"I had a fabulous night perched at the kitchen bar sampling all of the trolley treats. I often dine alone as I travel quite a bit so evenings like..."
Tessa Kingsbury
"Was really excited about visiting Culprit and they did not disappoint. From the friendly welcome and smiles from all the team to the amazing food...."
Brent Wimmers
"Went to this place.. the food was amazing.. amazing staff and service..totally worth it.. very unique concept..I will come back to taste some more..."
Navee Singh
"Just go there now! Culprit needs feet through the door. You won't be disappointed. New, exciting, innovative, amazing delicious food, unique concept..."
Vanessa Laree Johnson
"Had another amazing dinner at Culprit last week to celebrate my husband's birthday. The service and the food were outstanding, as always. Nick..."
Nathalya Larson
"Finally something to rave about on the Auckland good scene! Fantastic food, awesome concept, great space, good service! We need more of this type of..."
David Quinn
"A culinary experience beyond all expectations. Service was as high level as the creativeness of their menu and the flavours.... wow! We ate well and..."
Alan Smith
"Great food. Amazing service. So different from a lot of places in Auckland and the price wasn't bad either! Highly recommend..."
Mriesha-Tina Patel
"Was amazing, we had the set menu for a work do and I could not fault the food, beautiful and a very high standard. The staff were very knowledgable..."
Kate Dixon
"Amazing fusion of flavours tantalising our tastebuds!! Loved everything we chose from the yum cha menu. Will definitely go back again soon..."
Says Bandasak
"Amazing! Enjoyed your Express dinner menu before a show. Probably the best meal weāve had all year and fantastic..."
Tara Martin
"My husband and I came from Australia because we loved Culprit when it first opened, and we thought we would give it another go. It was sensational..."
Ellen Henderson Mains
"A friend recommended this restaurant. Wonderful food atmosphere and service. Reasonably priced. Crayfish... and duck to die for. Got to try lots..."
Dawn Gillard
"It was the most memorable dinner with such variety and so well presented. The service was excellent and happy
Waiters and waitresses. Definitely a..."
Anne-Marie Koszegi
"Had a fabulous meal great ambiencr. Our party of 8 loved all the food. Some mouth watering & new taste..."
Julie Davis
"My husband and I dined at Culprit last night and were totally blown away. Such a fun and innovative way to be served food. The trolley food was so..."
Sarah Bentley
"Awesome food, great concept, staff and decor. 100% will be back..."
Alexandra Sintes
"The most wonderful eating experience I've had in a long time in Auckland. From the intrigue of finding Culprit, to the understated but attentive..."
Heather Susan Lewis
"A real treat. Our Food Tour group from Matters of Taste Cooking School in Perth adored dinner at your place! You are totally unique Kyle and co and..."
Tracey Cotterell
"Had such an amazing time, beautiful food and service. Definitely recommend you try..."
Rebecca Greenough
"Loved it, meals were awesome, amazing tastes perfectly balanced every mouthful just sang..."
Fiona Lumsden O'Neill
"Was not blown away the first time I went but I enjoyed it, upon further visits, it's been excellent. Would highly..."
Jason Montreal
"Just had an awesome meal here with the wife the food and service was just fantastic such a great concept and atmosphere if this is the standard after..."
Frazer Henderson Mains
"Simply brilliant, staff, sevice, atmosphere, decor and my god the food! everything was just phenomenal. Cheers for an awesome..."
Matthew Mccrae
"just like its philosophy, simple, fresh, fun and delicious! Every dish tastes amazing and theres always a twist on the combination that you cannot..."
Nic Tsang
"Amazing evening. Stunning food and service. Such a clever concept...."
Shaun Cleverley
"Great place, Great food. Even for fussy eaters like me there is something for..."
Gary Lynch
"Such deliciously creative food, lovely atmosphere and friendly knowledgable staff. Can't wait to go back and try..."
Laura Jane
"What an epic experience. A must try if your looking for a great night..."
