Very friendly service. Clean restaurant with contemporary decor. The menu is focused on dishes…read morethat are primarily cooked with a wok and you can hear the chef working up a storm in the kitchen! The menu items are very reasonable and the service is fast. We tried the Fish Ball Noodle soup with Hor Fun and their family recipe Char Kuay Teow. All good and tasty. Unfortunately no curry to try today. Perhaps next time!

Best Malysian i have ever had. A plus plus Albert is…read moreincredible Amazing tofu puffs and randagn

Wheels crunching up the gravel, the Tasting Shed looked sophisticated in black. Dining tables that…read morespilled out into the outdoor area are wrapped by the wind + rain proof outdoor gazebo. Everything about it oozed warm comfort and rustic charm. You wouldn't hear the quiet clinking of cutlery on plates and humble conversation here. It was a strict "no-tablecloths" restaurant. And these beautiful wooden tables probably take 5 times more work to maintain. My after-work brain probably took more time than necessary to figure out what the bobbles meant on the Savory to Sweet scale on the menu. With 25 items on the menu (including dessert), it was difficult to nail down what to order. We were advised to order 4 to 5 dishes because they were all entree sizes. Watermelon - smoked olive, goats cheese, baby ganoush This was one surprising combination. I've always been one to systematically eat my way through my plate because I didn't like mixing things together. Give me a fruit and cheese platter, I'd eat each individually. But this is something you'd want to pile a bit of each onto your fork. The watermelon and goats cheese blend beautifully into a creamy smoothie in your mouth. Rich and cooling at the same time - it's a weird sensation. Venison - carpaccio, mushrooms, beets, juniper, walnuts This is a great well-thought out dish with plenty to leave you taste testing, tilting your head and thinking. It was called the Venison dish, and with so much going on, the venison was the solid foundation to bring out the flavours of each ingredient. The sweet tang and slick texture of the mushrooms was paired with the crunch of the walnut and hokey-pokey chunks. We had fun melting the walnut powder on our tongues and poking at the different elements on the dish. The hokey pokey was not your average golden syrup variety but was made with beetroot juice - so even with this explosion of textures, everything blends together. After a mini degustation, one shared sweet dessert was enough! The rosewater was not an understatement - the scent was clear, and sweet, followed by an even sweeter strawberry parfait. It had a subtle summer breeze to this dish and the strawberry parfait an excellent substitute for your average ice cream. The saffron leaves a distinct after taste and cures the dish from being too sweet. With the popularity of restaurants that let you put elbows on tables, tablecloths are stripped away to make way for our laid-back Kiwi culture. If you're looking for a sweet candle-lit dinner, there's other fine-dining restaurants in Auckland CBD. But I'm loving this fusion of casual and fine at The Tasting Shed. The service doesn't make you feel like you're a VIP but more like your host that invited you to their house for dinner. So if you're looking for an excuse out of the city, make this your first stop!

Great tasting summer brunch/lunch place. Beautifully decorated with soft lighting and wooden…read morefurniture. Option to eat indoors or outdoors. Kitchen closed at 1500 to 1700 for dinner prep although small plates are served during that time. European cuisine with heavy Asian influence, think daikon, kimchi, even asam laksa (the Asian snob in me couldn't bring myself to order this). We had the market ceviche (good but we prefer this with a bit more punch), kimchi Mac & cheese (odd pairing which I enjoyed) and the Lamb Shoulder (fantastic!)

Serving the best coffee in known universe Altura. They also…read morehave a wide range of gluten free options great cafe to stop and pass a bit of time.

They have the best ever gluten free orange almond cakes, I am addicted. Add to that a great cup of…read morecoffee and you are set for an afternoon or mid-morning fix. Lombardi's also have delicious mains. Their café-style menu comprises fresh, organic, a big range of gluten free and wherever possible local produce. Everything is home-made on site and you really can taste the difference! Their pizzas are legendary as is the range of delicatessen finger food like Thai noodle cake, spinach and feta risotto bites or Harissa lamb koftas. My boss shouted me lunch here and we feasted on a Deli tasting platter of olives, specialty cheeses, cured meats and dips. Added to this was a huge plate of salads from the counter, roasted vegetable salad, lentil, couscous and the freshest green salad. What a treat

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.

Excellent food and service. Seating could have been a bit better however I think they were setting…read moreup for an event.

The Brigham is just great and I am instantly a fan, its the kind of place you would make a special…read moretrip to get to, especially in the warmer months. They are popular for weddings and functions. The restaurant is set on some lovely gardens, so after your lunch you can go and walk in these lovely gardens and hopefully work off some of the calories, if not just grab a picnic rug and lie in the sun for a bit. The food is lovely and fresh, I had the fish and prawns and my husband had the steak and prawns, both dishes were very nice and melt in your mouth cooked to perfection. The service is also great, the owners are very friendly and come and check on you often. I would definitely come here again especially for something special.

Super delicious. They have fluffies for kids which are just warm milk with cocoa sprinkled on top…read moreand a marshmallow. I had the spicy labneh with two poached eggs. It comes with spicy bell peppers on delicious toast. Super good! Service is great and quick. They have free WiFi. Also the almond croissant is the best. The best Jerry! Oh and it also has a great kids playground right next door that the kids can play at while you eat! It's not completely closed off so small kids would need supervising. My kids (6 and 4) didn't need supervising. Plus a changing table in the bathroom.

Good food.But service can do better. Very slow. They pick on who to serve. Servers no energy at all…read moretaking orders. Took us 30mins waiting for someone, until we got up and just walked out. Hopefully this will change.

This place was unbelievably good. I wish they were in Los Angeles we would eat there all the time…read more The food was phenomenal, the service was attentive and friendly, and the desserts were beautiful and delicious. 10/10 favorite place we ate in all of New Zealand.

It took 2 years to finally get here after hearing rave reports about it. I went for the ribs which…read morewere deliciously done. And lots of them. Desert was presented in a prepared glass cup. Novel and you can see what your getting. Which btw where wolfed down. Food is great, service was really good as well. Smiley attentive staff. I did walk away from the restaurant feeling like a wider wine selection is needed. I rolled away feeling very satisfied. Recommended.

Eating Paleo can be a mission at times but when you've got a cafe dedicated to Paleo food! Super…read morehappy this place is now open. Really nice staff who are informative and friendly. Their paleo burgers are really worth a try! They have a number of food options in the cabinet as well ready to take away. Their coffee is good and they have drink fridges full of Kombucha and coconut water.

Went there for an anniversary dinner. Staff were very nice…read moreand service was good also. We ordered two mains, good portion size and they offer you more rice for free of charge. I ordered stir fly dish and my husband ordered curry. Both great! Very tasty! Easy parking around the restaurant. Happy to go back again :)

Really good food for the price. The atmosphere inside the restraunt is quite nice and the wait…read morestaff are always helpful. This place is also great for takeaways

Don't waste your money the chicken pad thai had no chicken they put tofu. Food is cheap but no…read morepoint having cheap food with no meat

Excellent quality for a neighbourhood Thai restaurant and take away. Best for those boring mid week…read moreevenings or even a large gathering. A little pricier than you would expect but great quality!