Amy @ My Dining Journey
+5
With one set menu designed for the season and talented chefs using various techniques such as cooking with wood-fire, fermentation, dry-aging and cheese making, your meal at Pasture is one of its kind. The restaurant only seat 6 and takes two seating times at 5:45PM and 8:15PM. Instead of seating at secluded tables hidden in the dining room, you’re in the middle of it all at the Chef’s Counter where you can directly engage with the kitchen.
Booking a table pre-COVID has always been a hard task with the weekends being taken up as soon as bookings become available. We managed to get a table as soon as they started taking reservations under level one - Understandable as this award winning restaurant is well praised in the dining community (3 Hats in Cuisine, 2019 Metro Restaurant of the Year, Best Chef & Fine Dining Restaurant)
My meal at Pasture last Sunday was exceptional. We paired our meal with a non-alcoholic pairing and was thrilled at the creative choices of matches of beverage to dish. Each dish is surprising and innovative, creative with attention to detail. Watching the chefs elegantly assemble and prepare your meal right in front of you is a real treat.
If you have any dietary requirements, this might not be suitable for you. I haven’t eaten a banana in 20 years and have managed to avoid red meat for the last 6 months. This changed last night and I have no regrets. The set menu also sets you back $250 and the non-alcoholic pairing is another $70 per person. It’s not a cheap meal.
Do I love and recommend it? Yes!
Would I be back next season when the menu change? When my wallet recovers
One of my best food experience so far. A great team, great products and innovative way to cook. If I wasn’t leaving on the other side of the world. I would love to try every new menu to discover with which new idea the team at Pasture came.
New Zealand’s fine dining scene has come a long way. When I grew up in Auckland circa late 80’s – early 90’s, haute cuisine meant the local Chinese restaurant (and honestly, we weren’t complaining). Fast forward to 2020 and Auckland boasts a chef’s counter restaurant extraordinaire with a mere six seats per sitting, accommodating a total of just 60 fortunate diners per week…that restaurant is Parnell’s Pasture.
Had an amazing, unique and memorable experience tonight at pasture. The food was incredible, the team definitely pushed limited and experimented with their ingredients. I lovely how their menu is a secret, purely because they use the most seasonal ingredients when designing their menu. I’d love to go back in a different season to try out the difference. I would say, go with an open mind and be ready to explore.
Ed and his team had excellent service. They were attentive and very accommodating. Watching them work in the kitchen was fascinating. Everyone can and would step in and be part of the process to prepare each dish.
Lastly, I cannot say which is my favorite dish as it cannot be described with a singular. As the menu is kept secret I would not spoil it for you, but attach photo as an indication of what to expect.
Liked the first impressions, ambience, and service. Very friendly, very welcoming. Was my first experience of this kind, and was an eye opener in a good way. Food wise, I LOVED the select few, and could make do with the rest. Didn't hate any of it, maybe just 1 course (steak was a little too raw for me, and chewy). Surprisingly enjoyed the greens that some courses served with, considering I avoid greens.
Had the most amazing dining experience @pasture_akl this week. It was a 3-hour culinary show, 🐼enjoyed every second of it! Some of my favorite dishes are photographed 1️⃣ Smoked Blue Mackerel 2️⃣ Rock Lobster 3️⃣The Pig Crumpet 4️⃣New Zealand Wagyu 💯 Seating only six people a session, make sure to book with them early! The chef said he loves his seafood and I absolutely agree, his seafood dishes were mind blowing! Head to @pandadrools on Instagram for more honest food reviews!
Definitely a culinary experience. A very intimate setting with you sitting at the bar overlooking the chefs prepare all the food. They kept the food a secret until it was served which was quite exciting. Definitely on the more expensive side but I’m glad I did it. Has been for my list for the last 1 year
Can I give 6 stars?! Without doubt this is the best food experience in NZ and based on my travels, would rival anything available elsewhere in the world. The imagination, the creativity, the understanding, the technique, the precision and the passion on show makes for an incredible experience. Faultless.
Went here with friends for the degustation meal. Best birthday shout ever.A truly amazing dining experience that completely knocked my socks off. Taste and Presentation were superb. The staff were courteous and looked after us in a way that transcended the overall experience towards divinity. Thank you for a really memorable night, Pasture!
Wow. How can one describe this amazing. The food is just outstanding! Unexpected, fresh, seasonal. The highlights are the year old aged butter and fresh sourdough bread, then comes the crumpet that is so delicate and tasty. And then we have the dream wagyu steak that is best steak you will ever taste. Service is impeccable. And love watching all the prep and cooking happening right in front of you
A beautiful meal at Pasture. The menu is innovative and unique - many dishes challenge the thinking on flavour combinations, but were delicious and truely an experience to consume. The wine pairings all matched the dishes well and were generously poured. The service was attentive without being overbearing and the ambience was great. Looking forward to returning some day.
