Milenta

One of my favorite restaurants in Auckland. The quality of food and service is always consistent. We had a birthday dinner here and were quite satisfied. You can also bring your own cake (with a $35 cake fee).

Hidden gem of a restaurant - I went past this place many times but didn’t know it was there until a friend recommended it to me - all food we tried was amazing or great. octopus dish is a must try - look scary but yummy! market fish was good choice too, adding potato pacel to the mix was good choice - small size potatoes were a pleasant surprise as it had natural sweetness I really liked. I went to this restaurant twice and I will go a third time soon. :-) If you can, try going on a rainy day… the sound of rain on the roof made the atmosphere dreamy and special.

Milenta. M is for melody, the song of South American food & wine. I is for innovation, found swirling through the smoked mascarpone wow how did they do that—mixed with the chilli chocolate tart it tastes like there’s a house fire in my mouth and I love it. L is for luxury, because you’ll spend too much and feel guilty then think hang on that was so yum I don’t regret it. E is for enchantment, as the moody lowlights hide your red wine teeth. N is for nurture, where the staff meet your every need. T is for try, ‘cause you hope the rest of Victoria Park Market will hurry up and pick up their game because it’s actually a nice part of town. A is for am I going back? Yes.

Went for a birthday dinner and the service was impeccable. Milenta has very attentive wait staff who had some good suggestions on what to eat, also great back of house staff producing some amazing dishes. Cocktails were flowing and very well balanced. Nice decor and atmosphere with subtle low lighting and the aroma of the embers and flames right there in the kitchen. Mmm. Favourites were the blistered okra with the yellow mole and the blue cod in banana leaf. That being said, everything was divine and full of flavour. Highly recommend the dry aged ribeye, treat yourself! We also had the grilled chicken with a beautiful red pepper hummus but demo’d it before any pics could be taken. Will be back, new Auckland favourite for sure. Shout out Al and the rest of the wait staff.

We had a semi impropt decision for a place for dinner and decided to try here. We booked around midday and got a reply about an hour or 2 before the booking. We booked for an indoor area and was led away to the bar down the road. This might've been because the main area was full but we weren't really told why. The bar was nice though and we did get a nice booth to sit at. The retaurant is loacted on the carpark end of Victoria Park Market. There is a small sign by the door. The food menu is fairly large and does have a selection of interesting sounding items. We grabbed a few to share. Most of the plate were smallish though or were just so easy to eat. The Peruvian ceviche had a nice coconut flavour to it when you mixed everything together. The dressing on the tuna tiratido paired well with the fish but was a bit too sour to eat by itself. The fried arepas were crispy and filled with tender and tasty beef. The burrata was nice but I was looking for and failed to find any of the charred grapes. The picanha tartare was really ncie with the potato sticks. The pork chop main was delicious. Beaufitully cooked and seasoned and was very juicy. The main was just the protein so it might be good to order some sides too. Desert was mostly a let down. The tres leches cake was very nice and creamy. Nice flavour and tasty. The ice cream that came with it was a bit icy and the flavours were interesting. The leche flan was nice but the mango caramel on top was not. Not sure if they used fresh mango but it tasted more like a chutney with spices which I didn't like. The alfajore was just bad. It was so hard that you couldn;t relly get into it. It just tasted sour to me. It was one of the few times we actually sent a dish back. Overall the food was made really well and tasted really good. You can probably pick any item (expect the desserts) on the menu and you will most likely enjoy it. The bad desserts did leav a figurative and literal sour taste in my mouth after a really nice dinner.