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![Review: Kazuya, Eden Terrace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Kazuya, Eden Terrace
The fare at Kazuya doesn't come cheap. But you get what you pay for and I don't begrudge a cent.
![Fifteen dishes to make you swoon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fifteen dishes to make you swoon
Dining out at the best restaurants has inspired a top 15 pick of the best tastes too tempting to resist.
![Review: Andres Restaurant, Parnell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Andres Restaurant, Parnell
Timing and service were issues in an otherwise tasty meal in a chic new Parnell setting.
![Other Auckland cafes with eye-catching interiors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Other Auckland cafes with eye-catching interiors
Here are four cafes which not only provide treats for your tastebuds, but, are a feast for your eyes too.
![Brunch: The Rugby Buildings Cafe, Kingsland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brunch: The Rugby Buildings Cafe, Kingsland
We came here because as the brunch review 1st XV’s resident rugbyhead, I was deemed appropriate for an eatery parked opposite Eden Park.
![Review: Sri Mahkota, Newton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Sri Mahkota, Newton
Sri Mahkota occupies the premises that were for years home to Gina's. The open kitchen has been walled off, though I'm not sure the place is better for it.
![Review: Kazuya, Eden Terrace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Kazuya, Eden Terrace
There are times when a more formal style of hospitality suits the mood. Few achieve this sense of order better than the Japanese.
![Celebrating with Clooney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Celebrating with Clooney
Award-winning restaurateur Tony Stewart of Clooney has much to celebrate and wants to share his success with Viva readers.
![Review: Parkside Cafe, Mt Albert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Parkside Cafe, Mt Albert
Tastebuds go on a journey at this suburban eatery, discovering fresh dishes packed full of flavour and spice.
![Review: L'Assiette, Britomart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: L'Assiette, Britomart
Until two years ago, French restaurants were hard to find in Auckland. Now, pleasingly, I can think of 10 in the city and inner suburbs.
![Review: Deep Creek Brewing Co, Browns Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Deep Creek Brewing Co, Browns Bay
On a cold and blustery Tuesday evening, the Deep Creek Brewing Company (or Deep Creek Brews and Eats, as the sign reads) was doing a brisk trade.
![Review: Blue Elephant Thai Restaurant, Parnell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Blue Elephant Thai Restaurant, Parnell
A banquet of Thai dishes keeps a big group more than happy in Parnell.
![Brunch: Palette Cafe, Greenhithe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brunch: Palette Cafe, Greenhithe
We came here because its previous incarnation as restaurant Collins House was a fine one, and we like keeping an eye on what’s new in our neighbouring Greenhithe village.
![Review: The Tasting Shed, Kumeu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: The Tasting Shed, Kumeu
In the car on the way back to town, I asked the others how they'd star-rate the meal we'd just had and why.
![Review: 7 Siri Taste of Sri Lanka, Sandringham](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: 7 Siri Taste of Sri Lanka, Sandringham
This Sri Lankan restaurant provides a rich experience at a very modest price.
![Review: Merchants of Venice Restaurant, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Merchants of Venice Restaurant, Auckland CBD
An Auckland waterfront restaurant gets things dramatically wrong.
![Review: Hippopotamus, Wellington](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Review: Hippopotamus, Wellington
Lindsay shouldn't have set the bar so high. He was the cook at the lodge on Kapiti Island where the Professor and I stayed overnight on Anzac Day.