Global restaurant review site Zomato has launched a searing response to criticism by top Kiwi food scribe Lauraine Jacobs.

The Otago restaurant and its host are world famous — the seafood for its freshness and the host for her good humour.

The look is the big drawcard for The Garden Shed. As the name suggests there's a botanical, rustic theme throughout the establishment.

One of the country's leading food writers has launched a withering attack on "amateur diners" who she says are destroying the reputations of top eateries.

Succulent steak, beautifully cooked every time, is one of life’s simple pleasures — and a tradition for the patrons at Jervois Steak House.

The appeal of the crab eludes me: it's great food if you are lost in the wilderness and eating to survive, but at dinner it's less a dish than a test of one's dexterity and perseverance.

Marooned and without a captain, the evening is rescued by perfectly cooked grilled turbot and delectable buttery sauced flounder.

Up early and looking for a new spot to dine this weekend? Check out this week's brunch review.

A seaside location is a huge drawcard for a new Takapuna venue — and the food is pretty good, too.

Heading out for brunch? Check out the latest review in Canvas magazine for inspiration.

The Professor, bless her, doesn't do much cooking. Her idea of dinner is to fry up some courgettes in butter or (as a tribute to her English parentage) make toast and tea.

Colourful, cheap and cheerful, chinoiserie ticks the boxes.

Chefs create culinary magic in the best debut since Orphans Kitchen opened.

Cafe Hanoi deserves its fashionable reputation.

There’s something for everyone at this newcomer to the eastern suburbs — especially if you like tomato juice.

The distinctive three-level brick building housing the well-known restaurants Da Vinci's and Number 5, at 5 City Rd on Auckland CBD's Symonds St rise, has been put on the market.

Apart from Euro, Apero is the only wine bar we've tried that takes the food side of the experience seriously.

The memory is an unreliable faculty at the best of times. So it may be that I was mistaken in remembering that Only Seafood in Paihia was bloody good.

The Sky Tower’s revolving restaurant Orbit will elevate your special occasion.

The menu is a short, sweet list of just three “morning glories” — bacon and egg doonas, toasted muesli and fresh, warm beignets. Plus the perfectly brewed Havana Coffee Co beans.

She brought affordable, ethical coffee to the city mocked for its love of lattes and the associated Sky Tower-high pricetags.

When Korean migrant Paul Lee, 65, and his wife Rosa, 62, bought an apple orchard in South Auckland two decades ago they realised it wasn't large enough to be commercially viable.

The professor is a hell of a good sport about getting on the back of the Vespa.

Euro has gone healthy and it’s better than ever.

At long last, Vietnamese food is making a mark in Auckland. In 2009, I lamented in print that there were so few restaurants serving that fragrant and delicate cuisine, even though emigrants and refugees have been coming here for two generations.