Tasca - 01.14.07 - Auckland
Cute little Spanish restaurant we ate at our first night.
Ambience: 6.5/10 Food: 6/10
The Occidental - 01.14.07 - Auckland
Hopping Irish pub with live music--AMAZING mussels!
Neptune - 01.15.07 - Auckland
Ate a very subpar bowl of pumkin soup with awful service, but nice water view.
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 4/10
Revive - 01.15.07 - Auckland
Nice salad selection for lunch.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 7/10
Wagamama - 01.16.07 - Auckland
Good noodle dishes, with hip atmosphere.
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 7/10
The Crest - 01.17.07 - Auckland
Nice local beers, friendly bartender.
Ambience: 7/10
Verona - 01.17.07 - Auckland
Excellent music selection, definite hipster hangout.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 5.5/10
Kura Sake Bar - 01.17.07 - Auckland
Sushi bar in a cave with the best tuna we've had in ages.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 8/10
Citron Vert - 01.18.07 - Auckland
Located in the heart of Parnell, a wonderful deli and wine bar.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 8/10
Dine - 01.18.07 - Auckland
Located in Skycity Hotel, an excellent place to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 7/10
Rakinos - 01.18.07 - Auckland
Loungy bar with couches, with live DJ located in trendy area.
Ambience: 9/10
Docksiders - 01.19.07 - Auckland
Brie pizza, with cranberry compote and chicken - so delicious!
Ambience: 5/10 Food: 7/10
Blowfish - 01.20.07 - Auckland
Yes, this is the same owner as the SF one, although the place was :(
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 5/10
Iguacu - 01.20.07 - Auckland
Wonderful Parnell Street find after a disappointing Blowfish experience!
Ambience: 7.5/10 Food: 8/10
Sugar Boat - 01.21.07 - Bay of Islands
Located in a permanantly docked boat that has quite a remarkable history.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 8/10
Mangonui Fish n' Chip Shop - 01.22.07 - Bay of Islands
World famous shop where you pick a fresh piece of fish to be battered up and fried.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 6/10
Salad Works - 01.23.07 - Auckland
Pretty much an expensive salad bar, where the lady behind the counter makes it for you.
Ambience: 5/10 Food: 6/10
Mecca - 01.23.07 - Auckland
Cute outdoor seating restaurant. The screaming, unattended children kind of ruined it for us.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 5.5/10
Bistro 1284 - 1.24.07 - Rotorua
Wonderful little Bistro, with an incredibly friendly waitstaff!
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 7.5/10
Chopsticks - 1.25.07 - Rotorua
Pretty good Chinese. The hot and sour soup was really really spicy, even for Jason's taste.
Ambience: 4/10 Food: 6/10
Caper's - 1.25.07 - Rotorua
Delicious little brunch place, reminded me of Comfort's in San Anselmo. It was even named "Rotorua Cafe of the Year 2006"
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 7/10
Stonegrille - 1.26.07 - Rotorua
Quite large portions. A major splurge for Jason with his pancake, bacon, banana stack, drizzled with maple syrup :)
Ambience 7/10 Food: 7/10
Freos - 1.26.07 - Rotorua
The largest cheese plate we've ever been served, for only $7 US!
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 7/10
Huka Prawn Park Restaurant - 1.27.07 - Lake Taupa
We couldn't resist the plate full of peel and eat prawns - yum!
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 7/10
Zig Zag Cafe - 1.27.07 - Napier
Beautiful chai latte presentation, and a wonderful location right on the main road.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 7/10
St. Georges Winery - 1.28.07 - Havelock North
Beautiful restaurant set amongst the vineyards. Enjoyed several delicious bottles of wine with Jason's cousins Dan and Judy.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 8/10
Cafe Turkey - 1.29.07 - Woodville
For a fast food Turkish kebab place to hit on the way to Willington, we were impressed.
Ambience: 5/10 Food: 7/10
Coyote - 1.29.07 - Wellington
Amazinngly delicious Export Gold Beer, and awesome location in the heart of town.
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 5/10
Harem Cafe and Meze Bar - 1.30.07 - Wellington
The most amazing meze platter filled with heaps of food. The entranceway where Jason is was quite overdone.
