola, lemonade, non-alcoholic ginger beer or raspberry
• Juice — Orange, apple or pineapple
• Almighty Flavoured Sparkling Water — No-sugar; passion fruit or peach & ginger
• The Wild Fermentary Sodas — 330ml bottle; lime cola or beet & berry
• Anthea Botanic Spritz — Goji & rosehip or passion & elderflower

Kids' Desserts

• Build Your Own Super Sundae — Vanilla or chocolate ice cream with lollies galore
• Ice Cream Bowl or Cone — Vanilla or chocolate ice cream with sprinkles

Local Tap Wine

• Chardonnay — Hawke's Bay, by The Hunting Lodge
• Sauvignon Blanc — Marlborough, by The Hunting Lodge
• Rosé — Clevedon, by Clevedon Vineyard

Seasonal Beers

• Foraged Feijoa Sour — Seasonal feijoa sour, 5.8%
• Island IPA — Seasonal IPA, 6.0%
• Maximus XXI IPA — Limited big IPA, 6.8%
• Zero-Alcohol XPA — Seasonal zero-alcohol pour, under 0.5%

Wood-Fired Pizza

• Clevedon Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza — Curious Croppers tomato and basil; GF base available
• Smoked Bacon Pizza — Jalapeño, red onion and spiced pineapple relish; GF base available
• Mushroom Pizza — Truffle cream, rocket, pecorino and lemon oil; GF base available
• Salami Pizza — Red onion, ricotta and hot honey; GF base available
• Prosciutto Pizza — Garlic cream, spinach, green olive, artichoke and grana padano; GF base available
• Crust Dips — A trio of sauces made for dipping your pizza crusts

Sticky Wine & Port

• Clevedon Hills Port — Fortified pour from Clevedon Hills
• John Hill Estate Port — Port-style pour from John Hill Estate, Clevedon

Frequently asked questions

Where is Hallertau Clevedon and when is it open?

26 Clevedon-Kawakawa Rd, Clevedon, Auckland. Open Wednesday and Thursday 4-9pm, Friday and Saturday 12-10pm, and Sunday 12-9pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Do I need to book a table?

Bookings can be made online through the Hallertau website and are recommended, especially for event nights like Quiz Night, Pizza Night and live music Fridays.

Is Hallertau Clevedon family friendly?

Yes. There's a dedicated kids' menu — mac & cheese, fish fingers, wood-fired cheese pizza, beef burger and fried chicken — plus Kids' Sunday Funday events with face painting, arts and crafts and free ice cream.

Can I order takeaway?

Yes. Takeaways can be ordered online for pickup from the Clevedon venue.

What regular events are on during the week?

Burger & Beer night on Wednesdays; Steak Night and the free-entry Clevedon Quiz Night on Thursdays; Pizza Night plus Margs, Music & Mates with live music on Fridays from 6pm; DJ-driven Saturday Sessions; and a Sunday Roast on the third Sunday of each month.

Are there gluten-free options?

Yes — pizzas can be made on a gluten-free base, the cheeseburger has a gluten-free option, and some kids' dishes can be adapted.

Can I hire the venue for a function?

Yes. Hallertau Clevedon offers venue hire and group sharing menus; enquiries go through the functions page on the Hallertau website.

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