1-5 Anzac Ave
Auckland Central
Auckland City
09 303 3924
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Nice and very tasty.. Pricing is excellent..
Food is nicely prepared and great for a nice light meal..
Service is abit hard going as English is a struggle but all in all very good.
Dinner for two with a bottle of wine for under $90 in Auckland.. We will be back.
1st March 2013
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Great to have something in Leamington and the building is very well done. While new, it feels like an old hunting lodge.
Went for brunch but it is more se tup as a bar with a restaurant as a semi after thought.
Service was the biggest thing to bring this place down. It appeared only two people where working in a rather large dining room. Once we finally got served it was friendly and good service.
Food the the fully cooked breakfast was large enough for me but was mainly egg, only a single sausage (not a breakfast one), small amount of bacon, mushrooms and half a tomato. The toast was meant to be cabbiata while it was it was a cheap commercial copy and more bread than cabbiata. All in all well cooked and not a bad price.
Your coffee could do with some work though.
20th February 2013
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Went for coffee and a muffin..
Is it to much to expect them to turn up together.. Muffin arrived then the coffee five minutes after finish eating it..
Muffin was ok, nothing flash quite large though but comes with a tiny desert fork.. Pray tell how you are meant to cut, butter and eat this monstrosity with a tiny fork..!!??
Coffee was not bad when it finally arrived..
Oh please oh lease have front of house staff were English is there first language..
29th January 2013
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36A The Mall
Queenstown
Queenstown-Lakes District
03-441 1423
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Walking in your expectations drop as it is by no means a flash restaurant.. It even feels like you have walked in the back door..
But the food… Is beautifully prepared and cooked to perfection.. The calamari and the prawns melt in your mouth.
Service is friendly and very helpful language barriers aside..
If you want good Japanese in Queenstown go here as for $50 you can get a good meal for two with drinks..
29th January 2013
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14 Cow Lane
Queenstown
Queenstown-Lakes District
03-441 8030
Cuisine: New Zealand
With only seven tables this is a very intimate restaurant.. You would think a roaring open fire in the middle of summer would not work but it does here..!
You need to book, especially on a weekend or Friday night due to the limited tables..
Food is to die for, service is almost as good..
Everything on the menu looks divine and it is as good as it reads. Had the Pork and my wife had the Venison for mains, beautifully cooked and presented and you don’t need additional sides as after three courses you walk out full but not stuffed..
Service is very attentive and super friendly which makes a nice change.
If there is a down side it would be the restrooms, they are an after thought..
29th January 2013
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Ok, this is a pub so did not expect much but it is surprisingly good..
Service is fantastic, food is also very good. Inside looks and smells like a pub but outside on a lovely Queenstown day looking over the lake.. Quite breathtaking.
The friendly service and helpful staff make this place so keep up the good work..
29th January 2013
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34 Broadway
Newmarket
Auckland City
09-520 0015
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Rather disappointed, the sweet chilli on the entree was so hot it took your breath away..
The seafood in the “Nickies Ocean” was tired and not fresh. The calamari was so hard and rubbery it was almost like a scrubbing brush. Service was friendly and attentive.
Restaurant is a bit dated and could do with a freshen up.
29th January 2013
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68 Parnell Rd
Parnell
Auckland City
09 354 3489
Cuisine: Asian, Thai, Family
Very nice food and well prepared and very good value for money. Service is attentive if at times a little overbearing and not giving you time to enjoy you meal.
Nicely done Thai decor and not too over done and a fantastic view out over the city
As they are in the lower part of Parnell Road parking was easy
On the downside was the waiter, clearly was going outside for a smoke constantly as he reaked of cigarette smoke.
19th January 2013
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Very good selection of food from a variety of Asian regions.. Fantastically prepared and nicely presented.
Size of dishes is more than adequate for most people, but having to order rice etc as an extra is unusual. There is a good selection of rices, this is likely the reason for ordering seperately and the coconut rice is my favourite.
Restaurant is rather crowded and badly set-out and very noisy. The wooden seats are a bit uncomfortable if you are there for a while.
Service is very dependant on who you get as one visit the waitress was fantastic and the next time not so flash
Cost is on the average side for Auckland and the food is value for money considering the quality and presentation.
19th January 2013
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186 Victoria St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07-834 2446
Cuisine: Bar Food
Great bar, fantastic cocktails…
Beautiful decor seating was comfortable and easy to talk as music was not too loud so you can sit and have a few very well created cocktails..
