Auckland Restaurant Tips by keeweechic

There are many good areas where restaurants abound. You can just wander along Ponsonby Road, Parnell Road, the Viaduct Basin and take your pick of any cuisine or just let one of the many aromas you take in make the decision for you.

Parnell Village is found about 1.5 kilometres (1 mile) east of city centre. An entire suburb of Victorian timber cottages that have been preserved from developers.

Ponsonby Road is one of Auckland`s trendiest multicultural inner suburbs. The Viaduct area was developed for the America`s cup challenge and the influx of visitors to the area.


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This is brassiere style food with 4 stylish up-market bars. A great varied menu is available which include seafood, lamb, salmon – to name but a few.

Parnell Village is found about 1.5 kms (1 mile) east of city centre.

Highly Recommend.


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Address: 269 Parnell Road, Parnell

The lunch and dinner menu is basically the same. Some of the entrées are : soup of the day, basket of chips, butterfly prawns, bacon & camembert salad, Albion Burger, Steak or chicken sandwich. Mains choices are ham and mushroom pasta, stir fried beef & vegetables, Cajun chicken, Scotch Fillet, Fish of the Day, Sirloin Steak, Mixed Grill or an omelette. Dessert choices are limited from Brandy Snaps, hot fudge cake or fresh fruit salad.


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Address: Hobson and Wellesley Sts

Jacques Restaurant has a wonderful panoramic view of the harbour and back to the city. They have a variety of different menu’s all at different prices. They can also accommodate a group up to 80 people for a sit down meal or handle 120-300 for a cocktail style event. Lunch is from 11.00am to 4.00pm and dinner from 5.00pm.


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Address: 18 Tamaki Drive, opposite Kelly Tarltons

This informal wine bar is located on a busy corner in Newmarket. Along with wines, they also serve local brews, including Rangitoto Beer on tap and good food. Hugos is popular with the office crowd and shoppers and is a great spot for relaxing with a drink.


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Address: 444 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket

This grand old tavern first opened in 1890 and is one of the oldest pubs in Auckland. Today it comprises a large bar, café, brasserie and pub and caters for lunch and dinner – snacks to large meals. There are 11 beers on tap and 22 wines which are sold by the glass.


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Address: 396 Queen St , Auckland

As the name implies this is a Steak and fish restaurant. Some of the menu choices are, aged eye fillet steak served with a port wine jus, snapper served in a lemon butter and caper sauce, mussels in white wine, king prawns flambéed in garlic and chilli, served on rice. There are several choices of steaks, eye fillet, scotch fillet, T bone and sirloin, the salad bar is also included. Other choices are lamb, pork chops, chargrilled chicken and venison. Prices seem reasonable and service seems to be good on average.


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Phone: 09-5215758
Address: Level 1, 55 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay

Cin Cin is a very fashionable restaurant and one of the oldest established restaurants in the city. It has very unique location in the old Ferry Building overlooking the water. The setting is luxurious, high ceilings, granite and beautiful table settings. The flavour is Italian and Asian with pastas, risottos and noodles. They also have wood-fired pizzas as well as yellowfin tuna with warm sushi rice and spring onion, honey soy vinaigrette. They provide an extensive wine list also. It is recommend that you book because it is possible.

Open Noon – 11.00pm Mon- Thurs and Sun, noon – midnight Fri and Sat.


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Phone: 09 307 6966
Address: Ferry Building, 99 Quay St

Originally this was the old Ponsonby Fire Station and over many years the building has become the home of many restaurant businesses (including one called 'The Old Ponsonby Fire Station'). Today the restaurant called the ‘Hydrant’ is established there. They are a fully licensed café and bay. They are also BYO for wine only.


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Address: 1 Williamsons Avenue, Ponsonby

The Tamaki Yacht Club is on the Auckland waterfront. Romfords within the yacht club has been a large catering and event venue for many many years… I will never forget my first hangover that resulted from a night at Romfords for a company Christmas party. The views of course from the club are spectacular over the harbour. Romfords has two function rooms which are always popular, both with great views.


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Phone: (64 9) 528 6463
Address: 30 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay
Website: http://www.romfords.co.nz/