Best Restaurants in Auckland Central

2997 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Kings Cafe Orakei
Kings Cafe Orakei
70/100 (229 ratings)
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Vegetarian Friendly
Cafe
Cafe
Vegetarian Friendly
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Breakfast BAP
Cakes
Cauliflower Fritters
Orange cake
english breakfast
Beef Burger with Fries
Orakel Waffles
Sit down
Café
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Reservations
Breakfast
Lunch
Brunch
Mid-range
"Came in with friends for lunch today. Saw the scones and was craving it right away. Ordered the date scone, bacon eggs benedict and the monte cristo...."
Rosanne Choy
"Great food and lovely environment. I ordered the Orakei egg Benedict, and love the crispy potato! All my friends enjoyed our food, the date scone was..."
Charis Yang
"It is a very busy cafe with warm service and good ambiance. It is favorite place for locals especially for elders.  And it is also a good place for..."
Will Nono
"Great little cafe in the garden centre! Nice little find with friendly staff, varied menu and good mojo coffee and food! Loved the simple classic..."
Jaffa
"A hidden Auckland Gem, tucked away in the Kings Garden Centre in Orakei bay village it has a great modern vibe with a funky interior! The service is..."
Shenaye Campbell
"I don’t usually write reviews, but our brunch/lunch on Monday was exceptional. Fantastic service, fabulous food, very generous portions and an..."
Monique
"This place has become our go to place, the food is amazing staff are great.. the manager is very kind and always makes sure you have everything you..."
Lyndsay Sykes
"This is one our favourite places in Auckland! The food is amazing and the area for the children makes a relaxing morning breakfast tor us. The..."
Tash
"The cafe has recently changed hands and it is amazing!!! The Dr Feel good is my favourite meal around at the moment. The manager is the nicest guy..."
Annie Scott
"This place has new owners, new fit out and is so worth a visit. Mojo coffee and great food and excellent service. I highly recommend it! I had the..."
Neil Thomson
"After hearing that the cafe had changed hands, and was in the new complex next door we wanted to give it a try. I had read the pretty average..."
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"Cafe in a garden centre. Easily located and lots of parking. Friendly service. Food and coffee was ok. Good fluffy. Highlight for me was the kids..."
Mary Behan
"Excellent coffee and I love the cooked menu - great portions and delicious! But the best bit is the caravan full of kids toys and the trampoline!!..."
Liz Harte
"One of the best brunch spots in Auckland. Great setting, delicious food and good coffee. Can't ask for much..."
Matthew
"This place is new and the food is absolutely delicious, one of my favourite places in this area. A unique experience dining in a kings plant barn,..."
Toko Ngakiau
"It is such a bold move to maintain a café near all the competition, including the original Bird on a Wire and Palmers' Café Greenfingers. Despite..."
Spark Vulpa
"A Great and quite place to sit down, have a chat and relax. Atmosphere is very cozy and relaxing especially sitting amongst all the plants and..."
Jacques Olivier
"Delightful cafe beer garden set in a lovely garden centre. A pleasure to walk thru garden centre and beautiful gift ware area to reach cafe. Easy..."
Josephine Power
"Nice setting inside Kings Plant Barn. Spacious entertainment for kids. Also love the fact it is a pet friendly place. Staff were friendly the food..."
Sindy Xian
"We had a family lunch here, weather was shocking but we managed to stay dry. The staff were friendly and brought us a heater to keep us warm. A..."
Jared Pickles
"Huge shout out to the team especially to Leanne and the Manager, Kaith! I organised a baby shower for my job for a bunch of us ladies and from the..."
Alex M
"Love this spot, great food and coffee. Outside seating can get very hot as it is inside the nursery but would be great in winter. Inside seating is..."
Leon Botha
"This place is family friendly. A caravan packed with toys kept kids busy in the covered open space while we could relax and sip our coffee. Food is..."
Alex Fang
Subway
Subway
70/100 (321 ratings)
Restaurants
Deli
Deli
Deli
"Friendly service that felt better than simply mechanically following a scripted sales process. You've been to subway, you know what I mean. These..."
Bevan Simpkin
"Always a good experience. This business has new staff so it can be interesting but still good. They do Uber orders before waiting customers so you..."
stew jessiman
"Upon entry the place looked super clean and tidy with the smell of fresh baked bread. Our Subs were perfectly composed. The lady worked alone without..."
Kacey Ihaia
"Tuna cheese toasted with salad delicious, only one staff serving answering fone orders, with a smile..."
