good food, and good staff, besdies the actual owners. The husband and wife are rude, the woman is unfriendly and never cares to say welcome or offer any help. The male owner is obnoxious, and I too have been in there while a family came in and he was being rude to them without them acting out of line. It appears to be a family restuarant, as most in Howick. But they do not like kids, and that stuns me, especially when they are not misbehaving. Basically he is rude and unfriendly, and although the whole kid rule doesn’t apply to me, watching him warn his customers that give him the money to run his place is utterly rude, and I have never seen anything like it. Instead he should be warning the family, when and IF the children are actually out of line. The prices are reasonable, but I would only go back if I had to, the rudeness of the owners is enough to put me off.

We have dined at this restaurant for many years.
The food is great and the customer service is prompt.
This Italian/ Mediterranean restaurant must also be the cheapest in Auckland.
In conclusion it is my opinion, that if your last meal on this earth was had at Minos; you will die a happy person!

Minos has been my favourite pizza restaurant for over 20 years. It is small, intimate and they make terrific pizza. I must admit I prefer it when there are no noisy children in the restaurant because it is so small and children often don’t know how to keep conversation levels low. Having said that we have been going there as a family since our girls were small (but always well behaved) and it is also their favourite pizza restaurant. Keep up the good work Paul!

I have just read some of the reviews, and can only speak as we have found. We have eaten in Minos many times as a family …. which includes 2 sons. The staff are always friendly and very welcoming of our children. Our boys are polite and are always rewarded for their good manners with a lollipop at the end of the meal. As for the food, it can’t be beaten! We have lived in many countries and have been lucky enough to have eaten in many good restaurants. Minos definitely rates among the best. Thanks for a great dining experience!

We actually were in the resturant on Friday night and saw the young children, they were noisy! One of the Children did run out to where the Pizzas were made, the owner was justified in asking if the Children were going to stay seated? If they hadn’t left we would have gone! We had a lovely night as did all the others.

We booked for a Friday night. 6 Adults, 2 teenagers and 5 kids (4-10). When booking we were told kids were no problem. When we arrived the first thing the owner said to us (after glaring as we walked in) was “you better keep those kids quite this is the first and last warning” I was quite stunned, and had to ask him to repeat what he had said in case I had heard wrong. Nope, I had heard correctly. He then proceeded to have a go at me for bringing kids in as it will affect his business. The kids had still not made a sound at this point. He was one of the most obnoxious people I have ever met. We promptly turned around and walked out. I would never set foot in this place again and would suggest any parents with kids look elswhere for a nice meal. There are plenty of places in Howick where you are welcome. This is not one of them

Best Mediterranean style restaurant that we have tried in Auckland. Excellent service, decor and cuisine. A small cafe style restaurant in keeping with so many found on the coast of Italy or Greece. Whenever visiting Auckland from Rotorua, we always look forward to visiting Minos for an authentic and delicious Mediterranean meal.

My family and I dine at Minos regularly and always receive the very best of service. Very friendly staff, always have a laugh with the owners. The food is fantastic and very reasonably priced. Whenever we have visitors from out of town we always take them to Minos and they are always suitably impressed.

well im 12 and when my dad told me about people saying the staff that work here are ufriendly to kids i was realy shocked .I like the staff they are so polight and friendly we are going there for pizza tonight it is our favourite place for pizza highly recomended!!!!

I was surprised that a pizza restaurant was cooking pizza in a conventional oven. I make my own pizza at home but chose to go to a restaurant for that proper pizza oven taste. The food was fair. My wife ordered a pizza which was topped so heavily in cheap ham, large chunks of pineapple and little mozzarella cheese. The owners (rather the owner’s wife/partner) was so unfriendly that I would never set foot in this restaurant again.

This place is great for takeaways, because then you don’t have to deal with the staff. Last time I dined in here, we were ignored for a good 10 minutes while we stood by the counter – with the owner (?) directly in front of us making pizzas. The restaurant was not busy at all, and it seemed as if we were inconveniencing them by being there for dinner. Once we were seated, the waitress seemed very standoff-ish and frustrated with us. Food was prompt and good, but the service really lets them down, incredibly unwelcoming. Would not dine in here ever again.

Simply the best pizza, fantastic service, and good pricing.

Highly recommended

my husband and i used to live in Howick and frequently had Minos pizza, friendly and fantastic is all i say , always a friendly welcome and the best pizza around , he and his wife have always been soo accommodating with us and our friends and even have made up a special pizzas for me on occasions!! we now live out of the area but travel in when we can to get that fantastic Minos pizza that we love!!!

The pizza here is the absolute best!!

I visited this restaurant one evening with my mother and 2 young children. There were no customers there as it was early – 5.30pm. The man behind the counter looked up at the children and ignored my mother and I for about 5 minutes. I finally asked if we could be seated and see a menu and he proceeded to make excuses as to why we couldn’t be served – too busy, too many bookings – funny when the place was empty. The reason being that he didn’t want the children in the restaurant – a very casual dining facility. It is by no means an up market dining facility. I was shocked at the reception we were given – incredibly unwelcoming. Very disappointing. I am unable to provide feedback on the food as we weren’t given the opportunity to dine here. So if you have children I would not recommend Minos Pizza as this is NOT a family friendly restaurant.


UPDATE (Oct 1 2010)

To the owner who responded to my review 2 years later…
My point of mentioning that your establishment was far from upmarket was to emphasise the point that the restaurant should in fact be child friendly. Your demeanor was incredibly unwelcoming and you appeared to be inconvenienced by our presence as it took an uncomfortable length of time before you acknowledged us.
It is apparent by the number of exclamation marks used in your response that you are irritated by my review. It is a shame you were unable to take the criticism as being constructive and make positive improvements. I am obviously not the only person who has concluded that the service at your pizzeria is hostile. I hope you will take this feedback on board in order to improve your service.

I have been coming to this place for years, its a icon in Howick. This place makes the freshest pizza’s and they taste better than the ones we used to purchase on the Spanish steps in Roma. They have a great variety and are always friendly. Highly recommended.