Tasca Beach at 316 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, is a Spanish-inspired café and restaurant, part of the Tasca group. The style comes from the back-street tapas bars of Spain, and the room is comfortable and big on ambience, with a relaxed, European feel. The website says the whole menu is served until 3pm. Daytime dishes include Tasca Benedict, fluffy pancakes, a Spanish open omelette, Moorish eggs baked with meatballs, a big breakfast, chicken and haloumi burgers, coca española and calamares.
At dinner the menu turns to tapas, including patatas bravas at $18 as at 2026, three dips with hot breads, bombas, walnut chicken, chilli prawns and paella mixta. Several dishes can be made vegetarian, vegan or gluten free, and diners are asked to say about any dietary needs. There are five other restaurants within a kilometre, the nearest being Cheek and Chong, 0.1 km away. Bookings can be made by phone on +64 09 426 4077. Our pick in Orewa for a tapas dinner.