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16 mins ago
This restaurant is great. Amazing selection of meals to choose from, not just pasta. If you are also a dessert fan then you will enjoy. The meals were absolutely delicious , they were enjoyed by everyone and we all said that we would most definitely go back which we have for lunches as well. The Service was very friendly and prompt. It has a lovely little bar that you can sit at and chat to the friendly barman. The only thing I would say is that it would have just topped it off if we had a fire going just to add a bit of a romantic warmth
4 hours ago
Family and friends, local, national and international gathered to celebrate a 21st birthday last Saturday night. I was a little dubious after hearing about negative reviews when family checked out the website once they knew where I had booked for dinner. However when I made the booking apart from the inviting atmosphere, the staff were so very warm and friendly, and couldn’t have been more helpful so I decided to stick with it. It was so worth it. On the night we were all so impressed with EVERYTHING. The food was amazing, not one complaint from us!!! We were all really happy. The staff were great…we went back a few times over the few days prior to family leaving town and I have already recommended to others. The food was DIVINE!
2 days ago
Went for dinner with family, using GrabOne voucher. We are all liked “Blue Duck platter”. It’s a very delicious seafood platter, i would recommend that and give it 9/10. I would go again to try a la carte.
3 days ago
Just had a birthday dinner at The Good Home tonight and have to say it was quite disappointing after we had heard such good things. Chicken in the burger was dry and over-powered with sun dried tomato, gristle in the “steak” on the burger and extremely oily deep fried prawns which was an odd combination with the burger anyway, oil not hot enough to cook the batter on the fish properly, lumpy pumpkin and parsnip mash with the lamb shank, just about the worst glass of chardonnay I can remember tasting in this town, no condiments offered and not even salt and pepper on the table. Service was slow after we were pounced on for drinks before we’d even had a chance to sit down and read the menu and then a second staff member had to come back and ask again for our drinks order. The whole place lacked atmosphere/ambience and the staff were less than visible or easy to hear or understand. We will not be returning.
3 days ago
Yummo! What a cool little joint, really enjoyed my breakkie here and will definately be back for more! Great food, amazing muffins, brilliant coffee. Gorgeously friendly staff, funky tunes. Highly recommended!
9 days ago
The atmosphere at the fern lodge is superb. The staff are welcoming and the food is great. The front lounge bar is a nice place to hang out with friends. They also have a good selection of wine.
9 days ago
Dale and her team does an awesome job…..the food is amazing….I can’t recommend them highly enough…. We had her cater a private function….oh….so much food and not one single bad comment……you will not regret having Dale cater for you….
10 days ago
I had “grab one” voucher for 2 mains, so went there last night. There are 2 menus: Tapas and just mains. My paella was quite nice, but could do with a bit more flavour, I give it 7/10. My husband had chicken breast, he said it was “ok”, he gives it 5.5/10. We want to come back again, but next time we are going to have Tapas, it looks more exciting, than mains. Service was good last night.
10 days ago
Terrible. Service was horrendous, we were totally forgotten about. Waited ages for our food, no one came to open our wine. The glasses and cutlery were filthy and the food was cold and looked as if a toddler had prepared it.
10 days ago
After having heard some tremendous reviews about The Garlic Press I have to say I was delighted. The menu is extensive and mouth-watering, and the food itself is presented in an appetising yet not over-flambuoyant fashion. I had the king prawns as an entree and they were cooked to perfection; the flavours were in perfect harmony and the portion size was good, not so much that I felt too full for my main, yet enough to really whet my appetite. My partner had the scallops with cauliflour puree and crispy pork belly and she said they were also delicious (she was pleased to note that they were not served with the roe, she doesn’t like that bit!). For my main course I thoroughly enjoyed the Sirloin which was served medium rare, with very thin chips and a well dressed salad. My steak was tender, juicy and pink without being intimidatingly bloody and it just melted in my mouth. My partner was delighted with her crispy duck – she said the meat was simply beautiful and the accompanying gnocchi were to die for! The front of house staff were friendly, helpful and extremely efficient and the overall ambience of the restaurant was very cheerful – it seems like the staff are genuinely keen to ensure you have a pleasant evening and a good feed. And that is exactly what my partner and I got from the evening. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is looking for top notch food in an informal and welcoming environment.
