Review The Cut Restaurant & Bar - Auckland Central

I suggested this place for my team's lunch yesterday, and they loved it. We ordered from the express lunch menu: wagyu burger, wakanui beef steak, fish and chips, and a truffle linguine (mine). Dessert was the chocolate truffon and a lemon cheesecake. The food portions were great. The dishes were simple but very flavourful. We also enjoyed the ambience, as it was a quiet day. It gave us a chance to chill and relax with colleagues, and we had lovely staff to take care of our requests. Since ours was a big-ish group (8 people), we made reservations and ordered the food ahead of time. The food arrived within 5 minutes after we arrived. Would highly suggest this to reduce your wait times, especially for groups. Highly recommend this place if you're planning ahead and if you'd like a quiet lunch spot during the weekdays.

Thank you! Our meals were not only presented beautifully but tasted delicious! If you’re in Akland NZ, be sure to stop in for a meal! Staff tonight served up well & the most attentive to a full house. I’ll be back! Not halal, but indeed options for vegetarian only.

Loved it. I only popped in to see my friends but they couldn't have been more accommodating. Staff were friendly and helpful and the food looked unreal. I heard it was too! I can't wait to come back! The mash potato alone is worth returning for!

Very reasonable pricing of food but the lunch menu is very limited. Loved the bubblegum mocktail. We pre-ordered so food came right on time and the place was pretty much empty for early lunch. Was good to have a quiet place to ourselves with attentive staff.

Delicious food, fairly priced. We had a group of 16 and the service was great. Ciki the waitress was particularly helpful and friendly. The steak was overcooked, so if you wanted medium, you should order the medium rare I believe.

I love the fish & chips & it's my 3rd time having it as its amazin! My hubby had the Beef burger this visit & its huge & juicy! Definitely worth the money. Staff are friendly & as it's a weekday night, the restaurant was quieter than usual but we enjoyed it more as it feels cozier dining this time round at the high table/chair area near the bar.. Definitely coming back here to dine our next visit to Auckland.

Stayed at the Rydges hotel few days for a conference. Had a buffer breakfast and a dinner. The buffet breakfast is overrated. Selection is ok but not great. No Asian variations. Taste is what you expected but no surprise. The have an automatic coffee machine, costs extra if you order coffee from the cafe. I only found out when I paid the bill. In my opinion, not worth even with the promotional price of $28. The foods for dinner is much better comparatively. The olive butter is a bit weird. The local oysters were ok. The lamb rump was very delicious. Overall, not bad.

The service was amazing, wait staff were all super lovely and so was the manager. The food could definitely be improved, the wok greens looked a little sad and overcooked and the fish wasn't fresh. Overall a good experience due to the atmosphere, comfortable seating and the wait staff.

The service was excellent and our waiter was quite nice. The steak was cooked to perfection! Overall the quality of food was superb and it is reflected in the price of the meals. It was very convenient having such a good restaurant in the hotel. Breakfast the next day was also incredible, the selection of dishes, the presentation, and the quality was more than I could have asked for in a breakfast buffet!

In the spirit of Amex Restaurant Month and having been impressed with the catering from a conference held at Rydes during the day, I was excited to try their restaurant for dinner. The restaurant is very sleek with duck egg shell blue colored walls with light wooden accents and plush grey seating. I ordered from an impressive showcasing of New Zealand reds and enjoyed a South Canterbury Pinot Noir to accompany my options from the special menu. We enjoyed The Cut signature seafood chowder and pork cheek with pear beet slaw and pickled Brussel sprouts and the pork was so succulent and unctuous especially with a side of smoked potato mash. Followed on by corn fed baked chicken breast on yam purée, jus, Jerusalem artichoke crisps and snow peas and the crispy pork belly on kumara purée, roasted fennel and blanched kale. The chicken was gorgeous and mouth watering. For dinner, we enjoyed a Meyer lemon cake with passion fruit meringue and chocolate opera cake with espresso mousse. It was a wonderful crescendo to the meal. Overall, the dimming experience was wonderful for the quality and standard of the cuisine. There were inconsistencies with service between staff, where the standard servers were very polite and warm compared to the senior. This is a place I’d like to revisit and highly recommend for the cuisine.

The steak was just right. Really loved the food Staff was very friendly too

Very good food, large portions. The staff is very nice and helpful. Their breakfast is also amazing!

