This is one very professional, classy and contemporary catering company! Getting married? Getting…read moredivorced? Celebrate with friends by hiring a fabulous chef with waiting staff to cook for you on site. Their website is a really great starting point - www.zestkitchen.co.nz The director/chef Stephen is happy to discuss ideas and will cater to any dietary concerns. I have personally tried some of their vegetarian options and they were divine! The list of food on offer is quite long and varied. They can cater buffet style if you like, finger food, desserts or three course meals, whatever suits your needs and budget. This chef is passionate about food and has established a great reputation for what he does; check out their site or give them a call to find out more.

Attended an event at a local rugby club while we were on the Lions Tour. We had no idea what to…read moreexpect for food as we had not had dinner, but we were delighted, when the buffet of fantastic homemade food was served! The ham was delicious as was everything else. The mini meringues are to die for!!!!! This is not a 'foodie' type of caterer, but a caterer than can serve up a crowd with delicious comfort food.

I got to 5 loaves with Dad probably once a year - he goes all the time, it's on his regular lunch…read morecircuit, but I probably only go once a year. I always order the same thing; stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon with some sort of side salad. Today it was a beetroot, sunflower seed number and an Asian noodle salad. The chicken is the same every time - delicious. I think it's the stuffing that makes it. It's bready, nutty and well seasoned. As for the salads, they can look a bit dire in the cabinet (I think sometimes they dress them too early) but they're yet to let me down. Today's beetroot arrangement was a tad overdressed but it had a tangy vinagrette that was so good I didn't mind and the Asian noodle was well balanced but more fresh herbs wouldn't have gone astray (ALWAYS more fresh herbs). Need something for dinner? Five Loaves also have a freezer full of take home meals - lasagna and the like.

My partner and I ended up at Five Loaves on Jervois Road one morning for brunch. We originally came…read moreby to visit Zus & Zo and it was closed for a few days in January. Five Loaves was the nearest place that looked quite good so we went for it. It's not a huge place but they've got an awesome menu, and tonnes of delicious-looking gourmet pastries to choose from. We occupied a seat just outside and I went for the muesli with yoghurt and scrambled eggs- both were incredibly tasty and being such a picky person with my eggs, I was really impressed. My partner ordered this incredible looking tortilla-type dish with eggs and beans, as suggested by one of the staff; its one of their most popular dishes and for good reason! The service here was great and we didn't wait very long for our food. As far as cafe service goes, Five Loaves gets top points from me.

I am not a health food fan. Anyone who knows me knows that. I love real food, tasty food. But every…read morenow and again, one of these new-fangled health food places gets to me. Bowl and Arrow did just that the other day. Tucked into a corner of the new Orakei shopping centre, it serves bowls of porridge, granola and frozen smoothie (but strangely not bowls of coffee). The 'six pack' smoothie is made of pineapple, mint, spinach, avocado and banana and it's delicious. I even felt fitter after eating it. So I had another.