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The Good Home

The Good Home The Good Home is a popular bar and grill located at 254 Great South Road. With a sun-soaked outdoor dining area, this restaurant offers award-winning cuisine as well as an extensive selection of beer and wine. The culinary team, led by Dan Nickerson and his crew, offers a diverse range of food styles including burgers, Italian dishes, pizza, seafood and vegetarian options. The restaurant services include group bookings, kids' menus, outdoor seating areas, reservation options with waiter service, and walk-ins. With specialties ranging from coffee to dinner to drinks to lunch paired with their online pick up and delivery service it's clear why The Good Home has been serving its community since 2016.
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Celebrating special moments at Good Home Takanini.We’re delighted to have been part of this beautiful 1st Birthday celeb...
02/06/2026

Celebrating special moments at Good Home Takanini.

We’re delighted to have been part of this beautiful 1st Birthday celebration.

Thank you for the wonderful feedback and for letting us help create lasting memories. 💙

Planning a special event? Get in touch with our team today!

📧 [email protected]

01/06/2026

Warm up this King’s Birthday with our Roast Feast Platter 🔥

Perfect for sharing with family and friends on a chilly day.

📍 The Good Home Takanini

Celebrate King’s Birthday with us tomorrow! 👑Join us this Monday from 11am till late 🍻See you at The Good Home Takanini.
31/05/2026

Celebrate King’s Birthday with us tomorrow! 👑

Join us this Monday from 11am till late 🍻

See you at The Good Home Takanini.

🍔 HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BURGER DAY 🍔Special burgers on today 🔥Loaded, juicy & ready to go 🍻Come grab yours!
27/05/2026

🍔 HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BURGER DAY 🍔

Special burgers on today 🔥
Loaded, juicy & ready to go 🍻

Come grab yours!

27/05/2026

Good food, good company & midweek catch ups 🍷

NEW Express Lunch Menu Quick, tasty & perfect for your lunch break 🙌Ideal for work lunches, quick catch ups or an easy m...
25/05/2026

NEW Express Lunch Menu

Quick, tasty & perfect for your lunch break 🙌

Ideal for work lunches, quick catch ups or an easy midweek bite.
You can also pre order ahead for a faster and easier lunch break.

Available Monday - Friday | 11AM - 4PM

Our first Guinness 1759 Club member 🍺👏Think you can do 100 pints in 12 months? 👀Join the Guinness 1759 Club at The Good ...
25/05/2026

Our first Guinness 1759 Club member 🍺👏

Think you can do 100 pints in 12 months? 👀
Join the Guinness 1759 Club at The Good Home

Ask our team for details next time you’re in.

Planning a special celebration? Our courtyard space is perfect for birthdays, private functions & special events. With f...
17/05/2026

Planning a special celebration?
Our courtyard space is perfect for birthdays, private functions & special events.

With flexible catering options available, we can help create the perfect event for your group.

Enquire today at
[email protected]

Mother’s Day bookings are filling FAST 💐Still looking for the perfect place to spoil Mum this Sunday? 💛Join us at The Go...
06/05/2026

Mother’s Day bookings are filling FAST 💐

Still looking for the perfect place to spoil Mum this Sunday? 💛

Join us at The Good Home Takanini - open from 8AM till late for breakfast, lunch & dinner.

Book your table now and go in the draw to WIN this beautiful Saben bag 🎁

Limited tables remaining for Sunday 10th May - don’t leave it too late.

Book now: https://www.goodhometakanini.co.nz/reservations

Winner will be announced on Monday 11th May via our social media pages.

Mother’s Day this Sunday 💐Treat Mum the way she deserves 💛Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner all in one place 🥂Open from 8AM til...
04/05/2026

Mother’s Day this Sunday 💐

Treat Mum the way she deserves 💛
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner all in one place 🥂

Open from 8AM till late

📞 09 296 6029
🌐 https://www.goodhometakanini.co.nz/reservations

Filling fast - book now!

Mother’s Day is almost here 💐Celebrate Mum the way she deserves 💛Open from 8AM till late - breakfast, brunch, lunch & di...
01/05/2026

Mother’s Day is almost here 💐

Celebrate Mum the way she deserves 💛
Open from 8AM till late - breakfast, brunch, lunch & dinner all in one place.

