This character restaurant only improves with age.

A new Britomart eatery offers exquisite Japanese cuisine.

At an Argentinian asado restaurant one of my mates ordered chicken for entrée and main.

The décor might not score high on style but the attention to detail on the menu does.

We came here because a friend lives nearby and recommended this cafe, housed in a beautifully restored hotel that was built in 1854.

We had scarcely taken our seats at this small and well-reviewed Takapuna eatery before owner John Ingle was beside us.

Its chefs are televised but this Viaduct eatery is more than just a gimmick.

White's dining room offers the best of New Zealand produce in a restrained manner.

The passion that goes into creating this Italian eatery's menu is evident in every mouthful.

Top chef's touch shows up in menu and service, writes Phoebe Falconer.

Have you noticed that Americans call a main course an entrée? (They probably say that we call an entrée a main course, but never mind that for a moment.)

When lunch is this good, who needs to go out for dinner?

Fish is the name of the game at a waterfront eatery where the menu, though simple, proves well done.

Every summer for 10 years I have spent a week with a bunch of about 100 men in a bush camp up north.

An authentic eatery in Glen Innes encourages adventurous dining.

A US-style eatery in Manly delivers the flavours of the southern states, but needs work in other areas of the dining experience.

A meal at a restaurant on an olive estate offers a mixed bag of serving sizes and quality.

Gorgeous views and simply delicious Italian fare are getting tongues wagging in the Waitakeres.

Don't mention the "b" word. The new restaurant at the Langham, advertised by Broadway-size banners on the hotel's frontage and on K Rd, does not offer anything so vulgar as a buffet.

With all you can eat and eight cuisines to choose from, you need to turn up very hungry to the Langham's newest hotel restaurant.

The choice of meal options is impressive, less so the service on a busy evening.

We came here because we had a couple of decades-worth of clowning around to catch up on.

Not being a geologist, I cannot say exactly what kind of stones they were.

Exotic Latin flavours mingle with the sultry rhythms of fancy footwork.

A cosy evening out at a venue with a menu of a size to match.