Great place, cheap as chips especially for the quality of the food. The lamb ribs and lamb pasta are a must!
The food here never disappoints. Everything they serve is delightful! Friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere as well. Always enjoy it every time.
It was my first time here and I was wondering where was I hiding these past few years? I just wished I knew of this place long time ago as these guys prepare an amazing Italian Fare. I had been to Italy many times and this place reminds me of the food there, aroma, texture, colour, ingredients etc. Located beside the bridge in K’Road, just across Coco’s Cantina (another great restaurant) this is the place I usually don’t wander around but now that I was introduced to this place, I felt the need to discover what’s around it. The place is quite spacious specially for a K’Road establishment, there were ample seats and it was not cramped.
I would give this place 10 stars the food was so great!! We had to wait for a table and was a bit sad there was no prevalent vegan option on the menu but the food was just so good i don’t care, had a lovely waitress too :)
Yum food and good value for money. Excellent service
First time to this restaurant. Surprise delicious. Highly recommend will go again. Love land rip, zucchini fritti and ravolia
Nice place and service. Had a lovely asparagus gnocchi. It was almost perfect. Some cold cheese on top was not quite right for my taste. I like it and it is very well made, but this is not classic Italian food- it is more a (nice) interpretation.
Food: delicious and fresh, pasta made on the day. Reasonably priced and great how it can be shared. Lamb ribs are always a favourite falling off the bone. The ragu pasta is always amazing.
Ambience: wonderful moody scene, it’s always very very busy here you can get a table if you are in early like 5:30 but usually it can be an hour or > wait at peak times. It would be good if you could reserve tables. Outside on the balcony the view is great, just not so great when people are smoking outside and it’s blowing in your face...ew
Eeeerrrmaaagheerdddd this is the best restaurant I've been for a long time! Every dish is a bit edgy, challenging your tastebuds. Will definitely come back more frequently!
-Food is AMAZING (Every single dish!)
-Price is cheap for the quality of food served!
-I would highly recommend the *pork belly entree* and the *chickpea+mozzarella chips entree*!
-The mains of the gnocchi and duck leg were both heavily cheese/cream based, so I would recommend ensuring you make the right choices to balance out your meal!
-Staff was very accomodating, kneeling down to eye height, asking questions to ensure we got the right dishes for us.
-Love the atmosphere, low lighting, urbanised interior, buzzing busy restaurant.
One of my favourite go to places on Kroad!
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Great place for a group dine. The menu is made so that all the plates are shared and the more people you have the more items you can try. Overall really please with the speed of the food delivered out, the flavours, quantity and taste. To me it was an Italian twist with some nice unique items on the menu so it broke up the heaviness of -for example only pasta dishes. The smaller plates I enjoyed more than the actual mains which I thought I would like-in particular the lamb ragu which looked amazing on photos and irl too, but taste wise I don’t know, it was good but the flavours weren’t as complex as for example compared to spinach goat cheese dumplings which I had no idea what to expect but was nicely taken aback. The gnocchi was also super soft and a bit flavourless but the sauce of asparagus and pea was good and also accompanied nicely with pancetta I think that’s what we got. Though saying that-because we got to tray an array of smaller dishes, they accompanied the main carbs quite nicely, such as the lamb ribs that delivered a yum mouthful of protein aside some more soft sloppy pasta. Drink menu is nicely elaborate but I don’t know much on drinks-got to have a good mocktail spagliato Negroni (iykyk the meme) so I was happy. Dessert wise was a meh it’s aight vibes nice little finisher but I’d personally pass-we got affogato and I believe the chocolate nemesis; both were extremely rich, personally not my cup of coffee.
Shoutout to the foccacia, best I’ve had in Auckland. I will dream of this.
We had a decent group size of 8-not everyone managed to make it on the dot of our table time-I understand servers need to come around and ask if we want to go ahead but surely not more than two times? We were asked I think around four times and it just felt slightly pushy, again understand they have to keep us in check with times and things but please surely mentioning it once or twice is enough? Other than that no issues with service, food was delivered with courtesy, plates were cleared quite promptly and all was well.
Seating arrangements are quite nice. Rowdy atmosphere but standard for k road and popular restaurants, nice to feel the place was packed out and everyone having a good vibe.
