Has a new name now. The furnace. The food was delicious. Especially loved the steaks, fish of the…read moreday, steak salad and chicken. Calamari was a little too spicy

This restaurant changed its name to Furnace Steakhouse and moved a few spaces away to 150 Victoria…read more We were seated outside on their patio on a busy Saturday night. Courtney was a great server and so was the hostess. We ordered their garden salad and onion rings for starters then chicken saltimbocca and roasted lamb for entrees. The chicken was wrapped in prosciutto with sage, white wine, mozzarella, potato purée and greens. The lamb was served with a tomato and couscous ragout, whipped feta, greens and lemon aioli. Everything was delicious. Parking was extremely difficult to find. Hopefully our car won't be towed because we parked in an iffy space. .

Staff were very pleasant. We didn't have a reservation but they found us a table and it was quite…read morebusy. Restaurant looked like your average steakhouse with rustic furniture and fittings. Our party of three each had an entree and a main. The entree's were excellent fresh tasty and good potion size. For the mains, the fish and risotto were superb however the reason for 3 stars is the steak was sub par. The chef had cooked it perfectly but the product they had to work with let them down. Another black mark was that they didn't have fresh ground black pepper, just the horrible generic dried stuff in the shaker. For a place that hold itself out as a steak specialist the quality of the steak was disappointing for the price.

Loved smith and McKenzie, went about 6 months ago for a birthday and food was fantastic! so were…read morethe cocktails. Atmosphere was great and had a nice outdoor area. Servers were lovely and very quick. Cannot comment on kids menu etc as none with us that night.

Please place them Pukekohe to get a steak the food is always presented very well tasty meals don't…read moretake so long always great service

Steakhouse with a romantic side...so appeals to all members of the public. A varied menu with an…read moreeasy read as set out properly on the page.

We had an adequate dinner here. Nancy very much liked her arugula salad (I didn;t get a taste) and…read moreher pumpkin risotto. I had whjat purported to be a Thai beef salad, and although the greens where very nice and the beef well prepared, it was not discernibly Thai -- no lime juice, no fish sauce, no spiciness, and no cilantro. Nice salad, but not an accurate menu listing

We stopped here to get a bite to eat after touring the caves. They were completely booked but were…read moreable to take an order for takeout. We ordered the chicken pizza and arugula salad. It was probably the best pizza we've ever had. It was perfectly cooked and had a fantastic flavor with interesting spices and the caramelized pears pushed it over the top. The woman who took our order was very friendly and accommodating, which we had not experienced in several places we've been to, so it was a welcome change. I would happily eat here again.

A delicious BBQ place in Taupo is very welcomed. We were really hungry after walking the Tongariro…read moreCrossing. You can definitely smell BBQ as you walk into the restaurant and that's not a bad thing! We started with some wings and they were the right thing to wet the appetite. You can smell and taste that hickory that permeates throughout the wing. For our entries, we opted for the smoked pork chop and a side of St. Louis ribs. The smoked pork chop was cooked well and it was good thick cut too. The crackling and bone sauce just provided for flavour and texture while working your way through each bite of the pork chop. The ribs were super sauced and the meat was almost fall off the bone. It took a little pull to get the meat away from the bone but I liked it that way. They were pretty finger licking good. We had a good time trying all their different sauces with each bite of our food too. Overall, this is a good spot for some BBQ if you are in the mood.

Very much family restaurant, food average. Thought we would get good Smokey flavours, very bland. I…read morehad beef short ribs and my wife had pulled smoked beef with mac cheese, worst Mac cheese tasted. Apologies we have high expectations after eating at a number of Texas Roadhouse chain stores which smash SMK

This was the perfect last dinner for my stay in Auckland. Filet was prepared perfectly. The…read morepeppercorn sauce was velvety and flavorful. The broccoli perfectly steamed. The service was impeccable.

If you like a quality steak then this is the place to go. No…read morefrills just good food. The steaks come out on a sizzling platter so be aware. One thing to keep in mind because of that it's cooked a bit less than how it's ordered. My suggestion would be if you like your steak medium rare order it medium.

Food & cocktails were amazing. Service was great. Shoved at how easy it was to get into on a…read moreSaturday night. Perfect spot for a date night.

Probably the worst meal we've had in New Zealand. Starters were lamb croquettes and scallops. Both…read morewere deep fried to within an inch of their lives. The lamb was peculiarly puréed with all the consistency of paste. The scallops had been robbed of all flavour via the deep frying process. Both inedible, leaving a greasy taste in the mouth. Dire. Removed by the very pleasant server without comment. We shared a sirloin steak which wasn't bad although the miserable helping of French fries was not appreciated. The béarnaise sauce was thin and tasteless but cost an additional $5 for some reason. We had a cosmopolitan and a margarita which, oddly, arrived after the starters but seemed to have little or no alcohol content. At least they couldn't mess up on the very nice Pinot Noir. Never again.

Little bit disappointed with the last time I went here to eat I feel like they've dropped the…read morestandard a little bit, casual the Faena details to the mill weren't really there especially with other steakhouses and paper copy that are producing great meals for around the same price

I arrived on a cold and windy night, from the outside Bazza's looked warm and inviting and quiet…read more It was not until I got inside the door that I realised I should have made a reservation. But seriously - who does that in Pukekohe? This isn't anywhere close to the city where it's pretty much expected now. Luckily we were able to be seated right away - but It was directly opposite the door and whenever it was opened and closed a big gust of cold wind came past us. Not to be ungrateful because I would have to say at least five groups of people were turned away, who like me thought they could just turn up and expect a table. Clearly a very popular place to come! Our waitress was warm and welcoming and was easily able to provide us with recommendations for what to get depending on our appetite. I decided to stick with a classic steak, with onion crisps and béarnaise sauce washed down with a nice glass of red wine! I was told it was pretty decent and not to worry about getting an entrée. When the main arrived, I was not left disappointed by not ordering the entree, the main itself is a whole meal. I found the steak to be cooked quite nicely, medium rare. The béarnaise sauce suited the steak excellently... the only let down was the onion crisps, I say crisps because according to their menu it's suppose to be onion rings... but these were cooked well past that stage. Some tasted nice other tasted like burnt crisps you get at the bottom of a roast. Not entirely a bad thing! Even though the place was obviously busy it didn't feel like we were being pressured to hurry up and leave so they could turn the table over for the next group. The wait for our food was fairly average for the size and for the crowd, a busy place means a busy kitchen 35 mins - 45min. There are three places in Pukekohe that now specialise in Steaks. I'm having a really hard time to differentiate them. Each have their own sense of style and do the basics well, which is all a steak lover really wants. For this reason.. I'm calling it a tie for the time being. I am happy to rate them as follows; Food 4 / 5 - Shame about the over done onion crisps (rings) Service 4 / 5 - Warm, friendly and accommodating Price $33.00 - In line for what you get compared to other places Atmosphere 4/ 5 - Popular by nature Overall - 4 /5 - Book early and avoid the table by the door!

Food was good, my steak was a little overcooked though. Seafood chowder was delish! Service was…read moregood but server was MIA a lot. Some of my family dined at a nearby Italian restaurant (left after we were seated), they finished their dinner and still waited 1.5 hours for us. Dinner took us 2.5 hours!!!

This restaurant was surprisingly quite good. We were walking on Eat Street and were looking at the…read moremenu when the host was trying to get us to go in. We decided to try it and ordered the T-Bone steak and the wagyu ribeye steak. The steaks were perfectly done for medium rare and well seasoned. Was a great meal.