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title: "Lustre Kitchen and Dining vs Waterfront Bar & Kitchen: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Waterfront Bar & Kitchen more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kāpiti Coast restaurants set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Lustre Kitchen and Dining vs Waterfront Bar & Kitchen: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Waterfront Bar & Kitchen more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kāpiti Coast restaurants set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Lustre Kitchen and Dining and Waterfront Bar & Kitchen
- **Competitive set**: Kāpiti Coast restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Lustre Kitchen and Dining Share of Search**: 7.8%
- **Waterfront Bar & Kitchen Share of Search**: 13.4%

## Is Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Waterfront Bar & Kitchen more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Waterfront Bar & Kitchen had more branded searches than Lustre Kitchen and Dining among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen had about 480 branded searches, while Lustre Kitchen and Dining had 280. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen made up 13.4% of all Kāpiti Coast restaurant searches we track, and Lustre Kitchen and Dining accounted for 7.8%.
- The lead changed hands 4 times in the 12 months ending October 2026: Lustre Kitchen and Dining took it in February 2026, Waterfront Bar & Kitchen took it in March 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining took it in July 2026, Waterfront Bar & Kitchen took it in September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand moved from 13.6% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 380 to 280.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Waterfront Bar & Kitchen’s share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand moved from 17.2% to 13.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 480.

## Top Kāpiti Coast restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, both Lustre Kitchen and Dining and Waterfront Bar & Kitchen showed up in all three answers. Lustre Kitchen and Dining was listed before Waterfront Bar & Kitchen in two of them.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50-50 | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Lustre Kitchen and Dining | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Waterfront Bar & Kitchen | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Salt & Wood | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about Kāpiti Coast restaurants

- Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant should I go to in Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand?": 1. 50-50, 2. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen, 3. Lustre Kitchen and Dining, 4. Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurants in Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand?": 1. 50-50, 2. Lustre Kitchen and Dining, 3. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen, 4. Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant in Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand for a nice meal?": 1. 50-50, 2. Lustre Kitchen and Dining, 3. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen

Not named in any answer: Salt & Wood.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Kāpiti Coast restaurants in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Waterfront Bar & Kitchen gained share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand, from 10.3% to 13.4%.
- In October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining gained share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand, from 6% to 7.8%.

## How has branded search for Lustre Kitchen and Dining and Waterfront Bar & Kitchen changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Lustre Kitchen and Dining estimated searches | Lustre Kitchen and Dining Share of Search | Lustre Kitchen and Dining rank | Waterfront Bar & Kitchen estimated searches | Waterfront Bar & Kitchen Share of Search | Waterfront Bar & Kitchen rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 380 | 13.6% | 3 | 480 | 17.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 400 | 13.6% | 3 | 590 | 20.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 620 | 17% | 3 | 720 | 19.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 690 | 19.7% | 2 | 590 | 16.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | 11.8% | 3 | 480 | 17.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 460 | 10.6% | 4 | 590 | 13.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 240 | 4.2% | 5 | 480 | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 350 | 6.3% | 4 | 480 | 8.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 530 | 7.8% | 3 | 480 | 7.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 650 | 12.5% | 3 | 480 | 9.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 280 | 6% | 4 | 480 | 10.3% | 3 |
| Oct 2026 | 280 | 7.8% | 4 | 480 | 13.4% | 3 |

## How are Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s and Waterfront Bar & Kitchen’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s and Waterfront Bar & Kitchen’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Lustre Kitchen and Dining**: Measured on the search terms “lustre kitchen” and “lustre paraparaumu”, summed into one figure.
- **Waterfront Bar & Kitchen**: Measured on the search term “waterfront bar and kitchen”.

- [Lustre Kitchen and Dining profile](/demand/nz/brands/lustre-kitchen)
- [Waterfront Bar & Kitchen profile](/demand/nz/brands/waterfront-bar-kitchen)
- [All Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/kapiti-coast/restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Waterfront Bar & Kitchen more popular in search?

In October 2026, Waterfront Bar & Kitchen had more branded searches than Lustre Kitchen and Dining among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen had about 480 branded searches, while Lustre Kitchen and Dining had 280. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen made up 13.4% of all Kāpiti Coast restaurant searches we track, and Lustre Kitchen and Dining accounted for 7.8%.

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