Tori's Tavern is a bar on Makino Road at Waituna West, in rural Manawatu, and it holds a perfect 5.0 rating on Google.
A country tavern lives or dies by its welcome rather than its tap list. In farming districts these places often double as the community's living room — the spot where the rugby team debriefs, shearers stop in after a long day and travellers get pointed towards the next petrol pump. Hours can be looser than in town, shaped around the season rather than a timetable, so it pays to ring ahead before a long drive out. And a good one keeps the fire going in winter and thinks nothing of muddy boots at the bar.
For a quiet drink and a bit of company in this corner of Manawatu, Tori's Tavern sounds like just the place its perfect rating suggests.