I attended a work Christmas lunch here on 28 Nov. We had about 50 people attending a buffet style…read morelunch that cost about $58 per person but they have options depending on your budget. The range of food offered for the menu was wide and varied and pretty good for the price. The buffet included 3 roast meats, two hot dishes, seafood dishes, hot vegetables, salads, and desserts. There was certainly plenty of food for everyone and no complaints at all about quality. They perhaps struggled to keep up with demand occasionally but the food did keep coming. The venue is pretty cool. It operates as a restaurant and an event venue in an old refurbished dairy factory. I didn't see it all but I believe they have a few separate function rooms for different size groups and occasions. They also have some fairly large outdoor areas. We were in the Game Keepers restaurant which had a dining room and bar inside with the food presented on the covered patio outside. There is also a garden area outside. The dining room seating was a little crowded leaving some people to prefer taking their meal outside to an unset table. A little disappointing since We paid a $500 venue fee. This did give us exclusive use of the area though. They also charge a %2 credit card surcharge. I'm not a fan of this practice and I don't believe it's widespread in the catering industry. There are arguments for and against this but each individual will decide whether it's acceptable. It should be noted though that they generously agreed to invoice us and let us pay in a few days - this was a kind gesture that many wouldn't offer.

My husband and I were on our honeymoon and just came in to Muriwai that evening from Sydney. We…read morewanted some place to grab some food on a quiet evening in a mellow litle town and just happened on this place that was open. It's a take out place, but we got to talking to the owner and ate our pizza on the counter. The pizza was delicious. The company was just as good, too. Definitely the best pizza we had in New Zealand and it made for a random evening of fun.

Enjoyed my evening here with friends the Venison sausage and pizza went down great with the Number…read more3 Red Ale. The service was prompt and food delivered together so no waiting to eat around the table. Highly recommend

awesome garden. Friendly staff, yummy food and great atmosphere. HIghly recommend if looking for a…read morecasual yet trendy place to grab some food and great beer.

Wheels crunching up the gravel, the Tasting Shed looked sophisticated in black. Dining tables that…read morespilled out into the outdoor area are wrapped by the wind + rain proof outdoor gazebo. Everything about it oozed warm comfort and rustic charm. You wouldn't hear the quiet clinking of cutlery on plates and humble conversation here. It was a strict "no-tablecloths" restaurant. And these beautiful wooden tables probably take 5 times more work to maintain. My after-work brain probably took more time than necessary to figure out what the bobbles meant on the Savory to Sweet scale on the menu. With 25 items on the menu (including dessert), it was difficult to nail down what to order. We were advised to order 4 to 5 dishes because they were all entree sizes. Watermelon - smoked olive, goats cheese, baby ganoush This was one surprising combination. I've always been one to systematically eat my way through my plate because I didn't like mixing things together. Give me a fruit and cheese platter, I'd eat each individually. But this is something you'd want to pile a bit of each onto your fork. The watermelon and goats cheese blend beautifully into a creamy smoothie in your mouth. Rich and cooling at the same time - it's a weird sensation. Venison - carpaccio, mushrooms, beets, juniper, walnuts This is a great well-thought out dish with plenty to leave you taste testing, tilting your head and thinking. It was called the Venison dish, and with so much going on, the venison was the solid foundation to bring out the flavours of each ingredient. The sweet tang and slick texture of the mushrooms was paired with the crunch of the walnut and hokey-pokey chunks. We had fun melting the walnut powder on our tongues and poking at the different elements on the dish. The hokey pokey was not your average golden syrup variety but was made with beetroot juice - so even with this explosion of textures, everything blends together. After a mini degustation, one shared sweet dessert was enough! The rosewater was not an understatement - the scent was clear, and sweet, followed by an even sweeter strawberry parfait. It had a subtle summer breeze to this dish and the strawberry parfait an excellent substitute for your average ice cream. The saffron leaves a distinct after taste and cures the dish from being too sweet. With the popularity of restaurants that let you put elbows on tables, tablecloths are stripped away to make way for our laid-back Kiwi culture. If you're looking for a sweet candle-lit dinner, there's other fine-dining restaurants in Auckland CBD. But I'm loving this fusion of casual and fine at The Tasting Shed. The service doesn't make you feel like you're a VIP but more like your host that invited you to their house for dinner. So if you're looking for an excuse out of the city, make this your first stop!

