This is one of our favourite places to go to spend some discretionary cash and indulge our appetite for delicious gastronomy.

I particularly recommend the degustation menu. I tried it one season and I’m still desirous of more.

The favourites – the items which stay on the menu – are good. My experience with the changeable items are various.

One time I had Beef Wellington. I wish I could have more of it.

One time I had whitebait. I made better whitebait plate myself.

Service is excellent, always.

Verdict: I need more money to spend at Number 5.

It’s been awhile since I have been to Number 5, I was not disappointed the first time and this time was even better. The food was outstanding and wine was great. It is so good to go to a place were the staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. They really know their stuff when it comes to matching the wine to the meal. I will be back and sooner rather than later.Well Done Number 5 and thank you for a great night.

Great food, good location and staff were tops as well

Eaten here many times but not for a while, but friends booked us in for new years eve.
First class food and the matching wines were excellent.
The clear winner was the beef main course which was outstanding. so many elements from the animal and all ate beautifully together. The lemon meringue dessert was the perfect ending.
One small gripe was that they were very busy but the two older ladys at the bar still had time to stand there chatting all night. That said “Manny” was fantastic and really made the night for us.

Well as a long time patron of this (my favourite) restaurant, the last few times I have been to dinner here I have been so disappointed.
The waiter (a young gentleman) told us they didn’t have it and I must be mistaken because he had never heard of it. I opened the wine menu and surprise there it was on the menu. It arrived warm! We then waited and waited, then and someone came to take the glasses away and asked if we would like our bill?
We kept having to ask for things i.e. cutlery, someone to actually tell us the specials and even to take our order. We would have been served by about 4 different wait staff, as no-one could actually be bothered with proper service and were too busy running around.
We eventually asked to speak to someone in charge but didn’t bother as the so called manager/waiter was chatting a way with young lady.
So disappointed that our favourite restaurant seems to have disappeared!!!!!

Hands down the best lamb I have had and that is saying sometyhing! (Lamb and steak is all i ever order). Cute romantic views and friendly staff helped but the food was a great standout for me!

Love your work number five!

When I was ten, my mum was between cooks and we had no option but to go for every meal. We tried pretty much all the fine dining restaurants in Auckland, Number 5 was my favorite and still is. I remember numerous other restaurants that offered my chips and burgers due to my age, and try to talk me out of ordering from the menu, though occasionally some places end up letting me order from the menu, they will turn out half the adult size (usually only half the price). I was always told that adult flavors are not for kids, or I won’t be able to finish the full size meal. The reality was, we would have to go somewhere else after dinner so I can have enough to eat. Number 5 was completely the opposite. The manager lady would greet me, sometimes offer me some oyster, or other sort of delicacy. I can order whatever I want from the menu, and sometimes she would combine two different mains together for me, or get the chef to make me something not on the menu. I found the biggest difference between number 5 and other fine dining restaurant is that number 5 doesn’t treat itself like a restaurant, going to number 5 is more like going for dinner at someone else’s place. There is a real sense of hospitality and pride from people working at number 5. The manager (or owner) lady is truly passionate about food and wine. Take for example the bathroom, one reason I absolutely dislike Orbit and Iguacu is because their toilet reminds me of the toilets in malls, number 5′s toilet isn’t decorated with fancy material or anything, but you can tell that the owner has put a lot of effort into making it comfortable, for example, providing good quality hand soap, the kind you use at home. The food at number are good, maybe not as exciting as some of the other restaurants from oversea, but it is consistent. I never had a bad meal from number 5 in my past 15 years of going there. Number 5 also has a very good wine selection, both local and oversea, the manager (or owner) lady tastes all the wine on the menu and she usually offer excellent advice on which wine to get, one thing quite a lot of other restaurants lack, I am not interested in some waitress or waiter memorizing the description of each wine, I much rather hear it from someone who tried it before. The price for wine are probably on the cheap side when you compare it to other restaurants that charge silly money for wine. The selection is very extensive, you have wine from 10 a glass to several thousand a bottle. I highly recommend number 5, and I wish there are more restaurants like number 5 around. (btw, if you wanna see the opposite of number 5 try Y Not).