Have had the pleasure of dining at Cotto twice and can say that the food is phenomenal. Cotto is a real gem, and one of my favorite restaurants in Auckland. The spinach and goat cheese dumplings are something I think about often. Sooooo good! I really hope you reopen Cotto! Thank you for existing and gracing us with your deliciousness. x
Great location (right on the middle of k rd). Food was very tasty. Entrees are great to share with someone else. Prices were good. The service and stuff were amazing, super friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.
Great experience and great food. Loved everything. The lamb rib was slightly over cooked when we ordered the r second one. Apart from that perfect
This little nook doesn’t shout about itself - just a small lighted circular sign outside. But it’s warm and lively inside. The food is good, the prices affordable, and the service attentive, even on a busy Friday night.
We had several starters and just a single main, and that was plenty. The focaccia was excellent, and also the cauliflower. The broccoli came as a single large stalk, and it was a challenge putting it together with its accompaniments. The spinach was like spanakopita without the pastry. The beetroot ravioli was the most creative combination and quite delightful. As for dessert, the chocolate caramel pudding sounded great but didn’t taste vividly of any of its ingredients.
Even with drinks, the total was only about $50NZ - seemed a bargain.
Apart from the frustrating inability to book a table beforehand, there is nothing to fault about Cotto. From their delectable food to their warm wait staff, everything was just perfect. Give their beetroot ravioli a shot. The textures were a pleasant surprise. Amongst the entrées, I'd highly recommend the lamb ribs and the cauliflower fritti!
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What a delight.
I have been eyeing this place for 2 years but kind never went. huge mistake.
from the very start we were handed our foccacia (not in photos) and was just amazed. stunning foccacia and we knew form there, it could only get better.
next we were given all our sides and appetizers: feta fries, arancini balls, and honey balsamic lamb ribs. can I just say, you can't come to cotto and not get the lamb ribs... GET THEM!!!
whilst we primed our stomachs, we sipped down on some delicious spritz, was nothing special, but delightful nonetheless. smaller than I'd hoped but oh well.
next we were handed our mains to share: beef ragu, gnocchi, and pork cannelloni. gnocchi was airy, soft, pillowy - as it should be - and it was starkly contrasted with the crunch and bite of the wallnuts. bliss. and the beef ragu was just good, not amazing per se, but very filling and great portion, definitely their biggest dish and worth getting if you are planning to share in a large group like we did. in contrast, maybe don't get the pork cannelloni for sharing, two slim(ish) cannellonis were dished out, tasted great, but just wasn't that much.
service was great too, server was very attentive and was proactive in checking in on us visually but did not intrude too much in our conversations which I loved. they're doing great.
price is a big thing for everyone, and me too. I came in with a group of 8, total bill was 325, but was charged 344 for the pay wave surcharge. Basically ~$40pp and this bill included many things that left us happy. 7/8 of us ordered drinks as well.
orders:
3 feta cheese fries
2 foccacia
2 honey balsamic lamb ribs
2 arancini balls
2 beef ragus
1 gnocchi
1 pork cannelloni.
Food was yummmmm and service was amaaaaazing!!! We chose to sit outside where it was surprisingly warm.
Appetizers: Focaccia & Cauliflower
Entrees: Lamb ribs,
Spaghetti mushrooms & Spinach goat cheese dumplings.
Mains: Cannelloni duck & Kumara Gnocchi
Deserts: Tiramisu ice cream & Hazelnut chocolate mousse
Very good food! Loved the taste of every thing!
The atmosphere is very busy and bustling so getting the attention of the servers is a bit hard, but that’s what you would expect at peak hour and the boss jumped right in to help!
Price is on the steep side but very reasonable if you are willing to pay for creative dishes made with care. Portions were good for me (a younger girl) but not sure about bigger eaters. And I’m still not sure about $6 for 4 pieces of focaccia lol 😅
Costed my friends and I $40 each including dessert to share, $60 if you pair with a drink 😁
Cotto was amazing. We loved the service, food & overall vibe.
Our favourites were the dumplings & beef Ragu.
One tip - get there early as gets very busy. We arrived at 5:45pm on a Friday night & was already full, we got the last table outside, but don’t worry even if winter, outside is still warm enough & you get a great view of the chefs making the magic happen.
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