Apart from the fire alarm going off (fortunately before we got our food) was a lovely evening. We all ordered steak and they each came as ordered (MW, MR, 2xWD), staff were friendly (and apologetic about alarm). Will definitely be back

Enjoyed a really nice buffet breakfast,that came with our room at the rydges.. Our family of 2 adults and 2 kids have all different tastes in the morning, and this buffet catered for all of us..cereals, fruits, breads, spreads, cold meat, salmon, beautiful cheeses selection, smoothie variety were a good boost, strawberry,banana and choc flavoured milk were exact taste to the colour(hard to come by these days..variety of juices and tea, the pasteries were really freah. Food presentation was fantastic, food layout was also great too..decor and colour great choice. Service from all the staff was exceptional to start the day. Well done!

29th February 2020<br/><br/>The food was alright, but they served bigger portions than usual so that was a plus.<br/>Loved the chowder and the cauliflower gratin<br/>Steak was so heavy, could not finish it, cooked medium rare. It was delicious. <br/>On top of that, we got 50% off from first table<br/>Will be back

Nice place, food isn't spectacular and only worth the price with Zomato Gold. Some of the staff seem a bit lost. Worth coming for a casual lunch or dinner.

I went for lunch and I had their Chicken Korma. It was the best Chicken Korma I have ever tried in NZ. Looking forward for dinner, which will be happening soon.

Good service, the food is OK. Good place for casual dining, family/friends gathering. Kids friendly (They have kid menu, but not on their website). We ordered salmon, goat, snappers and steak for main; They are OK. The cheese platter is a little bit disappointed,

We've been to The Cut 3x now. Twice for Christmas and once for Valentines. The Christmas Day lunch is amazing, the food is really good. At $139 it is one of the cheaper options in AKL for Christmas dinner. However I did think they could have made more effort with Christmas decor/music. There wasn't much of a Christmas feel to the place. The food outweighs that though, definitely worth going. The wine list is very reasonably priced for Auckland CBD, no complaints there. The bar staff are lovely too.

Love this place. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff. I like the lamb a lot, have went back for many times.

Really annoyed at Zomato gold as this is not valid for breakfast....where in the Ts and Cs is this stated? Very dissapointing and need to be removed from the site<br/>

Came here with my fiance and another couple for dinner yesterday. We were pleased that they had happy hour for drinks till 7pm. We ordered the sharing meat platter for two while the the couple ordered beef short ribs for two. The beef short ribs were nice and tender. The meat platter was huge and a great value for money. Taste wise, the meat was OK but personally not a wow factor. My favourites were the creamy cauliflower and the lamb. Dessert, however, was extraordinary. We both ordered the honey flan and loved it. Service was attentive and overall it was a pleasant experience.

Environment is perfect, food however does not seem to match the lovely environment. Food tastes ok, but looks very average. Also zomato gold does not work on lunch items that was not mentioned anywhere until we sat down unlike many other restaurants that mentioned on zomato.<br/>Food 3/5<br/>Service 3.5/5<br/>Ambiance 5/5

Nice atmosphere but the food is average. Asked for medium steak but came out a bit raw. The lady at checkout is not friendly. Not sure if it’s all because we are getting gold membership deal. Overall I don’t recommend this place for dining. <br/>

The oysters were lovely (both baked and raw). The steaks were tender and cooked to perfection. The stand out was the cheesy cauliflower side. Service was very attentive and the ambiance was nice.

Service was great and food well presented . Plenty of drinks options<br/>Good range of food. Value the money and used 1+1 offer. Highy recommended

Service is 5 star and the menu is nice. We ordered market fish which is hapuka and the seafood soup. Market fish is average but the chowder taste good.

Good breakfast buffet with many options including continental. There are cold meats and different kinds of yogurt aswell as breads. Theres only one option for eggs which is scrambled but I didnt ask whether there were other options. Best part was the pancakes, you get them fresh and they are light and fluffy. Staff were very helpful. Restaurant was light and bright with heaps of seating options and a private dining area.

Great food, ambiance and service.<br/><br/>I went with my family and everyone very much enjoyed their food. We tried the eye fillet, ribeye, lamb, pork belly, potatoes and cauliflower. The cauliflower with blue cheese was specially good! The steaks were cooked perfectly as we requested which can be a challenge for restaurants sometimes.

Unexpected very busy dinner time, this 5 stars are for the team whom handle it REALLY Well.<br/><br/>Hats off to the team especially Raissa and Egle

Witnessed someone fall of their chair and almost start abusing the employees here, think they handled it well, service was good and food good aswell

The food was delicious, the ambience was superb and the service was excellent. The steak and asparagus were nicely seasoned and everything was perfectly cooked. Will definitely visit again soon.

Came here for one of their lunch roast buffet event. $49pp, abit steep for lunch but we came as a big group so has no say. Only one meat was available, roast lamb and pork crackling which is odd as there wasn’t any pork meat but the crackling is great and crunchy. Lamb is tender and roast veges are the usual but the gravy makes up for the blandness. They do pretty good baked cheese potatoes though.