Not so great for the head the morning after.. ;o)
1st January 2013
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Great place to stop, beautiful old building that has been well restored..
Shame it is a rather basic cafe… Was hoping and expecting more.. i.e. Lots more home cooked and created food muffins, scones, cakes etc. Most of the food was commercially prepared food and was disappointing..
Coffee was good though..
1st January 2013
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Hood St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07-834 9960
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Good, not excellent but good tasty well proportioned Thai food..
Nice presentation of food but restaurant is looking a little tired and run down.Service was good and prompt even when busy which is good to see, also very friendly.
On the down site the drinks at Thai Village are considerably more expensive than equivalent restaurants.
1st January 2013
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Not a bad effort..
Went as a group of seven so was not easy fitting us in with small tables. Also the place was so HOT was sweating just sitting still and felt cramped.
Some of the food we received was fantastic.. The Corn Fritters and the Eggs Benedict were very nicely done. The French toast was well below average.
Coffee is great though, not burnt and nice and hot.
31st December 2012
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346 Victoria St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07 834 4900
Cuisine: Asian
Beautiful atmosphere & decor, food fantastically cooked and attentive waiting staff..
A very well priced restaurant in the centre of town with a variety of asian food. The Banana Prawns are to die for but expect to get food on your fingers but they give you hand wipes so no big deal.
The only two things that let this restaurant down is the desserts (Very common in asian based restaurants) and the meal garnishing/presentation could be better.
31st December 2012
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Been a few times with mixed reviews but having the shop attached is fantastic with some wonderful food items. But in saying this can be a distraction for the diners
Went for coffee and cake the other day and have to say after not being there for a year’ish or more, the Carrot Cake is fantastic. Was beautifully presented and one of the best carrot cakes I have experienced, except my wife’s…!
Coffee is well done, hot and not burnt so a good effort..
Nice place to go on a nice day with having both inside and out side seating and great to see something at this end of Hamilton as there is not much to choose from.
12th August 2012
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21 Amber Lane
Karapiro
Waipa
07 827 8293
Cuisine: Cafe
Went for coffee and cake with family as it had been a few years since last visit and I have to say pleased to see a fantastic improvement. This is in the Cafe itself but also the service and food, well worth the small drive out of your way to visit Boatshed.
Cakes were fresh and beautifully made full of flavor and taste. The hummingbird and Chocolate brownie were to die for.. Coffee was hot but not burnt and well made.
Service was quick even though they were busy, staff were attentive and were interested in your feed back which was nice to see.
We will be back for one of your set menu dinners in the near future to see if that is also as good as your afternoon tea.. We can only hope….
5th August 2012
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Firstly, only went for coffee and cake… Thought we would try somewhere new and that was our first mistake.
Coffee was average; warm not hot plus rather weak and there was more froth than coffee.
Cakes, were revolting is all I can say… They were at least three days old and stale, the sweet muffin had hard lumps of unmixed flour and was completely void of taste. The Chocolate brownie was like eating a mouthful of sand and was a cake mixture made with coco rather than true chocolate like a true brownie.
Admittedly we did get a credit for the muffin but not for the brownie but worst of all NO apology..
5th August 2012
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Like many this is an average restaurant.. Nothing too special really and nothing to rave about or complain about.
Was a nice touch that they allowed selection from the breakfast menu at midday but they did say NO to start with..
Coffee was ok but they need to learn the difference between a Flat White and a Latte..
Pricing was good considering the location at the Viaduct, so if you are after an ok well proportioned, well cooked meal not a bad place to try.
15th July 2012
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265 Grey St
Hamilton East
Hamilton City
07-856 5722
Cuisine: A La Carte
The waiting staff deserve to work at a better restaurant as they are BEST thing about Cyprus Tree and the only reason you even get ONE Star. As for the rest it is all down hill.
Food- bland, boring and badly cooked. Steak was almost raw, Blue cheese risotto was missing the cheese and the tastiest item on the plate was the salad leaves. The veal was so over cooked it was almost shoe leather.
Pricing was on the high side considering this is only a basic restaurant.
Complaints were raised with waiting staff and passed on to front manager they were not acknowledged or even referenced when paying the bill. The front manager is the one that gave us our bill and this women is obnoxious, so try and be served by anyone BUT her if you are unfortunate enough to go here.