🥂 Treat her to a glass of bubbles
🍰 Special dessert just for Mum

Make it a day she’ll truly love ✨

📞 Call us on 09 296 6029
🌐 Book online: https://www.goodhometakanini.co.nz/reservations

Spaces are filling fast - secure your table now

Even the quiet birthdays deserve to feel special 🤍🎂Got something to celebrate? Let us know, we’ll look after you.
29/04/2026

Even the quiet birthdays deserve to feel special 🤍🎂
Got something to celebrate? Let us know, we’ll look after you.

Planning a special event? 🎉Our courtyard is perfect for baby showers, birthdays & more 💙No venue hire fee & flexible cat...
14/04/2026

Planning a special event? 🎉
Our courtyard is perfect for baby showers, birthdays & more 💙
No venue hire fee & flexible catering options available.

Enquire now to secure your date!
📧 [email protected]

School holidays made easy 🎉FREE milkshakes with every kids meal 🥤Bring the little ones in & treat them 💛Don’t miss out! ...
07/04/2026

School holidays made easy 🎉
FREE milkshakes with every kids meal 🥤

Bring the little ones in & treat them 💛
Don’t miss out! 👀

EASTER FEAST PLATTER Made for sharing with the whole family Big, hearty & loaded with all the good stuffAvailable this E...
03/04/2026

EASTER FEAST PLATTER
Made for sharing with the whole family

Big, hearty & loaded with all the good stuff

Available this Easter long weekend 🐰
Don’t miss out 👀

🐰 EASTER FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 🥚🎉 FREE Kids Easter Egg HuntSunday 5 April | From 4PM🎨 FREE Kids Face Painting4PM - 6...
31/03/2026

🐰 EASTER FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 🥚

🎉 FREE Kids Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday 5 April | From 4PM

🎨 FREE Kids Face Painting
4PM - 6PM

🎶 LIVE MUSIC from 5pm

✨ Colouring sheets all weekend

🍽️ From Friday
Roast Platter Specials 🤤

👉 Walk-ins welcome | Bring the whole family

29/03/2026

18th celebrations done right 🎉

Another busy Saturday night at Good Home Takanini 🍾
From setup to party mode - we’ve got you covered

Perfect space, great food & unforgettable vibes

Celebrating something? Enquire with us today 😉

WE HAVE A WINNER 🏉🔥Congrats to our Warriors jersey winner tonight 👏Good vibes, big game energy & one lucky winner 🍻More ...
27/03/2026

WE HAVE A WINNER 🏉🔥
Congrats to our Warriors jersey winner tonight 👏

Good vibes, big game energy & one lucky winner 🍻
More giveaways coming… stay tuned 👀

26/03/2026

THIS is your Friday plan 🎸🎶
Live band from 6PM 🍻
Good music, good vibes - see you tonight!

Game on! 🔴🔵🟢We’re giving away a Warriors jersey to one lucky customer 👕🔥Join us tomorrow from 8PM - grab a drink and you...
26/03/2026

Game on! 🔴🔵🟢

We’re giving away a Warriors jersey to one lucky customer 👕🔥

Join us tomorrow from 8PM - grab a drink and you’re automatically in the draw 🍺

Cold beers. Big game. Good vibes.

Tag the mate you’re bringing 👇

Rain outside. Drinks inside 🍻🌧️Warm up with good food, cold beers and great company.Happy Hour from 2pm 🍹We’ve got you c...
25/03/2026

Rain outside. Drinks inside 🍻🌧️
Warm up with good food, cold beers and great company.
Happy Hour from 2pm 🍹
We’ve got you covered.

Our Guinness giveaway winners 🍻Cheers, guys! 👏Thanks to everyone who joined!Stay tuned… more giveaways coming soon 👀
23/03/2026

Our Guinness giveaway winners 🍻
Cheers, guys! 👏

Thanks to everyone who joined!

Stay tuned… more giveaways coming soon 👀

Creating moments that matter ✨From intimate celebrations to full venue events - we’ve got the space, food & vibes covere...
21/03/2026

Creating moments that matter ✨
From intimate celebrations to full venue events - we’ve got the space, food & vibes covered.