Jess Meades
"Sensational meal tonight, lived up to all my expectations. Totally over ate, but loved every morsel. We'll be back..."
Brigid Connor
"Great atmosphere, sublime food. Worth a visit or..."
Michele Leslie
"On our last restaurant review I mentioned it was our second time dining outside after the lockdown here in New Zealand was lifted, where we splurged..."
Ang Sarap
"We celebrated my daughter 16 years birthday here and we ordered 4 course Jet Set they designed for August Auckland Restaurant Month which was $40 per..."
Cindy Ong
"Been to the restaurant twice. Once for a New Years menu and another for a support local menu. Also attended their Akai Doa 2.0 event. All times..."
CARO CONSUMES
"Came here for a work function and the food was amazing. Perfect portion sizes to be able to try everything. Full of flavour and unique tastings...."
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"We went to Culprit because it had been so strongly recommended by family, particularly the smashed pig face and doughnuts and pate. So we went ready..."
Bridget Lawrence
"Ambience 4.5Service 4Food 3.5General 4Food is the most important to me, so yeah not a lot..."
Leo Jiang
"Thoroughly loved the TV dinner concept and their use of pickled watermelon with their oysters. Awesome hidden little location. Service could be more..."
Bella Qian
"When you go up the flight of stairs youāre instantly greeted with a classic and sophisticated vibe. The open kitchen and bar balances the..."
G1k
"Love the concept of this place and the fact that their menu changes with the seasons. For my first time trying bone marrow, I was most impressed with..."
Famished
"Have been to Culprit many times for their trolley service, restaurant month (best value RM menu in Auckland) and most recently for the Taste of..."
Forking Hungry
"Made it to Culprit for the Restaurant Month special $40 menu. This included a koha (chippy + dippy), 4 trolley bites, a main & dessert. Very pleased..."
Gourmet Vegetarians
"Came here for Auckland restaurant month. Service and atmosphere was great. All the new and interesting types of food was exactly that. A bit strange..."
I_like_pickles
"Open kitchen concept is really awesome. Great vibes and attentive staffs! Food was awesome!!! Love the chicken parfait with donut, omg my life was..."
Annie Low
"Good food very different flavors to what Iām used to I liked the food a lot, service was great and the atmosphere in the restaurant was a very..."
Patrick Oei
"One of the best meals i have ever had. We took the Epic option with wine matches. - basically a degustation menu but at a cheaper price than most..."
Margaret Ubels-Rattray
"A very belated review from the last time we came to Auckland. Culprit did a wonderful Motherās Day menu on a Sunday when they were normally closed...."
"Wow! Just wow! Couldn't really find a fault. Came here for mothers day and the service and the food was fantastic! Can't recommend the chicken liver..."
Amindha Fernando
"What an incredible spot. Had the set menu and it didn't disappoint. Highly recommend and would definitely go again. One of my favourite restaurants..."
Ben
"What an incredible gem hidden on Wynyard St. I am gobsmacked.A friend of mine was desperate to go here and so we went in tonight ready for the..."
Natalie Dolan
"We went here for the Gold Burger pop up. Culprit itself is a cool little upstairs bar/restaurant.from what I could tell everything was super clean..."
Hoana
"Wandered here on a sat night to try their restaurant month menu and it was great. Their TV dinner starter was full of different flavours and textures..."
Nicole Mae Flores
"Came by for restaurant month to try the set menu. We booked beforehand and were running a bit late, and we spent a bit of time trying to find the..."
Benedict Uy
"Omg so nice to go! U can order main and side dishes. Before that u can choose dishes (it is yumcha(?)). If u want u can just grab it! Was very good..."
Alice In New Zealand
"Lovely staff , nice ambience, yum char concept great idea and we tried many tasty treats . However ordered a main (duck) and took well over the 45..."
Anna
"Our very talented photographer Alex recently celebrated her birthday and with a large group we wanted somewhere that would cater for around twenty..."