15th July 2012
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Went for coffee and dessert..
Service was unbelievably SLOW..
When or order arrived the coffee was burnt and needed 3-4sugars to even try and make it drinkable. An this was the second coffee after sending the first back.
The dessert was average and nothing that special.
The waiter was very apologetic and this made up for the experience in part.
8th June 2012
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Finally… A decent restaurant in Cambridge, you are our saviour..
Great ambience and excellent renovation of a historic building – Well done.
Serving Staff, fantastic job well done you made our night, Attentive but not pushy.
Food, is just above and beyond.. Wonderful.
Steak that was melt in the mouth and 10x better than “Jervios Steak House” so that’s saying something..
You don’t leave hungry, and good value for money.
The only downside is the pastry on the rhubarb tart was uncooked so this marred the dessert and your 5th star..
8th June 2012
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Went for breakfast, big mistake.
Big Breakfast.. You have got to be joking, right.. Dry toast that looked like it has run passed the butter and missed, two small sausages barely the width of a pencil, hash browns that were so hard they would break your teeth.
Eggs Benedict where did you hide the hollandaise sauce as it sure was not on the eggs.. Bacon that had been left outside to dry for a week..
Frosty waiter when asked for butter said.. “Its already on the toast..” we are still looking..!
On the upside the coffee was good
Left to go to Mc Donald’s for their big breakfast as we were still hungry but $100 poorer..
8th June 2012
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Went for dinner on a visit to Nelson.
Found the restaurant to very VERY cold and ambience was soul-less.. As for the waiting staff are they even old enough to serve alcohol.? Scruffy shorts and tee shirt.. really, this is a restaurant not Mac Donald’s..!!
Forgot our meal as we had to wait over a hour between entree and main. It appears that the takeaways takes precedence over the restaurant for food delivery. We asked our entree to be served with main but wasn’t.
Food was okay but nothing to write home about and the bowl made out of fried noodles was novel and the only reason for two stars.
8th June 2012
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Went for lunch..
Very very disorganized place, appears to be no one managing the staff.
Tables were dirty as were the chairs so not very hygienic, with the staff just wiping the food crumbs from the table beside us onto the floor.
Food was okay, nicely presented but bread for my Beef Burger was a bit stale and the patty was VERY small. It was a VERY expensive burger in my mind considering you only get a burger and nothing else for $18.95.
Service, there wasn’t any to speak of, this was lunch time and they were NOT busy. I can now see why.
18th January 2012
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95-97 Customs St West
Auckland Central
Auckland City
09 377 0125
Cuisine: New Zealand
Not bad… Would have been allot more impressed if the side salad was not just four leaves of lettuce in a bowl with a couple of macadamia nuts.
The Venison was nicely cooked and well presented, as was the Lemon Tart..
Service was ok, but on arrival was made to feel like we were an imposition as we had no booking but they had NO customers.
Price is on the higher side but interesting that you can see your meal being made on the large TV’s around the restaurant.
8th December 2011
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85 Tamaki Dve
Mission Bay
Auckland City
09 528 0017
Cuisine: Cafe
For Mission Bay I would have expected better and boy is this place cramped just to many tables which most of were not full.
Food was ok, Caesar Salad was mainly storks and the egg that was meant to be hard boiled was runny, as for Bacon there was not much to be found…
When you advertise fresh smoothies, don’t then go get a commercial bottle and put it into a glass were the customer can see you..
But they know how to charge Mission Bay prices though..
3rd December 2011
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Interesting place…
Have to say never seen Broad Beans done that way and they were quite nice..
Was a nice light heathy lunch with fresh produce so that was nice to see. But a very limited menu which is a bit of a down side.
Service was ok, polite and prompt.
3rd December 2011
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Went for lunch, for bar food not bad goo proportions and cooked well..
Service was average and rather slow with meals coming out one at a time with a good minute or two between each person at the table being served..
You can tell this is a bar as it was not very clean…
3rd December 2011
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Wow…. Is all I can say…
Can I PLEASE have your muffin recipe…. PLEASE…
Went for morning tea, great service, fantastic food and great coffee…. So we went twice in one morning…
Only down side is a funny layout to the cafe.. but not uncomfortable just a little awkward and small in places
Don’t normally give five stars but you do deserve it… Keep it up and we will be back..