Great tasting summer brunch/lunch place. Beautifully decorated with soft lighting and wooden…read morefurniture. Option to eat indoors or outdoors. Kitchen closed at 1500 to 1700 for dinner prep although small plates are served during that time. European cuisine with heavy Asian influence, think daikon, kimchi, even asam laksa (the Asian snob in me couldn't bring myself to order this). We had the market ceviche (good but we prefer this with a bit more punch), kimchi Mac & cheese (odd pairing which I enjoyed) and the Lamb Shoulder (fantastic!)

Pleasant atmosphere. The bread was excellent…read more The service was quite slow. The food was very expensive but very tasty and good.

Loved the family-owned aspect of this place. We tasted some wine with Tyler and he was nice to talk…read moreto and informative. The Two Daughters Rosé was absolutely delicious and I don't typically love rosé. We ate at the bistro as well. The food was okay but it wasn't that great in my opinion. Overall, it was a nice time but we didn't stay longer than just a quick tasting and a lunch.

Cool cafe! I like novelty cafes especially with upcycling to this scale! For those who might not be…read moreaware, this cafe has two train carriages with plush seats decked out for diners if the wish to latte somewhere a little bit different. I was keen to pop into the inviting black locomotives but hubby's choice was out closer to the water and ducks, which was pretty nice too. We had morning tea here for the first time, coffees and cake, or more specifically sweet muffin and afghan biscuit. Both were super tasty but my coffee was a bit blah. The place was staffed by lots of young faces all quite friendly and helpful. The place was very popular, and I eyed off my neighbours scrumptious looking egg benedict. We had to walk through a garden centre to get into the cafe which was fine by me as I wanted to drop into a garden store whilst out and about. The atmosphere is what was best about this place and I will definitely be back, preferably for those eggs benedict...mmmm....

At first we had our reservations but 1 visit change all that! The food is brilliant! The coffee lip…read moresmacking good! (Bach espresso) the cafe isn't too expensive either - intact some of the popular breakfasts are actually cheaper than Main Street cafés! The ambiance is great - with real train carriages set up as restaurants!

Serving the best coffee in known universe Altura. They also…read morehave a wide range of gluten free options great cafe to stop and pass a bit of time.

They have the best ever gluten free orange almond cakes, I am addicted. Add to that a great cup of…read morecoffee and you are set for an afternoon or mid-morning fix. Lombardi's also have delicious mains. Their café-style menu comprises fresh, organic, a big range of gluten free and wherever possible local produce. Everything is home-made on site and you really can taste the difference! Their pizzas are legendary as is the range of delicatessen finger food like Thai noodle cake, spinach and feta risotto bites or Harissa lamb koftas. My boss shouted me lunch here and we feasted on a Deli tasting platter of olives, specialty cheeses, cured meats and dips. Added to this was a huge plate of salads from the counter, roasted vegetable salad, lentil, couscous and the freshest green salad. What a treat

What the service lacks in attentiveness the food makes up for. The food is exceptional.read more

A little surprised about some of the negative reviews (which did not seem to have much in the way…read moreof negative comments). I thought this was one of the better Thai meals we have had, much better than our local Thai restaurant of choice (chosen largely by convenient location). Located in a strip mall off the well travelled Highway 16, it is not the fanciest restaurant you will ever eat at but the food was good, I'll say the service was good despite one glaring mistake, and prices were very fair. I had the black pepper stir fry with tofu, partner had peanut sauce stir fry. You are asked you desired spiciness; both were perfectly seasoned with the desired heat. The menu clearly identifies vegan stir fry's, another positive. For our simple order the food was delivered promptly and it was hot. The glaring mistake? I ordered a beer with the meal which never arrived, and there was no opportunity to address this until the food arrived, at which point I was fine not having it. Yes, we would return.

Probably the best Thai food restaurant in Auckland, Golden Silk Thai Restaurant occupies an…read moreunassuming little space in Kumeu, but it is a space that serves plates of pleasure. Golden Silk is home to excellent food, fabulous service, and even a good show. Plus you can get take-aways to keep you going for the whole week. The braised duck with coriander sauce will tickle the taste buds, and you can almost try anything with the name chicken attached to a Thai name. The wait staff are beautifully dressed, and there is a comfortable bar, should you need to wait for a table. For our monthly company lunch we regularly book the upstairs area, which is perfect for our team of twenty slaves. And never a complaint from any one of them.