Our meals were beautiful, environment was lovely, warm and welcoming. Loved the idea of wine selections and corkage fee as it's like a BYO but being able to try something new.
Staff are welcoming, knowledgeable and accommodating.
Will be back for sure!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$80–90
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The restaurant has an interesting wine selection style which is very immersive for wine lovers. The ambience was warm and welcoming with an option to dine outdoor. The seating is very open and well thought off. For food, we had some starters plus mains each. It was good portion, fresh, and tasted great. Chef bala and manager Alex were very accommodating with our requests with the baby. The service standard was of a five star hotel. It was a very pleasant experience.
Service
Dine in
Price per person
$40–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Service = Excellent
Food = Excellent
Wine = Excellent
1st time here with my wife before the NYE rush and can’t fault the place. By far the best meal we have had in the bays since we got here 7 years ago. So so good 👌
Looking forward to the next time!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$80–90
We came by for a birthday dinner. The restaurant is located across the road from Mission Bay. It can be easy to miss as the entrance is a small door which leads upstairs. The menu was interesting with a range of steak and seafood dishes. They also had other meats available too.
They have a range of wines which you can pick from near the dining area. The price of each item was on the bottle and it did have a selection of red, white and rose wines. What was interesting was that after picking a bottle we were charged corkage ($10) for it, so it was essentially a BYO without having to BYO.
We shared some starter and grabbed a main each. The seafood platter for two was actually decently sized and was easily sharable with four people. The ceviche was quite nice as were the deep fried items. The batter wasn't super crispy but the items inside were cooked well. I enjoyed the scallops because they had their roe.
I grabbed the surf and turf and that was nice. It was cooked to my liking with the tasty jus on the side. The seafood chowder was quite nice and we were able to order a side of garlic pizza bread on the side to go with it. We were unfortunately too full for dessert but they did have a sticky toffee pudding.
It was quite a nice place for food in Mission Bay. The prices were a bit on the higher end but the portions were quite decent for it.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–60
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Very good restaurant upstairs.
Now in the summer evening it was nice to have dinner on the balcony with the view. Food and service very good. Good selection of wine.
Just one request: please add non-alcoholic cocktails to the menu for those who do not drink alcohol, for example non-alcoholic Mojito and non-alcoholic Margarita. Thanks
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Had our anniversary dinner here, not often we get the chance to go to dinner without the kids! La Veranda was a beautiful spot, we really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food was delicious. My wife and I both love a good quality steak and that’s exactly what we got. The size of the steak was generous, it was served beautifully, tasted delicious cooked exactly how we wanted it. My advice is, if you intend to dine with a starter and a steak main, make sure you come with a decent sized appetite! Overall, we have a lovely experience tonight, the staff were also very polite helpful, and we’ll be sure to come back when we get the chance! Highly recommend :)
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$90–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The ambiance of the place is great. The steaks served to us we're cook to as how we requested, savory, so delicious 😋 and top notch.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
My husband and I ate here on Christmas eve. We shared crumbed scallops to start and both had rib eye steak for main. The steak was amazing, one of the best I've ever had. The only shame is that we can't go back again as we're on holiday in NZ and it soon comes to an end.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Thank you to Alex and the team. The service, wine knowledge and food was amazing! Will recommend to all our AKL family and friends.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$60–70
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Market Fish
Highly recommend. Enjoyed dining on the verandah. Food was exceptional - so favoursome and large portions too. Service outstanding.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
