My husband and I had dinner at your restaurant tonight.

I would like to thank you and your staff for a fantastic night. We bought a voucher via yazoom the other night and enjoyed your set menu.

The entree was perfect assortment to get your taste buds going.

The main menu ( Scotch Fillet ) was perfectly cooked.

The desert (Plum Crumble Pie ) was most defiantly heavenly.

The service was impeccable and defiantly the best I have experienced.

Thank you so much for a wonderful night.

Decided to visit for a relaxing snack at Mecca after seeing a deal online.

Service was great, with friendly and prompt staff.

The platter however was disappointing. All items seemed to be strewn on the plate, with our sauces and dips being mixed together and the meat skewers juice ending up under our bread and mixing with our salmon.

All in all not a bad place, but not one where I would spend $39 on a very average platter..

Very disappointed. Been there a few times in the past years and it was A LOT better. I would assume Mecca has changed management/owner since last year.

I ordered Fish & Chips ($27.90) on the day. First thing I saw when the plate arrived was BROWN battered fish, which was apparently over-deep-fried. Tempura beer battered fish should’ve been moist and with a soft crispy outer layer. Instead, the fish we got was BITTER, dry and rock crispy. In addition, the whole plate was absolutely bland (except the taste of bitterness due to the burnt batter). I had to season them with salt and pepper. Funny thing was the fries on the other hand was under-cooked. They weren’t raw or cold but they were in very pale yellow colour, even lighter than the frozen chips you get from supermarket.

The owner/manager came to ask how was everything, we just nodded and said ok. It was not because we weren’t dare to confront him but it was more of me thinking “what do you think? Can’t you see the battered fish was brown in colour? Did you even need to ask? Before you served, shouldn’t you put in your initiative and ask the chef to re-do the fish?”

I enjoy food and I do not mind paying big money for good food. Yes close to $30 for Fish & Chips was very expensive but if it was good, I would be more than happy to pay for that. Just like I paid $25.50 for the same dish at another waterfront cafe a week ago. But truth is the fish & chips I had there were worse than the $10 ones from takeaway shop! Mega disappointment when all you wanted was a relaxing day with a good brunch/meal + coffee at a nice cafe. I wouldnt say I won’t go back for sure but most absolutely not until we’re ready to forgive this disappointing experience. Perhaps will give them another chance next year.

We feel that Mecca Stonehouse promises a lot but delivers little. We were seated near the reception area in the ‘add-on’ part and felt quite temporary and rather rushed as a result. Food was very average and service not really up to scratch for a restaurant that seems to pride itself on excellence in its publicity. The stunning views it talks about are really not there for most of the clientele! I guess the bottom line is we won’t be dining there again as we can do much better in Auckland for similar price, better service and better location.

Went there recently for my mother’s birthday dinner – it was a wet and windy night yet there were gaps in the canopy which they had not zipped up so we moved tables as it was cold. I think that rather than customers having to ask for the heaters to be turned on that they should already be on when you enter, it adds to the atmosphere anyway. I found the fake candles a bit much, for such a pricy restaurant surely they can extend to real fairy tealights.
I also was shocked by the number of spelling mistakes in the menu – never a good sign for what is trying to market as a fancy restaurant. My vietnamese salad resembled nothing of vietnam, the eggplant dish was very bland but thankfully my mum enjoyed her snapper.
Filtered tap water would have been great – the water tasted just awful.
Service was great but I wouldn’t be going back – maybe breakfast and lunch is better?

Hi there

My partner and I came to your restaurant to celebrate our anniversary and had such an amazing meal I just wanted to say thank you also for the incredible service we received
All the waiters were extremely professional and helpful the whole time we were there
The food was outstanding and really tasty as well as brun good value for money
Thanks for a great experience Mecca mission bay