3rd December 2011
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Oh what a horrid place…
Staff were almost on another planet and showed no interest in being there.. You would think people would be happy to have a job in this day in age..
Food was average and very slow, coffee even slower and one of the worst coffees I have ever had..
Sorry not much else I can say.. Buyer beware..
15th December 2011
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145 Victoria St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07 929 2332
Cuisine: New Zealand, Brunch
Service – depends on who you get, our food staff were great and very very helpful, the drink staff.. Boy do they need some training and the main reason for only three stars.
Food – Had the pasta and it was very bland but when this was raised with the staff it was reified quickly and to our satisfaction
Restaurant – Early in the evening is is quite nice but as it get later they are trying to get you out the door so they can make this a nightclub so would suggest a early dinner here..
3rd December 2011
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Good cafe, always busy every time I have been there.. Even worse when the media is there for the cuppergate fiasco.
Service is ok but a bit limited as many times not enough staff, food is good if you have it made as some of the food in the cabinet can be a little dry.
Always a good selection of food on the menu and it appears to change regally.
3rd December 2011
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117 Victoria St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07-839 4740
Cuisine: European
Went for the $10 lunch as blackboard outside showed some nice meals. Waiter took our order for the meal which was fine, we hadn’t yet made our mind up for the drinks, so he said he’d be back in 5 mins.
20 mins later…he took our drinks order.
Some meals had the option of a side dish of fries or chips for an extra $3.50 which was fine. We all ordered a pizza each as we were really hungry, ordered a side of ‘curly fries’ we could all share.
All good and fine, pizzas were lovely with the small bowl of curly fries. Time to pay the bill and were charged $10 for the ‘small bowl’ of curly fries…Just about fainted. They cost more than the 200ml bottle of bubbly we ordered !!!!!!!! Questioned it, all the did was shrug their shoulders and say we were charged the ‘bar snack’ price… What a rip off !! Won’t be back. Could have bought 2 huge bags of potatoes for that horrendously overcharged price.
3rd September 2011
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Like all Cock & Bull’s it is a bar trying to be a restaurant, or the other way around…
Food like most bar meals is basic but is cooked well at this Cock & Bull but is not a place if fie dinning. Have found them god for lunch but not for dinner.
3rd September 2011
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Sorry but Portofino you would have got one star except for the fact you let us in for dessert only just before closing.
But the food was not that great. As it was desert only not much was ordered, Coffee, Hot chocolate, Cheesecake and Brandy Snaps.
It was spray cream on the coffee, hot chocolate and brandy snaps that had all but devolved by the time the food arrived at our table. The brandy snaps were nothing special with three supermarket brandy snaps on a plate filled with devolved spray cream. The Cheesecake was at least two days old and quite dry, Hot chocolate was good but the coffee while hot was burnt
3rd September 2011
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70 Jervois Rd
Herne Bay
Auckland City
09-376 2049
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Have always waned to go here as it as always been recommended, but while the steaks are nice (Good size and very well cooked) that is about the only part I can recommend.
The topping I had with my steak Spinach/Blue Cheese tasted like it had only walked passed the blue cheese on its way out of the kitchen but did not contain any.
Service is ok with being asked four times if the meal was ok but with no interest in your response. But they did make sure your glass was always full, this being water or wine.
I suppose I was expecting better/more as far as the restaurant was concerned but it was quite small and in need of some TLC. esp the restrooms.
3rd September 2011
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204 Quay St
Auckland Central
Auckland City
09 357 6147
Cuisine: Bistro, A La Carte
Food is very nice and well cooked but the mains are so small. Went for lunch only had main and left still hungry. So recommend you make sure you order sides with your meal.
We tried ordering bread once the mains were ordered but it never turned up. They blamed the new computer system (oh how original).
The managers wander around asking if all is ok which is nice but they never wait for the response as they have already walked off.
3rd September 2011
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Anglesea St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07-838 1545
Cuisine: Cafe
Not sure if the owners have changed over the last year or so but what GREAT service you get now. It used to be nothing like this…
Only went for coffee and cake and what a fantastic job they did with presentation of the food. With a simple muffin coming with natural yogurt and berry compot.!
Our youngest did not want anything to eat but ended up with a small pile of the chocolate brownie bits put with all the coffee’s this without asking and done with a smile..
