Simplicity Restaurant is a relaxed, refined restaurant on Main Street in Greytown, serving European-style dishes built from fresh Wairarapa produce. The menu includes smoked beef brisket with herb croquette and harissa, salt and pepper squid with tartare sauce, and pan-fried market fish with brown butter hollandaise. Desserts include panna cotta and sorbet. The drinks list has regional wines, Parrot Dog craft beer from Wellington on tap, classic cocktails, and non-alcoholic and low-alcohol options. Diners praise the warm service, the presentation of the dishes and the relaxed feel, and one group of ten said the staff made their birthday dinner special. Others said the lunch is worth a visit, and that the deck is a pleasant place to eat on summer evenings.
Within a kilometre, Open Locally lists three other restaurants: Cuckoo Pizza, 200 metres away, 1860 Restaurant, 400 metres away, and Greytown Hotel - The Top Pub, also 400 metres away. Booking is by phone on 06 927 2921 or through the online form, and bookings are confirmed by email, so check your spam folder if you do not hear back.