Hungry Auckland
"Great concept of European Yum Cha followed by a main meal.The Yum Cha is all full of flavour and certainly pushes your boundaries, just go with..."
Clive Barclay-Sellers
"Almost a year after my first visit to Culprit, Iām frantically running up their Wyndham St stairs to meet an old friend for dinner, panicking at my..."
Zoe Bowker
"nice place near the Queen st,beside zhonghua restaurant,but the dish so little bitļ½i think the guys maybe not enoughļ½dessert i think look like..."
Rico Shao
"Fantastic birthday celebrations at Culprit. Opted for the trolley service alongside a shared main. Between both of us, we ate 7 of the 10..."
Deborah Harrison-Flynn
"We tried the express menu and really enjoyed the food. The braised pig face, Chicken Liver donuts, Steak tartare and Duck tortellini were stand out..."
Ashlene Cheryl Cardoza
"When I heard last year that Kyle Street is opening a restaurant last year I had no doubt that it would be amazing.I have been meaning to try it..."
Miss Kiki
"The kiwi tapas/yum char concept allows you to sample a variety of tastes in small portions. I liked the venison carpaccio, the flatiron steak tartare..."
Gus
"Yum Cha with western dishes. Interesting concept. The pork face is tender and the duck was a take on Peking duck but creative twist with jam and..."
Travels4Food
"We did the trolley service and it was a really cool experience. We tried everything which meant coming out of our comfort zone a little bit and being..."
Mia Hendrix
"Went there couple months ago, quite enjoyed all the small dishes selections, we kind of ended up trying all their small dishes, so I was just too..."
Food Explorer
"Been here twice, great food and service. Second time I brought my pregnant friend, the front of house guy was really helpful when one of our starters..."
Esther Kim
"The food was so delicious, especially the slushy. We were celebrating my partner's birthday, we ordered one main and one side dish, then we started..."
CherryPie
"We had the pre-theatre dinner here and it was amazing. There were three generations and we all have very different preferences with food but we all..."
Michelle
"Awesome idea as you don't have to wait long between food. A European spin on yum Cha which I really enjoyed. The food was quite unusual but tasty...."
Amanda Dunn
"Cute dishes. Friendly service. I like the yumcha style, where you see the food before ordering it. Can be a little dear if you are a big eater. Good..."
"Boyfriend surprised me with a visit to this place last night. I hadn't heard of it so I had no idea what to expect. The place looked great..."
D G
"European Yum Cha. Why has no one else thought of this? In any case we had heard of this venue and wanted to try it for ourselves. Even though I have..."
Frank
"Heard for a long time and finally made it. Tried 4 of there bites which is also known as āļøtrolley serviceāļø, the price and the taste of them..."
Carina Chang
"This place is fabulous. Don't be put off by the 'yum-cha' ordering system. It's a fun way to try some new tastes. Everything is..."
Frank And Steph
"Cool spot tucked away upstairs. The dining area is well laid out & the bar area is perfect for waiting on guests or taking in some drinks before..."
The Food Reviewers.
"A really different initiative. It's almost like a yumcha for European style good. We had an amazing time here. I recommend getting there on time so..."
Shiksha Sridhar
"Awesome experience at Culprit last night. Such a professional team and loved such a different style of service! Loved the donut..."
Justin Scott
"Gorgeously lit and fitted out gem to be discovered in the CBD. A modern western take on Yum Cha had me frothing at the mouth; with all the tasty and..."
Jade Paris Beguely
"A western style yumcha. A traditional style of yumcha with the trolly but serving western food. Remind me of the childhood yumcha with my..."
Poppingcandy
"Great food and great atmosphere . Had Lamb shrink . Was amazing . Food portions were quite big. Great location to . Handy parking and good view from..."
Joy
"Lovely dinner service. Trolley service 'Yum Char' styleGreat food and great service Highly recommend all the trolley delights involving the..."
Eddy Liu
"We had a smashing time at Culprit. I loved the dining style, though it could be tricky to get the portion or number of dishes right. Luckily the..."