14th August 2011
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Food looks good but the taste is missing a good percentage of the time.. Coffee is burnt and warm so they need to learn not to burn the beans, which is weird the coffee arrives warm. When ordering a half size meal it would be nice to reduce the cost and not try and scalp your customers..
Normally quite busy and good to have some grass out the front if you have a dog..
14th August 2011
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Rude, expensive, noisy and cold.. Just about sums this place up…
$59 for an entree when taken as a main when it is still entree size is just madness, the lamb shanks are bland and tasteless.. You get better service at MacDonalds where at least they are not trying to push you out the door.
Not an enjoyable lunch had here..
14th August 2011
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346 Victoria St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07-834 4925
Cuisine: A La Carte, Salads
It’s okay… have been for lunch twice.
Meals were quite large but not that warm as some of the food on the plate was quite cold. Service is all but non existent and having to go to the counter to order was a bit much..
Nice and central and having the SkyCity parking makes it a easy choice.
19th July 2011
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Feels like a wedding venue that tries to be a restaurant in its spare time..
Food is okay, but very slow if in a larger group. Have been as part of a large group of 16+ and a smaller group of 4.
Quite expensive for what it is.
19th July 2011
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Great burgers and some nice options.. The service you get feels very disinterested.
Buts saying that this is very much a takeaway were you can eat there but it feels like a imposition.
19th July 2011
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Great yum char, what more can I say….
Service is excellent and attentive food is always fresh and plentiful..
Only down side it is can be very noisy due to the other parts of SkyCity..
19th July 2011
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244 Hardy St
Nelson
Nelson City
03 545 6454
Cuisine: Cafe
Was very busy when we went but very nice locally made food, good location and nice and central.
Shame about warming up a homemade pie in the microwave though…
19th July 2011
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Very impressed, from the almost 100% local Nelson produce in each of the menu items to the local support for the wine and beer. The service was good, attentive and prompt..
Keep up the good work. Great meal and not a bad price considering. Only bad part is a little noisy due to the wooden floors..
19th July 2011
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Very average service with a very disinterested waitress. The deserts were terrible and VERY slow they were so bad they were not eaten. Please look at a recipe before trying to make cream brulee..
Mains were nice and quite prompt, plus a good size but they were left under the heat lamps for quite some time before being brought to the table. Also saw another diners salmon sitting under the heat lamps for a good 15-20 minutes.
19th July 2011
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85-89 Customs St West
Auckland Central
Auckland City
09-358 3434
Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi, Asian
Great Sushi especially the braised Salmon and Snapper.
As takeout it was better than the service when eating there.
Price was higher but you know it is fresh as you can see them making it and can request anything you want.
19th July 2011
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168 Gloucester St
Christchurch Central
Christchurch City
03-372 3388
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Nice food, good staff but English was a bit of a struggle for them.
Seat were a bit hard for dinner where you want to be there for a hour or so.
22nd May 2011
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Been here for mainly for desert but have been for lunch as well once.
Very nice and well prepared food, service is always good and especially nice to have the waitress remember who order what..
22nd May 2011
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Not fan of smorgasboard dinning but I have to say the food was always fresh and well prepared here. With the food being replaced constantly which is usual for smorgasboard.
Service was attentive even though the pace was packed on the night we went and I never saw anyone take a break in the 2-3 hours we were there.
In general the Staff are friendly and it is well priced
22nd May 2011
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Visited Gothenburg purely based on the reviews here in MenuMania.. Would have liked to have given them 5 stars as in many ways do they deserve it.
The food was very well cooked and well presented, the quantity of food on the plate was just right. So it did not you leave bloated or hungry after three courses.
Their beer list is impressive at nearly 20 pages and many I have not seen before and some of the fruit beers were quite tasty.
The Restaurant is more in the Cafe stile than restaurant so bit noisy with wooden floors but is very well appointed.
Service is one place that lets them down, it is very disjointed with you being served by just about every waitress/waiter with varying levels of service quantity. Some very exceptional, other not so much.
From a drinks perspective the wine list was very limited with less than one page covering White, Red and Sparkling. But saying that most of the wines listed are/were gold medal winners..
11th April 2011
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110 Symonds St
Auckland Central
Auckland City
09-303 0010
Cuisine: Cafe
Three coffee’s all so badly burnt battery acid has less kick and all were sent back..
Food looks ok but expect to get the wrong meal as they don’t listen to the orders. Had four people at our table and three wrong orders.
