Baduzzi

Everything was so good and delicious, the in house crafted meatballs are tasty and fantastic. It was our second time and the food was perfectly cooked and ingredients were well balanced. The service was impeccable thanks to the French waiter that day. Great wine selection, the manager sat us to a table despite our mistake on the booking date. Little surprise plate at the end after overhearing we had a birthday man at the table was a lovely touch by the restaurant. Great staff and great place to share great food with family and friends, we will be back.

Amazing Italian food, and great atmosphere with excellent service. Nothing is more welcoming than stepping into this place after a wet and windy stroll across the docklands. I was not particularly hungry so we got an appetiser and some meatballs. Excellent service with the waiter and the meatballs were incredible, seasoned well with a refreshing tomato based sauce. The waiter also offered some bread to soak up the sauce which is very smart. I would go back again but hungry this time.

Service was awesome. Great variety on the menu and inventive twists on Italian cuisine. Can't wait to come back when we have more than a long layover. The goat cheese and fig jam tortellini were amazing!

This is No. 1 Italian restaurant and the best Italian food I have ever had in my entire life. The restaurant has soft lighting and peaceful ambient. The staff is super friendly and helpful. I highly recommend this heaven to anyone and don't forget to order the Tiramisu!

Food was very good, especially the bread with olive oil and olives as a starter. The bread has a smoked crust! Even though the food was good, the portion sizes were incredibly small and not worth the money. Feels a bit overpriced too. Drinks are good as well. Service is super kind and brings you into a good mood!

Had a great dinner last week and we chose the set menu. Love the food and service there. The portions were great, but it is not convenience to divide the dessert by ourselves. Also, it wasn't a long wait for food until around 6pm when more people arrived. And there was another table put up to squeeze in the gap which was hard for the staffs and people to walk. Hope this can improve.

I recently dined at Baduzzi in Auckland and had an amazing experience. The atmosphere and service were fantastic. Our server, a young gentleman, provided great information and was attentive to our needs. The speed and delivery of food and drinks was very fast, and the food tasted incredible. I highly recommend booking a table in advance as the restaurant appeared to be popular even on a Wednesday evening. The atmosphere was great, and the service was excellent. The food was delicious and I would definitely recommend the restaurant to others. I recommend the Baduzzi for anyone looking for great food and service. The atmosphere was perfect for a night out with friends or a special occasion. I will definitely be returning to try more from the menu

Big big love to Baduzzi! Food and service more than 5 stars. Full of care to customers. I mentioned it is my birthday today. At the end one of the staff brought me surprise cake, touched my heart! Amazed by order the lemon water for both my friend I with hot water and the water was hot from beginning to the end for all the cups. All the food are fresh from the farm feeling and genuine taste from Italy. If there is a 10 star choice I will have all my stars. Thank you Baduzzi!

My wife and I popped in here after hearing some good things. The setting was nice. The food was lovely and wine list not bad too, so it seemed to start off well. Starters were lovely, meatballs done two ways, super good. However after our mains arrived we felt a few things were off with staff and how they looked after us. It was like suddenly we had been served and that was it, job done. The floor manager US accent was simply walking past tables without checking on them. Section waiters or not, flagging staff for another wine was difficult and he was more interested in how he looked than helping anyone including us. It was clear staff were new but moreover, no one was smiling. Only the owner seemed be smiling and the rest looked like they didn't want to be there including the lady that seated us. So we did not order another wine and left. Super bad? No not all, just really frustrating cold service. The worst thing and we were maybe somewhat to blame was the price of the Fiorentina steak. We were told of a special and went with it. We dine everywhere and have done for decades. No kids and tons of travel means we don't tend to worry about prices too much. So this was never about money. We figured from all our dinning experiences, any Fiorentina steak is at worst case, usually worst case is about $130 to $140 a kilo high end. More often cheaper. And nothing was said about the cost either when it was offered. So we asked for a Kilo of the two options. I heard my wife and she was clear. We were charged for a 1.1Kg but I can easily let that go. However, the price of this Fiorentina steak was $198!?? I had never in all my days experienced this. Only where it was Wagyu and specialty steak in high-end steak houses like Rockpool in Melbourne would you pay such a price. It was way outside anything on the menu. Infact had I known I would not have ordered it. Moreover, it was not anything special. Nice, but not anything to rave about. When we paid, I was so stunned at the price I did not show my wife for fear of making a scene. So I simply paid it and left. Clearly it was this price because the receipt shows this properly. So clearly it was a special of huge proportions that no one bothered to explain :- You can see our bill in the images below. So, we won't be back. Mainly for the lack of happiness.. it doesn't make you want to be there. But also for the lack of communication over an extreme priced dish compared to anything else on the menu. Lesson learned.

I went here a few years back and didn’t have a good impression then because the food was so salty. I’m glad I bit the bullet and visited again this time. The food tasted amazing. Very popular place so had to book a week in advance but worth it.

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