Entertainment in New Zealand

5th October 2010
Fortuna - Dined here on my birthday. Food was great, service was great - highly enjoyed by my family of 5.

17th August 2011
The food is devine at the Grove - well worth the money. We found the staff really friendly so we will be back.

25th July 2010
Filling meals and great dish choices - will come back definitely.

18th October 2010
This was our first visit and won't be out last. We really enjoyed the authentic decor and great atmosphere. For our entrees we tried the Samosa and Chicken Tikha, they were of a good size and absolutely delicious. We tried to experiment a little with our mains as the menu had lots of dishes we hadn't tried before. My partner tried the Lamb Madras in coconut, tomato and onion gravy. It was very tender and really yummy. I had the Chicken Mughlai with Mushrooms, cooked with cashew nuts, gravy, delicate spices & mushrooms, it was divine. We shared our dishes and still had a little left over to take home and enjoyed for lunch the next day. I honestly think it was the best Indian food I have ever eaten. It could become very addictive. The service was very good and the meal was extremely good value for money. Try it, you will not be disappointed.

9th December 2010
Went to Covo Grey Lynn for an end of year dinner and had a fantastic time! The nice area out the back had a wonderful atmosphere, the pasta was amazing and the staff were brilliant. The staff even spoke basic phrases in Italian which gave that extra special touch to the evening. Not bad value for money either! I would highly, highly recommend Covo!

22nd August 2011
5 of us dined at the Grand, Courtenay Place on 11 August 2011 using 2 Spreets Vouchers that entitled us to any four mains and four house drinks. At the time of booking and as stated on the voucher, I advised the staff member we were using the Spreets voucher and upon arrival we also presented them to the wait staff. We were advised that it will only need to be presented when paying. My partner asked the wait staff what their House drinks included and the waitress listed a number of tap beer and informed us the juices were also included. When it came time to settling the bill we were charged for the tap beer and juices. When querying this with the Manager who had processed our bill, she informed me that the beer and juices were not classified as 'house drinks'. I explained the situation of how we were informed by the wait staff these drinks were included as a house drink. The Manager acknowledged the error but was not prepared to rectify the issue and refund the money for the drinks. She offered to provide me with another 3 glasses of wines, of which I informed her was a ridiculous offer considering I was the driver that night (and the other diners were at the next restaurant for dessert). This did not promote responsible host management. After repeatedly informing her that if we were provided with the correct information in the first instance we would not have ordered the beer and the juices. In front of an audience of customers, the Manager (in a fury state) opened the till and refunded money only for the 2 glasses of juices. She was not willing to refund the money for the beer and I allowed her the opportunity to resolve this problem as we would have liked to return for another meal in the future. I informed her that as this is unacceptable and has presented us with a negative experience, we will advise all our friends, family and work mates not to dine at the Grand. The Manager's response was 'That is fine'. It is a shame the Manager did not consider what the consequences were especially when the actual costs of one beer would have been next to nothing. Instead this has cost them repeated business not only from us but business from people we share this experience with.

30th August 2010
Marvelous place, fantastic food and good portions. The service is pretty good too. Only the slightly uncomfortable chairs let down the side. Check out the peppermint wrapper bin on the way out/in.

7th September 2012
WOW, What a nice restaurant. We have 10 people in the party. The service was very good and friendly. The food was excellent, my green curry chicken was the best green curry I have had. This is one of the best Thai Restaurant in Auckland.

16th February 2011
Always the place to go ,if you want the Best of Polynesian food, Been to many a wedding ,Birthday and wake at the Manhattan Lounge . Look forward to celebrating many more happy occasions at Manhattans because it also has that home away from home cooked taste when you dine. The staff always willing to help . . . Never been disappointed with the food yet and I've eaten a lot of time at functions held there for nearly fourty years. . . 5 stars excellence