An Email Conversation About Restaurants

Fel­low Wel­ling­tonis­tas, I am tak­ing my in-laws out for din­ner tonight. Any recom­mend­a­tions on a nice res­taur­ant that isn’t The White House, Logan Brown, Il Casino, Boulot or Chow? Quiet ambi­ence a def­in­ite plus.

Don’t you just love the Hive Mind?

I’m a big fan of Maria Pia’s. Excel­lent food; the ser­vice is ok to good (provided by the fam­ily, so that you know what to expect)… but maybe not hugely quiet.

In the same geo­graph­ic and gast­ro­nom­ic area as Maria Pia’s is Fran­cois. Nice, small and French. Try the snails.

If you’re after some­thing at the level of The White House, Logan Brown or Il Casino, then try Cit­ron or Mar­tin Bos­ley at the Yacht Club. Def­in­itely some of the most amaz­ing food in the city, and quiet too. Also, while I haven’t been to Bisque at the Bolton Hotel, I’ve heard con­sist­ently great things about it.

It’s not quite so quiet, but Zib­ibbo is always good. Adam Newell’s one of only two Mich­elin-starred chefs in NZ, and more import­antly, they do pizza! If the in-laws are par­tial to a bit of cow flesh, then I’ve heard that Crazy Horse is the place to go.

And I can heart­ily second the recom­mend­a­tion of Maria Pia’s, but it might be rather short notice.

thanks all – the Yacht Club gets the nod. Although good to have those oth­ers in reserve for future occa­sions…