Enquire now for your next function.
📧 [email protected]

18/03/2026

St Paddy’s Day done right 🍀🍺
Thanks to everyone who came through

Pie & Pint Special 🍺🥧Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with us 🍀Free Guinness giveaways!Cold pints pouring all day 🍺
16/03/2026

Pie & Pint Special 🍺🥧
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with us 🍀

Free Guinness giveaways!
Cold pints pouring all day 🍺

We've loved seeing your faces over summer and we want to see more of you!! So it's time to shout your mate a good time a...
05/02/2023

We've loved seeing your faces over summer and we want to see more of you!! So it's time to shout your mate a good time at your local Good Home. Tag a mate below and you could win yourself a $200 food and drink voucher to help settle the bill.

1 x voucher for each Good Home up for grabs!

T&C's apply: https://bit.ly/3iM74lW

We've loved seeing your faces over summer and we want to see more of you!! So it's time to shout your mate a good time a...
04/02/2023

We've loved seeing your faces over summer and we want to see more of you!! So it's time to shout your mate a good time at your local Good Home.

Tag a mate below and you could win yourself a $200 food and drink voucher to help settle the bill. 1 x voucher for each Good Home up for grabs!

T&C's apply: https://bit.ly/3iM74lW

Looking for your local Good Home? Head on in for good times and great hospitality!
26/01/2023

Looking for your local Good Home? Head on in for good times and great hospitality!

We're feeling festive, so it's time to shout your mate a good time at your local Good Home. Tag a mate below and you cou...
12/12/2022

We're feeling festive, so it's time to shout your mate a good time at your local Good Home. Tag a mate below and you could win yourself a $200 food and drink voucher to help settle the bill.

1 x voucher for each Good Home up for grabs!

T&C's apply: https://bit.ly/3iM74lW

Merry Christmas from the team at the Good Home 🎄
21/12/2019

Merry Christmas from the team at the Good Home 🎄

🌞 Sun, drinks, and food. Name a better trio!
16/12/2019

🌞 Sun, drinks, and food. Name a better trio!

Stella Artois the star of summer. Keeping chilled at your local Good Home.
11/12/2019

Stella Artois the star of summer. Keeping chilled at your local Good Home.

After work drinks at the Good Home. We’ll have the cold ones ready.
03/12/2019

After work drinks at the Good Home. We’ll have the cold ones ready.

Panhead Custom Ales Feijoa and Lime Sour pours hazy with almost a hint of green. It smells like feijoa and has some adde...
26/11/2019

Panhead Custom Ales Feijoa and Lime Sour pours hazy with almost a hint of green. It smells like feijoa and has some added zing from the lime along with a gentle lactic acid tingle.
On tap for a limited time at your local Good Home.

Nothing warms the heart more than a coffee catch up with friends.
22/11/2019

Nothing warms the heart more than a coffee catch up with friends.

Summer calls for something a bit sweet. Why not share a glass of rosé with your besties?
14/11/2019

Summer calls for something a bit sweet. Why not share a glass of rosé with your besties?

Our house has the space for it. So why not have your next function at the Good Home?Contact your local Good Home to book...
09/11/2019

Our house has the space for it. So why not have your next function at the Good Home?
Contact your local Good Home to book.

Address

254 Great South Road, Takanini
Auckland
2112

To get to the bar & grill located on Great South Road in Auckland, you have a few options depending on your preference.

Public Transport: You can take a bus or train to either Papakura or Manukau station and then walk approximately 10 minutes to the restaurant. Alternatively, you can take a bus (such as the 471 or 472) directly to outside the establishment.

Driving/Parking: If driving, take the Southern Motorway and exit at either Takanini or Manukau. From there, continue on Great South Road until you see the establishment. There is parking available directly outside the restaurant as well as in adjacent streets with no time restrictions.

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 11pm
Thursday 11am - 11pm
Friday 11am - 11pm
Saturday 8am - 11pm
Sunday 8am - 11pm

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What people say

The Good Home on Great South Road in Auckland is a must-visit for those looking for a casual and relaxed dining experience. With sun-soaked outdoor seating, this bar and grill offers an extensive selection of beer and wine to accompany their award-winning cuisine. The culinary team, led by Dan Nickerson, serves up a variety of food styles including burgers, Italian dishes, pizza, seafood, and vegetarian options. The restaurant caters to groups and families with kids, offering both indoor and outdoor seating options that can be reserved in advance or taken as walk-ins. Whether you're stopping by for coffee or a full meal, The Good Home has got you covered with their specialties in dinner, drinks, lunch. Plus, with the option to order online for pick-up or delivery through their website, it's never been easier to enjoy their delicious food from the comfort of your own home. Don't miss out on this gem that has been serving the community since 2016!

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