My favourite restaurant in Wellington
Dined at Capitol last night, having been their for brunch a few days earlier. On both occasions the food and service were excellent. Love this place and there are some great restaurants in Wellington. From an aucklander who loves visiting his student daughter.
It was a great pleasure dining here for my partner's birthday. The quality of food was superb and selection of wines are excellent. Staff are very friendly and attentive.
Great service and good food and nice selection of wines. Each course was nicely prepared. The oysters were fresh and tasty. Look forward to returning.
Capitol is known as one of Wellington's Crown Jewels and now I know why! My husband had lamb ragu with pasta, I had snapper & fresh oysters and we both had sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Our meal was of the highest quality and flavour. Service was top notch, with our attentive server making wine suggestions that perfectly complimented our meal. I can't wait to dine here again!
Friendly helpful staff here. I asked about vegetarian options and they offered to adjust a couple of dishes to suit.
There wasn’t anything g standout on the veggie options for me, but I chose the tagliatelle with broad beans and artichoke. They swapped the pancetta with onions and tomatoes.
It was a simple dish with good flavours. It didn’t knock my socks off but it was enjoyable and fresh.
I also ordered a glass of Pinot noir; Bannockburn. The waiter was very knowledgeable on the wine and helped me choose. A fine drop it was too.
The morning of the election and voting first thing , we met friends and had a great breakfast and anticipated the results. Great food and tempted by the pancakes and alcoholic cocktails but restrained ourselves for the long day ahead
I am never disappointed when visiting Capitol the food is always 5* and the service is to match one of the best places to eat in the city always look forward to my next visit . Recommend to every one . This place should be sitting at 5 because it is nothing less than 5 star
I don't know how the teeny tiny kitchen in Capitol manages to produce such ridiculously good food. Brunch, lunch, dinner....I like it all. Big gorgeous windows built for people watching in an airy room. Only drawback is that noise control is non-existent and sometimes the room has had a few people that talk louder than fire engine horns. I look forward to all their menus.
Most amazing scrambled eggs I've ever had. Always do the soup here. I don't come to Wellington that often but when i do and I come here the soup is ALWAYS AMAZIN!
Highly recommended!
Food is always good there. Impeccable service and tasty menu and always evolving. Being regulars, it always has been consistent good service, food and wine selection. Great boutique restaurant for special occasions or if your just looking for simple tasty food. The wagyu beef fillet is my favourite paired with polenta and adding a spinach sautées side. The toffee pudding and strawberries Pavlova, delicious with a glass of sherry.
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We were looking for a place to have an easy stress free European dinner after a long day. The dishes were fantastic, Eye fillet was perfectly cooked with a fantastic gratin and beautiful pesto. Side potatoes were more on a rusty side with roasted to a point of fluffiness inside and crunchy skin on the outside. I also tried my friend's special of the day veal in the bone which was extremely tender and melt in the mouth.
The reason I gave 4 stars us that the restaurant was too busy and they really need to have at least 1 more staff. I ordered cranberry juice but got something else, possibly grapefruit as it was pink but citrusy... We were told that someone would tell us the specials, but no-one came to do so and we had to remind the waitress to do so when she was taking the order. We arrived at the restaurant at 8.30 pretty hungry and only got the food at 9.55, which was a very long wait especially for a late sitting. I understand of course that they were super busy, but I believe the management needs to make sure that there is enough stuff available for those nights.
Always a nice dinner with great service. We tried the WOAP cocktail, festival dish and burger. We also shared the calamari which was the best thing we had. Their calamari is so light and soft with wonderful flavor. I don't known what magic they are weaving with their calamari, but it's definitely worth going there to have it. The festival dish was not amazing and has a very strong fishy seafood flavor. The burger was nice, but nothing special.
One of the best beef fillet i've ever had. The place is small, with few tables on the corner of a building. We waited quite a lot for our meal but they offered us a very good squid. Staff very gentle. A really delicious meal.
Visited with some friends as a "fancy dinner". We had a wonderful young waiter, very polite and kind. Definitely not our usual pick, but it was really tastey! Had the lamb, beef and fish main meals. The potato sides were good too. Not for those that are hungry though!!
Can almost always guarantee a great dining experience here, so was not disappointed. The clam starter was full of flavour. I’m a big fan of the pumpkin gnocchi and all it’s buttery goodness, and the WOAP venison and oyster pie was a big hit! That and great service made for a great night out.
great food done simply. elephant fish, from the shark family was meaty and perfectly partnered with some velvety mash and crunchy smoky charred broccolini. Cloudy bay clams were sublime and service was fun and efficient.
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Had a fabulous meal catching up with family from out of town. Food was superb - every dish was top quality,
beautifully presented and best of all , tasted sublime. You always know when you've picked a great restaurant when you struggle to make choices from the menu. Highlights for us were the entrees of calamari with aoli, sautéed lambs brains and steak tartare. Mains were divine- Wagu steak with pamesan potato gratin, Nduja strozzapetti and lambs liver with spinach sautéed with gorgonzola. Portions were perfect, possibly even too large but there wasn't a heck of a lot left after the three of us eagerly shared a taste of our chosen dishes with each other. There was definitely some food envy going on. We couldn't resist the Pavlova served with blackcurrant coulis which was dessert heaven only to then be gifted one of Capitols delicious chocolate puddings with creme fraiche. Full and replete our night was over. Throughout the evening we were beautifully looked after by Toby who was extremely knowledgeable about the daily blackboard specials and was generous with his time without being intrusive.
Overall a fantastic night that restored my faith in Bistro style dining in Wellinton.
We had a grate dinner for celebrate my husband's birthday. All of food are delicious.
Veronica Sanchez-Bernuy
+5
Great food! Best food I had in New Zealand … I am in day 8 and I have booked very nice reputable places, but this one… oh my god! Amazing! Great service as well which is hard to find in NZ.
Good job people!!! :)
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