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 7/10
The Tasting Room - 1.30.07 - Wellington
Major splurge with eating the cheese fondue plate, and pints of beer :)
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 8/10
The Establishment - 1.30.07 - Wellington
We couldn't resist the Monday night quiz night going on. Disregard the score of the Wandering Walkers!
Ambience: 7/10
Bacchus - 1.31.07 - Bleinheim
The supposed "hot spot" of Bleinheim. Wonderful matrodee comped two glassed of wine and dessert for serving us over-cooked monkfish. Our waitress was bad :(
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 5/10
Allan Scott Winery Restaurant - 1.31.07 - Marlborough
Beautiful outdoor seating. Indulged in deliciously creamy seafood chowder and glassed of the Prestige Chardonnay.
Ambience: 9/10 Food: 7/10
Pelorus Bridge Cafe - 02.01.07 - Pelorus
We were so hungry, and this was the only place we could find on our drive from Bleinheim to Nelson. Beautiful setting.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 5/10
Sukhothai - 02.01.07 - Nelson
Nice light dinner of soup and salad, before seeing The Pursuit of Happyness.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 6/10
The Cut - 02.02.07 - Nelson
This was the first and only place we've tipped the whole trip - should sum up our experience. 26,000 Vodka martinis were amazing!
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 8/10
Cafe 124 on Mackay - 02.03.07 - Greymouth
Cute little cafe in a very not going off town. Under-cooked my salmon, but Jason ate it anyway.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 6/10
Cafe Neve - 02.04.07 - Fox Glacier
This place had incredible food - Jason claims the rum marinated chicken the best chicken he's ever eaten! Delicious blueberry cheescake dessert :)
Ambience: 7.5/10 Food: 9/10
Surreal - 02.05.07 - Queenstown
A definite locals after work hot spot, with a relaxed vibe.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 6/10
Freiya's Indian Restaurant - 02.06.07 - Queenstown
Annoyed that the waiter didn't tell us our meal came wih rice already, so we ended up with a ton of rice.
Ambience: 6/10 Food 7/10
Skyline Gondola Restaurant - 02.06.07 - Queenstown
The views are to die for, that is if the food doesn't kill you first. This meal has sworn us off buffets for good - the food was terrible, however the drink and views made up some for that.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 3/10
Luciano's - 02.07.07 - Queenstown
The best part of the meal was the waitress who was also traveling around the world.
Ambience: 6/10 Food: 6/10
Finz - 02.08.07 - Queenstown
Delicious bowl of pumpkin, feta and spinach soup. The thai chicken salad took forever to come out, but the waterview was excellent.
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 6.5/10
The Stables - 02.08.07 - Arrowtown
Incredibly romantic little restaurant, where we sat upstairs.
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 6/10
The Bathhouse - 02.09.07 - Queenstown
Fine dining establishment located on the lakes edge - Queenstown equivalent of a Gary Danko. We indulged in the "Gestation Menu", consisting of 8 elaborate courses of delicious food.
Ambience: 8.5/10 Food: 8.5/10
Bar-B-Q Bus - 02.11.07 - Milford Sound
Scenery to die for, and the food was okay. Certainly a unique grilling experience.
Ambience: 10 Food: 6/10
Wine Tastes - 02.11.07 - Queenstown
Fun way to do winetasting, without having to leave the comfort of a single venue.
Ambience: 8.5/10
Winnies - 02.11.07 - Queenstown
How can you go wrong with beer and pizza. This pizza was AMAZING, with a sour cream sauce in the middle. Yummy!
Ambience: 8/10 Food: 8/10
Le Plonk Wine Bar and Cafe - 02.12.07 - Christchurch
Lounged n comfy sofas. Had to return our first bottle of wine, since it had gone bad. This hasn't happened in a long time.
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 7/10
Sala Sala Japanese Restaurant - 02.13.0 - Christchurch
This definitely quenched our sushi craving. You get a lot more bang for your buck then from our local Japantown jaunts.
Ambience 7/10 Food 7/10
Mainstreet Cafe and Courtyard - 02.13.07 - Christchurch
We didn't realize this was a vegetarian restaurant before coming in. That actually justified in our minds ordering a dessert of fruit cobbler, which was amazing.
Ambience: 7/10 Food: 7/10
Shamiana - 02.14.07 - Christchurch
I didn't know mall fast food Indian food could be so good. Cheap and fresh. What a way to spend Valentines Day.
Ambience: 4/10 Food: 8/10