Previously rated this 4 but taking off a star since the quality of food has downgraded. <br/><br/>Although the service was good and good came out fast, the quality of our steak was average at best. <br/><br/>We ordered the $64 bone in ribeye but they ended up giving us the $36 ribeye. When we informed the waiter of the mixup he was apologetic and offered to provide us with complementary sides which never actually arrived. Lie #1. <br/><br/>Next, the waiter attempted to tell us we needed to order another dish at a lower price since the Zomato Gold discount could only be applied to the dish of a lower price. Apparently he also had an extensive rulebook governing the terms of use of Zomato Gold memberships which were different from the terms and conditions that us consumers could see. He never brought out “the rulebook”. Lie #2. <br/><br/>The waiter tried to handle the Zomato Gold situation professionally but it seemed like he was making up regulations. Although he allowed us to use our discount this time, he said next time we needed to order two dishes of different prices. If he wasn’t lying, then there was poor communication between The Cut and Zomato about the terms. <br/><br/>In any case, you shouldn’t lie to your customers.

2.5/5 Taste<br/>4/5 Display <br/>3/5 Quantity <br/>0/5 Customer Service<br/><br/>Poorly serviced Hotel Restaurant in CBD<br/><br/>1. Waiter got our order wrong.<br/>2. Promised us complimentary sides which we never got.<br/>3. Supervisor argued about zomato gold saying only lesser value food can be free, not equal value. <br/>4. Medium rare steak was pretty much same as rare steak.<br/>5. Steak knives were not sharpened, very hard to cut steak.<br/>6. Cucumber water was very good.

The chefs gata be kidding it's fine for burnt food (eye fillet) to be served to the customer. <br/>Mind you we ordered 6 steaks and all were burnt and unpleasant to the core. Please put in more care and effort. <br/>Staff are friendly and the supervisor did his best to get things right.

Atmosphere was very nice. However, the wait time was not pleasant. Approx 40+ minutes. Ordered steak which arrived as can be seen via the pics. Burnt badly outside. Was supposed to be Medium-Well done. Looked rare to medium. Every bite was bitter due to the burn.<br/>On the plus side, the supervisor was a very friendly individual who offered it to be recooked. Hence, the responsibility would be on the chef for not cooking it properly in the first place.<br/>The overall experience would have been 1 star rather than 2 if it wasn't for the supervisor. That being said, the steak was literally just the steak with nothing on the side at all. So the presentation was basically bad.<br/>

Service wise was ok.my eye fillet was not good at all, felt like it was a frozen steak n they cook to order. It’s not worth the price tag. My hubbys rib eye steak was fine he said. We used the zomato gold offer buy 1 get 1 free, so couldn’t really complain about it. The ambience was ok. But don’t think we would come back again, even though we have the offer all year round

Environment and deco are nice. Staff was friendly. All other food was good except the steak. It was too salty！lost the original flavour of steak.

Food was decent, but in my opinion overpriced. Service was nice and prompt, and the environment is also pleasant. We ordered the share platter; the chicken was slightly dry, the lamb was very nice, the steak was decent albeit slightly under. Sides weren’t anything to write home about. I also got the mushroom soup, which tasted nice but wish it was slightly thicker, but the fresh bread was delightful.

Went here for Xmas Dinner 2018.$140 per head so reasonably pricey. On the seafood bar oysters in shell which were nice but no lemon or anything to go on them. Had to ask and was given one tiny segment each. "Duck fat" potatoes were boiled potatoes which had had only a brief association with the duck fat they were still swimming in. Not a hint of crispness. So disappointing. The Yorkshire puddings were soggy and so chewy I couldn't cut mine with a knife and fork. Again not good enough when paying this much. The dessert had amongst other things a fruit platter to go with the chocolate fountain. I don't know who thought watermelon and green melons were a good mix with chocolate. No other fruit on offer. Not a strawberry in sight. Surely the obvious Xmas choice for dipping in chocolate. All in all it looked like they scrimped to save money. So very disappointed after spending $560 for four people. I guess a buffet is still just a nasty buffet no matter how much you pay.

The cut has an awesome vibe that is warm and friendly. Came here with not much expectation except for a good catch up and nice food. They were quite busy and a little understaffed so i had to physically go up and order my drinks because they were so busy, but it was fine! I ordered the Salmon main meal. Salmon was delicious and beautifully cooked, however I feel as though the Brussel sprouts should have been cooked longer, as they were quite hard to cut into. Partner was expecting a larger dish for an entree, as his lamb was only two bitefuls, however the sauce was lovely. Nice cocktail and drinks, good venue and nice place to catch up with friends and family.

