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Farina

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Authentic italian eatery
Great for dining alone where you can dine straight in front of the chef or gather a group and enjoy there great value set menus

Story


When Sergio Maglione first arrived in New Zealand more than 20 years ago as a young, fresh-faced pizza chef from Italy, he dreamed of bringing the street food of his beloved birth city with him.

“Napoli, where I grew up, is a city that lives on the streets and every neighbourhood has its own speciality dishes. Maybe it’s freshly made pasta or pizza or a plate of sardines, fried and served with nothing more than a squeeze of lemon and some olive oil. Whatever it is, it will be of the highest quality and prepared fresh and simple,” he enthuses passionately in his adorable thick Italian accent.

Maglione made New Zealand his home, working hard as a chef and restaurateur, most recently as co-owner of the iconic Toto Restaurant. Now the dream has just got better with the opening of Farina, his new Italian eatery on Ponsonby Rd, with an old friend and now business partner, Mike Ross.

Together they’ve designed a space that is gorgeous with its sea-green and pearly white tile work, Warhol-esque artwork of Mt Vesuvius erupting in colour, shelves laden with gleaming jars of house-made pickles and preserves, and the impressive pasta machine taking pride of place in the open kitchen.

Diners can take a seat on the plush red corduroy banquet, at one of the communal wooden tables or can perch at the long marble counter, and choose dishes from the pastificio (fresh pasta station), salumeria with its cured meats and cheeses sliced to order, as well as from the pizzeria which will of course feature the famous Toto Italian pizza-by-the-metre and slow-cooked porchetta sandwiches. And there will be sardines, eggplant parmigiano, a daily ragu, skewered meats cooked over charcoal and much more. Farina, fresh and simple – we like that.

Address: 244 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, Auckland 1011, New Zealand
Phone: 09-390 6213
zn.oc.aniraf@tnaruatser
State: Auckland
City: Auckland
Zip Code: 1011


Opening Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM


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Reviews
Amazing place! Beautiful italian food. Great service and atmosphere. Totally worth going with friends or for nice dinner out. Will come back.
7 years ago (05-01-2018)
Staff was amazing. As a Canadian traveling they took good care of me and made sure my beer was full and so was my belly.
7 years ago (16-02-2018)
Not exactly the Napoli pizza I was looking for, but delicious crush and nice cheese. Only gripe was that the center of the pizza was quite soggy and a bit too much oil in the tomato sauce. Also slightly pricey at $28 for one margarita pizza. Nice Chianti though!
8 years ago (01-12-2017)
Awesome service and food. Best Italian in Auckland
7 years ago (17-03-2018)
Good quality food and fun service. Not your regular Italian. Knowledgeable and attentive staff.
8 years ago (28-12-2017)
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