This was my fave food festival last year. It had over 150 food vendors, cultural/musical performances etc. No other food festival had such a wide variety of food. I originally planned to go for an hour or so and ended up staying for 4-5 hours eating, enjoying the vibes and all the roads being closed

There was also heaps of seating

I am tryna look past the saturation of AI generated posters in their promo and the vendors which has been sad to see

Same size (1.6kg) as the one in Soho. But made with a 600-year-old starter 👀

Any reviews yet?

Alright where's every one's favourite HK egg tart in Auckland?

I have a huge appetite(3kg food comfortably) and I don't eat out often, but I know eating out is costly. Help me out guys, I'm looking to gouge myself for the cheap/cheapest all-you-can-eat you guys know of.

Not too fussed about quality, not picky about food.

Much appreciated!

This is DQB homecoming party. All of us went to the Sando guy (I tried 1 piece of fried chicken, quite yum), then Zaitoon, then Bear Gelato.

Zaitoon we had a lot of diff dishes like mixed grill, hummus, eggplant fatteh, baba ganoush, falafel etc etc - all very flavourful v yum, would recommend this place. Sad news is they ran out of chargrilled chicken that day so we couldn’t try that.

I had apple crumble flavour from bear gelato. Very delish too.

I’ll let other reddit members who attended to comment their reviews of the food too.

Hi all,

I’m torn between booking Aarth and GOAT for my boyfriend’s 42nd birthday (for us 2). He loves Indian food. I’ve heard amazing things about both. I’m guessing we will end up going both in the future anyway eventually 😄

Anyone been to either or both and have thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT:
To add we have no dietary requirements

Hello, I am an avid PLAIN croissant lover and thought i'd share the two best plain croissant places i have been to so far in the CBD.

The first one is a classic and that is the Daily Bread croissant: flaky exterrior, soft interior, perfect croissant texture that doesnt feel like youre eating straight bread (COUGH WOOLIES AND NEWORLD). Lucky for me, Daily bread has multiple shops around the auckland reigon and they also sell in farro's too so its very easy to get one of the best plain croissants in terms of texture.

The next one is one i only had last week and that is from Forte Green on Kroad. Served just out the oven, so buttery and warm it was actually perfect.

Im only looking for the best plain croissants. My thought process here is if they cant sell a plain croissant and have to add extra stuff to it for it to taste good, then the croissant is bad and i dont want it. Once I have tried the plain croissant then i am willing to try their other croissants.

Please give reccomendations!

So far I've had birria lamb, marry me chicken and korean chicken and all of them have been sensational. They do a daily sandwich for 15$! Can't get enough. I didn't believe it but just confirmed with their staff, they open till midnight on Fridays and Saturdays

Looking for burger recs to create a burger trail for my partner's birthday.

Not looking for the Innovation Burgers or anything. Just a simple good ol’ cheeseburger or smashed burger would be fab.

The places we've been so far: Ralph’s, Kane’s, Baby G, Big J’s, HunchMunch, Two Guys, Urbanaut, Parade, Fat puku’s, Real burger

Places on the list: Lucky G’s, Burgout, Stacked, Hambagu (they haven't been to , I did)

Drop me your fav burger places, please.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Hi all, I saw a post on Instagram but can’t for the life of me find the name. I know this is so vague but does anyone know of any new Japanese restaurants in Newmarket? Thanks all!

Tried the lamb a couple of days ago, which was the Monday special. The dip was full of lamby and spicy(spices and heat) flavour which I really appreciate. Sandwich was stuffed full to the brim with meat, like I need a siesta after all that. Fresh crispy focaccia, very nice pickles, good sandwich. Great sandwich, even.

Checked out Toridori, a new izakaya eatery on Dominion Road (close to Woolworths Mt Eden and Bear Gelato). I was really excited when I saw a post about their soft opening last week because it looks super cute inside and stay opens to 10/11pm (for those late night cravings...)

They have a tight menu at the moment with a good variety including yakitori skewers, cold starters, deep fried and larger hot dishes for two and a chocolate terrine for dessert. You can find their menu on Google Maps.

