Restaurant Recommendations
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Since I moved back from the UK I really miss a real curry house. We've got a couple of Indian restaurants where I live but they are too upmarket TBH. I want something like Tayyab's. Or even a balti from one of the cheap and cheerful curry houses that you get practically anywhere, with their hilarious decor, dodgy spelling in their menus, ingredients that it's best not to think about, and huge flavour. And samosas that don't look like they've been chiseled out of concrete please.
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@jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@bones said in Restaurant Recommendations:
Indian Essence by Atul Kochhar is pretty neat, Bonesetta loves it.
The Rib Shack is fucken top notch though.
Oh, is this not fir Petts Wood also?
Just deliveroo some of that to us over here will you? That'd be great, thanks.
I'll see if deliveramel stretches that far.
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@canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!
since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's
In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.
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@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!
since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's
In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.
Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!
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@jc That's what I thought. Indigo's not bad although I haven't been since its makeover. Rasoi's about as far away from yr UK examples as you can get but it does do some decent food.
I'm lucky enough to have a couple of decent of school Indian restaurants in my neighbourhood. Occasionally the food disappoints but its usually reliable, the beers always cold and the décor is chintzy as fuck.
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@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!
since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's
In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.
Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!
go for it!
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@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!
since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's
In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.
Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!
go for it!
Welfare BBQ in Highland Park has probably the best cantonese BBQ duck I've eaten from a BBQ shop in AK. The crispy pork and soya chicken is great too. Two meat combo with rice for about $12
Maruten Ramen, Mt Roskill. It's where the expat Japs go!! My favourite is the Tsukymen with cold thick noodles
Try It Out Vietnamese. The mother ship is in Otahuhu, they have a branch in Pakuranga, great pho
Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town
Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare
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@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!
since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's
In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.
Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!
go for it!
Welfare BBQ in Highland Park has probably the best cantonese BBQ duck I've eaten from a BBQ shop in AK. The crispy pork and soya chicken is great too. Two meat combo with rice for about $12
Maruten Ramen, Mt Roskill. It's where the expat Japs go!! My favourite is the Tsukymen with cold thick noodles
Try It Out Vietnamese. The mother ship is in Otahuhu, they have a branch in Pakuranga, great pho
Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town
Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare
Fuck is that Empress Garden on the corner if Herne Bay Rd and Jervois?
I lived just around the corner 35 years ago and used to get takeaways there. I’d say it had been there a long time before that too. -
@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town
Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare
If the service is good, it's not authentic. Nothing better than the grumpy ladies pushing the trolleys at yum cha!
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@voodoo said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town
Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare
If the service is good, it's not authentic. Nothing better than the grumpy ladies pushing the trolleys at yum cha!
And dirty too. Means they spend less time on cleaning and more time on making the food tasty
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@crucial said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!
since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's
In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.
Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!
go for it!
Welfare BBQ in Highland Park has probably the best cantonese BBQ duck I've eaten from a BBQ shop in AK. The crispy pork and soya chicken is great too. Two meat combo with rice for about $12
Maruten Ramen, Mt Roskill. It's where the expat Japs go!! My favourite is the Tsukymen with cold thick noodles
Try It Out Vietnamese. The mother ship is in Otahuhu, they have a branch in Pakuranga, great pho
Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town
Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare
Fuck is that Empress Garden on the corner if Herne Bay Rd and Jervois?
I lived just around the corner 35 years ago and used to get takeaways there. I’d say it had been there a long time before that too.Yup. The gaudy looking villa painted red and green
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@dogmeat said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@nzzp so do you do the Holy Cluck?
Brioche Bun or on Waffles triggers me
Hatiest!! Fucking Hatiest!! Brioche is the devil. As someone said, ‘ meat wrapped in cake’ just doesn’t work
@JC if you feel like something a bit different and with a great bar, Xoong in Mt Eden is excellent. So is Hello Beasty. Both similar styles.
French Cafe never fails either.
If you’re trying too woo true-love then lunch picnic in the olive grove at Bracu works so well!! They provide in a classic wicker basket with a good bottle of champagne too.
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@hooroo Thanks for the tips. Went to Hello Beasty over summer. Loved it. Their Heart and Seoul cocktail was a highlight.
Not looking to woo anybody though, just when I’m up there for work some friends’ place let me stay at their place instead of a hotel so I shout them dinner. Everybody wins.
Baduzzi was good by the way.
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@jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@hooroo Thanks for the tips. Went to Hello Beasty over summer. Loved it. Their Heart and Seoul cocktail was a highlight.
Not looking to woo anybody though, just when I’m up there for work some friends’ place let me stay at their place instead of a hotel so I shout them dinner. Everybody wins.
Baduzzi was good by the way.
Do you like SE Asian fusion? Mekong Baby is very good
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@jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:
@hooroo Thanks for the tips. Went to Hello Beasty over summer. Loved it. Their Heart and Seoul cocktail was a highlight.
Not looking to woo anybody though, just when I’m up there for work some friends’ place let me stay at their place instead of a hotel so I shout them dinner. Everybody wins.
Baduzzi was good by the way.
We will try that next time I’m up that way. Cheers