Almost Better than Jervois Steakhouse. <br/><br/>Price and value wise the food exceeds jervois steak house when paired with entertainment book. The value for quality is amazing. <br/><br/>Bone in rib eye was cooked perfect, and they didn’t even use sous vide! Amazing grilling experience. <br/><br/>The meat platter was good, but the chicken little dry, chorizo way too salty like, lamb rack was average since I still make better lamb racks with my sousvide and cast iron at home. But the wagyu skirt was very tasty, firm, not chewy, yet very strong but good after taste. <br/><br/>The lamb shoulder was only $40. That is great value for money, excellent sharing plate for all. But waaaaaay too oily if you want it just for yourself as your own main, it’s just waaaaay too rich. But in exchange you get to enjoy the tenderness of the meat. <br/><br/>Vegetables were good, the chips were nice and fat and fun to eat like building blocks or jenga. <br/><br/>The bread entree was amazing. I’m no master chef but it seemed like whipped butter. Excellent dip. I asked for seconds. <br/><br/>Looking at the photos I want more. <br/><br/>Service: 4/5<br/>Food Quality: 4.5/5<br/>Food Quantity: 5/5<br/>Environment: 5/5<br/>Presentation: 5/5<br/>Price per person: $50-$80

It’s okay. I am unfortunately not thrilled. I stayed at Rydges (amazing) and hoped Cut would be similar to Portlander in Wellington, but was not overly thrilled. Unfortunately, I would skip next time.

THE BEST lamb I've ever eaten! It was recommend to us by one of the waiters and he was really helpful! The lamb was so soft ~ it was hard to stop eating even though I was already stuffed. Their complimentary kumara bread and that soft butter definitely set the tone. I would definitely come back here. <br/><br/>Side not: was a little disappointed with their dessert after having such a wonderful main

I didn’t really know about The CUT restaurant until I was tasked with locating a restaurant near my workplace.<br/><br/>Definitely a hotel-restaurant The CUT was spacious, clean and had a rather corporate feel to its lay out. We came at around 5:30pm so it wasn’t much of a surprise that the place was empty. But to my surprise as our evening went on there were more and more people. Quite a bustling place for a Monday night.<br/><br/>My colleagues complimented on the range of drink available, and it was nice to see that the glasses were quite full when the drinks were served. <br/><br/>In regards to the food, I personally ordered the Mix Grill which was an array of grilled meats. The beef was fantastic and full of flavour as well as the chicken, however I felt the lamb was quite tasteless and needed some more seasoning. The chorizo sausages had quite the fiery kick although I think they were over grilled because they became quite hard to chew.<br/><br/>The pork belly seems like a great choice as my colleague demolished her pork belly, the wagging burger looked filling and the beef pattie had a bit of size to it. Overall I would say the food was delicious and for the price you wouldn’t really expect anything less. <br/><br/>One thing which did frustrate me was the amount of times the waiters would come up to our table and ask how our meals were going. We had 3 consecutive greetings which was fine but was a little odd, like if there was a system that a waiter looked after a specific table then there wouldn’t be other waiters coming across to ask the same question. Just a little negative out of otherwise a splendid evening <br/><br/>Showstopper: Great atmosphere and ambience.<br/><br/>Overall Grade: B+

For $130 pp Christmas dinner i would have thought a buffet with more variety, less sand in the scallops, and not to spend the next 2 days throwing up.

I went with first table (50% discount on the food bill) voucher which I bought for $10. I was welcomed by this lovely and friendly staff and she served us very well throughout the meal. The ambience of the restaurant is very cosy and modern<br/><br/>I was advised that there was kobe beef steak available on special so I ordered it instead of Wagyu steak. They provide you bread and truffle foam to start the meal with for free. The truffle foam was really good. I could taste strong truffle aroma and the bread was very buttery and soft too. I actually wanted to order some more.<br/><br/>My steak was cooked to perfection. I ordered medium rare but I asked it to be more towards to rare side. They cooked it just perfect. I think it was an A6 grade Kobe beef so it wasn't very buttery like a quality Kobe beef but it was very tender and juicy I enjoyed it. The mustard sauce and their red wine jus is very good too. Roasted root vegetables were absolutely cooked perfect and so good. I loved how there was a variety of different kinds of root vegetables on my plate.<br/><br/>I tasted my friend's Wagyu beef burger and it was really good too. It had beetroot, fried egg, pickles, patty, caramelised onions and so much more! Everything in the burger was delicious. The patty was really juicy too.<br/><br/>We also ordered mashed potato on side and we truly loved it. The portion size of our main meals was quite big so we were so full but we managed to finish the mashed potato because it was so creamy and scrumptious. <br/><br/>The bill was only $56 or something because of first table voucher. To be honest, I thought we would be served with food of less quality because we were using the voucher but we were served with very good food and service and I enjoyed my dinner at this restaurant.<br/><br/>I would definitely come back again to try their other menu too!

