The Mains Restaurant - Fine Dining Rotorua

William held the role of Executive Chef at Rydges Hotel, Rotorua for three years. 

Prior to this he owned and operated his own restaurant “Headquarters” in the bustle of the Auckland Viaduct harbour for 12 years. 

In his spare time he loves to hunt and takes a mandatory break each year to head into the native NZ forest with a few mates to hunt for venison.

William was also awarded Outstanding chef at the 2023 Hospitality Awards.

Another Rotorua boy with great skills in the kitchen.  Most recently at Third Place Café.

Scott has a huge array of experience in hotels here and all over the world including the Duxton, Novotel and the Park Hotel.   

Scott has joined On The Point – Lake Rotorua as our Demi chef, taking over from Sy Toyer and looking after our guests’ breakfasts and continuing the reputation as the best eggs benedict! 

His cooking skills extend to making fresh pastries, and breads which we offer to our guests all made from scratch.  Scott is married with two teenage boys and enjoys spending time pottering in his garden.

Lewis is a local success story. A graduate of our Chef Trainee Program he has recently been promoted to A-la-Carte Chef. Since learning the basic skills in the kitchen, he is now working with our breakfast Chef learning the art of delivering the best eggs benedict.  He will soon be attacking the theory side of the business by attending Toi Ohomai one day a week which will assist him in achieving his goals.

Chloe recently joined us from Toi Ohomai as the successful applicant for our Trainee Chef program. We look forward to seeing Chloe grow in her culinary career.