My husband and I tried this restaurant through a recommendation. Everything is great here. The food was absolutely delicious! Staff were super friendly and helpful and loved the atmosphere. Would highly recommend and I will be returning very soon!
Dora The Food Explorer
+5
This is the reason why you should broaden your horizons and try new cuisines because you never know what you will find! I was pleasantly surprised by Lokanta, absolutely adored their Beef Cheeks, they were super tender and practically falls off the bone. We also had the garlic pide with eggplant dip - delightful! The Stuffed Cabbage roll (Sarma) with rice, onion, dill, currant, tzatziki, was so homely and comforting. The chicken livers were amazing, a must try if you like livers. They were cooked in a creamy rosemary sauce and served on a warm pide. Lastly their Baklava was to die for - they're quite rich so best for sharing. Gorgeous food, great service and lovely ambience. I would definitely be back again. Next time for their Octopus and stuffed peppers.
Left this place feeling nothing but full and fully satisfied! Service was so good! 2 ladies working the whole floor ! They were attentive and took orders all at great times etc. food was 10/10 for me, well worth the money.
First time here and definitely will be back!
Completely happy with visiting here again service was amazing! Food 10/10 the whole dinner experience! Thanks lokanta :)
Beef rib is excellent! octopus is not my favorite.
Love the family style vibe of this restaurant. It feels homely without feeling dowdy... if that makes sense
The menu is great, as it’s food you normally wouldn’t be familiar with - say on Ponsonby road
We had the slow cooked beef, octopus and buffalo mozzarella on tomatoes.
Fantastic food!
Taste # 5
Quantity # 4
Price # 4
Service # 5
Ambiance # 5
I am not fan of Mediterranean food, but Lokanta changed me.
I cant describe about their food, because its Amazing !!
Every single dish served, we were satisfied and couldn't stop make sound, basically they are hilarious.
Staff ? Wow, this is the real service staff, they know what they are talking about, and also recommendation skill is there.
They decoration is calm, cozy, brown-ton and good to catch up although chat sounds is over the music, but i guess that makes us to talk more !
Retune? DON'T YOU MENTION
*No offense, either positive or negative opinion, just this is my own personal taste, as everyone have different opinon and this review meant to be leave as personal opinon.
Amazing food, Lovely staff and warm atmosphere. Highly recommend everything 🤗 including the cocktails. Will definitely be back. Best Greek food, I have had in a long time.
My FAVOURITE comfort food restaurant in Auckland!! Service is very attentive and the food is always amazing! Never fails to disappoint! Also recommend the stuffed flat bread, courgette fritters and Greek salad 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Fantastic swordfish, never knew you could even get swordfish in NZ. Lovely service, excellent food, tasteful decor. Cosy place, gets a bit rowdy but I think that adds to authenticity – happy people is a good sign
Lovely place and delicious food, they have a vegan menu with a great selection of plates, the sharing plates can perfectly serve just one person. Great wine and nice staff. Highly recommended
Had a Christmas gathering here. The food was mind blowing. This place has the best food in Auckland, a variety of food for all the tastes on our table. Great portion sizes, the drinks were incredible too. This place is a must visit. It is a little expensive for three courses but well worth it. I would save up and go.
Had a good dinner with my friends, but could be excellent. Obviously it was not really beyond my expectations. Ordered beef on smashed potatoes, and was delicious but could be tastier. Before ordering my meal, I checked the reviews and decided to have this because it was looking like so good. But when I received, it was not like in the pictures. dressing of the plate was poor, and it affected the taste in downside.
Staff and atmosphere was excellent. Recommended but don't keep your expectations too high.
The flambé grilled halloumi is amazing beyong belief. I have been to many places for meals, but it's been a very long time since I have come across such fresh ingredients so beautifully presented. This is a great place to be at sunset, the light is angled so perfectly you'd think they had arranged that too.
Booked first table for 3 at Lokanta.
We ordered the halloumi and chargrilled octopus shared small plate, both were cooked beautifully.
For mains we ordered a goat dish and eggplant. Both were wonderful.
Staff were wonderful and attentive
Such an amazing Mediterranean restaurant. Every dish is superb, fabulous and delicious. Suggestion would be to focus more on small plates because they are just awesome.
The best dishes were:-
1. hummus bi tahini
2. Gallipoli bombas
3. Smoky eggplant dip
4. Flaming saganaki
5. Icarus pizza
6. Circassian chicken.
Service was outstanding. Thought we went their at their closing time but didn’t even felt that we were rushed.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Such a gem! Beautifully cooked Mediterranean food. Every dish was delicious with generous portions. The goat was amazing! Highly recommended!
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Came here for dinner and sat in their cute little outdoor courtyard and enjoyed the last of the evening sun. We ordered a number of dishes to share
1. The smoky eggplant dip - really nice and a good level of smokiness
2. the Gallipoli bombas - this was nice but felt quite expensive for what it was
3. The bbq octopus - this was truly terrible. Honestly not sure what was going on here as I’ve never eaten octopus that tasted like this. It was like floury and weird? Definitely not fresh. Normally if octopus is over cooked it’s rubbery and chewy and it wasn’t like that but it was super weird. Would def no rexommend and would not order again
3. The goat main - this was amazing. Super delicious and tender! A really standout dish. All elements on the plate were on point
4. The melting eggplant - also really yummy
The mains were really good value and super delicious but the small plates / starters felt quite expensive and the overall bill was quite high (although we did order a lot and definitely could have done wirh one less dish).
Should really be a 4.5 star review - was really just the octopus which was really bad and the kind of expensive starters that let detracted
Enjoyed overall and would highly recommend, especially the mains
We enjoyed our meals and drinks outside on one of the large tables, while inside was busy and vibrant.
The food was really tasty and loved the authenticity.
However $10 for a small bowl of rice as an extra was a rip, and the staff weren't very friendly so maybe work a little on customer service as it goes a long way.
But I'd definitely come back.
The food quality was excellent. Like most Mediterranean food they use a lot of olive oil, I ordered the lamb casserole which was delicious but slightly too oily for me. All the dishes tasted authentic, small menu but well prepared. We went with first table for an early dinner, and the kitchen did the prep very well, never had to wait long for food. Staff were also very professional.
Main reason to come back is their baklava dessert though - best dessert I've had in a long time!!!
Went here to celebrate my birthday. What a delight! I cannot praise the staff enough for their attentiveness , they were just so caring, it felt like you were a host at someone's home. The food was divine! I would highly recommend the halloumi starter, it was absolutely delicious! The portion size was generous too. Ambiance was just so authentic. I really can't fault this place 10/10
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