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3rd time to come and eat here today!! Their FOOD never fails to amaze me each time!! Love the presentation. Love the taste. So succulent - you can taste all the ingredients and flavours. And the serving is huge. Or maybe I just get full so easily. Lol. All their main courses are yummy, tried most of them already coz it's my 3rd time now. Even their salads are delish! And their desserts are heavenly!! I love the ambience and the vibe too. Though it's always packed with people everytime I come over, nevertheless overall service is still satisfying. It's hard to catch a waitress when the place is packed, so I recommend to get a seating near the counter. Food takes a while to be served as there are so many people, but the waiting is always worth it 'coz it's just so scrumptious. Shout out to Chef Fadden!! Food is A-mazing!! Two thumbs up for the seasonal menus too! Oh and they also have menu selections specifically for kids so bring your kids. The Cav is for everyone. The waitresses are sweet, bubbly, and always smiling, just don't grab a table too far or they'll forget you.
Had a great day with the awesome food n service provided. I do recommend to try the best in town for healthy food lover “The Naked Britto”. Wo wo Wo wo........
I've been a couple times, first time trying the chicken burger. Full of flavour great seasoning. Highly recommend.
I called in on way home from work and was pleasantly surprised, place is really cool looking and food was 10 out of 10. I had home made corn chips with a guacamole dip followed by the fried chicken...Good sized portions plus really tasty food...Loved it
Really enjoyed our afternoon Christmas function I was invited to. The service was great which I was not expecting as most pubs have crap service, in my experience. Food was amazing (sliders, chips, calamari) and we sold the place out of Veuve.
Was very nice.
Had a catch up lunch with a friend and baby unfortunately we created a mess but the staff were very understanding .
Staff were helpful food was great
Really top class food and excellent service highly recommend!
Had a great night. Met friends for drinks and decided to stay for dinner. We shared the chicken burger, pork belly, eye fillet and fried chicken. Wow, That fried chicken is amazing! Shame we couldn't finish everything. The service was also really good. Liked it so much going back tomorrow.
Really enjoyed The Cav. Great that you can book, the food was good & great atmosphere to watch the rugby game on TV. Even better when the All Blacks win. Like the decor as well.
Awesome evening out with the lads. Great staff, good music, and good beer. Had a taco board and the bar chicken, awesome for sharing!
Recommended by a friend, great food and nice ambience. The outdoor tables gives you a lovely view of the sky city tower.
The tuna salad bowl was fresh and nicely flavored. Prawn was cooked just right. The deconstructed chocolate cheese cake was very yummy and innovative. Great for what you pay for.
Apparently their menu changes quite often, so definitely will come again.
Food: 7/10
Food presentation: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Location: 8/10
Ambience: 6/10
Price: $40
Food was good, ambiance great, music great and service good too. Maybe a bit expensive. We payed above $90 for dumplings with a side salad and chicken with chips.
Yummy food, friendly staff, fun atmosphere and great music, banger of a playlist 👌🏼
Easy to get to, however not much parking... good place for a casual drink or a nice dinner and quiz nights are always a fun time
We ordered the naked burrito and the pork belly. Food was fantastic. Fresh ingredients, well executed and a cool,modern spin on classics. Good service and big choice of gluten free options available. Will be back!
Fantastic service, vibrant environment. Delicious menu especially the salads. Recommend the pork belly. Good music, good location but parking isn’t ideal. Great spot to catch up with friends.
The Cav, formerly known as The Cavalier Hotel, and before that The Suffolk Hotel is an Auckland institution dating back to the 1860s. Ponsonby has seen many changes but the Cav has always been around to offer locals good food and drinks.
Came to The Cav for a birthday lunch. Atmosphere is great, the outdoor area looking over the city was perfect for the summers day. Food was ok, great little kids box and had an ice cream machine inside. Cocktails were delicious though.
Had a great meal here. We were greeted by one of the wait staff with a warm welcome and seated straight away.It took quite a while to order as the selection of meals was in our opinion was really good but made it hard to chose. Finally settled on the venison pie, fried chicken waffles and naked burrito. the pie was really good as was the naked burrito, however the consesus was that the fried chicken waffles was the star of the show! To give yo a bit more info its crispy fried chicken on sweet corn waffles with fresh herbs dill & mint finished with a spicy maple syrup and a jalepeno cream fraiche everything about this dish was sublime and a definite must try if you go there. To summarise, the staff were very friendly, service was promt and attentive, a cool looking bar and food well worth the visit.
