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title: "Split Bar & Restaurant vs The Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Split Bar & Restaurant or The Quay? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangārei 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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# Split Bar & Restaurant vs The Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Split Bar & Restaurant or The Quay? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangārei 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**: Split Bar & Restaurant and The Quay
- **Competitive set**: Whangārei restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Split Bar & Restaurant Share of Search**: 20.6%
- **The Quay Share of Search**: 19.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Split Bar & Restaurant or The Quay?

- In August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant had more branded searches than The Quay among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand. Split Bar & Restaurant was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to The Quay’s 1K, and held a 20.6% Share of Search versus The Quay’s 19.3%.
- Split Bar & Restaurant was ahead of The Quay in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant’s estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand moved from 31.7% to 20.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8K to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Quay’s estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand moved from 15.9% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 890 to 1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand whangārei restaurants in August 2026?

- In August 2026, The Quay gained estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand, from 18.8% to 19.3%.
- In August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant lost estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand, from 24.7% to 20.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Split Bar & Restaurant estimated searches | Split Bar & Restaurant Share of Search | Split Bar & Restaurant rank | The Quay estimated searches | The Quay Share of Search | The Quay rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8K | 31.7% | 2 | 890 | 15.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8K | 31% | 2 | 1K | 17.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.1K | 28.5% | 2 | 1.3K | 18.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8K | 24.4% | 2 | 1K | 14.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 26.1% | 2 | 1K | 16.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5K | 28.7% | 2 | 1K | 19.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 25.2% | 2 | 890 | 16.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.5K | 26.6% | 2 | 890 | 16.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5K | 30.2% | 2 | 730 | 15.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 24.7% | 2 | 1K | 18.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 20.6% | 2 | 1K | 19.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Split Bar & Restaurant’s and The Quay’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.

- **Split Bar & Restaurant**: Measured on the search terms “split bar & restaurant”, “split bar & restaurant menu”, “split bar & restaurant whangarei” and “split whangarei”, summed into one figure.
- **The Quay**: Measured on the search terms “the quay kitchen” and “the quay whangarei”, summed into one figure.

- [Split Bar & Restaurant profile](/demand/nz/brands/split-bar-and-restaurant)
- [The Quay profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-quay)
- [All whangārei restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-whangarei-restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Split Bar & Restaurant or The Quay?

In August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant had more branded searches than The Quay among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand. Split Bar & Restaurant was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to The Quay’s 1K, and held a 20.6% Share of Search versus The Quay’s 19.3%.

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