We came here today for lunch and ordered the platter. Beef cheeks, brisket, jerk chicken, pulled pork, potato salad, coleslaw, pickled veges jalapeños and sausage. It's was amazing!! The beef cheeks were the absolute best, the servings were generous, we had to takeaway our leftovers. Definitely recommend!!
Tried this for the first time and was super impressed, friendly service and great location. First up the ribs were very meaty and came out amazingly tender just came off the bone like it should and had great mix of spices and sauce, pulled pork was even more tender than he ribs and was a flavour explosion both came with a good mix of tasty sides. Now what I came for the Rueben sandwich which had the best ever pastrami I’ve ever had and was just a delight in every mouthful.
Came here for lunch with work colleagues. Great location, great atmosphere, great service and yummy food - I had the pork ribs and it was delicious ;-)
Been a couple times now and foods been awesome. Got a half rack of ribs for $20+ and came worh heaps of sides and the ribs were real meaty. Will be going back for sure!
Love the food here. A little sad that brisket is off the menu but still lovely food. We always get the beef or chicken Burger and there is never a problem . nice and big portions
And staff are rather polite
Had the platter. Jerk chicken, brisket, sausages and beef cheeks. Mac n cheese and chicken gravy mash for sides. Was delicious. Perfect spot for a summers day outing. Smokey and tender
Great food and service. Tender and juicy beef brisket, beef cheek's and beef short rib. The cornbread was sweet. Even the baked beans were tasty. I will be back there very soon.
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Visited here just after 1:30pm on Saturday for lunch. Really nice setting right in front of the harbor. Staff were excellent and very attentive.
Ordered the Shared Platter with Jerk chicken, Beef Brisket, Shredded Pork Shoulder and Beef Cheek with the Beef Short Rib on the side. Our sides were the Corn Bread and Mash with Chicken Gravy (The Pork Ribs had already sold out)
Every Meat item was absolutely delicious with the highlight being the Beef Short Rib. The Jerk Chicken was quite spicy but very tasty. Personally I didn't like the sides we ordered, the bread was very dry and the Gravy on the mash was tasteless. We struggled to finish what we had ordered and our dog was pretty lucky to have received our leftovers. All in all a great experience but I think next time I would order different sides.
I would suggest getting here as close to opening time as possible so that you have the highest chance of availability of items on the menu, im glad I read all the reviews before coming so that I was aware of this.
When you're around wynyard quarter, follow your nose and you may find this place! We did not realize it was outdoor seating only, thank goodness for a not so windy winters night and quite good heating.
We ordered the set box that came with a smoked meat and 2 sides. Our choices were chicken and beef, together with coleslaw, gravy mash, mac and cheese and cornbread. The meat was tender and tasty, and would recommend the first two sides as they were delicious!
The mac and cheese was quite tasteless and mac felt overcooked. The corn bread was yummy but only if u like a sweet-ish bread.
Overall a good satisfying meal with a nice outdoor scene :)
Such a hidden gem in Auckland, such a good crew , really really good food , meats smoked to perfection. I think the only thing that could make smokehouse better is a good selection of some real good nz craft beers , then fireworks would be absolute heaven on earth
Restaurant Month Menu: $25 this place shares the indoor dinning area with Marvel Grill. The pork ribs were marinated & grilled to perfection. The beef cheek was succulent and tender💯👌🏾. I have a sweet tooth so definitely recommend the chocolate pudding. Good combination not too overpowering. The pav was a diabetic nightmare but absolutely divine. Great customer service. The mac & cheese was enjoyable, maybe a little less pepper. Recommend the mash & gravy.
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We decided to get the platter as it was our first time trying and we wanted to taste a variety :)
The four meats we chose were:
- Pulled Pork Shoulder
- Beef Brisket
- Beef Cheeks
- Jerk Chicken
And the two sides:
- Mac n Cheese
- Potato Salad
It was freakin' awesome! We drove an hour, plus 20 minutes finding a car park lol, to CBD to try it out and we had high hopes for Fireworks because we had been longing for a BBQ place to try. We were NOT disappointed. To be honest, when the platter was presented to us we thought it was pretty small for us but, we actually couldn't finish it and kept cheering on each other to finish the entire meal HA! The jerk chicken was a bit too spicy for me but was cooked very well. Everything was falling apart (which I looove) and every single piece of meat I tried melted in my mouth. Every piece was cut perfectly and easy for us all to dig in. Separate plates were provided along with cutlery so that we could pick off the platter. The Mac n Cheese was my fave! Not sure what's in there but it gives a great kick - today I felt like going back to bottle up the Mac n Cheese sauce but I'll defs be back at Fireworks sometime soon anyway. If you can't tell already, I thoroughly enjoyed my first time experience here :) Pity I forgot to save the photo when I snapchatted it oops.
Been twice now to give it a second chance. The food was 'good' on both visits but that was it. It was 'good'; Sounds like I am being fussy but it didn't quite live up to expectation. Anyways, I will probably visit again with friends. Its a great spot down by the water front.
BEEF CHEEKS are my new favourite type of meat!!!😍👌The flavour, smokey and moist. Not a fan of Bake beans in general lol but was shocked to find i really enjoyed the Mustard Slaw. I hate mustard but this slaw and the beef cheeks together match made in heaven. Definately a spot to reccomend great prices and great meat!!!!
Good food, mostly perfect BBQ. Pulled pork was a little dry and another of the meats was a little tough but the rest were delicious. Good wine list, average beer list. Would probably come back but it is quite pricey.
Genuine low and slow smokey barbecue. The tastiest platters you can find in Auckland from a team that care about great quality food and are happy to share their knowledge of smokers and barbecue. If you enjoy juicy brisket and smokey ribs this is the right place to be.
Ive been here for lunch a few times and food is always good. I was most impressed with the short rib I had a few weeks back which was on their lunch special at the time. Definitely will be back again. Only down side is that their lunch specials were not as great a year ago.
If you love smoked meet and beer-this is a place for you.Excellent ribs, good service, cheap prices.I coudn't finish my meal-so big it was.Will be back.
Some of the best bbq around and the pickled cauliflower is amazing. Just wish there was a proper indoor dinning area.
Stunning fireworks. The best part about Auckland's fireworks is that it is not as crowded as Dubai
I ordered the Smokehouse Plate with Pork Cheek. The meat was cooked perfectly, melted in my mouth! The sides were great and the portion was very generous with my favourite was being the potato salad. Overall it was meattastic! The service could improve as the person on the counter was not communicating well with the kitchen staff causing delays..
We got the meat platter (4 meats 2 sides). We had brisket, jerk chicken, beef cheek and pork ribs. The brisket and jerk chicken were really good. The brisket was nicely smoked and just fell apart. The chicken was really good, normally I don't care for jerk but this I liked allot. We didn't care for the beef cheek, but we never had it before. It was flavorful and smoky; not our cup of tea though. Ribs were good too.
The sides were good as well. We had the corn bread and mashed potatoes. The potatoes could have used some more gravy I think. The corn bread was delicious.
Also the staff was nice and attentive. One of the cooks asked what we thought of the meats and how they compare to American bbq so we chatted a bit about that.
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