My partner and I went to the CornerStore a few months’ back, and to date it’s still proven to have been one of the best meals we’ve had out in Wellington.

The food was outstanding, and of excellent value. We went on a Monday night when it was really quiet, but received excellent service. The food and drinks were so good that we are bringing a group of our friends back there tonight.

As far as I’m concerned, the CornerStore is the one of best parts of living in Brooklyn! And their weekend brunches look awesome as well…

As a Brooklyn resident -i can tell you the new owners have done a good job. The staff and service is great. The food is well priced and a marked improvement from the previous owners. Its a great local.

Haven’t been here since I found a long red hair in our pizza. It was terrible service that night too. Ordered a kids mocktail for our child and it came in a normal glass with no umbrella…hardly exciting is it. Waitress just wasn’t with it despite the place being near empty.

Pizza was no good – sliding off the base (apart from the red hair that is).

Previous to that – had been there about 6 times and had great service and great food. It was becoming a bit of a tradition.

Here’s a tip too. If the Rentokil pest controller is coming in – do it before the restaurant opens.

Might give it another go now that I see it is Under New Management. Hopefully the chefs have hats now.

My partner and I have been to The CornerStore a few times since it went under new management and we can say that we will definitely be going back.
The decor is very classy but relaxing at the same time. It makes it very hard to leave!
The service was great as the food was yummy. We were greeted straight away from a warm smiley waitress. After having a seat we were told about the specials and asked if we wanted a drink.
The first time we went we got the fish and schnitzel. The fish was so fresh and yummy and from how silent my partner was while eating the schnitzel I knew it must have been good. Finally confirming what I already knew he finally spoke and said how good it was.
The second time we did the ‘To Share’ plates (a great way to be social and interactive while dining out!)
We are looking forward to trying the rest of the scrumptious looking menu!

We had a deal voucher for 2 meals and 2 wines for $35 so thought we’d give it a go despite the bad reviews and bad things we’d heard from other people about the food. We used to often go down for a few pints and some fries and it was fine as a pub.

In terms of dinner, it was a different story. The service was rubbish, they kept forgetting things…and the food was awful. I had chicken on mash. The chicken tasted like it had been stuffed with raw garlic and the mash had an overpowering greasy taste of cheese. Usually I love cheese but this was disgusting.
My husband ordered lamb shanks expecting the meat would be falling off the bone and melting in the mouth. It was so tough he couldn’t even cut any meat off the bone. He told the waiter he couldn’t cut it and so the waiter asked if he would like a steak knife!!! Ha ha ha!! How ridiculous is that!

Service was crap. Food was rubbish. Not even worth the $35. Do not recommend.

Nice chilled atmosphere, friendly staff, basic food and nice wine.

This was my third time at Cornerstore and we won’t be back. The first time was good, the second was bad, so I figured one more chance to see if the second time was just an off day.

We went because we wanted pizza and their pizza menu online looked great. First mistake – assuming the menu on their website was up to date. When we got there we discovered not only was it not but the prices had gone up and the quality of the pizza down – gone were the pricier ingredients and in its place a range of pizzas that cough be bought at any Dominos for 1/3 of the price.

I ordered the canneloni. And that’s what it was – a slab of the stuff on a plate. While the portion size was generous the flavour was bland and badly in need to seasoning. My husband ordered the beef burger and fries which, while nice, were way overpriced at $22. The side salad was a handful of mesclun with a chopped tomotoe, drowning in some, I would guess, $2.99 a bottle canola oil.

We almost didn’t get dessert as the service was so slow that we were running out of time before our movie. Wish now that we had cut our losses and run but alas we persevered. He ordered the sticky date pudding, me the plum and chocolate fondant. Both were obviously purchased elsewhere and simply taken out of the package and reheated with a dallop of cheap vanilla ice cream on the top.

His was passable but overpriced, mine was horrible. Stodgy and bland with the “plum” being a large chunk of gelatinous plum jam on the top. I ate about a quarter and my husband, who usually scrapes all plates at a restaurant, couldn’t manage more than a mouthful.

The service, as stated elsewhere, was slow and sporadic. We sat with our mains plates in front of us for almost 20 minutes before they were cleared – I was so tired of waiting I was almost ready to clear them myself!

We had the entertainment card which saved us $20, otherwise I would have refused to pay for my dessMoreert.

As a couple who rarely gets to eat out we certainly won’t be returning. If you’re ever in Brooklyn dine at the Penthouse – or even Burger Wisconsin where the burgers are much nicer for half the price.

Had a very good Breakfast first time visiting, so went in with high hopes for a birthday breakfast repeat – opening hours said 11am they still weren’t even open when we came back at 3pm. FAIL.

Gave it a second chance but this time the service was really really poor – waitress said to take a seat and she would be right with us,she disappeared.
20 mins later we got fed up and left after having had no service whatsoever. I could maybe understand this if it was busy but with only two or three other patrons, No Excuse!

Would not go back here again.

This place is terrible, I have been for brunch and dinner; cold coffees, cold food, no vegetarian (or very little) options, the staff are rude and if it wasn’t for the cheap prices of alcohol I really don’t see how this place would survive!

I have just had the most appalling meal here. I ordered the fish of the day which the blackboard stated was panfried. What appeared was overcooked microwaved fish. So overcooked the ends were ROCK hard. I had two mouthfuls the second of which I spat out it was so horrendous. I have travelled the world a few times, been to a few third world countries and this would be the first time I have been unable to eat a meal. but what made it worse was the attitude of the staff. They refused to acknowledge my complaint stating that, “the chef has tried it and and cant see whats wrong with it….its been a popular dish all night….” and refused to refund the meal. They stated I had eaten half of it. (I ate two pieces of steamed zuccini and one piece of steamed carrot). It was crap, and they tried to put it down to me. I am the customer, I didnt eat it because it was crap. End of story, refund me and we all go home happy. They didnt, and I will never eat there or any other Monteiths bar again.

Went there for breakfast. Several items on the menu were unavailable. “Big breakfast” was enormous but standard. Egg Montreal was funny tasting and mediocre. It seemed to essentially be an expensive sports bar.

Although I live in Brooklyn, I very rarely eat here until the other night I took a friend here who happens to be a chef. At the end of the meal, he said “I thought it looked a pub when I walked in so did not have high hopes about the food, but it was fantastic. My only disappointment was the dishes I really want to eat were not not available.”

Great local for a couple of drinks if you live in Brooklyn area.
Don’t recommend the Creme Brulee though, was a sloppy mess that looked like it had been in the fridge a couple of days!
Just stick to the drinks ;P