‘Hamilton’s living room on the river’: Riverside restaurant Regatta set to open mid-August

Diners are set to be welcomed to Hamilton’s new riverside restaurant, Regatta, around mid-August as construction reaches the home stretch.

The project has been hailed as a sign of momentum on the city’s riverfront, with local leaders calling redevelopment on the river integral to revitalising the CBD.

Regatta co-owner Paul Gittings, who is also behind Hamilton and Raglan eateries Frank Food and Wyld, said he wanted the restaurant to be “Hamilton’s living room on the river”.

“We just want to open the doors up to anyone to come in and enjoy the space, so we want it to feel approachable, we want it to feel effortless and easy when people come in.”