Global Business Awards 2021

Global Business Awards 2021 31 Nestled in the heart of the Onetangi Valley, it has been carefully curated and created to bring a sense of luxury and timelessness to every room, having been granted national awards and accolades in everything from architecture to interior design for the building’s craftsmanship, cuisine, and estate-grown wines. Sep21722 Best Winery Event Venue 2021 - Waiheke Island Tantalus Estate is a beautiful, impressive venue that is bound to wow guests and have clients looking for reasons to throw another event there time and time again. Nestled in the heart of the Onetangi Valley, it has been carefully curated and created to bring a sense of luxury and timelessness to every room, having been granted national awards and accolades in everything from architecture to interior design for the building’s craftsmanship, cuisine, and estate-grown wines. A guest will find that every detail has been thoughtfully considered to allow Tantalus Estate to put its best foot forward. Fundamentally, everything conveys diligence and a welcome atmosphere, with custom furniture, well-designed lighting, and stunning new dinnerware created on a pottery wheel by one of Tantalus Estate’s owners. In addition to all of this, its menu is full of only New Zealand’s freshest and most delicious produce. Tantalus Estate is dedicated to showcasing the best of their Estate grown and Regional wines alongside a beverage list complete with all manner of other offerings such as award wining beers also brewed on the estate, customised cocktails, spirits, local coffee, and hot chocolates. Moreover, the dining area itself is situated in the middle of the vineyard, surrounded by the vines and countryside for a comfortable and diverse experience that all of its guests can enjoy. Furthermore, it offers wine and beer tastings so that any guest can sample all the variety that Tantalus Estate has to offer. With the ability to hold private functions, weddings, and corporate events, its main restaurant seats up to 200 guests, but can also offer private areas for smaller groups. Its private dining room welcomes 22 guests for a seated meal, and can accommodate up to 30 for a cocktail function. With each of these different types of event possible within the estate itself, it’s no wonder why Tantalus Estate has become a mainstay of the hospitality and local functions sector in the region, with clients leaving it glowing reviews and going on to recommend it to family, friends, and peers. Having endeared itself to both locals and tourists alike, its spacious botanical courtyards, lounge areas, bright tasting room, and elegant function areas are a true sight to behold. Additionally, hidden from the rest of the estate, it also allows guests use of a stunning and intimate private dining area and a wine library. Further to this, although 2020’s challenges were myriad with the lockdowns and significant depletion of tourist foot traffic, Tantalus Estate persevered through the challenges, continuing its exemplary customer service whilst trying a new style of dining that better abided by social distancing regulations. Now, it has a thriving online shop and a ‘Tantalus at home’ dining option, and is looking forward to welcoming back domestic and international tourists as the dust of the outbreak begins to settle. A mere 35 minutes from Auckland City, Tantalus Estate provides a stunning place to retreat to for an exciting day, with an exemplary Providing a stunning and decadent place to hold events for clients both domestic and international, Tantalus Estate offers the best of New Zealand’s hospitality. Only 35 minutes away from the city of Auckland, and with a reputation for the best local wines and foods available, this venue is exemplary in taking care of large parties as well as organising something a little more intimate. With each guest, its renown grows, and its outstanding staff look forward to welcoming back its clientele after the tumult of the pandemic. staff of top chefs, winemakers, viticulturists and other staff ready to welcome its guests home. Each member of its team is enthusiastic, passionate, and caring, treating each guest like a VIP, with an outstanding relationships manager ensuring this remains the case across the board and taking care of a visitor’s every need. Expecting a busy summer season, it foresees many upcoming changes to the dynamic hospitality industry, and is excited to see what the future holds, ready and waiting to implement the best of the paradigm shift for its guests. Company: Tantalus Estate Contact: Carrie Aitken Website: tantalus.co.nz