This is our family favourite. All the meals are good so everyones happy. Best Spaghetti Bolognese in town.
Best Italian restaurant I've been to. Amazing location on waterfront.Funny host and great atmosphere.
I really love their pesto and the sea food pasta is great. It is one of the best I had and the pasta itself is high quality too. Portions are big. Owner has roots from South Italy, you can identify this in the spices used. I did not enjoy the pizzas, too much cheese, but my family did .BYO is free and there is live music sometimes. It has a great potential, some design to revive it would be great. It is very casual. The atmosphere is nice and Michael the owner is really welcoming. Rizam, the new waiter was great too.
We had excellent service from the friendly team and the food was absolutely delicious! Such a lovely dinner! I highly recommend the fettuccine al Pollo
Personally, I love Scalinis. Great vibe and every time I have been the service has been great and the food delicious! Lovely small (family run, I believe) Italian restaurant. Reasonably priced and great BYO option. One of the best places to eat in St Heliers even East Auckland...
Tasty food- steak and scallopini. BYO an advantage. good service by restaurateurs family. missed chance to offer dessert. vegetables served with main meals. Will return one day - better for flavuor and friendly service than other restaurants in area.
Great food. Very accommodating and enjoyed every visit. BYO, not a problem. Always willing to fit you in and the pizza always has a good amount of topping.
Good music on Sundays and also kid friendly.
I loved the Casa Pizza and the garlic as well. Cozy location but we usually phone order and pick up which is convenient for those saturday nights
highly recommended -- Amazing restaurant to go and eat. food full of flavours, huge portions for such a good price. great staff full of life and excitement. will deffinetly be eating here a lot.
i rate this place i have never had a bad meal and rhe owner always comes and checks if your meals were good....now tell me an owner that does that!!!!
Thoroughly enjoy the pizza here, the crust base is super thin and crispy, they’re quick to bring food out and very friendly staff. Very consistent in all areas.
Nicest staff and owners! Food was delicious and really nice food! Even if the food had been bad I would go back due to the friendly and kind staff but the food was fantastic so it was a win win!
Have only visited and eaten here once. The location right next to the waterfront is handy. The service was friendly, and the food was great.
Scalini's is awesome, it is one of our favourite "go to" restaurants when we don't feel like cooking or we want to bring out of town guests. Both my husband and I love the fish (snapper) special and my favourite pasta is Pasta Ventura (the chef adds chicken and makes it spicy at my request). We have always had excellent service and the fact that it is BYO makes it very reasonable.
Nice fresh meal. Great pizza. Owner was straight and honest. Great guy. I would definitely order takeaway from here again! The restaurant is always busy! A good sign.
Been to scalinis often in the last couple of years for takeaways and its always great pizza. Got a large order last night and it was perfect. The tandoori flavour is a favourite and we tried the bacon and egg flavour which is unreal. Highly recommended
Don't know what all the bad reviews are about, this place is all good. Great staff, good Italian, happy days.
Will go back for sure!
After a mare of a week this place is just what the do for ordered. The small pizza was big enough to be a main and was very tasty, the best part is that it's byo therefore your not paying a 200% mark up for a bottle of wine.
Scalini's serve up reasonable food... decent Pizzas and other mainstream Italian dishes. Unfortunately the setting and experience could cost you a lot of money. This is due to the rather large centre carpark being patrolled by a somewhat dubious wheel clamping outfit. Michael from Scalini's doesn't do himself any favours by supporting this endeavour. Even on a Sunday they will clamp you and ask for $475 to release should you buy a Pizza and head across the road to the wonderful St Heliers beach to eat it. This is totally unacceptable. My advice is to NOT risk it and head somewhere else. If however you are willing to park a fair way away then yes Scalini's do offer a good meal.... just don't dare step foot outside the carpark if you have your vehicle there!!!
This has now been resolved so am increasing the score.... Scalini's do make reasonable food and the service is pretty good. A local Italian restaurant that deserves it's place in our beautiful day...
Ate here a couple of nights ago and thought the food and service were great. We were a large group and they catered to us brilliantly. I had the garlic pizza bread and spaghetti bolognese, while the bolognese lacked a little tomato flavour overall was a great meal. Dunno where these bad reviews are coming from.
Went here with a group of about 10 people the other night despite the bad reviews, and absolutely loved it! The service was outstanding and the food was delicious. Our group ordered the pizza, pastas, chicken, and salads. Everyone in the group thoroughly enjoyed their experience here. Highly recommend!
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Not sure where these reviews have come from but I really enjoyed my evening last night! Went to Scalinis to celebrate a friends birthday had low expectations because of reviews & if it wasn't for a birthday I would never have gone. Everyone's food was absolutely beautiful I risked it & ordered a pizza after seeing someone else's & it was amazing! It was not 'thrown together' it was packed with toppings I loved it! The service was great as well super friendly waiter and our food came out quick. Will definitely return & I suggest you try regardless of other reviews :)
Lunch on Sunday 16/2/14. Did not book. New the band that was playing and hoped to get a seat or table. Very hot sunny day. Had not been there for a few years.
Very attentive friendly owner/manager and staff. Found a cool table in the shade. More seating was available in the courtyard. Great relaxed vibe with friendly loyal locals and excellent trio live band. Excellent prompt service and food. Great lunch and drinks menu. Raw fish entree and Marinara pizza were excellent.
