Gather and laugh with friends a tavola (at the family table) dining on hyper-local cuisine inspired by global flavors.
Breakfast is always on us. Wake to a relaxed continental breakfast with house granola, homemade yogurt, warm scones with preserves, fresh island fruits, and French-press coffee.
From there, eat as you wish. Stay in for a private-chef lunch or dinner, take a picnic along on an island adventure, or head into Savusavu to discover local restaurants and hidden favorites. At Tavola, dining is flexible by design — shaped around your plans, your appetite, and the rhythm of your stay.
Exceptional Private Chef Experience
Prefer to stay in and be spoiled? We offer private-chef lunches, adventure picnics, and gourmet dinners prepared just for your group. Menus might include native Fijian dishes, fragrant Indian flavors, celebratory Surf and Turf, or globally inspired cuisine, always shaped by what’s fresh and beautiful at the market that day.
We source locally whenever possible — just-caught fish from Savusavu Bay, grass-fed beef from Vanua Levu, tropical produce, herbs, and island-grown ingredients. We happily adapt menus for dietary preferences, including tempting vegetarian and vegan options.
For a truly special evening, we can also arrange live Fijian serenading at cocktails — one of those moments that turns a beautiful meal into a memory.
Custom Stocked Bar
We offer a custom stocked bar with optional cocktail service. We make wine and sparkling pairing suggestions for your private chef dinners. Enjoy a crisp New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc or a robust Australian Shiraz. We've also curated local libations, like Blue Turtle Gin and Bati Coffee Rum Liqueur. We hope you'll have fun discovering innovations that Fiji has to offer. When you pre-order beers, wines and spirits from our curated selection, your custom bar will be waiting for you on arrival.
Picnics, packed for adventure
Some of the best lunches are nowhere near a table. We’ll pack a beautiful picnic into cooler backpacks, ready to take with you wherever the day leads — the Blue Lagoon, a waterfall hike, a snorkeling trip in Natewa Bay, the Salt Lake drift, or simply somewhere too lovely to leave at lunchtime. Fresh, generous, and made for eating with sandy feet and a view.
Artisanal Meal Options
You are welcome to chef it up for yourselves at Tavola Villa Fiji. You’ll find tantalizing produce at the farmer’s market in Savusavu. Try Fiji favorites like custard apples, kavika or foraged ferns. Or, acquaint yourself with Tavola’s own edible landscape and organic garden. You’ll discover ripening tropical fruits, fragrant herbs and organic vegetables. We have soursop, mango, noni, pineapple, passionfruit, papaya, cassava, dalo, coconuts, avocado, ginger, hibiscus, rosemary, mint, lemongrass, aubergine, spring onions, bananas and plantains. When you stay with us, see if you can find them all!
A QUICK LOOK
Booking Inclusions
- Continental breakfast daily
- Kava welcome ceremony
- Organic garden and edible landscape
- Use of Tavola’s inviting open-concept kitchen
- Daily housekeeping
Optional Enhancements
- Private chef dinners
- Live Fijian serenading
- Chef-prepared lunches and picnics
- Fijian lovo dinner experience
- Full board option for all meals at Tavola
- Custom stocked bar
- Cocktail service
Beautiful Places to Gather and Dine
Tavola offers several inviting places to gather over a meal, from an elegant indoor dining area to open-air dining with expansive views across Savusavu Bay and the green mountains beyond. The open-concept kitchen naturally becomes part of the social rhythm of the house, especially when your chef is preparing something wonderful nearby.
For a more traditional Fijian experience, you can also choose a lovo dinner. A lovo is Fiji’s traditional earth-oven feast, in which meats, fish, and vegetables are wrapped and slow-cooked underground over heated stones. At Tavola, the lovo is prepared in our own traditional pit at the rear of the villa, with dinner served outdoors on the plateau. It’s equal parts meal, ritual, and celebration.