This place is well located, good parking and a good drinks selection.
The chicken burger was the bartenders recommendation and it didn't disappoint. Wasn't keen for the lettuce cups, they were too much hard work but they were fresh and if I hadn't had to build them myself idv most likely enjoyed them more - if I'm eating pub food it's because I'm feeling lazy.
Ambience was nice - service was pleasant. Didn't have a wow factor but was a nice place to hang out.
Great local pub to watch sport and grab a feed and a brew. Nice view over the city as well whilst enjoying the outdoor deck. Definitely recommended.
Really good southern style chicken burgers! Friend didnt know if they could handle the spiciness so the waitress offered to put it on the side. Quiz night was really fun too so we got dinner and entertainment. Only downside was this lady who had an unfortunately loud laugh. Cant pin that on The Cav though. Good food. Good music. Good entertainment. Prices are good for what you get 😊
First impression: expensive
Second inspection: worth it
I got the tiger prawn salad and it was TASTY as hell. Fresh and delicious. A friend ordered a kids meal and it came in a bento box! Great idea. Fun atmosphere, accommodating staff. Would come again - but maybe after I win some money.
Recommended by many of my friends I finally got chance to try out this gastropub. Beautiful setting and great ambience. Was busy during Friday lunch time. Went to try their burger. By looking at the menu I went for the Southern FC burger. Good thing is burgers are served with fries.
Good thing about this place was the deck. Beautifully set deck was fully booked and that says it's popularity.
After a wee bit of wait our burgers came through. I enjoyed the burger. Spicy and had that fresh feeling. Just because the fried chicken will be dry it had some sauce to make it juicy. Good portion too. Will go back to try something else from the menu.
Burgers are priced around $20. (But yes they come with a portion of chips).
Fataneh Rauf Hag Parvar
+5
Very friendly and helpful thanks guys special thanks to manager which was so helpful .Oh boy these guys put a lot effort for Rugby world fun and try to serve every one .
Thank you so much again .
Fahimeh
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Really Nice place for drink with the friend, watch some games, and have a nice time. Haven't tried the food yet but I will definitely come back.
GideonMarisa MasterchefNz2015
+5
Lovely bar menu and very good re-invention to modernise the "typical pub" ! I had the hot chicken nibbles here, and felt like I was somewhere deep in a Southern state in America! marvellous, exquisite and mouthwatering for days! very nice casual place to have a few drinks on the weekend #g1
Great atmosphere and the food is quite good. We came here for dinner and drinks a couple of weeks ago. Partner and friend each had a burger, and I had the chicken burrito bowl. It's nice to have healthy options, as many pubs don't. Overall consensus was the burgers were pretty good (beef burger & fried chicken burger) but slightly dry and bit hard to eat. The burrito bowl is a good concept but it was a bit strange tasting. The salad component tasted as if it had been drenched in some kind of sweet dressing, and the chicken had a weird seasoning, however the yoghurt dressing on the side was nice. We probably would return as we live close and they have a good nibbles menu.
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+5
First time I've been here since they renovated and it's such a nice environment. Great views, good spot for watching sports. There menu has a cool assortment on offer. Burger & fried chicken was on point 🍔🍗 Creme brulé was huge and milk & cookies was a fun dessert 🍪🍼😊
Came to The Cav for some drinks and nibbles after work. The southern fried chicken is amazing! Tasty, crunchy and not too oily. The Cav has vastly improved since their refit, the interior is nice and bright and I still think they have one of the best views in Auckland from their deck.
Their recent transformation into a funky gastro pub has made a world of difference! It looks new and fresh, comfortable seating, sports screens, and of course a great balcony. We sat inside where we really enjoyed the atmosphere. Service was excellent, they have awesome kids food boxes and complimentary tablets to play on, so very child friendly here! Possibly one of the best places to bring kids in Ponsonby. I had the southern fried chicken with blue cheese slaw, which on the whole I enjoyed, but perhaps a bit spicy. The menu was one of those where everything looked good and it becomes hard to choose... Definitely somewhere to come back to again!