My experience with Mecca Stonehouse was absolutely impeccable. I organised my friends 21st birthday dinner to be here and the staff that I engaged with were absolutely wonderful. Not only did they cater to all 20 of us but they also helped me out a lot while we were at the restaurant. Being seated in the Anglican Mission House, we were amazed to see a row of tables all pre set up for us in an amazing environment. The staff allowed us enough time to ensure all guests had arrived and then to make decisions regarding our meals. They promptly took our orders (which was very difficult given that there were 20 of us), drinks were bought out immediately after. I couldn’t believe the speed in which they got all of our meals out. With three of our guests arriving late, they still got all of our meals out at the same time. All 20 of us agreed that the food was impeccable so compliments to the chef. They were helpful in taking group photos and also organising the birthday cake (which had to be lit and relit about three times due to people deciding they wanted to contribute to the speeches- but the staff handled this with grace and patience which was greatly appreciated). I would recommend Mecca Stonehouse to all who were organising a dinner for a large group or simply as a place to go to for dinner. I really don’t believe that you will be let down and myself along with the 20 other people who attended will be sure to return

A big thanks to the staff at Mecca!

Excellent locatin and setup. Had breakfast with a few friends couple of weeks ago. I have dined here before and thought the place was ok but our recent experience was not very good.

Although the service was good the breakfast was a real let down. I do not mind paying good money for good food but when you skimp on spinach! It is no no. I will still come here for the atmosphere but maybe for something else besides the breakfast menu.

Why cant you leave zero stars?

Why do restaraunts or cafes located in beautiful locations fail so badly on the quality of food and overall provide average service. Do they forget they are a supplier of food not a tourist attraction?
My wife and 3 children had a voucher to Mecca and decided to take the kids for breakfast and then to the fantastic Mission Bay childrens play area. The play was great but the food was terrible. Do not come here for eggs benedict and if you cant afford $15 for a childs bacon and eggs on toast dont even look at this place (bacon is extra and sneekily placed below, eggs on toast is $10).
Mecca here are some tips -
1. Eggs Benedict is Eggs with either bacon or salmon or variation on theme with some hollandaise sauce. It is not hollandaise sauce with some bacon or salmon.
2. Poached eggs went pre-cooked and reheated by dropping back in boiling water, go cold pretty quickly.
3. Leave spinach sitting on toast for more than 30 secs before you serve will turn the toast soggy.
4. Smoked Salmon is usually more tasty served as smoked, not smoked then cooked by swimming in sauce.
5. Point 4 would suggest the dish was served hot, it was not.
6. A good cafe will serve chilled water on a hot day, especially with the number of staff present.
7. Just because you are near a play area do not think that parents would’nt mind a photocopied piece of paper and a box of cheap crayons to keep the children happy. Run they might but draw they will always.
8. If you have a chidrens playhouse, place outside, not in a corner that no child could access or parent could see from anywhere but being sat beside.
9. Because I want to make it to 10, I will remind you of $15 for a childrens bacon and eggs, wow.
10. For the lovely girl who was extremely friendly and welcoming when we arrived, I hope you take the most of the service charges, a bright star in a dull sky.

Mecca, don’t rest on your location and it being easy for a group of cyclists to lean their 15 bikes against the wall to make a living, get your act together. Another online voucher wont get me back.

I took my mother to mecca stonehouse for her birthday.I will admit i am the ultimate food critic but i could not fault this restaurant for anything.The service was amazing,but most of all the food was to die for!! Full of flavour.Yummy will be back tomorrow night to be exact

I ate at the stonehouse for a catered wedding. I had the misfortune out ordering the “cajun chicken” which arrived absolutely stone cold. It wasn’t just me either, everyone at the table got the same disgustingly cold chicken. I would also say that the chicken was entirely devoid of flavour but that might have been because of the cold. Don’t be deceived by the nice location, Mecca Stonehouse is not a place you want to cater a large group.

I had been here a couple of times last year. In my memory it was a good one. This year, I found a good deal of this cafe on one of those voucher sites so I thought I should try it again. I liked the food and friendly service but lady’s room need to be cleaned more often. It is value for money if you use a voucher. A bit overpriced.

Took a drive to Mission Bay one night,(was on holiday from Australia in April) we found this Resturant and thought we would give it a go, quite night, there was another couple and us there, so service was good lol, I ordered a Thai Beef salad and it was lovely,we also ordered takeaway Mocha’s and they were lovely also, all in all very nice for gatherings and special occasions, would recommend to family and friends, will be back when next in town.

Mecca Stonehouse has been a favorite of ours for a while but of late the standards have slipped. The place needs a general clean up / tidy up & hot water for washing hands in the toilets would be welcomed. I agree with other reviewers the food just isn’t that fresh & coud be significantly improved.

