I admit when I went to The Falls recently for breakfast, I had no idea it was an award-winning…read morerestaurant. I just thought it was a cute old building on the edge of a nice reserve. Though this is true, it wasn't until I told my boyfriend I'd been there that I learnt it is famous. Having won awards for their quality meat and presentation, as well as peoples' choice awards including the 'Gold Plate' in 2012, The Falls is known to the majority of West Aucklanders as the best place to eat. I'm not sure if I would go quite so far as to say it was my best meal ever, but I did really enjoy my experience at The Falls. I sat out in the newly renovated courtyard with a pot of tea and a ham cheese and tomato omelette. The ambience was lovely, the wait-service was brilliant and the food was delicious - what more could you ask for? Tip: The Falls also caters for large groups and business meetings, and though I cannot say this from personal experience, I believe they would do a brilliant job at hosting such events and can't imagine anyone being disappointed with the food or the service.

My partner and I decided to go out for breakfast at The Falls Restaurant on a Sunday a few weeks…read moreago. When we arrived they had the option to sit inside and outside, so we decided to sit outside as the sun was out and it was a beautiful day. The falls had an overall great atmosphere with a friendly staff, putting me in a good mood. My partner ordered the Bacon & Eggs for $15.90 and I ordered the French toast for $17.00 and we both got mochaccinos for $4.60. We both found the food to be delicious and were extremely satisfied with our meals, beverages and overall price of our breakfast. I will definitely be back again.

The Icon restaurant is the one based with Bar 159 in the Lincoln Green complex in Henderson. It's a…read moregood place to come for food if there is something on in the Trusts Stadium or the Te Pai centre across the road. I have only ever been here for lunch so cannot comment on the dinner menu. They also do a breakfast menu but there are only about 5 options (all with eggs) and it's very limited. The food we had was pretty enjoyable and good value. My wife got a kumara and pumpkin salad which she liked and I got bacon pasta which was fine too. What struck me was that meat main course were almost $30 each - I thought that was a bit over the top for West Auckland. The dinner menu is also a bit on pricey side and the desserts are $12.50 each. A pretty good place to eat but I think the prices should be more reasonable and they could do with more choice if they want to attract people for breakfast.

A good local pub/bistro right in the centre of New Lynn. There is indoor and outdoor seating and…read moresometimes there is live music. The burgers are nice and come nicely presented. The bar has most things but could offer some ports, Brandy, sherry type things especially for winter and it would be great to have the standard cocktail choices or perhaps even a mulled wine on cold nights. There is a fire place inside but the last few times I've been in it hasn't been on. It would give a nice ambience if lit. Overall a good place to meet for drinks and have a bite.

Three out of four of the ladies toilets were blocked, one with faeces floating. Bar staff said they…read morewere aware of it and that it would be cleaned out over night! Why were the doors not closed & 'Out of Order' signs put on them?! This is disgusting! Would have left immediately but we had already ordered & paid for our Margaritas. At $19 each we were totally disappointed. Served in 2 different types of small cocktail glasses, rather than the usual Margarita tumblers, three ladies had larger drinks than the other three. Worse than that - the drinks tasted watery!!! We discussed this with the waitress who said they had started using a Margarita 'mix' over the last week & there had been other complaints. So why hadn't this been fixed already? Won't be going back. Shocking end to a great night where we had dined at the restaurant next door Mae Nam Khong - which has great food!

The best food we had in Auckland, hands down! Everything we ordered was seriously amazing and some…read moreof the best food from out entire trip to New Zealand. I can't remember the names of the dishes, but order by the pictures I posted if you like chicken dishes as you won't be disapointed. Not only was the food beyond amazing, but the views were incredible. It is the highest restaurant in Auckland and sitting on the patio provide the most stunning views of downtown and the Sky Tower. It was chilly when we were there, but glad we put on jackets and enjoyed the wonderful views. Private parking lot and great service were added bonuses!

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I'm not sure if this place is still in business after covid, but I visited precovid. We decided to…read moresplurge because it was our last night in town and there weren't a ton of options that were open near here. I got the seafood risotto and it was...ok...maybe a bit off..... Well, let's just say I experienced the seafood a second time later that night. Definitely not the way you want to end a trip. I had sent them a message about this right away, because I wouldn't want anyone else to get sick from their food and they offered me another meal, which was nice, but I was leaving in the morning. Anyway, not the best experience, but the location and view were nice.

