Fins Restaurant Lautoka: Menu, Prices & Waterfront Dining
Written and researched by Yevhen Derkach
Last fact-checked: 7 August 2026
Fins Restaurant is the main restaurant at Tanoa Waterfront Hotel on Marine Drive in Lautoka. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a broad menu that moves from kokoda and Tanoa curries to Asian rice and noodle dishes, pizza, burgers and fish and chips. Current published restaurant hours are 6:00 am to 11:30 pm.
The reason to keep Fins in mind is practicality. It gives you a sit-down waterfront meal close to central Lautoka without committing the whole table to one cuisine. That works well for families, business travelers and mixed groups, or for anyone who wants an easy dinner after a day around Lautoka rather than another trip back toward Nadi. Think polished hotel restaurant, not fine dining and not a beach shack.
Waterfront • Breakfast, lunch & dinner • 6:00 am to 11:30 pm • Current menu prices online
Fins Restaurant Lautoka at a glance
| Where | Tanoa Waterfront Hotel, Marine Drive, Lautoka, Fiji |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | 6:00 am to 11:30 pm |
| Phone | +679 666 4777 (Tanoa Waterfront Hotel) |
| [email protected] | |
| Food | Fijian and international dishes, Asian choices, curries, pizza, burgers and snacks |
| Typical menu range | Many main dishes are FJ$21 to FJ$37; pizzas run from FJ$21 to FJ$43 depending on size and topping |
| Sunset Bar | 3:30 pm to 11:30 pm |
| Current menu | View the official Fins Restaurant menu |
| Map | Open Tanoa Waterfront Hotel in Google Maps |
Menu items, prices and public-holiday service can change. The prices below are from the restaurant's current published menus checked on 7 August 2026.
What Fins Restaurant is actually like
Fins works best when you treat it as a comfortable hotel restaurant with a useful location, not as a destination tasting menu. The dining room is bright and fairly polished, with large windows toward the waterfront. The menu is deliberately broad, so a table can order kokoda, curry, pizza and a burger without splitting up for dinner.
The waterfront setting is real, but it is worth setting the right expectation. Tanoa Waterfront is a city hotel on Marine Drive, not a beach resort. You come here for harbour views and evening light, not for dinner with your feet in the sand. Our Tanoa Waterfront Hotel guide explains the location in more detail.
The simple reason to choose Fins
Choose it when your group wants a reliable sit-down meal, a waterfront setting and enough menu variety to avoid arguing over cuisine. If your priority is the cheapest local lunch in Lautoka or a specialist seafood restaurant, the broad hotel menu is less of an advantage.
Fins Restaurant menu and current prices
Fins publishes a current all-day menu, which makes budgeting easier than at many hotel restaurants. Prices are in Fijian dollars. The menu states that 12.5% government taxes are already included, so the listed food price is a better guide to the final bill than an untaxed menu price.
| Menu item | Current price | Useful to know |
|---|---|---|
| Kokoda | FJ$29 | Fijian fish ceviche in coconut cream |
| Asian dishes | FJ$21 to FJ$37 | Choose vegetarian, chicken, fish, lamb or prawn with styles such as chow mein, fried rice or stir-fry |
| Tanoa Curry | FJ$35 | Chicken, lamb, fish or vegetarian; beef is FJ$38 |
| Tanoa Fish & Chips | FJ$32 | Fresh local walu with fries, salad and tartare sauce |
| Chicken or beef burger | FJ$31 | Served with fries and side salad |
| Pizza | FJ$21 to FJ$43 | 10, 12 and 14 inch sizes; price depends on size and topping |
| Desserts | FJ$16 | Current choices include brownie, ice cream, waffles and Black Forest cake |
| Coffee or tea | FJ$7 to FJ$10 | Brewed coffee or tea starts at FJ$7; milk coffees are FJ$10 |
How much should you budget?
