Awesome service and food. Highly recommend.
FOOD: Panko cauliflower was life-changing! 🔥 Proper seasoning, great texture, enough cheesiness, you’d barely notice you’re eating cauliflower!!!
We ordered the salmon, pork belly, and the 55day dry aged eye fillet for mains and they were all lovely. (Although pork belly was a bit salty, but still yum! 🤤)
Ambience, service, and staff are 9/10. Would definitely recommend. 😉😉😉
I first knew the restaurant from First Table, and my friend worked there before, so I came to try their beef, surprisingly, their lamb is as wonderful as beef. Thanks for First Table helping us to have a perfect dinner with 50% off for the bill. The reason why a star is off is that the dessert is disappointed, compared with their mains and starters, and I’m alcoholic allergy, so no matter how tasty the strawberry cake looks like, I can’t get a bite:((
This place is very good at what they do. The steak cuts, cooking of the cuts, sauces, sides and wines are on point!!! I found having a steak with a bottle of the Man-O-War pinot noir from Waiheke Island to wash the meal down, to be a great choice!
Food: 4/5
Ambiance: 4.5/5
Service: 5/5
Ordered garlic ciabatta, 21 day dry aged beef burger and 35 day dry aged 500g sirloin. All the food were delicious! Now we know that dry aged beef has a better texture and tastes so good!!
The side fries were disappointing though, very salty! Honestly didn't expect a high end restaurant could miss this.
Service was great, everyone was very nice and know the menu well.
Portlander is situated inside the Rydges hotel and we had decided to come here for dinner. The service on arrival was friendly and we were seated promptly. We ordered the Chateaubriand for two, which came with bread as starters, 550g of eye fillet to share, steak fries and salad on the side. The bread arrived without entree plates, until another waitress noticed it few minutes later. The eye fillet took awhile to arrive but it was amazing, cooked to perfection, best steak I’ve had in awhile. The steak fries were chunky and crunchy. The salad was boring and bland. For dessert I had the lollycake ice cream, which was super average.
I would definitely come back again for the steaks.
Went for dinner for the first time here tonight and it was very surprising. The food portions were quite generous - which was nice and it was hot, full of flavour and it all came out in a timely manner. My group got the mains - salmon (recommend) ribs (good sauce) cheese burger and sides- broccoli 🥦 (yum), half baguette (so delicious) coleslaw, Parmesan truffle fries. The service was good and staff were nice. Gave it a 4 as online menu different from in-house menu - was looking forward to trying the beef cheek - also a bit pricey but similarly priced to what’s in welly. Will be back to try the deserts next time.
Came for Burger Wellington on a Plate. Was a steak burger with Fix and Fog peanut butter, it was really nice. Loved how it was served in a box. Service was really good. Would love to come back and try their steak meals.
Had the chance of stopping by this little gem last weekend! Good date place if you want something intimate. The cocktails are nice and reasonably priced. We got the Wakanui ribeye and Cheeseburger for lunch. Wakanui was slightly over cooked to a medium when I asked for medium rare but other than that no complaints ☺️ was good.
portlander bar and grill is one of the best steak houses ive been to with its restaurant style cuts and atmosphere. I ordered the free range hereford OP rib, it was cooked to perfection and well worth the wait.
Nice restaurant we had the tomahawk 800g. We waited for awhile as we were advised it might take longer as the steak was big but it was cooked to perfection!
Lovely red wine too!
The desserts at Portlander restaurant are simply delightful! Their selection offers a delectable array of flavors and textures. From rich and creamy cheesecakes to perfectly balanced fruit tarts, each dessert is a work of art. The presentation is exquisite, and the taste is even better. Whether you have a sweet tooth or not, you won't be disappointed with their delectable treats. A must-visit for dessert enthusiasts in Wellington!
What a delicious celebratory meal we enjoyed for my daughter’s graduation from Victoria University. There were 6 adults and the men chose the biggest tomahawke steaks they could get. I chose clam linguini which was scrumptious mwah (smacks lips). We have cocktails, cider and beer. The only disappointment was we could only order a dozen oysters which we enjoyed 4 ways. Natural and kawakawa crumb were my favourite.
Several hit it out of the park. We arrived without a reservation and when only the bar was open. We asked for a food accommodation and they delivered. The chicken burger was delightful and the 'A LA MODE' was OFF the chart.
Just had a really great meal here, the food was outstanding, the service was top notch, the staff are amazing. Really could not recommend more. Definitely worth 5 stars all around.
My goodness the food was delicious. Their lamb steak/rib combo, Maryland chicken & cauliflower gratin is our new favorite. Best of all is their sticky date pudding!! Their staff are also very friendly. We will be back.
Had my birthday dinner here tonight and it was amazing. Service was top notched, both servers were pleasant, really helpful and gave great recommendations, food was to die for, steak cooked perfectly and the mushroom sauce was out of this world. We had our 4 year old with us and was really accommodating with things to keep him busy and bringing his food out. When we are back in Wellington we’ll definitely be back.
Located inside a nice, clean hotel. Food was very yommy, had the smoked chowder which was super nice and filling. Texture just the right amount of creaminess and the smoky fish flavour was superb. Great place for drinks too to go with yer dinner.
Located onsite within The Rydges Hotel on the ground floor. Nice atmosphere and friendly service from the waitresses. Easy access for wheelchairs and parking right in front, on the street. The food was delicious, pork belly and rib eye steak were beautiful and finished off with lovely deserts. Will definitely go there again.
Our waiter made our evening very enjoyable. He was very friendly and attentive.
Wife loved the steak, and I had the rump and ribs were great.
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