I've been here for dinner before and it was really good! Great taste, presentation and overall the…read moreexperience was good... So i decided to buy a grabone for these guys when they were available and boy was i disappointed.... a grabone deal does not mean you have to lower your standards... use it to promote your restaurant and get them to come again after... It was a $30 grabone voucher that includes a weekend brunch for two... our meals were SO small and looked horrible AND taste average. We ordered one sausage crepe and one baked eggs. The sausage crepe serving was so small (for an original price of $19) and the crepe was drying out and burnt around the edges... at least there was flavour in this one... the baked eggs was the worst baked eggs i have ever tasted.... it was all sweet capsicums (or sweet peppers) and nothing else. you could hardly taste the eggs. Also nothing to dip into the runny eggs.. no bread ... nothing. it looked plain and boring... and tasted even worse. What is the point of putting yourselves on grabone if the outcome will be to lose customers. Grabone should be an opportunity to introduce yourselves to new customers and convince them to return again.... I know they can do some amazing things with food and service but a grabone voucher does not mean you should eliminate all that to earn more money... We decided to go to another cafe after as we were still hungry...

Excellent food and service. Seating could have been a bit better however I think they were setting…read moreup for an event.

The Brigham is just great and I am instantly a fan, its the kind of place you would make a special…read moretrip to get to, especially in the warmer months. They are popular for weddings and functions. The restaurant is set on some lovely gardens, so after your lunch you can go and walk in these lovely gardens and hopefully work off some of the calories, if not just grab a picnic rug and lie in the sun for a bit. The food is lovely and fresh, I had the fish and prawns and my husband had the steak and prawns, both dishes were very nice and melt in your mouth cooked to perfection. The service is also great, the owners are very friendly and come and check on you often. I would definitely come here again especially for something special.

Good food and great atmosphere. We went for my going away party, and it was perfect. It's a nice…read moreplace.

Nice place set out the back of New Lynn shopping centre. Easy to find as there is a New World…read morestore, Burger King and a Les Mills in the area. Inside is cozy, warm during Winter and cool in summer. The food is ok as I've had better but the service excellent. The only complaint I have is sometimes it takes a very long to receive your meal.

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to have a date night with my man at this fine dining…read morerestaurant. Settled into a stunning classic Birkenhead point villa, with stylish contemporary decor, I arrived last night for a booking at 7 pm. I was given the option to enjoy a few drinks at the bar, or be seated and order drinks at the table. I decided table, and order's as I was feeling famished! The restaurant was already busy with early birds, so I knew should we get our orders in sooner than later, as being a Thursday I'm sure they would get busier.(I was right as the night proceeded 7 other tables around us became occupied) I loved the sophisticated Bellini I ordered with prosecco; which I matched with the delicious Alaskan Scallops to start. My second course of Market snapper accompanied by creamy wonderful prawn risotto was delightfully tasty and elegantly presented. Finally for dessert I was complimented on choosing one of the best in house the Chocolate Fondant with Lychee and Lemon Sorbet, which was heavenly! My partner raved about his entree of Roast Pork Belly, main of Vanilla Confit Duck Leg, and dessert of Coconut Date Brulee Tart! I sampled all and 100% agree! Just five star fabulous!

Fine dining restaurant but only A-OK. Let me tell you why:…read more I was taken here for a 1 year anniversary dinner - my bf at the time surprised me, he raved about this restaurant so much, his parents actually owned the building that this restaurant is at so we were definitely excited to celebrate our 1 year anniversary here. He also had not been here in a while but remembered how good the food was so instead of going to the 5-star French Cafe, we opted for Eight Point Two. When we arrived the owner immediately recognised him and we were promptly seated. Beautiful decor and mood lighting, the restaurant is open plan, modern and sleek. Kudos to that. For food, we decided to go all out and have 3 courses each and also a bottle of red. For starters, we ordered the usual bread and butter. We expected the bread to be warm and the butter to be soft enough for you to get a butter knife and easily spread onto the bread. No, not the case. The bread was cold and stiff and the butter was cold and hard.... un-spreadable. Next we had our entree` which was beautiful by the way, pork belly with apple and pear (?) puree` and crunchy cashew nuts with watercress salad. The pork was delectable and the balance of flavours worked well together. So yes, it did get better ... However when our mains arrived (which was beautifully presented) it was a little disappointing.. We both had the Angus eye fillet, medium rare. It arrived, medium well.. almost well but not quite. This beautiful cut ruined, and was a little dry. Forgive me if I'm sounding so picky right now but when you spend almost $300, you expect perfection. This anniversary affair was like a roller coaster, teasing our taste buds with the heavenly pork entree then crashing down on the main. We should have dined at the French Cafe, we spent just as much dining at Eight Point Two as you would there - and with the French Cafe, they are consistent.