Category: European

Central Auckland / European / New Zealand

May 17, 2016

Oaken

The mark of a great new eatery is one that reinvents the wheel, in some way. Don’t get me wrong, wheels are great; but there is nothing more satisfying than being thrilled by the unexpected. Eggs are everyone’s favourite breakfast food. With a golden yellow yolk in the middle and...

Bar Snacks / CBD / Central Auckland / New Zealand

March 17, 2016

Cheap Eats Bar Food: Underpass

Just a quick post this week rather than an in-depth review. Last night we went to the opening of Underpass, a new bar down the bottom of town, and it struck me that it’s not a bad place for some drinks and better-than-average bar food to go with it. On...

CBD / Central Auckland / Italian / New Zealand

March 3, 2016

That’s Amore

Review by May-Lee Wong. Last Saturday after a sunny jaunt on Waiheke Island four women found themselves enjoying a little slice of Napoli for dinner. I was new to That’s Amore, a Neapolitan pizzeria tucked away down a faux-marble corridor at the base of the Metropolis building. The friends who...

Central Auckland / Fish and seafood / New Zealand / Ponsonby

February 24, 2016

Fish Fish

When the folks who upped the burger game with Burger Burger move into seafood with – you guessed it – Fish Fish, you have to check it out. And so we did one lovely Sunday evening. Fish Fish has taken over from Jimmy the Fish at Ponsonby Central, and is...

Italian / Mediterranean / Waiheke Island

February 7, 2016

Dragonfired

We first reviewed Dragonfired in 2011, so thought it was high time we went back for a visit – Update Review, February, 2016: Waiheke Island doesn’t have a lot of evening Cheapeats options, so thank goodness that the delicious food at Dragonfired at Little Oneroa is now also offered at...

Bar Snacks / Central Auckland / New Zealand

January 10, 2016

The Brewers Co-operative

Being married to craft beer nerd means checking out a lot of brew pubs and I was pleased to see this one had food within our Cheap Eats Budget. The Brewers Co-operative has 20 taps with revolving brands and types of beer so the husband was pleased and I loved...