Rydges restaurant- we come here for a good meal on a two separate time and meal. we ordered pork belly, salmon and their dessert. Fish was not fresh nd had a very strong smell. We lose our appetite straight away. We try the pork belly which is chewy rather than crispy. The dessert is ok nothing extra ordinary. Mussels was extremely salty! We end up not eating them. The ribs was ok but the rest of the food is downside. Customer service, we have to keep repeating our orders as they’re not attentive and we have to wait 45 minutes for the food. Such a waste of money.

Came here for their restaurant month 3 course dinner! There weren't many people when we got here but more and more started coming later in the evening. The service was pretty good as the waitress kept refilling our water and asking us how the food was. <br/><br/>The seafood chowder was seasoned well and I really liked the texture because it wasn't too creamy or watery. The salmon that she ordered was a bit salty but in terms of texture, it had a nice crispy skin and it wasn't over cooked. The pork was flavored nicely as it had that roasted wine barbecue taste. The skin, although crispy, was way too over cooked as it was very hard to chew. The dessert was my favourite course - THEY DO WATER CHESTNUTS! Very very few restaurants use water chestnuts these days and they go brilliantly well with salted caramel slices. Overall, it was an enjoyable dinner.<br/><br/>Taste - 8/10<br/>Quality - 8/10<br/>Size - 8/10<br/>Service - 9/10<br/>Ambience - 7.5/10

The flavours here were underwhelming. Our table shared a variety of dishes. To start off with, we've had better bone marrow from Depot. The dish here was very oily and didn't have much flavour. <br/>Next up, while the oysters were fresh, it was missing a tangy mignonette. <br/><br/>The salmon was the most disappointing; it was nothing more than just a pan fried fillet. Would have been nice if it was on a bed of mash or accompanied with a finishing sauce. <br/><br/>The flavour that stood out the most was the sausage featured on the meat board. <br/><br/>The burger was also nice and stacked in a fluffy buttery bun.

Came here for their $55 three course menu for Restaurant Month with a friend!<br/>For entree we had the Pork Spare Ribs and Seafood Chowder. The ribs were a unexpectedly big portion! Could almost be a main. This would have to be my favourite dish of the course. The meat was tender and I would say "falling off the bone" but there were no bones; only cartilage which were cooked soft and easy to eat. The sauce was amazing as well, full of flavour, and there were so much of it!!! I devoured the entire plate. The chowder was also creamy and not too rich; just the right balance. <br/><br/>For mains we got Marlborough Salmon and Pork Belly. The salmon skin was Crispy, though lacked a bit of exciting seasoning. The salmon was also cooked too well done; getting a bit tough and hard to chew. The last mouthful of salmon was a bit oily and greasy, particularly the skin. Nevertheless it was a good dish. The Pork Belly was a bit too chewy, but the skin crackling was well-seasoned--but likewise, too oily towards the end. <br/><br/>For dessert we got the Pear Crumble and Caramelia Tart. The crumble came with a bottle of custard (or condensed milk), which was a nice touch. The crumble itself however was too sweet and lacked the sourness to balance it out. The custard also added to the sweetness and was a bit too overwhelming. The Caramelia Tart was good! Essentially mousse Cheesecake, with hokey pokey on top and water chestnut slices on the side. Nothing to fault. <br/><br/>Service was good! The girl who filled out glasses and took away our plates after every course was attentive; though didn't seem like she wanted to be there. Was also a bit disappointing when I walked in and the waiter saw me and kept looking at me but didn't come up and ask if I needed to be seated...like, hello? Do you not normally do this? Am I not supposed to "wait to be seated"? Got a bit annoying waiting for a solid 2 minutes just standing there looking like an idiot so I went up to them myself and told them that I had a reservation. <br/><br/>Price: 8/10<br/>Food: 8/10<br/>Ambience: 8/10<br/>Service: 6/10

Don't forget to bring your ID coz it's a bistro. I had to return home to grab my ID coz the waiter said I look like 16 ... Wagyu beef burger was pretty good! The patty was juicy and served with homemade hand cut fries! Yummm!