11 days ago
Love it, love it, love it! Seriously best cafe in New Plymouth. Food is always good, hot chocolates and coffees always excellent, staff always very friendly. Go early to get a table as it is often very busy, but definatly worth it
11 days ago
20 minutes waiting time for a takeaway hot chocolate is not acceptable! We ordered two, oddly one was only luke warm while the other was far too hot to drink. Perhaps the girls behind the counter should have ceased their gossiping and got on with their work
13 days ago
We’ve had several dining experiences at Table. The setting is lovely, and quite intimate. The outside courtyard is a great place for a drink or two. The food generally is very good – we’ve had one miss on the shared platter a few years back but since then they have been excellent. The perfect entree for 2 at a very reasonable $30 for what you get. We had it a few weeks ago and it was excellent. The mains are also good – not out of this world fantastic but very very good. This is more of a fine dining restaurant and the main meals reflect this, as does the service although this isn’t as polished as it could be. The menu isn’t huge but then neither is the restaurant and given this fact the actual choice you get is excellent. The desert for us was a complete letdown, as was the dessert menu, and we’d probably skip this bit next time. The coffee was excellent though. Recommended for a nice dining experience.
13 days ago
We regularly get takeaway from Thai Chef’s, and they are well priced and always excellent. Finally a more authentic ‘Thai’ restaurant than others in New Plymouth. Dining in the restaurant we found it much more expensive than takeaways, but the setting and service was ok. Would definitely recommend for takeaway’s over dining in.
13 days ago
A lovely lounge setting – probably better on a quite night rather than a busy one, especially in front of the fire. 2 for 1 specials on the cocktails are a good deal but definitely on the weak side. Platters are nice but more appropriate as nibbles rather than a full meal. The green tea icecream fried banana dessert is deelish! Good setting for a few drinks with friends.
13 days ago
Great little cafe. The coffee is always good and the date scone is an absolute must (although they tend to sell out by 12pm!). Food from the menu and special of the day has always been good, nice portions. Highly recommended.
13 days ago
We’ve had numerous lunches at Gusto’s and it is always excellent. Lovely setting, staff always accomodating (ie arriving without a booking on a busy weekend!) and the food is very good as is the price (for lunchtime anyway). Highly recommended.
13 days ago
We were very excited when this place opened because it is so ‘child’ friendly with the karts, but the food was a total and expensive letdown. $10 for a thin pancake was excessive to say the least, as was the prices for the drinks. Our ‘Schnitzel’ was a $25 chewy piece of thick meat we couldn’t eat. It is a shame as it is the perfect place to go with family, but if you want your kids to eat it will cost a fortune. Please consider a reasonably priced kids menu ($8 is the average in New Plymouth) and we’ll be back!
13 days ago
We have had many meals at Arborio, and it tends to be a bit hit and miss. It is a great place for brunch/lunch, the pizza’s are fantastic as are the kids meals. The few times we have had dinner however have been a total miss. Bad service, terrible table settings (kept having to ask for cutlery etc) and average (and expensive) food which is borderline cafe quality but definitely nothing fantastic especially for the (high) price. Some of the dinner menu items are the same as the lunch menu but $10 more! The arrangement of the restaurant is also a bit of a hit/miss – the booth and lounge seating is fantastic if you can score one, but the table and chairs haphazardley arranged is a bit too minimalistic, cold and uncomfortable. Go there for the pizza and daytime dining.
13 days ago
We regularly dine at Andre’s and have never had anything but an amazing meal with fantastic service, in a lovely setting. We are lucky that New Plymouth boasts many great restaurants (Table, Salt, Arborio, India Today etc) but Andre’s never disappoints. Does the service sometimes take a bit longer on a busy night? Yes – but this is a fine dining experience not a cafe so why would you expect anything else. The main meals are always excellent, and large. The Snails are a must. The venison is hard to beat, as is the (huge) steak meal. At only around $37 for a main meal why would you go to any of the cafe’s for dinner that offer meals at a similar price? We have tried them all but Andre’s is definitely the best place to dine in New Plymouth.
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