Not been here for a while, but wont be leaving it so long next time. Enjoyable from start to finish.
Very friendly relaxed service(from a very young duo) and great food made for a great night out and left my table wondering why there were only 10 people in on a friday night.Big fat scallops and tender venison capaccio where the choice from the entrees, while duck and beef were devoured for our mains. Brave choice to use a cheaper cut of meat in a restaurant of this standing, but it was really nice.Best of all was the desserts, outstanding. Come on Auckland get behind this great little Bistro.

Went here on a Saturday night for a birthday dinner. Lovely decor, great service and a very extensive wine list. Being a beer drinker there were limited options – three to be exact but it made a nice change having wine instead.

Starters were excellent, especially the carpaccio. Mains were good, though a fellow dining partner did find the lamb to be a little chewy and had a bit too much fat on it.

Desserts were amazing. Definitely recommend the Lemon Curd Cheesecake and the brulee.

So 9/10 for food, 9/10 for service and 7/10 for price.

not the best restaurant in the world – when looking for high class flavor – try sidarts around the corner – wine list is wonderful and the staff are the best – 2 out 3 isn’t bad – i will come back again

My partner and myself treated ourselves to a wet weekend in Auckland. We were faced with a challenge for enjoyable a meal out that wasn’t Asian or deep fat fried products. To our surprise we were recommend to number 5 from another top end restaurant.
So there are people in business that know the meaning of networking…
Saturday night and a late booking, so we had to take one of the last available tables. Our hosts for the night were very attentive but perhaps a little eager at times, mainly with constantly returning to fill our water glasses and breaking up conversation flow. Overall, service-wise, we enjoyed our banter with the waiting staff.
Surroundings at “Number 5″ were very pleasant and quite a contrast to other Auckland dining establishments. Loved the open fire and relaxed environment on a cold wet night.
Our meals were created using very traditional menu items. We felt it lacked a little excitement. We both felt our cuts of meat could have been of better quality, but what we did receive was cooked to our requests.
Value for dollars, the entrees and mains were both quite generous in size.
We once again have enjoyed a great weekend in Auckland and will continue to hunt for that special dining experience.

Gave 3 stars after a few of us ate here on a busy Monday night.
A few little gripes.No bread on the menu. Every place should have bread, We were eventually offered rolls which were fine.
We all had fish which was tasty and well cooked.We ordered sides for 4 people and were given a tomato salad and some green beans, that were perhaps enough for 2, after complaining we were given short shrift by our server who blamed the kitchen.Personally this place is up and down.Food would be great if there was any bread, service is casual and verging on rude.

Always a good meal at Number five our steaks were excellent if rather large for our modest English appetites. The starter of Venison was superb we would never had ordered but for the recommendation from the waitress. As for wine the lady really is the best I have had some amazing wines over the years and have never been disappointed. Probably mean not giving last star.
Tony Buckingham

Been here many times and never fail to be impressed.Great service from knowledgeable staff, beautiful food(I personally love the duck entree that the last reviewer disliked. Always a good night out. My favourite in Auckland.

lovely little place – was enchanted by the decor. Tables with lots of room, which is fabulous. Service could have been better – when asked if we could move to the window seat, we were told “i do not have enough time to re-set that table”, even though another waitress kindly moved us later on in the evening.

Had the duck entree – pretentious and so sweet it could be classed as a dessert – quite foul. The mains and desserts (black angus, pork, fondant and brulee) were just fabulous though.

service needs some sprucing.

We dined here on a wet night at the end of october.It has been a year since we had eaten here, and we were happy to see the menu had been dragged into the 20th century by the new chefs.All in all it was a good night.The food here is excellent, I had tea smoked duck,And the best steak dish I have ever had,followed by a delicate lemon cheesecake.The wine list is great but I find the service to informal.Lots of needless rambling from our waitress Tainted the evening slightly.We will be back for the degastation menu.