Thirsty Whale Cafe & Bar

Auckland, New Zealand

2.7

Open now

3 reviews

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Telephone:
+64 9-625 6111
Website:
www.thirstywhale.co.nz
Address:
540 Mt Albert Rd Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand, 1042
Three Kings
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
550 ftHayr Road
860 ftThree Kings Plaza
0.2 miMcCullough Avenue
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Alcohol
Full Bar
Smoking
Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Has TV
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 3:00 am
Open now
Local time (Auckland) 20:58 Friday, 23 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 12:00 am
Tuesday 10:00 am – 1:00 am
Wednesday 10:00 am – 1:00 am
Thursday 10:00 am – 1:00 am
Friday 10:00 am – 3:00 am
Saturday 10:00 am – 3:00 am
Sunday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

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3 reviews of Thirsty Whale Cafe & Bar

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Place rating: 3
Auckland, New Zealand
This is the only bar near Mt Roskill, and as such it has the dubious honor of being quite a few people’s first bar they legally drunk in. Other then that, there isn’t much that sets this bar apart. They have pokies, sport playing constantly, neon lights all over the bar and pool tables. It’s a classic bar, one where you go to have a drink or two with friends but not a weekend destination. They do have a TAB machine which can lead to some fun betting on the horses, but that is more or less the highlight of the place. It’s fine to organise a meeting in, or for a few friendly beverages on a thursday, but I wouldn’t want to be heading here on a Saturday night.
Place rating: 2
Auckland, New Zealand
I sometimes used to come to this place when I worked next door in ‘Metrowater’. My memories of the bar and that chapter in my life are mostly bad. I used to come here for my lunch and the only thing that sounded decent on the menu was the smoked salmon bagel. It would come with a side salad that had raw onion in it. The smell of the onion would put me off my bagel so I started asking for ‘no salad’. The woman behind the counter would give me a hard time, saying that I should always eat my greens it was good for me. So we had a discussion every time I went about whether I should have the salad or not! This is essentially a sports bar and I tend to like bars with a bit more character. It seems to get all its revenue from the losers playing the pokies in the middle of the day. Looking at their depressing faces was enough to turn anyone off their smoked salmon bagel!
Place rating: 3
Auckland, New Zealand
This is the bar where my band played our first ever proper gig (i.e. not in someone’s living room). That might make you think this is a live music bar, and you couldn’t be more wrong. This is the sort of bar that you come and have a beer at after you’ve finished you building or technician jobs for the day, and if that means you’re having a pint at eleven in the morning then you and your visible arse crack won’t be alone. There will be sports on the television, guaranteed, and if by chance there is a band they’d have to plead with the bartenders to at least mute it before they play (the game won’t be turned off though).
It gets its third star because as I said, this is where I first played music in a bar and so I’ll always have warm feelings towards it, like that ugly and unfunny girl you had your first kiss with.