Beautiful setting. Great service. Delicious food. Worth the short drive over the bridge from the…read moreCBD. You won't be disappointed.

Went to the Engine Room last night and they never disappoint…read more Great service by their team and the white bait fritter was amazing Nice ambience fresh menu love going there need to go more often

What makes this bakery so special for me is not just that they give a free muffin or other bakery…read moredelight away with your morning coffee ..but above all the service. Quick and done with a smile on their face. Plus the cappuccino I have is very good , the sausage rolls are tasty and as are some of the other sweet baked delights on offer. The place is clean, has a good selection, price is not bad and I saw they have a very near perfect A grade from the powers that be. Highly recommend for your morning coffee, pie, sweet indulgence and with very good service.

Great evening out - a little expensive but good food and great environment. The food was great and…read morea nice place to socialise with friends in the evening. Worth checking out if your in the Northwest area!

This restaurant used to be really good until late 2019, with really good service and even better…read morefood. Went in quite recently and our drinks were never cleared, so we each had 2 glasses sitting on the table, which was quite annoying and got in our way. When the waitress put down one of our drinks, she spilt some of it all over her hand and the table, and acted like she didn't notice, and walked away and left us to clean it up. The food was ok. Not as good as previous experiences here as the chicken that we received in the Ceasar salad was very dry and the pizza was much greasier than normal. We don't plan on going back after our most recent experience.

I had heard good things about the Little Sister Café so we decided to check out the place. I got…read moreexcited seeing the menu because of the Asian influence in their offering. The sound of steaming hot Vietnamese or Balinese cuisine literally launched me in to the driver's seat. I had Hanoi Rocks & the Venetian Dark Chocolate Tartlet. Hanoi Rocks was a rice flour crepe/pancake that was served with cooked greens in a steaming broth. It was comfort food but is it a breakfast dish l, I'm not sure about that. It was a fairly big portion, sumptuous; hearty and delicious. The Venetian Dark Chocolate Tartlet - now that was visually appealing. Small tart sizes with a gooey dark chocolate ganache with pistachio praline crumbled over it. My hubby had the Agria hash, Eggs Benedict with Lemon Hollandaise sauce and Greens. It was a carbfest and yummy. The pesto oil garnish did nothing to lift the flavour but definitely added a visual treat to the eyes. And he ordered a blueberry and sour cream cake/muffin. It tasted good but there was no wow to it. And I couldn't get a picture of it coz hubby dearest was already half way into it. Now for the flat whites. I personally thought it was not in the league of the best but still a pretty decent cup of Joe, but my hubby said he thought it was as bad as the coffee we had at Sierra café. I love cafés that offer Wifi keeping with the latest trends. So a big tick from me for that. Pleasant service overall but they lose it if it's the rush hour. I get that it can be overwhelming but it irks me when orders are mixed up. I don't mind the wait so long as you get it right. They got our sweet orders mixed up. And clearing tables after a customer vacates is a bit slack. But the service proved more effective once the crowd started weaning off. My Hanoi Rocks took time to come to my table. However this really nice Asian waitstaff was epic with his service, checking on my order and giving me a status update. I guess they have the makings of a good café to give them due credit but a fair bit to improve on. Suggestion to hand out menu cards for customers. Big queues with the menu not accessible with nothing else to view but the Black board on the wall and the display. People want to ponder over what they want to eat at a cafe with so much variety. We had to wait until we got to the counter to view the cooked menu but had they had menu cards or a designated space for viewing menu it reduces the pile up especially during the rush hour. On the whole an exciting menu with a superb variety. They are a mixed bag with some wows and some not so much. Will I be back! Yes, to try out the other interesting dishes on the menu. Until then I reserve my judgment.