Based on the current menu, roughly FJ$30 to FJ$50 per adult is a sensible starting budget for one main dish plus a non-alcoholic drink or coffee. Add dessert or cocktails and the total moves higher. This is hotel-restaurant pricing rather than a budget market lunch, but the published prices make it easy to decide before you sit down.
If you only want a smaller bite, the separate snack menu is useful: fish strips are FJ$16, chicken wings FJ$17, crumbed calamari FJ$21, fried cassava chips FJ$9 and dalo chips FJ$10. The snack prices also include the published taxes.
What to order at Fins
If you want one dish that feels connected to Fiji, kokoda at FJ$29 is the obvious place to start. It is fish in coconut cream with the sharp, fresh style expected from kokoda, and it makes more sense here than defaulting immediately to a burger or pizza.
For a larger meal, the Tanoa Curry at FJ$35 is particularly practical because the price includes dhal soup, rice, roti, papadum, tomato chutney and raita. You can choose chicken, lamb, fish or vegetarian and select mild, hot or extra spicy. If you want local fish in a very familiar format, the FJ$32 fish and chips uses walu.
Pizza is the easy group option. Margherita starts at FJ$21, while larger and more heavily topped pizzas reach FJ$43. For two people who are not very hungry, sharing a pizza and adding a side can be more sensible than ordering two full mains.
A quick first-order plan
- Try something Fijian: kokoda.
- Want a filling plate: Tanoa Curry with the protein you prefer.
- Want local fish without an unfamiliar format: walu fish and chips.
- Dining with children or mixed tastes: use the pizza menu as the fallback.
- Only stopping for a drink or light bite: use the snack menu rather than ordering a full main.
Waterfront dinner and the Sunset Bar
Late afternoon is the most natural time to use the location if the view matters to you. Arrive while there is still daylight, have dinner at Fins, then move to the hotel's Sunset Bar if you want to stay for a drink. The bar's current published hours are 3:30 pm to 11:30 pm.
Current bar prices give you a useful budget check before going: Fiji Bitter and Fiji Gold bottles are FJ$10, cocktails are FJ$25 and mocktails are FJ$15. A waterfront table or particular view should never be assumed, so ask for the seating you prefer when you arrive.
If you want a different coastal stop on the same side of Viti Levu, Saweni Beach works better as a separate beach outing. Fins is the option for an easy meal back in Lautoka afterward.
Breakfast, early meals and lighter stops
Fins serves breakfast as well as lunch and dinner, and the 6:00 am opening is useful if your day starts early. The public menu currently shown online is the all-day menu rather than a detailed breakfast price list. If you are travelling across town specifically for breakfast, call +679 666 4777 first for the day's breakfast format and price.
For the middle of the day, you do not need to turn Fins into a full restaurant occasion. Coffee starts at FJ$7, the snack menu has smaller plates from FJ$9, and the broad opening window makes it useful when your sightseeing schedule does not line up neatly with a conventional lunch or dinner time.
The useful garden-to-table detail
One part of Fins fits FijiEco particularly well without needing a vague sustainability claim. Tanoa Waterfront has on-site gardens and hydroponic beds growing herbs, vegetables and tropical fruit, and the Fins menu identifies its Tanoa Signature Dishes as using fresh ingredients from Tanoa gardens.
That does not mean every ingredient on the menu is local or organic. It is simply a concrete example of part of the kitchen's fresh produce being grown at the hotel. If you want to make the rest of a Lautoka day lower-impact, our practical eco travel tips for Lautoka focus on similarly realistic choices.
Vegetarian and dietary requirements
Vegetarian diners have several clearly listed choices rather than one token side dish. The Asian section has a FJ$21 vegetarian option, the Tanoa Curry can be vegetarian, and the pizza menu includes a vegetarian pizza from FJ$23. The menu also asks guests with dietary requirements to speak to the wait staff.
Vegan, gluten-free and halal certification are not specifically labelled on the current public menu. If one of those requirements is essential, contact the restaurant before travelling and ask about the exact dish, preparation and cross-contact that matters to you.
