Gourmet fish and chips! This fish and chip shop has a…read morewonderful menu. You can choose to have your fish beer battered, panko crumbed, tempura battered, gluten-free battered or grilled and you can have hand cut Agria chips,crinkle cut chips, beer battered chips, kumara chips or curly fries. There are several house salads and sides on offer or you can select something from their burger/sandwich menu. We opted to have grilled tarakihi and trevally, hand cut Agria chips and a coleslaw. It was delicious, beautifully cooked and presented and quite reasonably priced too.

I decided to go here based on the fact that it's the number 1 ranked fish and chips spot in…read moreAuckland on Yelp. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this establishment is a smaller one, and not a fine dining restaurant. Since it's a bit smaller, you can see the food being cooked for you behind the counter. I love the fact they you can choose to have a heavier version of F&C with a grilled fish or seared and baked with veggies. I wish I could give it a 4.5/4.75 starts only because there doesn't seem to be a restroom for customers(would rather my hands not smell like fish) and you have to pay $1-2 for condiments. I fearsomely feel like ketchup or tartar(at least ONE) condiment should be complimentary, but I'm not going to dock a star because I'm a little cheap. Overall, the fish is fresh and delicious, the fries are crunchy and golden. My heart's content.

I had a very tasty dish and found the staff friendly and polite and patient when I couldn't decide…read morewhat to eat. It a relaxing place to dine

Consistently good food. This place serves up a range of…read moreAsian fusion dishes. About 8 different dumpling options, 3 types of bao, lots of sharing options. The roti is amazing, the blue cheese dumplings Devine. Would come back for those 2 things!! Also good: satay, Vietnamese summer rolls (nice and fresh and crunchy), and also the chicken wings. All tasty. Good cocktails on offer too. Solid place. Would recommend

This restaurant is fantastic! Quirky, lively music and environment. Fun decorations and lights and…read morethe music was very upbeat. Only one employee out front but he was incredibly kind and patient and got our food out quickly! Food is delicioussss we came for breakfast and all our food was great. My dad is gluten-free and he was able to have a gf waffle here!! Fantastic would come back

Pretty good - fresh flavors with a variety of choices in a fun, casual atmosphere. It took a while…read morefor our food to come out, but otherwise service was friendly and polite. My wife got the breakfast burrito, opting not to add anything to the black bean base. Taste was fresh if not a bit bland, and while the burrito is a pretty decent sized serving, it does not come with anything as a side. That was the same for my Pork PoBoy. It had a good fresh flavor, but also comes solo, and was only moderately sized. Prices are OK for what you get given where you are, but you may want to opt for a side if you are hungry. Lots of people around us were getting shakes and they looked good if you're in the mood for that. Lots of fun memorabilia abounds, and there are good views of the sidewalk and street from most seats.

Floriditas was a place I found on google reviews when traveling to New Zealand. It looked delicious…read morefor brunch so we arrived on a weekday morning and were seated properly. When checking out the menu I ordered the green smoothie and the French toast. When our food arrived, they actually brought out a different dish however I told them I ordered the French toast they were extremely apologetic. It seemed to be a little of language barrier with accents. The French toast was delicious- it was warm and comforting, the topping was crunchy but strawberry mousse was smooth. We went up the pay and the man apologized again and removed my Smoothie from the bill. Highly recommend! Sweet people and friendly atmosphere.

Great brunch stop on Cuba Street with coffees, scrambled eggs on toast and smoked fish hash with…read morelime crema. Visiting from the US and we really enjoyed this stop while shopping and walking the area.

Nicolini's came highly recommended by my boss who used to live in Wellington, and I'm happy to…read morereport--it didn't disappoint. The pasta was incredible--fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with love. Definitely one of the better Italian meals I've had in a while. That said, the service could use a bit of fine-tuning. The food took quite a long time to come out, and the appetizer never arrived before the main course. There was no heads-up about the delay either, which left us wondering what was going on. Still, once the food hit the table, it was worth the wait. I'd go back again, just maybe with a little extra patience next time.

We got in late found this just a few minutes from our hotel. Bread is fresh and warm. Split the…read morerigatoni with venison sausage very good.