Little Sister is a fairly new addition to Henderson. With ex-Sweetie and Salvation Kitchen owners…read moreat the helm, it's got to be good. To be honest, I'm relying on a Viva article for the second part of that statement, because I only went to Salvation Kitchen post-sale and the coffee was bloody awful. Don't go. Sweetie, on the other hand, was lovely and just like Little Sister, its counter-top teaming with sugary treats - like a goddamn Willy Wonka scene. Impossible to resist. My husband had arrived on the hideously early flight from San Francisco last week (yes, he came bearing gifts, and the gifts he did not manage to secure I promptly ordered online), where he was hungry and in desperate need of New Zealand milk, coffee and more importantly, eggs! Given that Little Sister is only open weekdays, this was the perfect chance to #supportlocal and head somewhere I had been dying to try out. First problem: check the bloody details, Vanessa. Little Sister does not open till 7.30am. I had assumed 7am, so we hung out in the car park for 15 minutes like losers. There's lots of parking, with very definite 'Little Sister' named spots, so unless you're absolutely blind, it's quite clear where to park up. The morning menu was quite brief, and I wasn't offered another one to check out what they offer for lunch. That's not to say I'm offended by brevity, quite the opposite. As you may have noticed, I get terrible FOMO so I appreciate obvious choices. My morning meal was therefore a hearty one - pork and fennel sausage, perfectly crisp bacon, slow cooked tomatoes with just the right amount of sweet and tart, a wonderfully spiced (yes, spiced!) potato and carrot rosti, a very large mushroom that had been bathed (and appropriately drained, leaving the sticky and tangy remnants) in balsamic vinegar, and two glorious eggs with the most vibrant orange yolk. And, of course, a knock-out latte to wash it all down.

Friendly people, beautiful food and a great variety. The only thing missing for me is cheese n…read moreonion sandwiches.

Top Star Bakery is a pretty popular spot in Albany, especially for tradesmen on the go in the…read moremornings or for lunch - there's literally a queue out the door of this place around lunch time so its best to get in early if you can. You'll find all the usual bakery goods and they do especially good slices and sandwiches, but what they're most famous for is their country fried chicken. I heard about the chicken here before I'd ever been to Albany! Its pretty greasy but much more homestyle than fast-food joints, its a hangover fix for sure. Anyway the best thing about Top Star is the extremely super friendly little lady that is always there and will always greet you with a "hello my friend!" without fail. Its so cheap too! Its hard to buy a decent lunch for under ten bucks these days but this is one spot you really get bang for your buck.

They host banquets here!…read more There's a huge room reserved for event dining and a separate area for restaurant dining! Decent staffs floor and dance area. The event venue can seat about 160 people. The food is good for wedding dishes. Service was okay and below par. They didn't come around to gather the small plates for the second main courses to be comfortably delved upon eating on the large plates below the small. They were running around serving the dishes and picking up the dishes. I didn't even bother to ask for water refill and tea. The highlights were the fried lobster balls, lobster with long noodles and steamed soy sauce fish. Good place to accommodate big parties.

Best yum cha in Auckland . Loved every dish. No waiting, no queues and service very good.read more

A great find while strolling Davenport. Flat whites were great and the food was tasty and fresh…read more Quick efficient service to boot.

After looking up and down the street at the dozens of eateries in Devonport we decided on Devonport…read moreDeli and we were not disappointed The cabinet food is varied and all homemade I had the Ham/cheese quiche and a delicious chocolate caramel slice. Coffee was hot and although brought to the table early it remained hot for the meal A great local cafe as evidenced by the friendly locals that talked to us there. Super friendly owner too I recommend this cafe

I came into this dim long space accentuated with two ultra-modern lotus lanterns for a giant…read moresoup-filled dumpling and that did not disappoint. Available in chicken and sweetcorn and seafood flavours, you suck your hot soup ever so carefully through a straw for as long as you can bear not to break through its skin. Also on the menu is a selection of spring rolls, bao, octopus and tofu-crumbed chicken - oh and a rather interesting matcha cocktail. These are all fine, but leave the palate a little confused. The service was friendly and with a little more attention to the ambience and menu, Lantern Alley could be a place worth visiting more than once for novelty value. But, do try the dumpling - it's cool.