The extortionate sums charged for Perrier and San Pellegrino are a frequent complaint of restaurant-goers.

We came here because we were enticed by the art deco shop frontage and wondered what lay beyond.

Cazador is a game restaurant in the old-fashioned sense: if you bring in the spoils of your hunting trip, they will make it into dinner.

Libby Nicholson-Moon finds 10 of the best cafes for Sunday brunch.

This meticulously renovated 1876 pub attracts the crowds - some arriving by boat to tie up at the jetty.

Prego's fans are plenty and enthusiastic. And deservedly so.

Chef Che Barrington brings fine-dining technique to bear on the street-market food of Asia.

Sri Pinang deserves its reputation for excellent value moreish Malay fare.

A waterfront retailer is accused of an "appalling service failure" ahead of the Rugby World Cup.

Elegance and care are central to new-style Japanese eatery.

Tony Astle doesn't care to read diners' opinions of his Parnell restaurant, the venerable Antoine's. But he has scouts who do it for him.

Viva welcomes a new standout to Auckland's dining scene.

We came here because we wanted somewhere we knew would have good food and good ambience. We had been here before and enjoyed it.

A neighbourhood restaurant is an affordable kind of place, it seems to me, where you drop in unannounced.

A top Auckland restaurateur says diners need better service more than a spectacular view.

It seems Birkenhead is spoilt for choice when it comes to good coffee.

Britain-based Anna Hansen's star is on the rise, with a new cookbook out and plans for a new London cafe.

A maitre d' can be the making or breaking of a restaurant. Viva meets Auckland's best.

Eat, drink - and learn to cook - aboard the Pacific Pearl, writes Kerri Jackson.

Good reports, including stories of people queuing on the footpath, kept reaching me of KK.

Upmarket city eatery The Grove has won Auckland's Restaurant of the Year award for the second year running.

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.

There is no need to wait until summer to enjoy the barbecue when visiting one of the city's best Korean grill houses.

I guess it's true that often you only see what you expect to see.