We came here because we'd heard good things of this newish cafe.

An Auckland icon in a prime locale doesn't quite make the most of its assets.

A Mt Eden cafe-turned-restaurant has some lessons to learn.

It's a bit of a hoot that the word "delicatessen" comes from the Germans.

We came here because we'd heard the Pumphouse theatre's cafe had changed hands and it was a lovely day to enjoy the lake.

A relocated Christchurch restaurant worth celebrating.

Auckland is bursting with eateries keen to attract a younger clientele.

An old story goes that the guides in the Uffizi, the fabulous Renaissance gallery in Florence, would quietly remind visitors that "it is not the paintings that are on trial here".

Roxy gets the fine dining formula just right.

We came here because we often stop for some of their great takeaway coffee en route to the train station at the south end of the Mall and have been meaning to come back for a sit-down meal for a while.

A few tweaks are needed to make this eatery a fiesta of flavour.

An unusual combination of Italian and Iranian, in a Ponsonby eatery, gets the chilli just right.

Regular readers of my restaurant reviews have probably worked out that the Professor is not a shrinking violet.

Here are a few choices to help you decide on where to brunch with the young ones.

We came here because we’d read about the newest addition to the Surrey Cres cafe scene and are fans of Kokako’s other ventures across Auckland, so thought we’d check it out.

A restaurant with a Mediterranean twist should become a local haunt.

Mikano offers good looks, reliability and a sense of comfort with a touch of excitement.

It never ceases to amaze me how wide the range of opinion - or experience, which may not be the same thing - can be about a given restaurant.