Caretaker

A unique gem! Perfect for those wanting to expand their tastes, as they don’t offer a typical menu - instead, the staff ask you questions about your likes & dislikes and how you’re feeling, and they’ll return to your table with a concoction along the lines of your own description! They explain everything they used for your cocktail, and they cater for non-alcohol consumers as well with their brilliant mocktails! Great atmosphere, friendly & professional staff who go above beyond, amazing cocktails, & the live jazz band on certain days of the week adds a brilliant touch to the whole vibe of the place!

Worth seeking out - and yes, there is no signage outside, so you'll need someone to show you where it is or a good nose to seek it out. Service is great, and the vibe is chilled, comfortable, and you're a member of the coolest club in town just by finding it. No menu - Serving staff will give you a friendly q&a on your cocktail tastes, and then the bar staff will surprise you.... And they're virtually never wrong!

Fascinating place with great Jazz live. Interior is unpickable, great idea for a bar to be built underground with a vintage door, which gives time travel vibes. Staffs are great with their cocktail recommendations, however the waiters didn’t seem to know much about whiskeys. Absolutely best atmosphere for a little night out, highly recommended.

This is the coolest place to get a drink in Auckland, we had the best time. Speakeasy vibes, great music, no menu - just say what you feel like/like and they’ll make something for you inspired by that. Very reasonably priced considering attention to detail and service you get too.

One of the most unique bars I've been to. There's no set menu, only custom drinks based on some questions they ask you. We sat at the high tops by the bar which was great because you could see the hard work the bartenders and servers put into making the drinks, and the bartender can personally explain their creation to you. You can tell they hire extremely talented, creative people who treat cocktails like a form of art. This is the kind of bar I'd bring friends to if I could only show them one bar in the city!

This is a speciality cocktail bar. Hard to find as only a door at top of stairs with a 'C' on it. Google maps not much help. It one of the alley ways between Custom St and Britomart. Service is at your table or if you are lucky the couches. Staff will discuss what you like and don't like and then bar will create a unique cocktail. We met there as a group before dinner at a restaurant around Brittomart. We all had unique cocktails all delicious. I tasted all of them. Had a very good margarita myself. Salty and sour just as I like it. Wheelchair accessibility: No wheelchair access that I could see.

Absolutely LOVE this bar!!! Perfect place for a date or night-cap after dinner. Dimly lit, delicious drinks made to order literally order whatever you want and they’ll make it. It goes to show how popular it is when they have a wait-list often on weekend nights. The reason they do that, though, is because they keep a standard of not being overcrowded and everyone having their own space. Always visit when we’re in Auckland

This place is just pure gold! not only personalised cocktails but a personal service to Match. The Caretaker should write a book on Hospitality because it’s mastered it. Not too much not too little. Plenty of space inside to sit, but don’t leave it too long as it does fill up! Toilets nice and clean and plenty of room to move. Good spirit collection including some top notch whiskeys! Yet to try the food, but looks & sounds pretty good. 10/10

Cosy. They will spend time working out what cocktail will suit you based on what you tell them you like. Both drinks I were given were great. Love that you can have a quite few drinks with friends or a date, an intimate environment.

Such a cool bar and well worth a visit if you love cocktails. Attentive service and really unique cocktails! Will visit again for sure!

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