Homey cozy Italian restaurant in this old Dunedin city center. What a spot to hide away from the…read morecrowded. Easily walk in and take a seat by the window, enjoy the colorful glasses of the time reflections, breathe in, prepare a few minutes for your order. Try the Italian soup with nice simple Cibatta bread, following beautiful bolognese pasta, then comes the amazing authentic Italian style pizza. Crispy, tomato base and full of all sorts topping. Mushroom, salami, peppers, chili, and the simple smell of the wheat. Mingling with the fire, the genuine human wisdom and intelligence. Key factor to form a good Italian meal. Perfect ambience for a nice night dinner with family friends or even first date. A must-try.

It's been around a long time doing the same thing so what they do is pretty well practiced. Food is…read moreokay, nothing special but comes out quickly, the restaurant is big enough to take big groups and you can often get a table without a booking. Restaurant can be very noisy however. Unfortunately it's the only Italian style restaurant we have at the moment.

Very cute and romantic restaurant with friendly staff. The restaurant advertises itself as an…read moreItalian and french restaurant. I ordered the spaghetti carbonara. What a disappointment. The dish was Italian but modified to be more appealing to local taste. It had too much overpowering smoked bacon.

We just loved this little restaurant, it felt warm and welcoming…read more Several dishes stood out for both of us, I opted for Fried Gnocchi, Funghi Fume, and my wife had Roman Carbonara. We both agreed that our dishes were sublime, we wanted them to last longer. The staff were very friendly, and we just loved the decor too.

Eat the damn pork belly and be happy. Everything was great,…read morepork belly was on special and it was amazing. Husband ordered the steak and fries and had no complaints. Atmosphere was friendly and the beers were cold, what more can you ask for!

Friendly pub with restaurant out the back. You can eat in the bar, too, and this is where I took…read moreand uploaded a pic of the local drinkers. Seriously large Kiwis. I think this is a chain, but not bad with big portions of tucker

We originally visited this restaurant on 23 December. We returned on 5 January with a party of 5…read more This time there was no bus tour. The service was very quick and attentive. We ordered 5 different dishes and shared. Everyone was happy on all counts. I was given a menu handout that I will try to attach. It is not quite the same as the "working menu", but it will give an idea of the variety of food and the prices to be expected. Rating this as a "Chinese restaurant in Oamaru", I will stay with 4 stars. Otherwise, I'd give it 3.

Wonderful bar and entertainment at least on weekends. Wonderful staff a worthy drop in when you…read morevisit the Victorian district

We had a very nice lunch at the Portside yesterday. The…read moreservice was the best, because of our server, ANNA. What a joy. The food was incredible, Salmon salad was so fresh, just out of the garden. The Blue Cod was cooked perfectly, moist and firm. If you go thru Oamaru, go to the Portside. It is a little out of the way but worth the visit. GO

We changed upon this restaurant for a quick bite before the penguin viewing session. Went without…read moreexpectation but we were pleasantly surprised. The seafood platter came in very generous portion of salmon cheese roll, juicy prawns, salmon steak and nearly a dozen mussels. The bacon wrapped mussels on stick is the bomb ! Fish & chips did not disappoint too ! Their portions are big hence shared 2 portions among 4 of us.

I had the Doorstop Melt, but as I am not keen on salad they gave me vegetables in place, my wife…read morehad the daily special of Orange Roughy. We were both suitable full after our meals, for me a welcome pint of Kilkenny helped too ! The staff were friendly.

Awesome Gunniess and staff were outstanding. Good afternoon of craic. Of course watching the rugbyread more

we live near oamaru and had tried all of the restaurants and they are all pretty average and quite…read morepricey so we thought we would try something new! we went out of town to enfield and although it is a wee way out of town (15 minutes) it was worth it because the meal although simple was done so well! i had a chicken snitzel and it was so good and the chips and salad were perfect, there is something for everyone with everything being reasonably priced and extremely friendly staff!! would recommend :))))

Great place to eat and have some craft beers. Amazing food and fantastic service. The best…read morerestaurant in Dunedin if you ask me, it is hard to find a place that is consistently producing great meals every time you eat there. It has a warm, cozy feeling in this beautifully restored heritage building. I highly recommend making a trip out to Port Chalmers and stopping in for lunch or dinner, a few drinks at The Portsider, I promise you won't regret it!!!

Wife and I dropped in for a snack and a beer before re-boarding cruise ship and really enjoyed it…read more Quite little bar with great atmosphere.