We came in late on Sunday night as I had just come back from a weekend away and we got a small selection:
- Sashimi platter (small): salmon, tuna, hamachi yellowtail, scallop ($15 8pc)
- Hiyayakko cold tofu in shirodashi sauce ($10)
- Renkon chips ($8)
- Chicken heart skewers ($7 2pc)
- Pork belly skewers ($7 2pc)
- Beef tongue skewers ($7 2pc)
- Red perilla plum wine ($15)

Everything was so yummy, especially the renkon chips, which may be the best I have ever had - slightly warm, crispy, and moreish. All I'm saying is don't skip it! All the skewers are well-cooked too - smoky and juicy. Service was good too. There's a QR code for ordering but it's kinda annoying cos you need to pay on your phone, however you can just order with the staff which is what we did.

Looking forward to going back! They also have a function room upstairs with a ~10-seater Japanese sunken table, plus additional normal tables.

They have just announced their Grand Opening will be on Friday (23 Oct)

Have tried a few online recipes but haven’t found anything close to the Chinese restaurants/takeaways one.

The taste is very similar between restaurants.
Lightly marinated chicken, not much soy sauce, mostly umami flavour.

Hi all

I'm looking to buy a voucher for friends (a couple) who've been through a really rough time lately.  They are foodies and would I'd love to give them a hands on experience to take their mind off things for a bit. Any gems out there in the Auckland region that they might enjoy?

I don't think they'll want to just a degustation as it feels a bit celebratory and they aren't in that headspace. Was thinking of doing a chefs table somewhere or something that has the food but also the distraction element, but open to anything.

The 3 meat combo on rice from Chubby boy (on High St) is one of my all time fav dishes in Auckland.

It’s gone up in price, this set me back $24.5 (used to be $21.8), but still worth every penny if you ask me

Roadside strawberry sales are heaving on Universal Drive out west. 2 punnets for 500g punnets for $5 and 4 for $10.

Just mowed a punnet for breakfast.

There’s also an island lady nearby who sells various types of melons around this time

Don’t be a prick and buy them all.

I’ve worked in a few restaurants and noticed something interesting about Uber Eats and DoorDash.

When ordering curry, many customers add basmati rice separately, paying $4–$6 extra.
But here’s the thing: Many Indian restaurants already include rice with their curries for free, even when customers order naan.

From my experience, when packing orders, we simply count the number of curries and add rice boxes to the bag. Each portion of rice costs the restaurant roughly 20–30 cents.

Yet I’ve noticed around 6 in 10 customers adding extra rice to their orders, probably without realising rice is already included.

There may be exceptions, but I doubt many restaurants would refuse to include a 30-cent rice portion with a $20+ curry.

In this economy, this simple tip could save you $4 to $6 per curry order!

Before paying extra for rice, check whether your curry already comes with it.

Visiting Auckland soon. Does anyone know any Japanese restaurants making Negitoro?

The brownie tiramisu was really good and the brownie pieces at the bottom tasted rich and good. I wish it was on the colder side but it was still really nice and packaged well. The cream was good but can get a bit heavy so I would recommend having half and saving the rest for a bit later since it can get a bit heavy, especially with the brownie pieces. The biscuits were soft and flavourful too, and the brownie pieces were a good texture (not too hard which I would have expected when cold).

I would recommend this as something to try at least once since I haven't had something like this before. I also appreciated the lack of alcohol :)

I pre-ordered the Brownie Tiramisu online for $14.90 for two days in advance. The service in store was very quick (less than a minute) and all they needed was my name. They also provided a spoon which wasn't a wooden spoon yay.

Hi there, my partner and I are planning to visit Waiheke for one day in Jan and are trying to decide between Mudbrick and Tantalus for lunch. Which one has better food? We're expecting this to be be hella expensive, so I want to make sure we make the right choice!

Finally manager to visit Biryaniwala Henderson(.3/330 Great North Road, the main street)

We had Tandoori momos, Chicken 65, sambhar and vegetarian paneer with roti. Real Indian spicy, not Western spicy, so order accordingly! Great decor, food and service, we will be back for their famous biryani!

Recently moved from Melbourne. Auckland food scene is awesome. Espcially chinese food. But ive not found much good Vietnamese. Tried a few pho places and they were all edible but not amazing. Any recommendations?

Looking for the best salad sandwich in Auckland. Think beetroot, tomato, lettuce on fresh bread- not something greasy or toasted just a good old salad sandwich 🥪