I don’t actually live in NZ but was staying with friends in Palmerston North. Went to my Mothers funeral and needed to get out of Palmerston. Found a little restaurant on a corner in Wellington thought ” this looks cute”. OMG !!!!!!!!!!!
I own a Restaurant and Bar in Australia; and the staff, the food, the cocktails, the service, lighting, music of Hummingbird was and is 5 star!! My Brother and I were already upset as we just buried our Mother and when we left the premises, ( pretty sure we were the last to leave ) just had the best time of our lives.
Eddie and his staff don’t just treat you as customers but as their friends. Coming from a Restaurant owner you can’t teach that!!!!, it comes from within, and the team there at Hummingbird are the best in Wellington.
If I could I would fly them all over to my restaurant, but that would be selfish because if anyone out there reading this who wants to go to Hummingbird won’t have the experience like my Brother and I had!!!!!!!!!. To me they are the best.
Wish I lived in wellie. Sue-Ellen White from Brisbane.

Went earlier this year. Great food & cocktails, although i think the service was average

Cool atmosphere & great location

I would say we had an average evening too. The surroundings were really great and there was a nice atmosphere too. The night we were there there was a couple playing the piano and violin who were very clever and got the audience going, brillant. The staff were nice enough although not amazing, I am not sure that I would say they were an award winning front of house team?

It was the food that really let the place down, we had a voucher for $100 and we couldn’t even spend it all as there was nothing on the menu that looked that delicious. We wanted to spend it all but just ended up getting some change for the tip and the taxi home.

There didn’t seem to be anything on the menu that I couldn’t make myself at home, roasted chicken breast, crumbed fish, deep fried calamari. All in all, not that bad, but we’d definitely dine somewhere else next time we are in Wellington. Very Average.

First time to Wellington for both my boyfriend & I we found this beautiful cafe in Courtney Place.From the gorgeous entrees to the darling main menu to the entertaining yet subtle staff, this place is what a restuarant should be….
absolutely devine…

took my partner here for our anniversary. would say we have no complaints but altogether we found the hummingbird to be pretty average really.

we were seated promptly without a booking, but as our waitress claimed it to be her first night any questions we had to ask about the wine lists or menu had a delay in being answered as she had to go back to the kitchen to check.

we liked the concept of the small plates but much prefer the likes of DUKE CAVILS for their TAPAS style.

the food was tasty and presented well.

all in all we felt that for the up market place it is they are missing the point, an example of this is asking for a Drambuie and having it be served to us in a shot glass! also the waiter looked and sounded like he belonged on a rugby field! sweet as bro!

is this place a weekend drinking bar or a fine dining restaurant, it is hard to tell!

The setting was wonderful , staff served us with a smile from the get go and we loved the music and ambiance.
We were seated next to the fireplace, nice way to thaw off before eating! We ordered starters , dumpling and brochette’s which were lovely , but I must say when I tried to change a small thing on my next order the chef demanded that I buy him a Heineken beer first? Very odd and kind of let me know he didn’t have our best interests at heart, plus some very obscene language could also be heard from the table when our order was put in .
Needless to say I don’t think we will return if that same chef is still there , pity because it was otherwise an enjoyable evening out .