Ok so one word wow!!!amazing food and omg amazing coffee. Thanks for a very nice brekky. Compliments to the chef and thank you for the lovely service. Exactly what you need in the morning

I came here for breakfast. This is the first hotel i have seen which does not serve omelette for breakfast. Its 20$extra to get omelette. The staff is good and friendly.

fantastic selection, everything you could want! some of the hot items weren't hot enough (cold eggs, cold bacon) but fantastic range complete with chocolate fondue fountain

I treated my partner to a weekend in the city and dinner here for his 40th birthday, the service was great, with generous sized starters.  Our mains came out in a timely manner, we were satisfied enough we didn't get a chance to have desert. Will definately go back again

Strange experience here. Straight away when we sat down we were asked if we wanted sparkling water, we said still was fine and we were straight away given a $9 bottle of antipodes water (we were expecting tap water) and when a different waiter came back to take our order i asked if we were going to get charged for the water and he said yes but realised we didn't want it so took it off our tab. After that we felt very rushed to make a choice (despite the waiter saying take your time) i told him i was still deciding and he went on to ask my partner what she wanted. Our food came i had the beef cheek which was amazing and my partner had venison which was cooked rare when asked for medium. It seems that there is a lack of organisation and communication here and I spent most of the night wondering what was going on and on edge when I just wanted to relax. The music was very upbeat strange music and didn't help the atmosphere at all. This place needs to focus more on the customer experience and it will be great.

Very good option for breakfast (Buffet) wide variety in breads,smoothies,fruits,cereals.Smoke salmon and cheeses.Dilmah selection Teas and Great service.It is located inside the Rydges Hotel.By the ambience must be a good choice for dinner and some cocktails also.

The cut is top quality fine dining with the prices to reflect it. The food was very nice but for the price and style of the restaurant that when serving a small table of eight that the kitchen would be able to get all the meals to the table within five minutes not fifteen. Leaving one of our diners to sit and wait for dinner while the rest of us had ours. Other than that the food was nice.

I must question the business acumen of a restaurant, located in a 4 star hotel, who blatantly chooses to ignore a HUGE potential market share which is growing and growing and growing. Someone, please wake up the managers of The Cut at the Rydges in Auckland. There is a vegan revolution in the world that they have not heard about, and ignoring it is simply not smart.<br/><br/>I ordered the salad because it is the ONLY vegan dish on the menu. To put it simply, restaurants who have ‘salad’ as their only vegan option (and not even on the menu, you actually need to ask!) are less than mediocre, and employ lazy and incompetent chefs. I attach a photo of the salad I got. A cut of lettuce with nothing. No dressing either (I asked to be provided with olive oil). And this joke costs 17 New Zealand Dollars!!! Yes, this is no typo. What a bloody rip-off. Honestly, my rabbits eat better than this. If this was not a business trip I would have walked away, ensuring to have a few words to the “chef” on the way out. McDonalds have better salad for less than half that price.<br/><br/>Desert – well, that is the other photo attached. An empty plate. There was no vegan dessert option AT ALL. Wait a minute – IS THIS a 4 STAR HOTEL? Are you serious?<br/><br/>And after all that, the service girl had the nerve to make a face and act all angry when it turned out that I ordered a wine that was not a house wine to use with my complimentary wine card that I just received (after I was advised very clearly by the waiter that I could order it). The Cut at The Rydges – fear not – I will not be repeating my visit again ever and if to judge by the flooding of “likes” to my post on Facebook, then neither will a considerable share of the market that you prefer so stupidly to ignore.

My group fined here tonight as part of our farewell NZ dinner. We were in a private area which was appreciated. Salads, main courses, and deserts were all very good and enjoyed by the group. The house wines complimented the meals well. Service was generally very good except one meal was served very late. The Cut is very good choice especially if you are staying at the Rydges Hotel.

The breakfasts here are really good!! A lot of fruit, smoothies and Different types of bread. The place is very nice and the staff too. <br/>Breakfast from 6.00 to 10.30

Good Food. We started off with a small bottle of NZ sparkling wine which was very good. Our meals of pork belly and steak were good. $5 each for oysters was a bit steep but they were very nice. Service was attentive without being intrusive. We had both selected the beef cheek pie off the menu but they had run out!

We had Christmas lunch here on Christmas Day (funny that!) and can only recommend it as a thoroughly enjoyable experience.  Despite being at full capacity plus, the staff were professional, friendly and smiles abounded (something I might struggle with if having to work on Christmas Day!)  The spread was very comprehensive including all traditional fare plus seafood, rare roast beef, tempting salads and way more.  All the food we tried was perfectly cooked, tasty and it was very difficult not to overeat!  The rest rooms were sparkling clean and well equipped - obviously receiving regular cleaning/attention throughout the afternoon.   Even though another sitting was looming no-one was rushed away either, full marks to Rydges for a classy celebratory buffet meal.  Will be back next year.

