Review Mela - Auckland Central

Olga Blokhina

The restaurant was intimate and gave us the best culinary experience we’ve ever had. The service, ambiance, and food were all spectacular. We did a customized tasting with wine pairings and the beef carpaccio, Kingfish, Burrata, and Wagyu hanger steak were some of our favorites. The wine pairings were expertly matched as well. Also, don’t skip dessert! We can’t say enough positive things about our experience and would recommend to anyone.

Dana Young

A hidden restaurant delivering delicious fine dining dishes, featuring local produce and ingredients! All dishes are very well thought out! The kingfish was firm yet melts in your mouth, and the beef cheeks were so tender and soft that you don’t a knife ! Fantastic service and great view of the city as well.

Pavel Valenta

Wow, what a fine dinning experience. Very delicious fusion dishes. Highly recommend tasting set menus with wine matching. Definitely much visit again.

Raf Nicholson

Absolutely DELICIOUS food , staff were very accommodating and looked after each and every need that we wanted , premium food , the flavors were extraordinary , Jack topped up my glass at the perfect time after I'd finished the glass , the waitress was amazing , she had perfect manners and told me exactly where the bathrooms were , my experience here was stunning I will without a doubt be back here again as I would like to try a few more of the dishes , the cocktail with the salted coconut was a beautiful flavour I had never experienced beforehand , Jack had told me the first cocktail may not be to my taste if I wasnt more used to a flavour profile, he then mentioned I might like (and named some cocktails) I chose and I never looked back after taking my first sip , absolutely delectable experience, please once again send my compliments to the chefs , omg the bread and whipped butter at the start was AMAZING flavour profiles went perfectly together

Gabriel Kung

Awesome restaurant for small group. Quiet and cozy environment. Good quality service and tasty food.

Midnight Chicken Soup

Had the 5 course, Amazing experience all around, nice quiet delicious place for some quality time, great service too

Clara Kang

It's actually 4.5 stars we want to give as we thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience there. The food tastes amazing- not over powering with heavy seasoning/sauce, but finely flavoured, so you can actually enjoy the gourmet ingredients. Maybe the portion of dishes wasn't quite enough to feel fulfilled. But overall we loved the food, and willing to go back.

How Koh

Good quality food with obvious thoughts put into the plates. However it lacks creative spark as compared to other fine dining restaurants. Also the portion was extremely small for the price. Some details were off, for example all wine varieties are served in a uniform glass rather than specialised glass for each wine variety.

Bistro La poste

1st time there and will redo the experience for sure! Passionate executive chef guide us through the meal and for the wine choices. Amazing sourdough bread! The swede carbonara was so light and tasty! Outstanding sorrel dessert with a perfect balance of flavours! Thanks to the team, we will be back for summer menu!

Joanne Winquist

Superb. The waiter added immensely to the experience with a very knowledgeable account of each aspect of the food. The layers of flavour were excellent - we will remember the olive, the pork belly and the strawberry dessert for a long time. Thank you for a great evening.

Grant 2.0 G

Beautiful restaurant. Staff very polite and attentive to needs. When making the booking for our party we asked if they could cater to someone who has a auto immune disease who can't eat lactose soy or gluten, they said they will cater to everyone.The food tasted great and the variant dishes were just as good in taste, presentation and thought. Wine selection was excellent for the meal. Enjoyed our night there. Will definitely go back when returning to Auckland.

Alex

Really enjoy the food over here. I am very surprised about this restaurant first time we came over because of friends give us voucher then this is the restaurant I come over every months. Food over here is super tasty if you want to try some flavor you never experience before . This is the place to come. Also the service is very nice as well. Very sweet place for date and family dinner.

Greg Morgan

Ambience plus if you want a leisurely meal and the chance to talk. Carpet and soft decor: you can actually hear! Classic food to a high standard. Lovely service. We enjoyed our meal here as always. Would go more often if the menu changed more. Not huge for vegetarians but you can eat, and they are obliging.

Fabrizio Casalis

We were six people dining and had the five course degustation menu. Delicious, every single dish was outstanding, sure one of the best meals we ever had. And the service was impeccable, the manager was very knowledgable about the wines and recommended great matches with the dishes. We will be back. Cheers!

Sarah Ball

We visited with a grabone voucher for the 5 course degustation menu. It was absolutely amazing. The atmosphere and decor was lovely, staff excellent, service timing was just right and food was impeccable. The fig entree and cured salmon was just brilliant. Some times when you use a voucher you are made to feel a bit second class but not here. We where treated as normal customers which we really appreciated. Thank you!

h w

We often dine at Number 5 for a special event. The last one was a 'big number' birthday and we booked the upstairs dining room for 20 guests. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and the setting, the service and the food and wine were excellent ... as always.