Dinner for 2 – wedding anniversary.
Best part: Food – it was interesting & full of flavour.
Worst: Service by waiter (Amind?). He has been poorly trained (if at all). Tries to hard; tells you what he is going to do before he does it (“I will clear your plates now”) just like he wants praise for doing it – VERY annoying. First time I have ever asked for a change in waiter. Manager did take over SOME of the waiting at outr table but unwanted waiter continued to do some even after our request for a change of waiter. He twice got our orders incorrect – food & wine. Asked for 2 glasses of different Pinot Gris & received one Pinot Gris & a Pinot Noir!
Inside at night is pleasant & warm in winter. Toilets are OUTSIDE in the cold!
Also extremely annoying to hear Windows log-in chimes playing through the music system at full volume at least 4 times as they tried to reboot their electronic ordering system! WHY did they not turn volume down or disconnect the connecting cable before the re-boot?

This is an expensive restaurant ($38 mains) with pretensions to be 5 star but is really only 3.5 – 4 star at best overall. Disappointing is the best I could say.

My girlfriend & I dined there on Sunday evening and found it to be a 3 star at best. The paint was peeling on two walls, the tables were too close together and the decor was a bit out dated. The toilets were an absolute mess also. The food how ever was delicious yet i think were over priced. The service was below average for a restaurant i had heard high praises about. overall we had an average night, though we found more excitement at a lil hut type Spanish bar on the beach front. cocktails and Spanish theme awesome. If only i could remember the name of it id rate it a 5!

I took my family on Mothers Day, as we have had good food there before, terribly disappointing. Cold soggy chips the kids didn’t want to eat, withered salad, I had an eggs Ben, it looked like the eggs had been poached in the morning the dish was not appetizing at all. Overall a terrible meal on a special day, not cheap either.
Won’t be going there again mc donalds would have been better.we were at table 25 at around 2.30 pm.

Like Sam, I’m questioning how this place can be rated as five stars??!

I went there on a gorgeous autumn day last week. We really enjoyed our walk along the beach. Thinking of making the day perfect, we went to Mecca, which ended up with a bad decision. The chips were not fresh and appeared to be recooked. The coffee did not look like from a cafe at all. They did not have a sense of food presentation. They charged high price for the food but delivered a low standard customer service.
It will be my last visit to that place.

I was invited by the owner to try the food at the place. I had calamari rings, bread with dips and garlic bread as an entree. The pesto dipping is exceptionally good. We had a steak and salmon for our mains. Staff is really helpful and kind. Overall, a good dinner.

I booked at the Stonehouse for lunch and was disappointed from the start when we were shown to the cafe/tent. Although we were offered the choice to go to the Stonehouse it appeared a rather reluctant offer. We were also only offered a brunch menu although there was no mention that was all they had on their website.

While it could be a great place to wander up from the beach for a meal it is a very tired and somewhat grubby cafe to bring guests to especially when you were expecting something better.
I had researched most Mission Bay restaurants and this appeared through reviews to be fairly good but I wonder how many of these are friends writing them.

My wife and our mothers ordered the Tempura battered fish and chips and I ordered the crispy salt and pepper squid.

The fish while fresh and tasty was covered in a fairly heavy batter not at all like tempura batter we have had before while the squid while crispy lacked any seasoning and I need to salt and pepper it myself.
The chips were just run of the mill precooked and frozen and the salad very ordinary.

The meals were definitely not value for money and we had far better fish and beer battered chips at The Patriot Bar in Devonport for $10.00 less. The chips there were hand done, chunky and tasty.

Service at Stonehouse was okay, friendly but not exceptional and as mentioned before this place has seen better days.
When reading about the place I was thinking of using this for our next company dinner as the Stonehouse is about the right size but after having a meal there I will definitely give it a miss.

How this place came by a five star rating is beyond me – or perhaps it used to be a lot better??