Genie @ BunnyEatsDesign
"Very first time I have been here.For start we had a waitress explain everything that is going to happen for a night and all the foods.They..."
Farshid Hakimi
"Came to the front door and thought it looked familiar, what do you know, it's the old Mexico club/bar. Such a cool and relaxed atmosphere/decor...."
Samantha Young
"culpritĀ [kuhl-prit]Ā nounĀ a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.Returning to this restaurant for the..."
Kieran
"Went to Culprit on a Friday night for dinner. Having read about the interesting yum Cha service model we decided to wait to order the main plates and..."
SW
"Culprit Oh my gosh the food and whole concept at culprit is just amazing. We didn't book so got seated at the kitchen bar & were lucky enough to..."
Jane Bell
"The "pig face" was a stand out, as was the tartare and Whittaker chocolate dessert. We went during the first week Culprit opened to the public and..."
Melissa Y
"Incredible experience! Culprit took me and my partner by complete surprise and we were thankful for it. We mostly ate the tray food and it was..."
D.A.S
"Try this place please- went first week thy opened. Unusual menu, pigs face, mutton ...Meat just melts in your mouth. Trolleys come round with little..."
Louise
"Wow what an incredible experience!! Delicious food, the younger staff could be a little more eloquent.. rough around the edges and could have more..."
Deanne Loader
"Thank you Zoe! From the Lai family, MELBOURNE š
What an amazing experience!
We have been "foodie-ing" around Aukland and this is the best..."
Christopher Lai
"The dining experience at Culprit is like no other. The care and thoughtfulness from the staff was felt throughout the entire evening, the atmosphere..."
Ofel Epicorus
"Highly Recommend if youāre looking for a tasting-style menu highlighting local fare. I recommend you get the duck for 2, well worth waiting for!!..."
Amanda Jade
"Set menu was delicious! Some that really jumped out as something different was the Shitake Milk Bun with Mushroom Butter and the Salt & Vinegar..."
Rena Huang
"Would have to be one of the best restaurants I've been to in a very long time.
Service was fantastic, they explained everything to you.
The food was..."
Anthony Milne
"Amazing NYE dinner! Service was 10/10, catered to coeliac with the best tasting GF bread Iāve had in a while. We sat at the kitchen bar which a..."
Kaitlyn Tremblay
"Loved this place. Enjoyed the tasting menu and the bar seat experience was excellent with the fast-moving kitchen giving plenty to see. Food was also..."
Vivek Kesarwani
"Fusion-style restaurant. It's inspired by Asian cuisine especially Japanese and Indian.
Recommended for pre booking course menu. You can enjoy a..."
Yuichiro Soma
"Culprit are one of those OG suggestions that everyone was telling us to go. We live withing the area so we didn't really rushed on a weekday we..."
Finedine Romance
"Culprit had been on my list for a while. So when we started looking for restaurants that could host lunch for a large family reunion I reached out...."
Bessy Kim
"We really enjoyed the NYE menu at Culprit, would definitely recommend!
The restaurant has a really nice atmosphere and vibe to it, you can watch the..."
Natalie
"Really enjoyable food. Couldn't believe how nice the Cauliflower soup was. Service was great. I'd be back here again. Love that there is essentially..."
Kelv
"Cozy spot off the main Street but look for an address as there are no visible signs from the outside. Food here is just amazing. Full of flavor and..."
Ingrida Kern
"We had a set dinner, chefās selection. The ambiance was nice, but they started to play hip-hop/rap style music which I found awkward for the..."
The Translator
"Best foodie experience in TÄmaki Makaurau/ Auckland to date. Thank you Culprit..."
Challen Wilson
"Have been to culprit three times now and would describe the experiences as great, average and good - in that order. The atmosphere is a trendy vibe..."
Carl C
"Wow wow wow this place is a must. The reviews speak for themselves! Incredible food, fantastic staff and mastermind chef. 11/10 would recommend to..."
Tristan Swasbrook
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