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Augustus Bistro

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Augustus Bistro

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Open 7 days | 1-3 St Marys Road Ponsonby

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Classic French Bistro | Champagne Bar | Cocktail Bar | Wine Bar

Address: 1-3 St Mary's Road, Ponsonby, New Zealand 1011
Phone: 099504855
State: Ponsonby
Zip Code: 1011


Opening Hours

Monday: 12:00 - 00:00
Tuesday: 12:00 - 00:00
Wednesday: 12:00 - 00:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 00:00
Friday: 12:00 - 00:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 00:00

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Amazing food..!! the restaurant has good collection of drinks too. The rib eye fillet is one of the best i have eaten so far. The buttermilk Panna cotta was simply perfect so light and smooth it just melts on your tongue with best flavours on the palette. Service was just right with both food and drink arriving at perfect times.
Lovely building. Waitstaff was attentive and kind, food took a confusingly long time given the dishes and the fact that there were only 2 other tables present at the time we arrived around 7pm. Food tasted nice but one of the pasta dishes had like 5 main strands just hard uncooked and stuck together which wasn’t fun to bite into. Otherwise I felt like everything else was quite well done
Few weeks ago I went for dinner with the girls and no one enjoyed the meal because non of the dish were any special. My friends lamb was perfectly cooked but wasn't that impressive for $40+ dish. Me and other friends ordered pasta range. All tasted terrible for 36 bucks.. I went to lots of Italian restaurants in Auckland and overseas this would be the worst pastas i've ever tried. No flavour & taste at all.. I almost felt sorry for those quality ingredients used in these dish. Oh, and we had to move out somewhere else for desserts because at the bottom of my pasta there were full of sands from the clams that ruined my final bite. Overall, the food is not even an authentic Italian style just another overpriced fancy Italian fusion restaurant. I haven't tried the others but adding bit of Asian elements like kimchi, coconut etc is just weird harmony for an Italian restaurant. Still keeping nice atmosphere that is actually exactly same plants and layouts from few years ago.. Before when it used to be a French restaurant i absolutely loved Augustus but few years after it changed to an Italian restaurant I am not a fan anymore.. I'm sorry won't be going back again.
Love to go for meals and my wife and I recently had our wedding reception there. The food and service is fantastic. Excellent way to treat yourself for a meal and even better for having events at.
My boyfriend and I went out for dinner on a Friday night at Augustus and had a fantastic time. The old post office building in Ponsonby is an amazing building on the outside and the setting inside did not disappoint. The bistro takes inspiration from years gone by but has fresh modern twists to the décor with plenty of plants and palm trees around making you feel like your somewhere more exotic. Our meal was the best we have had since arriving in Auckland. Each dish was extremely tasty and beautifully presented see photos. I had the beef short rib which was generous in its portion and fell apart as soon as I stuck my fork into it. My boyfriend the pasta lover managed to tick one of his food bucket list by having the pasta finished in a Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese wheel. It was so impressive seeing the cheese wheel brought over to your table and the waiter stirring through the pasta before serving it to you hot and cheesy! We will definitely be returning to Augustus and bringing our friends this time! Looking forward to it already.
We were not to impressed neither by food nor service. Our previous experience was very good, that's why we returned.
One of the finest restaurants at parnel. Wide selection of food, wine and specialty dishes especially the pasta carved from a wheel of parmigiano reggiano. Great team behind the food as well as outstanding front of house I Absolutely recommend this place with the highest regard.
At the end of a two-month visit to New Zealand, my daughter, Rachel, who just had her second son, decided to treat me to an extra-amazing lunch for my last day. She choose the Augustus Bistro after reading the reviews, and we were not disappointed. First, the ambiance was superb. Rachel lived nearly a year in Vienna, and really misses Europe sometimes, so this felt like home to her in far away New Zealand, where she may be spending the next several years. The old world deco and high ceilings, together with amazing live orchids how do they ever keep them so beautiful? glass detail, wonderful light and windows made us feel almost giddy. We decided to go for the full menu, with appetizers, drinks, main meal and dessert-thank you, Rachel. C'est magnifique! As neither of us imbibe, sometimes drinks are boring, with a bland selection of commercial soda pop. Not so at Augustus Bistro. I enjoyed a hot strawberry-kiwifruit tisane and Rachel an iced kombucha with rosemary and lavender sprigs that smelled heavenly from her first sip. To start, we shared a black rice puff with Augustus-made cashew ricotta and pickled green walnut, which neither of us have ever heard of, and savored immensely. It was divine. We then shared a charred and slow-roasted eggplant with sweet and sour sultanas golden raisins, for the yanks reading this review more of the amazing ricotta, and an herb salad so fresh I'm sure they picked it out back. Toasted almonds on top, too. Does it get any better? Wait. It does, indeed. Rachel chose the Spiced Ceciata, which was not at all what she expected, but a delight to us both! Brocollini, tomato, coconut, lime, chili and ginger in a crepe-like batter made of chickpea flour, olive oil and fresh herbs and spices so, like a dumpling, but low carbs!, cooked in a hot pan, crispy in some spots with a deep nutty flavor. Topped with roast tomatoes, grilled broccolini, capsicum sauce, coriander and coconut yogurt. It was topped with fresh baked Parmesan chips. Perfect, with no additives or adulterations. She discovered a small, dark red pepper too spicy for her taste plus, nursing a baby, you never know what he may not want to sample but it was easy to spot and set aside. She could also have asked for it to be skipped, I'm sure, but we didn't think about it in advance, being so enamored with our splendid surroundings. My pick was unusual for me, as I prefer fresh fish over most anything, and NZ is full of the best. I was sorely tempted by the long-line caught poisson in gooseberry sauce and seaweed, but realized, however, that I was leaving the country in just three hours having never tasted New Zealand beef! I ordered the rib eye. To say it was good would be ridiculous. This beef was hand picked, 55 day aged steak, with parsley, mushroom, peppercorn gremolata and caramelized onion. Fresh herbs...and did I mention some of the mushrooms were chanterelles? The menu just said mushrooms. What a delight! Eating this meal was like biting into an especially flavorful cloud. if you notice a celestial theme throughout this review, it's because eating here was what I expect the people who were especially good on earth might expect in the next life. Bon Appétit Mother Teresa, Zhdanov, Dr. King, Gandahi, Jesus Christ, Dr. D.A. Henderson...wait! I nearly forgot dessert! Rachel choose the gianduja, valrhona ivoire chocolate and hazelnut mousse, with roast mandarins, and hazelnut ice cream. I had the dark chocolate Tenerina, valrhona manjari chocolate, with macerated plums and caramel sauce. We shared these, too. Pretty sure God wants everyone to eat like this some day, after putting up with so much down here on earth for so long. Check the photos to see if I'm wrong. Sorry we dived in and did some sharing before I took the pics. We were hungry! Also, our waiter was wonderful. He plays violin! Perhaps they should have him perform. Sorry I didn't catch his name. We were there February 13, 2020 at around 2:00 PM. Remember: this is NOT a fast-food restaurant. Plan two hours, minimum.
Average....reasonably priced.. nice setting. The snails are cooked really well.
Glorious food in gorgeous setting. Not busy day we went for large group lunch deserves to be packed the food and presentation was A+ Definitely up with the best.
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