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    Manuka Restaurant

    4.0 (34 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Very loud
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Scallops with cauliflower purée and baked asparagus with my sparkling water
    Nicole S.

    I had the best meal and service at Manuka. I started with a large flat coffee and 1 liter sparkling water. The coffee was amazing and the sparkling water was super refreshing. The servers were all very helpful and attentive. I wanted to sit outside, and I'm so glad I did. I loved that I could see the harbor from the table along the sidewalk. There were a lot of people walking by, but the ambiance was pleasant overall. I ate the scallops with cauliflower purée and roasted asparagus. It was delicious! I highly recommend this place!

    Seafood Chowder with baby octopus, shrimp, salmon, clams, scallops, fish and green lipped mussels.  Extraordinary!

    Omg, we may never eat again! Each of us ordered the Seafood Chowder. It came laden with a huge variety of delectable seafood. And even though we didn't quite finish our bowls, we should have stopped earlier. They gave us so much and it was so amazing. Never had anything so plentiful and tasty....TEN stars! Great service and location.

    chicken sesame salad
    Daniel D.

    The place looks really cool and had a lot of people visiting. The items that looked good were not the ones I ordered. I did the specials and they were not the ones to get. Desserts and breakfast foods were what looked good. I got a sesame chicken salad and prawns. The chicken was undercooked and tasted weird and the prawns were tiny. Oh well place looks good wish I could try again and get a better experience

    Fresh squeezed OJ!
    Stasj T.

    Let me start saying this was my first emotional experience with food. It was so good it made me misty-eyed. Auckland was sunny today, so that meant I should get up and do something. So I hopped on the ferry, asked a local for the best café, and headed down the street, past the hotel, across the first intersection. I read through the menu, thinking the smoked chicken with avocado, tomato, and brie sounded phenomenal if I could get it as a salad, which I did. IT. WAS. SO. GOOD. I can't even find words to describe the chicken; "delicious" would be an understatement, "decadent" wouldn't do it justice. I told them I would be back for their sesame chicken salad, which was delicious, but I kept my wits about me on that one. SMOKED CHICKEN WITH BRIE. UMG.

    Scott filet steak with mashed potatoes and green asparagus. Oh God... Really good ;)
    Benjamin F.

    Awesome And fresh food. Best place for a foodie ;) they even have a stone oven for the pizzas. Wow

    Daisy I.

    Very nice restaurant close to the devonport pier. I had the lamb skewers, it was well seasoned and tasty. Not that much lamb on it though. The atmosphere there and service were good. Nothing fancy, just simple dining

    Sheldon B.

    Excellent all around! We had the fish and chips, which comes with a small salad; & also the salmon & asparagus risotto. Both were VG, served fresh and hot. The F&C wasn't greasy and I believe the chips were double fried like ponmes frites. The salmon was moist and flavorful. I believe might have been prepared poached befor adding to the risotto. The service was attentive and helpful. No rushing you out to leave you sidewalk table. Enjoy the food and staff as a local. We hope to get back again.

    Bowl of flat white
    Evam W.

    I have been here a few times for breakfast and dinner. The vegetarian eggs bene is most excellent. Potatoes, mushroom and spinach perfectly complement the poached eggs and nice crusty bread. Orange juice is fresh squeezed and local. I'm astounded every time how quick the service is. Really great spot.

    My amazing artistic coffee @ Manuka
    Amy M.

    I decided I wanted to go to Devonport for a change of scenery. While we were there we saw this lovely big restaurant with lots of outdoor seating in the sun so we decided to stop for a coffee. Both my boyfriend and I got mocha coffees as a treat, the guy serving us was so friendly and funny. The coffees took a wee while, but we didn't mind because we were enjoying sitting outside in the sun. When they arrived however, they looked like art with a kiwiana style design on the top, so cool! They also tasted incredible and came with a little chocolate fish on the side, which is nicer than the regular marshmallows. I definitely want to come back here to try their food, because if it is anything like their coffees I can imagine it's amazing!