My husband & I dined there on Sunday evening and found it more 3 star at best. The decor is tired, with damp patches on the plaster and peeling paint on two walls, despite the charm of the building. Two wait staff were looking after half a dozen tables and we were asked by both how our meals were, which is annoying the first time round let alone twice. I found both of them to be lacking in genuine warmth of service, affecting a smarmy approach which we both found irritating. One of them checked a text message after his phone beeped, and then stood with his back to us while he tapped out a response which I found lacking in professionalism. Both of them failed to see a used cocktail/juice glass that sat on a low windowsill across the room from our table the entire length of our visit, and despite taking our orders the waiter didn’t set our table (we requested one that had not been reset by the fireplace) so had to go and find cutlery after he brought our meals to the table. The food was pleasant enough (steak and a lamb shank) and was the best thing about the visit. The female toilets were disgusting – faeces smeared on the floor in one cubical, and generally less than clean. Disappointing as we had heard good things of this restaurant – we won’t be back.

Went for dinner to celebrate our 6 month anniversary.

Service was great! Anish our waiter went the extra mile to make sure we were comfortable, happy and elated with our dining experience.

Not only was the service great but the food was impeccable as well. Good sized portions, hot and very tasty.

Just wanted to add as well, I had Pan Fried Snapper for my main and was enjoying it but had forgotten to request no coriander as I don’t agree with it. Anish checked with me after I had eaten almost half of it and insisted on replacing the whole dish without coriander for me. Talk about going the extra mile when it was not even his mistake!!

Thank you so much Mecca Stonehouse staff and management for a wonderful evening. We will be BACK!

Highly Recommended! AAAAAA++++++

Love this place! Had many a breakfasts with a friend at the Mecca Stonehouse Cafe. Lovely atmosphere, food and location. Wonderful eating outside when the sun is shining.

Everything was great! Service, atmosphere and food. We’ll certainly be back.

We LOVE Mecca Stone house. We are regulars and love the food, friendly staff and easy access to Mission Bay waterfront and swings for the kids. We Especially love the Egss Benedict and find it to be the best in Auckland – we infact were in Melbourne and our host advised us that a certain place had the best eggs bene, we went but we beleive Mecca Stone house is way better!
-Mark and Des

On arrival – welcoming and enticing atmosphere – elegant and warm.
Service was impeccable – our waiter was extremely helpful with both wine and food. Food was absolutely perfect – delicious, tender and tasty.
Awesome evening…than you all so very much

I visited Mecca Stone House restaurant with my family,and we enjoyed our time there. It is indeed a fantastic place to go with your family.The environment is excellent.The best part of Mecca Stone house is its Food. The menus are great. we enjoyed the Salmon , beef steak,Stay chicken was really fantastic! My son like The beef steak, and I liked the Salmon. Excellent food we have ever tested before.coffee of Mecca stone house is great! I just love their cappuccino!Its really a great ambiguous and unique place to go.we would love to visit Mecca Stone house Restaurant again and again!!

I took my family about two weeks ago on weekend morning for brunch. Four different foods and one kid’s menu food was ordered. Very good food. Excellent coffee and view. Reasonably priced. Very busy but attentive service. Undoubtedly one of the best in Auckland. We will try dinner next time.

We went along one Thursday evening 2 weeks after opening to discover a lovely welcoming atmosphere from friendly staff in a funky and comfortable environment.
Not knowing what to drink was solved by a helpful suggestion from the capable bartender for a delicious cocktail which was delicate yet well balanced and refreshing…perfect for our ambivalence about whether to drink alcohol or not.
The staff were very knowledgeable about the menu and helpful without being intrusive and there was never a moment when we didn’t have what we needed. The food was delicious and nicely presented and I cant really say any more other than the worst part of the evening was having to leave at the end of it. We will definitely be back!

ME and my group of friends went for dinner–I will say this was one of the best experience we had-fantastic food-great taste,excellent service.Location best in Auckland-Everybody was so happy some of them again booked for there different occasion.So I am coming again and recommend others must try.

they served day old pancakes out of the fridge that were mouldy and the creme fraiche had separated after being nuked. dam lazy as it only takes a minute to make a pancake no matter how busy you think you are. wait staff didn’t seem terribly focussed and complaints returned lame excuses from the manager. thought the platters were a bit lean for the price and the quality poor – the salmon smelled fishy (old). also was overcharged but was completely over the place by then as we were being treated by guests and didn’t want to upset them.