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This is a nice cosy place at the corner of Ponsonby Road and Hepburn Street in Ponsonby.
We booked our table on firsttable.co.nz to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
The service is top notch. Everyone is friendly and helpful.
They have a good selection of craft beers. I ordered a Funk Estate So’phisticuffs IPA, which is very bold and punchy. My wife ordered a fruit soda and requested no ice. The waiter gave her iced fruit soda but immediately brought her another one without ice and apologised.
I ordered a bar snack to start with, fried calamari with aioli. Bar snacks are on the last page of the drink menu and it is not online. Calamari was cooked perfectly. The portion is big, sauce is nice and me and my wife liked it.
My wife ordered a grill asparagus to share between us. This dish is also not online. A small portion of asparagus were old and chewy but overall it is good.
My wife's main is confit chicken leg with shallots, porcini velouté and bacon jam. This was an interesting dish. It was a fusion of the west and the east. She could taste wood ear which is normally used in Chinese cooking. The chicken is cooked well, very juicy and tender.
My main was a medium rare 250grm sirloin with café de Paris and shoestring fries. Steak was cooked to medium rare. The fries were not skinned and crunchy. This dish tasted delicious but it was a bit salty.
Finally we ordered apple pie and a lemon cake for desserts. Apple pie was huge but it needed more flavour. Lemon cake was large and it was moist. However it needed a wee bit more flavour as well. We felt that the desserts were quite ordinary which can be easily brought in cafe or supermarket.
All dishes have good portion and are reasonable priced.
Toilet was clean and tidy. The last 2 steps to the toilet are very steep. So please be careful if your knee is not strong.
My meal began with the most delicious, creamy duck liver parfait that I have had in Auckland.
Next, I ordered the pork short rib as my main and my friend ordered the gnocchi. The flavours in both dishes were exceptional. The portions were great, the prices were competitive and the staff were very friendly and eager to make the experience notable.
Finally, the deserts were incredible. We had the apple pie served with vanilla ice cream and the lemon olive oil cake and I highly recommended them both.
Overall, the decor was all brand new and beautifully done, they’ve managed to create a personal dining experience without excessive noise, the food was incredibly fresh and it was obvious that each dish was prepared with passion. New favourite spot!
Great ambience, great food.
Loses a star for serving my lamb ribs starter cold. Waited agrees for them to re cook them by which time my wife had finished her starter. And they charged me full price.
Recommended but not perfect.
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