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![Four of the best: Country pubs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Four of the best: Country pubs
This meticulously renovated 1876 pub attracts the crowds - some arriving by boat to tie up at the jetty.
![<i>MooChowChow</i>, Ponsonby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>MooChowChow</i>, Ponsonby
Chef Che Barrington brings fine-dining technique to bear on the street-market food of Asia.
![<i>Sri Pinang</i>, Newton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Sri Pinang</i>, Newton
Sri Pinang deserves its reputation for excellent value moreish Malay fare.
![Customers outraged after row at city deli](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Customers outraged after row at city deli
A waterfront retailer is accused of an "appalling service failure" ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
![<i>Pickles on Apollo</i>, Mairangi Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Pickles on Apollo</i>, Mairangi Bay
We came here because we wanted somewhere we knew would have good food and good ambience. We had been here before and enjoyed it.
![<i>The Ambeli</i>, Wellington](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>The Ambeli</i>, Wellington
A neighbourhood restaurant is an affordable kind of place, it seems to me, where you drop in unannounced.
![Shape up - Cup warning for Auckland eateries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Shape up - Cup warning for Auckland eateries
A top Auckland restaurateur says diners need better service more than a spectacular view.
![Caffeine hit: Bungalo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Caffeine hit: Bungalo
It seems Birkenhead is spoilt for choice when it comes to good coffee.
![<i>Mondial</i>, Grey Lynn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Mondial</i>, Grey Lynn
It's always a bit nerve-racking when an old favourite changes hands but thankfully this Grey Lynn tapas joint keeps it 'local'.
![Anna Hansen: The flavour of the month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Anna Hansen: The flavour of the month
Britain-based Anna Hansen's star is on the rise, with a new cookbook out and plans for a new London cafe.
![<i>KK Malaysian Cuisine</i>, Epsom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>KK Malaysian Cuisine</i>, Epsom
Good reports, including stories of people queuing on the footpath, kept reaching me of KK.
![<i>Metro</i>'s Auckland Restaurant of the Year announced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Metro</i>'s Auckland Restaurant of the Year announced
Upmarket city eatery The Grove has won Auckland's Restaurant of the Year award for the second year running.
![Subway on roll with Mobil plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Subway on roll with Mobil plans
Subway will have expanded into 19 Mobil service stations by the end of the year in a bid to generate greater sales and offer customers more options when they are on the move, the sandwich chain says.
![<i>Faro Restaurant</i>, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Faro Restaurant</i>, Auckland CBD
There is no need to wait until summer to enjoy the barbecue when visiting one of the city's best Korean grill houses.
![<i>Da Sette Soldi</i>, Epsom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Da Sette Soldi</i>, Epsom
I guess it's true that often you only see what you expect to see.
![<i>Snapdragon</i>, Viaduct Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Snapdragon</i>, Viaduct Harbour
When did beetroot get sexy? I spent two-thirds of my life - which is a decent interval, I assure you - detesting the stuff, and now it's become chic.
![<i>Debbie Mayo Smith:</i> Poor service sinks sales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Debbie Mayo Smith:</i> Poor service sinks sales
It has been several months since I wrote about customer service. However, I had such a bad experience recently that it's prompted me to write again.
![MasterChef winner's Euro break](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
MasterChef winner's Euro break
Nadia Lim is about to face an even tougher test when she begins work in the white-hot intensity of a fine-dining restaurant.