Category: North Auckland

April 3, 2011

Chand

Being Indian it’s pretty hard to review an Indian restaurant, because let’s face it, it’s never going to taste like Mum makes. But we did give it a go at Chand in Rothesay Bay and were pleasantly surprised. It’s a really lovely space considering its location in a fairly ordinary...

Albany / Asian / North Auckland / Taiwanese

December 19, 2010

Bubble Tea Cafe

We were on the shopping mission from hell and at around 7.30pm our weary feet needed resting so we took a break from the crowds at Westfield and went in search of food. We stumbled across Bubble Tea Cafe and decided to give it a try despite not really knowing what the...

Birkenhead / Dutch / European / North Auckland

September 27, 2010

Dutch Delight

What a lovely surprise this turned out to be! Tucked into a busy street of shops in the main shopping area of Birkenhead is a little corner of Holland. This is a friendly, homely café run by William and Heidi Van der Veld and their daughter Maureen. The walls are...