Lolo Tauriko is the central branch of Lolo's family of three Tauranga Turkish kitchens, serving authentic Turkish cuisine from 2 Taurikura Drive in the heart of Tauriko. Open every day from 11am to 9pm, it promises traditional flavours and generous sharing plates in a vibrant, friendly atmosphere — the same warmth of Turkish hospitality that has made Lolo a local favourite across Mount Maunganui, Ōmokoroa and Tauriko.
The heart of the menu is the charcoal grill: shish chicken, shish lamb, shish kofte and a mixed shish, all cooked over the coals and served on rice with fresh salad, dips and Turkish bread. Around the grill you'll find iskender-style rice dishes, chip meals, Turkish wraps, pita pockets, snack boxes and salad dishes with dolma and hummus. Vegetarians are well looked after, with falafel or halloumi options across wraps, pockets, snack boxes, rice, chips and salads.
Lolo's mission is to make every guest feel welcome and ensure nobody leaves hungry — because everyone deserves good food and good company. Its vision is to be the most loved family restaurant in Tauranga, where memories are made over great meals. Order online to pick up from the Tauriko kitchen or book a table and gather your friends and family.
Full of flavour in every bite — that's the promise at Lolo, the family Turkish kitchen whose slogan reads 'Loved by Locals, Enjoyed by All.' At 2 Taurikura Drive in the heart of Tauriko, the team brings the warmth of Turkish hospitality and authentic taste to Tauranga, open every day from 11am to 9pm. Tauriko is Lolo's central Turkish kitchen, sitting alongside its siblings in Mount Maunganui and Ōmokoroa, and the cooking philosophy is the same everywhere: fresh ingredients, generous plates and food made to be shared.
Lolo was born from a love of authentic Turkish cuisine, bringing the vibrant heart of the Turkish kitchen to Tauranga. Its mission is refreshingly simple: to make every guest feel welcome and ensure nobody leaves hungry, because everyone deserves good food and good company. The vision behind it is to be the most loved family restaurant in Tauranga, where memories are made over great meals. The Tauriko branch lives that out with traditional flavours and generous sharing plates in a vibrant, friendly atmosphere — whether you're settling in for dinner with the whole family or grabbing a quick, filling lunch.
The heart of the menu is the charcoal grill. Shish chicken, shish lamb and shish kofte — skewers of minced lamb — all come off the coals and land on rice with fresh salad, dips and Turkish bread, while the mixed shish gives you chicken and lamb in one sitting. Guests are emphatic about the results: one calls the lamb shish 'an awesome amount of food and super delicious,' and another, freshly back from Turkey, insists nothing they ate there was as good as Lolo's chicken.
Around the grill, the menu runs through all the beloved Turkish-kitchen formats. The rice dish — Lolo's iskender — piles your choice of chicken, lamb or a mix onto rice with salads and sauces, and the same build can land on hot chips as a chip meal, with a five-piece chops version for large appetites. On the go? Turkish wraps, pita pockets and snack boxes all come with your pick of fresh meat, salads and sauces. Salad dishes pair your choice of meat with fresh salad, a dolma and hummus — and the hummus earns raves of its own from reviewers.
If you want the crowd-tested order, start with a chicken iskender — one devotee calls Lolo's chicken rice-and-salad dish 'perfection' and the only meal they'd choose for life. Feeding a table with mixed tastes? The mixed shish covers both camps. And don't underestimate the simple Turkish wrap: fresh meat, salads and sauces folded into pita, a favourite with regulars grabbing dinner on the way home.
Vegetarians are properly catered for. Falafel or halloumi — or a mix of the two — with broccoli can anchor nearly any Lolo format: a wrap, a pita pocket, a snack box, or a full plate built on rice, chips or fresh salad.
If one theme runs through customer reviews, it's generosity. Guests describe 'fresh, delicious and huge meals,' report that a large iskender fed two people, and praise food that was ready in minutes alongside attentive, friendly service. The Tauriko kitchen runs on the same formula, so arrive hungry and bring company — this is food designed for sharing.
Lolo Tauriko is at 2 Taurikura Drive, Tauriko, Tauranga, open daily from 11am to 9pm. You can order online to pick up from the Tauriko kitchen or book a table in advance. Gather your friends and family — at Lolo, that's rather the point.