After reading all these wonderful reviews, I took a group of friends here for my birthday. Have to say, I was disappointed on a lot of fronts. The bar guy was lovely and friendly, but our waitress was neither. The restaurant was hardly busy, so no excuse there. Most of our mains were the fish and chips and the batter was seriously over cooked on all of them. We were not asked if we wanted more drinks or offered the desert menu. I won’t be returning or recommending. Sorry guys, you gotta do better than that.

Had a few pints and bar meal before attending an sporting event. We enjoyed the atmosphere and decor. We were made welcome by the staff. Decided to have a light meal from the Bar Menu, was impressed by the size and quantity of the potato skins. Was too full to finish mine !!!!

I have never eaten here before and was reluctantly expecting basic pub food (we came with friends for the music). How pleasantly surprised I was. Beautifully cooked and presented. The sort of thing you would expect in a ‘normal’ restaurant – not pub. The only complaint – maybe a little too much in the way of food – crazy complaint huh. The dessert could have been 2 desserts. Too many great flavours on one dish which made it just a little too rich. And in the end I had to choose which to eat and which to leave . Great friendly service. This place deserves to be inundated with diners.

This Pub is good. Had really tasty beef and Guinness spring rolls!. The staff are mostly Irish which i liked (sucker for the accent!) Friendly.
Hard to get to the bar through the locals.
Guinness was good. Nice to watch the world go by from the window. I’ll be back.

This place serves some of the best food I’ve ever had. Even though it’s a pub beats most of the ’5 star’ restaurants I’ve been too. Absolutely love it. After our first visit we’ve been back 4 times and taken family and friends. Staff are friendly, good atmosphere and best of all is the delicious food. Been trying a number of things off the menu, steak, pork belly, duck and they’re all amazing! Highly recommend it.

Fantastic main dishes make up for the dusty cutlery, average desserts, lack of tea variety (only Irish Breakfast) and sometimes loud music at night. We wouldn’t normally go to a pub for a meal, but we have eaten here several times now and always been pleasantly surprised.

Pub food doesn’t get any better than this; and all the elements of an enjoyable night out are provided by this place. Downstairs the bar is warm, not too noisy, and friendly; upstairs, the restaurant is run by waiting staff who know what they’re doing and who do it with good humour and goodwill. I got a free taste of our (ultimately chosen) wine before I decided to buy it – rare these days. This is the best pub food I’ve had in ten years: the Beef and Guiness Wellington alone qualifies the place for a rosette.
Close to Eden Park, it should make a fortune. Here’s hoping, because it’s only ten minutes from home.

Have been a few times and had Beef & Guiness Pie (twice) and Pork Belly

Pluses:
– Maître d’ gives great service
– Food is yummy comfort food
- Can’t fault the Beef & Guiness Pie

Minuses:
– This place should be busier

Interesting:
– Bar is small and often cramped when going to pay

Verdict:
– We will definitely go back again!!

Traditional menu with a modern twist.Best value pub food I have found in Auckland.Good atmosphere and service. Patrons should be queuing at the door. Auckland’s best kept secret.

A genuine Irish bar. Great menu, good craic!

We’ve eaten here many times and the service is always friendly and accommodating. Delicious Beef & Guinness pie!

Brilliant. Great basic pub food, stews and the like, staff are full of good humour and the Guinness is good. Wonderful Irish Pub