The Goldfinch

Lovely restaurant, great staff and nice atmosphere, the concept of this place is really fun with all the sharing plates. Excellent cocktails made strong. So why four stars? Well, one of the dishes we had (the honey chilli lamb stirfry) was a big let down, the meat was rather chewy and grisly, for a large sharing plate it was rather small, not much bigger than one of the medium plates and the overall taste was quite bland. But other than that mishap, it was a lovely outing, will be back.

So pleased to have discovered this restaurant! We are always on the lookout for an artistic dining experience that is creative, distinctive and journey of new and wonderful discoveries. Some of these treasures were the combination of little puffed seeds and pomegranate as a garnish on the pakora(highly recommended) and the textures of the wild boar skewers(also mind blowing). Each dish is a stand alone piece and we were very happy that the wait staff brought them out separately so the we could share each one without mixing flavours. The chef also managed the floor and it was lovely to have opportunity to engage and ask about the flavours. Highlights: Pakora, Wild Boar, top three desserts, and cocktails. New favourite restaurant.

Great food & amazing service here! Stepped into the place around 830 & the kind service staff was enthusiastic about food recommendations & constantly checked on us to see if we needed anything else. The tuna, Thai salad & garlic prawns were absolutely fantastic but not that big a fan of the Pork Belly nor fried rice. Easily the best food we have had in New Zealand over our 10 day trip!