Wellington is reported to be The Coolest Little Capital in the World by Lonely Planet. We are also known to be the Creative Capital, the Film Capital and the Culinary Capital. We are the Culinary Capital because we have hundreds of dedicated restauranteurs and chefs who put on undeniable pleasures day in and day out….
Category: Restaurant Review
Matterhorn, Wellington
Food: 3.5 stars Service: 4 stars Ambience: 3.5 stars Girl friends, tick. Sunshine, tick. Betsy Blue, tick. Bestsy Blue is the name of my girlfriend’s new Mini Cooper. Besty Blue did her rounds and picked up four gorgeous single ladies. Well, single for the morning, at least. Brunch with my girlfriends seem to taste better…
Five Stags, Wellington
Food: 3.5 stars Service: 4 stars Ambiance: 3.5 stars I would recommend this place for family and friends to hang out for a casual evening in a spacious and welcoming environment. It has a good upper-end bar/restaurant menu and competent execution. Although having dead animals hanging on the wall isn’t really my thing, I am…
Meet Fresh, Wellington
When I think of going to a restaurant with a name like ‘Meet Fresh’, I imagine myself going into a salad bar like Kapai where everything is green and red and purple, and a Greek salad and Winter Warrior Juice are the Choices du Jour, so what a silly name it is for a Asian…
Nomad Wine, Sydney
Food: 4 stars Service: 4.5 stars Ambience: 4.5 stars There has been quite a buzz around the office for Nomad Wine in Sydney so I decided to check it out during my first day in the beautiful city. My hotel was near the Sydney Opera House. Nomad Wine was on the other side of town…
Hillside & Judge Bao, Wellington
Food: 4.5 stars Service: 4.5 stars Ambience: 4 stars I was very excited when I found out the an Auckland gourmet startup – Judge Bao, was coming to Wellington for a degustation collaboration with Hillside, which is renowned for its adventurous spirit in experimenting with food and flavour boundaries. Judge Bao is owned by two…
O Bar, Sydney
Food: 3 stars Service: 2 stars Ambience: 5 stars No business trip is complete without a food splurge at the end. After a week of intense discussions on profit and loss, balance sheets, tax and computer systems, I decided that some serious fine dining was required. With the recommendation of a colleague, I was lucky…