Decided to come here because it was my last chance before I left Auckland. They were very supporting of my last minute booking, considered I booked only 8 hours before service.
First impressions were excellent, decor was very cost, introduction was great. The chef made the ambience very friendly.
For me, considering it's my first experience in these kind of high number of courses with drinks matching, it wasn't to my expectations.
I had heard high reviews from colleagues about this place, but out of the 14 courses I had, I like only 5-6 of them. That said, considering it was my first experience, it could be that I just wasn't used to the unique flavours that the chef wanted to present.
The high rating was for everything else. I'm not that picky about my food, I just about eat everything that's not green. I did surprisingly like the greens that were served in most courses.
Overall, would recommend to others to dine in Pasture.
Unbelievable, Ed and the team always take it to the next level. Pictures really don't do the amazing quality, attention to detail or sheer gumption of the team. The food is excellent, the drinks match are excellent. I haven't been so satisfied by a meal as I am when I come here. I can't wait to come back for .y third time.
A very different dining experience but amazing. Exquisite ingredients prepared and served in ways you would never image. Wine matching was excellent. Staff were amazing. On the pricey side for dining but definitely worth every cent.
Epic experience, have been 4-5 times now, planning on going back for the next seasonal menu.
Pasture isn’t just the food, it’s also the service, the conversations, and the sheer creativity. It’s a “food experience”, and there’s certainly nothing in NZ that can compare.
Oh, my.
The most exquisitely personally curated meal I've had in NZ. The service and attention to detail throughout is extraordinary, and it's clearly based on the tastes and interests of a singular mind who is exploring ideas that they like. GET THE DRINKS MATCH - the meal is only half complete without the matching beverages.
Best dishes: The Pig Crumpet (cooked in pork fat, topped with pig liver pate and house pancetta), the sourdough with the blue-cheesy 13 month aged butter, the house made chilli liqueur that tastes like distilled capsicum.
Lots of interesting drinks - raw and fermenting wines are a favourite - lots of sour and simple flavours. Less salt than I might prefer, less greenery than I might prefer (but it is winter), less acid than I might prefer - but these are MY preference; that's not what we're here to have. We're here for personable chef Ed Verner's preferences, and they are EXCELLENT. Thanks for sharing them with us, Ed!
We had the fish sandwich and the salmon on rye. We really enjoyed the balanced and comforting flavors. There were also some tempting donuts (smoked raspberry, sorrel cream options), pastries and bread to buy on the spot.
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With one set menu designed for the season and talented chefs using various techniques such as cooking with wood-fire, fermentation, dry-aging and cheese making, your meal at Pasture is one of its kind. The restaurant only seat 6 and takes two seating times at 5:45PM and 8:15PM. Instead of seating at secluded tables hidden in the dining room, you’re in the middle of it all at the Chef’s Counter where you can directly engage with the kitchen.
Booking a table pre-COVID has always been a hard task with the weekends being taken up as soon as bookings become available. We managed to get a table as soon as they started taking reservations under level one - Understandable as this award winning restaurant is well praised in the dining community (3 Hats in Cuisine, 2019 Metro Restaurant of the Year, Best Chef & Fine Dining Restaurant)
My meal at Pasture last Sunday was exceptional. We paired our meal with a non-alcoholic pairing and was thrilled at the creative choices of matches of beverage to dish. Each dish is surprising and innovative, creative with attention to detail. Watching the chefs elegantly assemble and prepare your meal right in front of you is a real treat.
If you have any dietary requirements, this might not be suitable for you. I haven’t eaten a banana in 20 years and have managed to avoid red meat for the last 6 months. This changed last night and I have no regrets. The set menu also sets you back $250 and the non-alcoholic pairing is another $70 per person. It’s not a cheap meal.
Do I love and recommend it? Yes!
Would I be back next season when the menu change? When my wallet recovers
always a treat Pasture will always feels like a celebration the passion and the dedication of the people behind it speaks to how wonderfully curated the experience is very well thought out dishes and beverage pairing something about your food being prepared Infront of you is a bold call that I always want Pasture provides a fully orchestrated experience from the moment you enter Boxer you have been taken care of
Really excellent, thoughtful meal. Clever mix of fresh and unusual flavours. Wonderful grey mullet, superb aged wagyu. All prepared by Ed and team while you watch. Restaurant only seats six and is only going to get busier!! Go while you can. This is a fabulous experience. We had 1x wine pairing and 1x non-alcoholic pairing. Clever housemade drinks and combinations really made the night.
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