8th April 2011
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Food, was great’ish
Service, was bad
While the food was tasty the entree was cold when it arrived, the main (steak) was well cooked but the condiments were quite bland and let the meal down as a whole.
The service, OMG… After three choices of wine not available we had to have a house wine.. Ordered a bottle of wine was delivered a Glass. Entree delivered without cutlery and had to ask twice for this..
When these concerns were raised with the floor manager service did improve, so good on them for taking the concerns seriously
8th April 2011
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Nice French Cafe…
Been a couple of times and service and food is quite original and well presented. Can be quite cramped and noisy/busy at times.
Decor is a little old/dated and could do with a refresh
8th April 2011
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Went here for lunch food is well presented and of good quality especially if you like seafood.
Service was good, but we were the only ones there so I would hope so.
3rd September 2010
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Went here for lunch, my steak was good but my work colleague’s one was terrible.
Service was average and quite slow.
3rd September 2010
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Been here a couple of times.. The first time I was not impressed but there must of been a change in staff.
The food menu and service has improved dramatically… Worth a visit..
3rd September 2010
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Not bad. Food is ok, service is not. I am sure the waiting staff need to learn to smile.
Wife likes the place but I think there is better in Cambridge.
3rd September 2010
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Many years ago I thought this was a great restaurant… But this does not to be the case now, food is very average but is cooked well.
All-n-All I would rate this as a average restaurant, so don’t expect anything flash. Average service, average food and average atmosphere.
3rd September 2010
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This is meant to be one of the top restaurants in the Waikato.
Have been there several times for both, lunch and dinner during winter the place is nice and warm but summer the flies are a killer.. The staff are friendly and the food is good, as it should be for the price.
3rd September 2010
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Interesting decor and very similar to one in Te Aroha. The food is excellent with more than enough on your plate, breakfasts are huge and good value for what you get. Their Coffee is to die for and one of the best places in Auckland.
Little small inside but the courtyard is great and makes for a great brunch on Saturday/Sunday.
3rd September 2010
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307 Barton St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07 834 1006
Cuisine: Cafe
Amazing…………………… atmosphere, wonderful staff, fantastic food! The food looks so good I took photos….
One down side in my opinion is the location down Casabella Lane makes it feel a little lost but it also makes it a little more personal.. and they could do with a heater on a cold morning for the breakfast crowd.
Considering sending my wife to their cooking school, this place is that good…
3rd September 2010
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1205 Tutanekai St
Rotorua
Rotorua District
07-347 1852
Cuisine: Cafe
What can I say, long weekend and no food available at lunch time. Staff were uninterested in helping or providing food for the long queue of people coming into the cafe at lunch time (Queens Birthday) will not be going back.
When food was ordered we were told after 20min that they had run out and we had to ask for a refund.
23rd June 2010
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Good little cafe, only been there for lunch and coffee. Good food collection that is home made and well presented and pleasant waiting staff but no over enthusiastic.
Fantastic art and ironwork and worth a visit for that alone..
23rd June 2010
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Great family restaurant, good food at the slightly higher side of the market and 50x better than the old Cobb & Co that used to be there..
Food selection was good, food well presented and full of taste and well propositioned. Open kitchen which made for an interesting perspective and you can watch your meal being created.
We had a issue while we were there and the professional manner this was dealt with was outstanding by both the duty manager and our waitress 10/10.. We will be going back
23rd June 2010
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2012 – Since my last visit here in 2010&2011 GPO has gone so far down hill it is unbelievable.
Cheap and nasty photocopied menus on a single page like you used to get a Pizza Hut (but at least their were printed in colour).
Basic Bar menu with no fine dining food listed but it was cooked OK and that was the only satisfactory part about our visit.
Don’t know what the new owners (Assumption) are doing but they clearly do not know how to run restaurant.
And please insure your serving staff have a shower before work and at least try and dress nicely/tidily..
2010 – I have to say the food here has improved over my last visit and I am disappointed to only give them three stars.
Menu was quite small with not many options but the food was beautifully cooked esp the steak so compliments to the chef.
What really let GPO down was the waiting staff, we had to ask for wine and drinks, food was delivered without cutlery and I am sure our waitress was more interested in drooling over another customer that caught her eye than serving.