Though we often stay at Rydges we have not eaten at STK. Threats regarding cyclone Lusi kept us in on Friday the 12th March.... YaY. <br/>The scallops on pork belly entree...... 5 star plus! Scallops beautifully caramelized, pork belly melt in the mouth, and the sauce - WOW! My husband said his risotto was great (i wouldn't know - not a rice fan) but the sides of cauliflower and blue cheese and then the creamed spinach with truffle oil - delicious. We finished with a dessert called a little bit of everything. 5 delicate portions of sweet heaven. The wine list is disappointing (if you like aromatics) but the serve staff are exceptional, and even brought the bartender out to me so that i could have the perfect coffee with my dessert. <br/>It is exceptional dining. We will be baaack!<br/>PS - dont use spell check if you use slang, its painful

Second time we have eaten here. Seriously good food! I had the Prawns as an entree and cornfed chicken as the main and my husband had the steak.. so good! Wine recommendation from the Maitre D was also spot on. We will definitely be back.

Amazing food, awesome wait staff and a surprise birthday desert. STK was amazing, best restaurant eye fillet I have ever had the pleasure of eating and the tiger prawns were to die for. Very much recommended.

This was a superb place to meet a friend for after-work drinks in the STK lounge bar. Managed to get a pay &amp; display park right outside the door for $2 an hour - bonus (as it was pouring rain)!<br/>The barman was really welcoming, and hinted to us that we might want to try the 'Chateaubriand' which he said was amazing (sliced at your table and charged by the gram(!). However, we weren't up for a full meal, but appreciated his warm banter &amp; recommendations.<br/><br/>Instead, we simply enjoyed a lovely glass of wine, and the "NZ Cheese Selection, with honeycomb, fig chutney, swiss cheese &amp; truffle aioli". Very tasty - especially the fig chutney.<br/><br/>Plus, the complimentary snacks of salted peanuts and pretzels were a nice touch to start.<br/><br/>It's a cosy, comfortable yet highly stylish space. Not many people were about where we were seated, so we could have great hilarious uncensored conversation as we supped on our Friday night indulgence.<br/><br/>Conclusion: the lounge bar at STK is a classy, relaxing space, with good wine choices, really good staff, and a great selection of casual small eats for chilling out. Next time this flexitarian might be brave and head for the restaurant end to try the chateaubriand?

We ate at this restaurant because it was conveniently located downstairs from the hotel we were staying at. <br/>The reason I only gave it 2 stars was because of the following reasons. <br/>1. The food took about 1 hour to come out and their excuse was because we ordered our steak/lamb medium well, that it needed more cooking time! It ended up coming out Well done anyway so we didn't even get what we asked for.<br/>2. The portion sizes were tiny! The steak comes alone on a plate with a dab of caramelised onions, 1 cherry tomato &amp; a few pieces of rocket. You have to order any sides you want e.g., potatoes, greens, on top of the meal which they charge an extra $9 for. <br/>3. The price! It cost us $85 for the smallest meal of my life. <br/><br/>The service was okay. They were apologetic but only after complaining about the wait time. I would have expected a discount for the inconvenience but wasn't offered it.<br/><br/>Won't be eating at this restaurant again sorry.

Good service + fantastic food = perfect

We used our deal voucher - it was more than worth it. Seafood chowder was to die for, Kai moana for him - YUMMY, STK steak - cooked to perfection and a STK burger - WOW. Food was awesome, service was attentive, venue very clean, and decor subtle. Restaurant manager - Great. Didn't know this place existed. Overall an excellent place to dine. Would dine there again without a voucher!!!<br/><br/>Would recommend. Trev &amp; Mary

We were given a voucher for a 3 course dinner for four, for a Xmas prezzy. Initially we were a bit worried about what this place would be like, but we were all pleasantly surprised - the food was fantastic, and our waitress, a lovely French lady, was attentive without being 'in your face'. We were given a fresh hot bread roll with butter to start, a really nice touch (and delicious!). Our entrees were 2x scallops with pork belly, 1x seafood chowder, and 1x baby back ribs - all were cooked so well - the portion size of the baby back ribs was very generous, so I ended up sharing some of this with the rest of our group. The mains were the lamb rump, seafood risotto, wagyu burger &amp; I had the Wakanui beef scotch, and it was just perfectly cooked. We ordered sides, but they were not necessary....we were quite full and trying to find room for dessert. We had 3x banana pies and I ordered the vanilla bean creme brulee with poached pear. My brulee was lovely, but the surprise of the night was everyone's banana pie! It was AMAZING...just so delicious. It was topped with a huge dollop of mascarpone/cream and had a layer of banana &amp; caramel on a biscuit base, with bits of caramel &amp; pistachio on the plate. Just divine. All in all, a really great night and we will definitely return. Thanks guys!