Where Fins is and how to fit it into a Lautoka day
Fins is inside Tanoa Waterfront Hotel on Marine Drive, close enough to central Lautoka to combine with normal city sightseeing. A straightforward plan is to visit Lautoka Market during the day, explore the centre, then head toward the waterfront for a late lunch or dinner.
If you are coming from Nadi, treat Fins as part of a Lautoka outing rather than a quick restaurant hop. Our Nadi to Lautoka transport guide compares the main ways to make the journey. Once you are in the city, the Lautoka public transport guide is more useful for local buses and taxis.
Fins is not the only reason to eat in town. Use the Suncoast Food Guide if you want to compare more places, or see Ocean Delights if seafood is the main reason for your meal rather than the hotel and waterfront setting.
Who Fins Restaurant is best for
Good choice for
- Travelers already staying at Tanoa Waterfront or spending the day in central Lautoka.
- Families and groups that need a menu with several different cuisines.
- Anyone who wants a sit-down meal with a Lautoka waterfront view.
- Early breakfast or a later meal outside the narrow hours of some independent restaurants.
- Vegetarian diners who want several clearly listed options.
Choose somewhere else if
- Your priority is the cheapest possible local meal.
- You want a sandy beach restaurant rather than a city waterfront setting.
- You prefer a small specialist menu over a broad hotel-restaurant menu.
- You need a restaurant that publicly labels a specific vegan, gluten-free or halal certification.
Frequently asked questions
What are Fins Restaurant Lautoka opening hours?
Tanoa Waterfront currently publishes Fins Restaurant hours as 6:00 am to 11:30 pm. Public-holiday or special-event service can differ.
Where is Fins Restaurant in Lautoka?
Fins is at Tanoa Waterfront Hotel on Marine Drive, Lautoka. Use the Tanoa Waterfront Hotel map location for navigation.
What is the Fins Restaurant Lautoka phone number?
The official Tanoa Waterfront Hotel contact number is +679 666 4777. Use it for current restaurant, breakfast or dining enquiries.
How much is food at Fins Restaurant?
Many current mains are between FJ$21 and FJ$37. Kokoda is FJ$29, Tanoa Curry FJ$35, fish and chips FJ$32 and burgers FJ$31. Pizza ranges from FJ$21 to FJ$43 depending on size and topping. The current menu says 12.5% government taxes are included in listed prices.
Does Fins Restaurant serve breakfast?
Yes. Tanoa lists Fins for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with the restaurant opening at 6:00 am. The public online menu is primarily the all-day menu, so call the hotel if you need the current breakfast format or price before arriving.
Does Fins Restaurant have vegetarian food?
Yes. Current choices include a vegetarian Asian dish, vegetarian Tanoa Curry and vegetarian pizza. Guests with allergies or stricter dietary requirements should discuss the exact dish with the restaurant staff.
Where can I see the current Fins Restaurant menu?
Use the official Fins Restaurant all-day menu. It publishes current dishes and prices in Fijian dollars.
Sources and verification
- Tanoa Hotels, Tanoa Waterfront Hotel Dining: Fins Restaurant location, meal service, restaurant hours and Sunset Bar hours.
- Tanoa Hotels, Fins Restaurant All Day Menu: current dishes, prices, included taxes and dietary note.
- Tanoa Hotels, Fins Restaurant Snack Menu: current smaller plates and snack prices.
- Tanoa Hotels, Sunset Bar Beverage Menu: current beer, cocktail and mocktail prices.
- Tanoa Hotels, Tanoa Waterfront Hotel Contact: Marine Drive address, phone number and email.
- Tanoa Hotels, Tanoa Waterfront Hotel: on-site gardens, hydroponic beds and hotel location context.
Restaurant hours, menu prices, contact details and dining information were checked against current Tanoa Waterfront Hotel information on 7 August 2026.
Found something that has changed? Email [email protected] so the guide can be corrected.