Nice touches for summer, were the large sail awning for some shade and a selection of sombrero hats if in the sun.
Next door wine bar Le Vie En Rose is a good option if not dining, as both venues share the same area and off road car park.
Overall excellent venue, service and food. Will definitely return. Worth the drive from Mt Eden, along the lovely Tamaki Drive.
OK so even though this is an upmarket area this restaurant is not and doesn't pretend to be, so with that in mind we had an enjoyable evening meal here. The boys serving were inexperienced and lacked any finesse they didn't try to locate us inside as requested as there was a cold wind coming in from the ocean we ordered and noticed a more sheltered table and took it upon ourselves to move there, the orders were taken and delivered in good time however the lack of professionalism was evident as plates were banged down on the table etc, the best part was the food (mussels entree superb) it was great and drinks were served promptly and at the correct temperature. So for little more than a takeaways price we had a nice meal in a great location.
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Was there last Sunday towards the end of the band playing and enjoyed it as I love music and yes, the island girls were at it again and just loved it! Management has changed since a couple of years ago and it seems like they've scaled it up a bit....Will be there again today to enjoy that music and food!
Had lunch there on Sunday. The Jazz band was fantastic, as was the food and service. The island girls were up dancing and everyone was having a great time. The band makes for a cruisy Sunday afternoon. The BYO without corkage charge is such a good idea. Recommend the garlic pizza bread and steak.
Have always loved this place! Went for dinner with a group of 5 friends on Saturday night and was as great as ever! Pizza's were lovely and garlic bread is a total winner every time. This place has never dished up a bad experience yet for us and continues to be our favourite restaurant in the Bay area. Keep up the great work.
On Saturday night four of us celebrated our wedding anniversary at Scalini's. What a fabulous night. Although the restaurant was very busy the wait staff were very friendly and our meals were absolutely first class. We have been coming to Scalini's every anniversary for the last four years and we all agreed that this was the best meal we have had. Our compliments to the exceptional chef and the wait staff. Thank you for making our night special.
I love this restaurant. A lovely atmosphere and great food. Vegetarian pizza was delish! Will happily go back.
The mussels are really good. They were done in a beautiful coconut cream and I think sweet chilli sauce and the calamari was good too. The dessert presentation was done really nice and the service was good. I will definately be back.
We really enjoyed our experience at Scalinis last night. The food was amazing and a special mention has to be made to Andrew our waiter who kept us entertained all evening and his faithful assistant Dora! Thank you, we had a wonderful dinner and will definitely be back!
Was a wonderful first time experience. Out of all the food, the pizza, pork belly and dessert were the best. The cheese literally was sliding off the pizza as it was fresh and piping hot!
I've been here a couple of times with my partner and both times I've been thoroughly impressed. For starters, the atmosphere is quite nice. We have sat both in the outside area and inside. The owners have made two nice areas for enjoying your meal. The staff are extremely friendly and accomodating and the food arrives at the table quicker than most restaurants. The prices are slightly cheaper than other similar restaurants. The one thing I was really impressed with though, is the policy that gluten free pizza is available for no extra charge. I don't have an intolerance, but this just struck me as a very kind thing for the restaurant to do for people who usually have to spend a lot more on food. So if you're gluten intolerant, this is a great place for you to go!
Cheap and cheerful. Awesome!
I can see why there are polarised reviews for this place.
The food is comfort food, not fancy. Think 1980's NZ Italian food. The pizza was thin and light not the modern hand stretched doughy wood fired fancy modern Italian pizza you are starting to see around Auckland. Likewise the pasta looked cheesy and rich, not fancy.
The atmosphere was great, but again not fancy. Plastic plants, fairy lights, plastic woven chairs, red and white chequered tablecloths. Dean Martin playing over the staff shouting at each other in a mostly jovial way. Great location, spectacular views if you get the right spot.
I don't know anywhere else in Auckland that you can get a stubbie in a restaurant for $7, especially not in beach front property. This was indicative of the great value! They also do byo.
This is a perfect place to go if you want somewhere you can relax and enjoy, eat and drink and have fun. If you want cool, fancy, trendy, or exceptional food, go somewhere else.
Had a really lovely meal here. Lovely spot and food was amazing. Must try the mussels! Staff and service was great. Excellent little spot. Fitout could do with an update but hey not fussy for a little local. This place is also on uber eats. Only other down comment would be dessert prices at $10.50 although the serving was large you could share easily.
My friend and I went to Scalinis and had a lovely meal the staff where very helpful and attentive. We sat in the outdoor covered are but were kept nice and warm as they had heaters
It had a cosy atmosphere and highly recommend it. I cant wait to go again
The service was fantastic and the food is outstanding. The raw fish isn’t available on Uber eats so I’ll be shamelessly showing my face multiple times a week
We just love Scallinis - Michael and his staff are just fabulous - if you don't like a bit of light hearted abuse don't go - and you will be the one missing out. It is like faulty towers mixed with easy listening Sunday music.
Great food and service. Need a little freshening up on the interior and mixed sausage pizza could have a little more meat for a hungry carnivore. Will be back!
Food was all delicious. Not big servings but good size for me. Aside from lasagne that was huge. Big eaters will need 3 courses. Waiter was really cool! Really helpful and fun. Enjoyed our night.
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