St Heliers Bay Bistro

I absolutely loved this restaurant! The location right in front of the beach makes the experience even more special, and the food and atmosphere were amazing.nnA special thank you to João, who provided outstanding service. He was friendly, attentive, professional, and made us feel so welcome from the moment we arrived. His excellent customer service truly made our visit memorable.nnI highly recommend this place and will definitely be back!

We had such a fantastic breakfast here this morning. My husband and I both ordered the crispy flatbread with refried black beans, fried eggs, potato crunch and pickled red onion, and it was absolutely delicious. The combination of flavours and textures was spot on, and it’s one of the best breakfasts we’ve had in a long time.nnThe complimentary sparkling water was a lovely touch, the staff were genuinely warm, welcoming and attentive, and the view across the water made the whole experience even better.nnGreat food, excellent service and a beautiful location. We’ll definitely be back next time we’re in Auckland. Highly recommended!

Used to love it here.nnThe Bistro has really odd rules which we've witnessed on multiple occasions as much to the dismay of patrons.nnThe café was mostly empty with over 60 seats available I counted . We ordered breakfast and had four coffees we were told they needed the table back and when questioned about it mentioned it's the owners rules. We weren't even there for too long at most 1.5 hours.nnTo add to this. The staff member randomly picked up my brief case which was under my chair and moved it... Without asking.nnAbsolute disgrace. I've witnessed who we think the manager is in action being rude and super unusual to multiple patrons about 5 weeks in a row now... Strange..

We came in at lunchtime and were asked whether we would be ordering food from the menu before we could choose a seat. It felt like the better seats were reserved for people spending more—the seats with sea views were empty, but they wouldn’t let us sit there.nnThen they saw our laptops and asked if we were planning to work. Apparently, even getting a bit of work done while waiting for our food is against their rules. Fellow office workers, think twice before coming here.

Fantastic stop for lunch with our baby. Accommodating and friendly service. The crab sliders were delicious

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