Initially I went in for a few after work wines on a Friday and ended up sampling multiple dishes from tasting plates, mains and desserts and thoroughly enjoyed everything I tasted. The Cav is somewhere you can be yourself, enjoy wonderful wine and truly fabulous food combinations. The atmosphere allows for a night out with friends and just as perfect for a Sunday lunch with the family where you can be sure quality will not be compromised . Looking forward to our next visit.
After hearing fabulous things about the relaunch of The Cav my friends and I decided we must go! And I'm so glad we did.
When we walked in we were instantly impressed by the new decor/layout and were met buy a lovely lady that took us to our table. We sat outside to take in the beautiful view and even though it's winter we were nice as cosy as there was lots of outdoor heating (fantastic for someone like me who really feels the cold).
We had awesome service by staff members who were smiley and warm and product knowledge was fantastic!
The menu made your mouth water and between the 4 of us we ended up ordering 6 dishes. They were all beautifully cooked, balanced and just plain yummy! All four of us highly recommend going to The Cav and we will definitely be back.
Beautiful food, great atmosphere, fantastic DJ.
We had French onion soup and Moroccan coconut cauliflower soup to start, both with plenty of fresh bread. Next the fish tacos and tuna melt for mains, both full of flavour and very filling. We finished with a "jelly tip" dessert which was the highlight- delicious panna cotta with nutella mousse and raspberry puree.
Although it was busy, service was quick and very friendly. Would definitely recommend! !
Great, affordable Bar food in a great atmosphere. Great city views as well.
Highly recommend.
A great pub 1/2 way up College Hill (which I’ve never noticed before 😳)
Great atmosphere and recently redecorated.
I had pint of Emmerson’s Haze and Dazed with their Fish & Chips for lunch.
A great meal, everything tasted great! I will be back.
Very nice place, delicious food and drinks, great people!
One of my favourite spots to stop in for a Friday lunch. Great pints on tap, lovely outdoor seating and fantastic chicken tacos 🌮 (soft shell). The staff is really lovely, they have nice bathrooms and play all the sports without bringing the lads-lads-lads sports bar vibes. It’s clean and fresh feeling. The meals are a bit pricey but it’s worth it for a treat. Big fan of the Zeffer cider on tap 🍻
Top lunch tucker, and plenty of it, for our bi-annual work reunion at The Cav.
The staff are always friendly and take our photos for us... frankly nothing ever seems to be a hassle for them. See you mid May 2024 <3
We went here to watch the league and had a nice night. The food was pretty good, position was amazing.
Superb pub. Gets busy at peak times (after work and weekends) but worth a booking if you need to. Staff are super friendly and professional. The food coming out of the kitchen is standard pub fare, but it's considered and high quality. For example, their polenta on the sharing platter is quite possibly the best polenta I've had in years. Take time to go here, a good time is guaranteed.
I decided to give The Cav a 2nd chance after visiting earlier in the year, and am pleased that I did. This time the food and service was a lot better than the previous time I visited (last time entree and main both brought out at the same time, and a few tables were having issues with orders being taken, getting water etc). Tonight even though busy, service was really good, no delays in orders, getting drinks etc. The pork belly bits starter was good - I would have again. The steak main was a bit closer to medium than medium rare as ordered, but was not bad, and still very eatable. The mash and onion rings were good. I probably would have had a desert, but the limited menu for desert did not have an item that appealed to me on this occasion.
Great food, tastes high quality and very flavorful. Service is very good, waiters are quite attentive and friendly. Nothing to complain about here, they also have a good selection of beers.
My partner and I ordered fish chips, steak and arancini and gin, peach and rose gin is good, steak and fish are fine, arancini was good but salty, we like the onion rings as well.
Excellent Auckland pub. Lots of room and different spaces with Guinness and Mac’s Good on tap.
Great atmosphere & friendly service.
Food are ok too.
A good old sports bar😀
Bald Bartender could try smiling once in a while and learning some customer service. Venue was pretty cool. Good for large groups.
Strolled over for lunch in my work break and ordered the double beef truffle burger... It was way above expectations. Also it was a good size and I kinda struggled to finish it... But glad I did... Actually enjoyed the whole experience and will defs be back there in the near future... Also, there's a lot of gluten-free options for those that need it which was cool to see... Everything washed down well with a brew. GGs
Lovely food and great view. Staff is superb and their beer is ice cold here. How could I say no?
This has been a great venue for decades with a great array of seating styles, a great view out over the city and always lovely food
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