My husband and I lived in Japan for a couple years. When we travelled to NZ at the beginning of…read morethis year we stumbled upon Kazu when we were looking for a place to have dinner. This was the last leg of our trip and for the most part we had done things pretty well on the cheap. A visit to Kazu cost us three times as much as any other meal we'd had for the simple fact that everything was so good and we were on nostalgia overload. When we stepped into the izakaya, we were immediately greeted with the familiar "irrashaimase!" The decor was definitely authentic. Most of the restaurant was Western-style seating with tables and chairs, but there was a raised platform section covered in tatami where you remove your shoes to sit cross-legged on a zaisu (legless chair). The walls were decorated with Japanese calligraphy and ukiyo-e prints as well as some Japanese beer advertisements which are always a little hilarious. We were seated by a friendly young Japanese woman and given the menus. So many pictures of delicious foods! And the alcohol menu was one of the best parts: a double-sided A4 page full of Japanese beer (including Orion from Okinawa, which we've never seen in Melbourne), sake, shochu, umeshu, chuhai and red and white wine!!! There was even ramune for the non-drinkers! Our eyes popped out of our heads. I had a few chuhais and my husband loved the Orion. We ordered edamame, spicy soft shell crab, chicken kamameshi rice, a sushi roll, and a few other things. For dessert they had my number one favorite Japanese sweet of all times: taiyaki! I hadn't had a yummy fish-shaped pancake filled with red bean paste in far too long. After dinner we had a little chat to the owner in Japanese and told him how much we loved the meal. He was friendly and we loved the chat. This was, hands down, the best meal we had across 10 days on the North Island. The only sad part was leaving knowing that we wouldn't be back for a while. We didn't even mind that we spent around $150 between the two of us just pigging out and indulging on food we rarely get. It was a feast and I highly recommend this place to everyone.

Authentic Japanese cuisine cooked and served by Japanese staff with excellent service and food…read more Well impressed. These days wherever you go (except Japan) it's hard to find a Japanese that's authentic, they're usually fusions or with Chinese influence. Kazu's menu has a great selection of food and drinks, many types of soju to choose from as well as chu-hais etc. The decor was simple and cosy, they also had an elevated tatami seating area at the front of the restaurant where customers remove their shoes and sit crosslegged at a low table. The food was banging!! We were an interesting party of four with one pregnant and one gluten free and found the menu to be accommodating for all. The sashi platter was amazing, super fresh raw seafood. The dumplings three ways was also delicious. In fact, everything we ordered was delicious. Would definitely come back again.

A lovey lunch we share the green salad, then ARANCINI and then the small Capsicum pizzette. The…read morestaff were so hospitable and were helpful in selecting our entrees. The green nut pesto was nice.

We sat at the bar and had some wonderful conversations with waiters and people next to us and…read moreacross from us. The food was great. Here is a picture of delicious eggplant.

Wellington has a bunch of pizza shops, they seem a dime a dozen. We picked this place because the…read moremenu seemed to have the most unique pizzas offering ample variety. We were so happy with our choice. The pizzas are fairly priced for as big as the small pizza is (we crushed our own personal small pizza each!). I got the marinara with prawns and calamari, and my husband got the breakfast pizza with egg and bacon. Not too greasy, just enough to give you that brick oven pizza craving satisfaction. The unique and plentiful ingredients made this a wonderful treat. I am going to try to find a place at home with this combo or make it myself, I loved this pizza. The atmosphere shows you just how hipster Wellington is. With the large artistic oven sculpture, creative wooden decor, and 'hip' tins holding your napkins and silverware you get a true Wellington experience. Not to mention the music that plays overhead may or may not be the pizza guys personal passion homemade music he's testing out on the crowd. I'm surprised we weren't asked to buy an EP. but it was a good time.

We were taken there by our son and his fiancé on a chilly Spring Friday evening…read more The smell pizza, and the from the oven hits you as soon as you enter, your smiling even before you sit down. A hard decision with the choices of pizza, I settled on the chicken & cranberry. We were all suitable stuffed at the end of a great meal. Loved the atmosphere, staff were nice and friendly, a must if you like pizza.

Dropped in on a Sunday morning (actually was first customer of the day). Had coffee and the pandora…read moresmall breakfast - bacon, sausage, eggs, tomato etc. was spot on and very tasty. Great staff very friendly. Would have given 5 but for cold plates. Always like my food served on a warm plate - makes a big difference by keeping food hot longer. Free WiFi offered as well.

This cafe is great. The coffee is good and the service is quick. There's plenty of room and the…read morelocation is ideal for a business meeting. It's open all weekend too, which is a bonus for city dwellers. They have a range of options for food and often a daily salad, which I appreciate.

I asked the Internet for where to find a proper Sunday Roast. It's a British thing and it's great…read moreto see this tradition exists in New Zealand culture as well. Hooray for the Commonwealth! Arriving at 6:40pm, the restaurant was only about halfway filled with a placard at the entrance announcing that this evening's Roast is sliced sirloin. I was hoping for lamb but this will do. I sat by the window with my laptop and used some wifi before and after dinner. My meal arrived after about ten minutes, a good portion with sliced sirloin, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, roasted potatoes and yes, a Yorkshire pudding. A light gravy over all and the only point off is that they did not have any horseradish for the beef. Perfectly cooked, nicely presented and absolutely delicious. Hooray for tradition and thank you, Southern Cross. A lovely Sunday evening meal. [Review 352 of 2024 - 8 in New Zealand - 21385 overall]

Absolutely excellent salad. And I don't usually eat salad…read more Great atmosphere! A few more thoughts...