The food was amazing. Comp bread to start - hot &amp; fresh. Entree - seared scallops for me and the ribs for him - both cooked to perfection! Mains - we both had beautiful steaks, purchased sides for extra; the potatoes and heirloom carrots. These sublime mains had us 'mmmming' and saying 'this is so good'. Dessert for me was the artistic looking choc trio and creme brulee for him, again perfect. The staff were professional and friendly. I tried the Toblerone cocktail and was so pleased I did...heaven. This was a great night, will def come again for a special occasion.

Great restaurant with extensive menu and really great service and staff. <br/>Staff made sure we had everything we needed were helpful with recommendations and provided awesome service.<br/>The food was amazing, lots of choice.<br/>Had a lovely three course meal - definitely recommend!

Had an early surprise dinner for my partner. It was a great place for our 3-course dinner. My partner did not utter a single word over dinner and suddenly he went, "This is why nations fight...This is why some men leave their wives for...The food here is so soooo good!" <br/><br/>Our Entree:<br/>Tiger Prawns &amp; Seared Scallops <br/><br/>Mains:<br/>Eye Fillet - Savannah Fine Marbled Angus <br/>Sapper - Daily Market Fish<br/><br/>Something Sweet:<br/>Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlèe<br/><br/>Photos: http://www.menumania.co.nz/restaurants/stk-restaurant-rydges-auckland-hotel/media/46845<br/><br/>And guess what? The next day - my partner booked a table for 6 and wanted his family to enjoy the fine quality food which STK offers. <br/>It was an amazing dining experience. Thank you.

I bought a voucher deal for my sister's graduation dinner. I felt so sorry for my sister to choose this restaurant for a special day. Tuna was not available on that day so our family tried steak for main. But all the steaks were burnt and very bittered/salty. Also service was not good. Even the waitress often dropped knifes and fork and did not say sorry or any apologies. I will not choose this restaurant in the future and disappointed with service and taste! I wasted my money and time today.

I decided to celebrate my b'day there as they have a very nice private dining room at the back if you don't want to be in the restaurant. They had a $38 menu promo but after reading their a la carte menu we couldn't say no to that huge selection. <br/><br/>The meal was absolutely superb and arrived super fast! (we were 16 people dining) and the staff was lovely and attentive. <br/><br/>My tips are: <br/>Try the artichoke dip and lamb sweetbreads as entrees and choose any steak because they are fabulous!

My husband and I dined here recently and we were really impressed. The lovely refurbishment matched the perfectly cooked &amp; presented food. Our steaks were succulent and the sides and wine complimented the steaks. Staff were really friendly and attentive. We've already recommended it to friends who also tried and loved Stk and we'll be back again ourselves.

I always buy vouchers from websites in order to try different places at a good price and this is my second time in this restaurant as they had a deal promo last year. <br/>This time the deal is so much better than last year and I had the best meal ever!!!! <br/>Steaks are awesome!!!! Perfectly cooked and they also brand them with the STK logo, I think it's a good touch :) <br/>Staff was very attentive the whole time considering they were very busy! <br/>I will come back, oh yes!!!!!!!!

Nice atmosphere and food OK, but despite mentioning 3 times that we weren't in a hurry, ended up with food in front of us at a speed that Burger King would envy (about 30 seconds gap between entree and main), so what started out as a special night out was over in a flash and a bout of indigestion from being forced to eat so quickly.

Food, was great'ish<br/>Service, was bad<br/><br/>While the food was tasty the entree was cold when it arrived, the main (steak) was well cooked but the condiments were quite bland and let the meal down as a whole.<br/>The service, OMG... After three choices of wine not available we had to have a house wine.. Ordered a bottle of wine was delivered a Glass. Entree delivered without cutlery and had to ask twice for this..<br/>When these concerns were raised with the floor manager service did improve, so good on them for taking the concerns seriously

SPK Rydges Hotel Restaurant. <br/>Terrific service from an Irish young lady indeed. Seafood chowder a good meal yes but brown bread could have included a side of butter or something to rid the taste of brown bread and the chowder ...lol!<br/><br/>Wasnt happy with my steak dish from new spk menu, Asked for med'rare but found it to be rare in the very middle.. this is something that chef's bugger up apart from visiting Tony's steak house Mmmmmm! Anyway the mushroom drenched in oil and as for the "GPK" Style halved garlic clove was wayy too oily! Hardly touched the large flat mushroom.. I'd go to GPK for the halved garlic additive for any meal.

Absolutely Awesome, Finally!, Auckland has a decent place for excellent steaks, cool setting..And wow...the chateaubriand served at the table is to die for..