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    5 months ago

    The food is good there, I love the desserts many of there mains are very nice but I'm not sure about the burgers.

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    1 year ago

    Always a good meal here and service is great. Well worth a stop in Devonport. Easy ferry ride from the city

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    Food was great, the patio seating offered a nice outside view with a glimpse of the ocean. And then the best part... Gelato!!

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    3 years ago

    Very fresh ingredients and well prepared dishes. We had green lipped mussels in white wine sauce and salmon & tarakihi fish pie.

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    10 years ago

    We sat outside and felt as though we were a bit forgotten about, but the delicious food just about made up for that!

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    Review Highlights - Manuka Restaurant

    I told them I would be back for their sesame chicken salad, which was delicious, but I kept my wits about me on that one.

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    Winona Forever

    Winona Forever

    4.0(19 reviews)
    3.0 kmParnell
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    Its hard to put this experience into words. All I know is ill be sad eating any breakfast back…read morehome. It was a busy Sunday morning but still got seated promptly. The place is very aesthetically pleasing with lots of light coming in through the floor to ceiling windows all around. The menu isn't long but still has enough variance to please everyone. We had a full brunch feast with two savory plates and a sweet one. The pork belly benedict had the eggs made to perfection and the pork belly was perfectly juicy without feeling like it was all fat. The french toast was super tasty and not overwhelmingly sweet, of course the variety of colors made it such a fun plate. The bowl had the most amazing mushrooms I've ever had along with the freshest vegetables! I dream of the day I'll be able to go back and eat here.

    Bright, bustling cafe serving picture perfect dishes…read more Service was top notch, multiple people came to check in on us, fill up our water, and all were friendly. We were in and out of there is about 40 minutes. The service was fast, which is understandable given the amount of people they must get through every morning. Coffee, pastry, breakfast, everything was on point. Food was very instagram-able but tasted like what you'd expect. Standard fair, in a good way. I.e A lot of flowers for garnish, but its an omelette and tasted like a normal omelette. If I had any feedback it would be to pull back on the garnishes and focus on things that add flavor, it'll look just as tasty with a more rustic no fuss aesthetic. Suitable for a brisk sit down brunch. It was so loud and busy in there that you wouldn't want to stay hangout anyway.

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    Winona Forever - The Eton Rifle!!!!

    The Eton Rifle!!!!

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    Dirty Laundry - Open kitchen area of Dirty Laundry

    Dirty Laundry

    4.0(6 reviews)
    3.2 kmViaduct

    I had read this was a new hot spot in town and my husband and I decided to give it a try! We went…read morefor an early dinner and there was 1 other table seated. Our server was super sweet and attentive until we placed our orders. We never saw her again, no mention she was leaving for the day (I could see her inside on her cell phone and changed with a backpack). Our food was delivered and the other server didn't seem to notice (or care) that our water glasses were empty, as I found out that she too were on her way out of work. We didn't get water refills until the check came, in which is was a third server and then it took probably 2mins for her to run our card because she was busy setting tables and chatting with coworkers. The food here was amazing and filling- large portions, but the Mac n cheese was disappointing. I would give this 4 stars, but due to the fact that the servers are more interested in going home and chatting with coworkers than taking care of their guests (at one point we were the only table in the whole place and still couldn't get a water refill), this place is getting only 2 stars. It's got potential if it gets new staff.

    We had great service. We ordered a dozen oysters and when we asked for something different than the…read morejalapeños, our server ran down the street to get sauce that they use at their sister restaurant. We had no idea that the request would be so difficult to fill, but were quite impressed with the lengths she took to make our meal enjoyable. The rest of our meal was delicious food & great service. I read the previous reviews. I would recommend that give this place another chance.

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    Additional patio area for Dirty Laundry

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    Dirty Laundry interior, with American Flag!

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