18th January 2012
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Great restaurant and nice atmosphere.. Steaks are fantastic and service is very good. Went there for a quick dinner, ended up being there for 5 hours…
17th March 2010
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Average.. Rather bar’ish. Food can be good but been twice, first time was great second time not so. VERY slow service though
10th March 2010
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9 out of 10.. Great changes to this restaurant.. Very impressed with the food and wine, service was a little pushy though. A suitable restaurant for the impressive Langham hotel so about time
10th March 2010
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DOWNSTAIRS, 5 City Rd
Auckland Central
Auckland City
09-373 2843
Cuisine: European, Italian
I have to say I have only had their pizza and desert on three visits. The pizza’s are very bare and you need to order extra toppings personally. Good service though and the deserts are very nice.
10th March 2010
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22 Ulster St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07-839 2545
Cuisine: A La Carte
Good from a pub, pizza’s are very nice, prices are not excessive. Service is good, pity for the location (Stuck between Pak-n-Save and FTC) as it would be nicer with a bit more room also the toilets are in a very unfortunate location.
15th October 2009
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172 Arthurs Point Rd
Arthurs Point
Queenstown-Lakes District
03-442 8999
Cuisine: New Zealand
Well what can I say… FANTASTIC… I go here every-time I am in Queenstown.. From the free pickup from your motel, to the wine list to the food is outstanding.. This is my NUMBER 1 restaurant with no exceptions.
15th October 2009
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30 Bethlehem Rd
Bethlehem
Tauranga
07-576 6889
Cuisine: New Zealand
In my top 5 of all restaurants.. Fantastic food, fantastic atmosphere, great service, prices are on the higher side but still well worth a visit..
15th October 2009
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Been a few times here over the years, was much better when it first opened but is constantly good food. Pricing is ok, service is normally very good, great on a summers afternoon sitting on the balcony overlooking the river…
15th October 2009
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Very nice restaurant, great location and views, good service and good food. Not bad value for money all things considered.
15th October 2009
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This is a good restaurant, not fantastic as I think it is trying to be to much to to many with the Cafe, Shop and Restaurant in one. Service was ok, we had a trainee for our meal and not enough support was given by senior staff. Food wad good, well cooked but quite expensive for what is was, the menu online is nothing like the current menu (Their own web site as well as here..) Nice surroundings but being a cafe as well they were not outstanding.. Would I go back, yes for coffee and cake but not likely for dinner
15th October 2009
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Went for a Birthday party with friends.. Went for the banquet, while the food was quite good, the amount of food was on the low side and we had to keep asking for more. Staff were nice and the prices were not too bad.
Update Sept 2010 – Well as a yearly tradition for a friend that always wants go to this restaurant.. The Sahara Tent has got worse and we will be changing restaurant for next year. The food has gone down hill, and with the banquet you have to ask for the food constantly as they just DON’T want to bring you more and the staff are rude and abrupt. The waitress stood on my foot five times in two hours and gave up apologizing after the third time, there was no apple tea, no turkish delight… and this is a Turkish restaurant……
3rd September 2010
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I don’t say this much but I would stay away from Knights on Albert, you would think a restaurant associated with the Stamford Plaza would be exceptional… The food is badly prepared and don’t start me on the deserts that look like they have been left out for a week. Service is very average.
22nd June 2009
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39 Victoria Street
Cambridge
Waipa
07-823 4299
Cuisine: Cafe
Been here for coffee a few times.. Ok but the coffee is nearly always warm and service is rather slow.
22nd June 2009
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Food was very good, well prepared and well made but was all a bit rushed. Only issue with the last time we ended up with a trainee… Don’t have an issue with people not knowing what they are doing but she had no support from other staff so was making ALOT of mistakes..
22nd June 2009
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401 Ariki St
Karapiro
Waipa
07-827 8787
Cuisine: New Zealand
Good prices and good food, been there for coffee and lunch many times and very happy. Only issue is at times service can be a little slow if they are low on staff.
2011, New owners. Food not so good any longer, feels like it is not fresh, service has plummeted and you can no longer eat outside in the sun.
14th August 2011
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6 Alma St
Hamilton Central
Hamilton City
07-838 0370
Cuisine: Italian
Buyer beware.. By no means is this a Italian restaurant, let alone a below average restaurant. I am sure my six year old could cook better than there chef, if you are after a very basic meal that is eatable and don’t mind paying high prices then this will suit you. If you are after good quality food for a good price then this place is not for you there are much better paces in the same area..
24th May 2008
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