Pierre, our waiter...excellent, knowledgeable in all aspects of the menu, and wine pairings.
From the moment we entered, every aspect of dining experience was "perfect". Very rare !
I highly recommend this establishment, if you are a foodie, enjoy wine, do not like to be rushed, this is the place.
I travel the world, the Grove is the finest restaurant I have ever had the pleasure to visit.
What an amazing dinner..from the friendly greeting at the door, to the fabulous, unobtrusive service, to the delicious and adventurous food...one of the best dining experiences ever. We will definitely return when we come back to Auckland...I can’t recommend this restaurant highly enough. For you arethinking of dining here...do it! You won’t be disappointed..
4.6 | delicious food and drink, with some rather innovative experiences such as a absinthe waterfall, the salt cured venison, and the dry ice herb bowl. Service was incredibly friendly and fun. They were also very accommodating as we asked to switch our reservation date last minute to a Friday and they made it work! Definitely a visit if looking for fine dining in Auckland.
Very fancy restaurant in Auckland.
The menu is small in portions and you can enjoy many items.
The view from the windows is not great, but you will be satisfied with the atmosphere and food in the restaurant.
Also, the desserts are very unique.
Regrettably, the menu options for course meals are poor, but if you have any requests you should discuss them with the restaurant in advance.
We had the Valentine's Day set manu, it had a huge variety of foods. The snacks and entrees were exceptional, I really saw your growth as a restaurant compared to last year. The ingredients and presentation have become more creative and the taste and texture have become more delicate and layered. The cider sorbet was definitely the most fun one. The seafood dishes tasted especially good. In my humble opinion, the aged beef and deserts could have been improved. The aged beef was a little too salty and the deserts were a little too sweet, you could add more touches of other flavors to balance them out. I think dishes like the duck egg mushrooms and cider sorbet had more balanced flavors. This doesn't mean anything was bad, I just hold them to a high standard as most dishes were so good. Overall we loved the dinning experience! You did a great job!
Fantastic restaurant. The food and wine were fantastic. The Grove specializes in degustation so you don't choose individual dishes, even though my wife and I don't normally enjoy oysters but here they were phenomenal. The staff were all amazing from our waitress to the sommelier who just happened to be the NZ sommelier of the year.
Michael the owner was there and even though they were fully staffed he was floating around pouring wine, serving and talking to customers with his passion for the restaurant obvious.
Amazing service and food. This would be a two star Michelin if they surveyed NZ. It's really amazing and the service is over the top amazing. Vanya was my server and she was amazing with explaining everything and how it pairs with everything as it was presented. Easily the best restaurant in Auckland. Recommended
We celebrated our 37th wedding Anniversary at the Grove. The service was simply outstanding. Food was extremely tasty and delicious. Lot of surprises specially a beautiful gesture to give us a special card and complimentary sweets. Memorable experience. Thanks heaps grove for making our day a special one.
Highly recommend this wonderful fine restaurant!❤️
Every finger food gave me a supersize its actually not enough to taste 👅 haha Just Love❤️ It！
Cant believe the chef can make venison so tender and smooth.
Very professional service, plates are warm with food together every time been put on the table
whole team members are very nice friendly
Cant wait for next new course 🤩😜
We had an incredible night here and enjoyed the seven course degustation it was truly amazing. The taste pallets were well balanced the staff fantastic overall and incredibly enjoyable experience. I put it up there with the Michelin restaurants we have dined in Europe. A++++
Had a great experience for lunch today. Service was top notch. Food came in timely manner. Best of all, food was amazing. Irish friends said the roast potatoes were some of the best. I'd say the sticky date pudding was the best. Guess you can decide for yourself
Came here for our anniversary after a long lockdown. Great to see a nice vibe in this restaurant, and almost 70% around 7.45pm on a Tuesday. We picked the 6-course degustation menu and I must say, it was more like 10 courses because of the delicious hors d'oeuvres etc. Every dish was amazing, lots of flavour and well balanced which is fantastic because this restaurant dropped off our favourite list a few years back, and now it’s back on our top 10! The portion may seem small but we were full and very satisfied at the end. The service is very good as always.
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