Dawn Kopa-Katene
"I went a few times and the girl that works in the morning is amazing! She is friendly and really fast, the sandwich taste fresh compared with other..."
Alejandro Humphreys
"Never disappointing - even when there were..."
Anthony Coyle
"Nice as always. No queue. While edible and tasty the bread was damaged and squashed but did have the type I wanted. Said I wanted a bit of everything..."
Terry Gruijters
"To start with let me tell you how delicious the Veggie Delight was made ☺️Perfectly baked bread with right amount of veggies & sauces. It is the..."
Zigma Zigma
"Usually I prefer ordering online for takeaways but this time I walked in to the store and noticed they were super busy, had to wait for quite a long..."
Shyamal Parekh
"Last time I came here my sub wasnt that good, so their reputation personally was pretty low. But today the worker was nice, made conversation and..."
Milz Lee
"I've been a customer here for over 7 years now. And, it's been alright - on & off. However, last weekend, AKIL served us and he's by far the best..."
Avi N Ash
"Subway is my go-to place when I want something fresh and tasty consistency is the key and you can always get something fresh and they have some..."
Adrian Jones
"It's Subway so you know what to expect - yummy rolls custom made in front of you for a reasonable price. What I liked about this Subway was that the..."
johnny boyle
Sheng Hua Gong Vegetarian Restaurant
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Asian
Chinese
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Sit down
Chinese
Asian
Cocobeans
Cocobeans
70/100 (312 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Cafe
Café
"They open early which is what I like about this cafe 😍❤️ their food and service is amazing and I love the creativity on this pancake..."
Vea Masila
"Best Fiji Indo Chinese food I’ve had by far.Keep it up..."
Ramend Raniga
"Just tasted Lamb Palau which tasted amazing! The serving size is pretty good. Will come around more often. Friendly service Great atmosphere love..."
chinraju premnath
"Food is just superbly delicious. Customer service is excellent. The cafe could do with more air circulation because the chilli fumes can be choking...."
Henry Wilson
"Thank you for a lovely and well prepared dinner for us. All our food came out in timely manner and was very well prepared. Good portions and yummy...."
Fereen M
"Walked past some nice smelling food so couldn’t resist popping in. The Palau took a while to make and was pretty oily, but it tasted good! Dahl..."
K T
"Creamy mushroom breakfast was excellent! Loved the presentation, especially the peanut smiley face..."
Steve Malcolm
"Really delicious Fiji Indian food. My family always pops by and we always receive really good food and good service. Highly recommend this..."
Renee Chandra
"Excellent food and service. Been here three times now.. and quality and quantity has been excellent every time. Not a long wait for food and spices..."
Kushneel Swamy
"Is was ok!!! Great service nice staff. Disappointed in the corn fritters was so looking forward to them but these seemed store brought like takeaways..."
Deb Brucie (Granny Deb)
"Had the most beautifully presented breakfast..French toast with icream and seasonal fruits...highly recommended..thanks to the lovely..."
shabana usman
Ponzios Restaurant & Bar
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
International
Grill
Grill
International
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Sit down
Grill
International
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Eat Mi (ponsonby)
Eat Mi (ponsonby)
70/100 (120 ratings)
Restaurants
Vietnamese
Vietnamese
Dinner
Lunch
Pho
Lemongrass Chicken Banh MI
Banh MI Fried Chicken
Banh MI Roast Beef
Soup
spring rolls
Tofu Bao Bun
Dumplings
Fast food
Vietnamese
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"We are both vegetarians and tried the crispy fried tofu bao bun. It was yummy and quite filling and cost under 12$. Good choice of vegan/vegetarian..."
Priya Ramakrishnan
"Convenient location, good service clean and. Highly..."
浩哥-奥克兰
"HIGHLY recommend Eat Mi for catering. This is the second time Wendy & the team have put together an amazing lunch selection for our office. Easy..."
Niamh de Silva
"Authentic and well priced vietnamese lunch cafe. Must try. Generous portions lots of. Vegetables. Very healthy meals..."
Kiwi lover
"Everything down to every nook and cranny was excellent, The menu options were easy to understand and immediately appealing. Last but not least the..."
Alvin Shum
"If you're looking for something affordable and craving for Asian food, Eat Mi in Ponsonby is the place for you. I frequent this lovely little place..."
Janice C
"Quick, great taste and as cheap as can get in Ponsonby. Highly recommended, a hidden..."
musuc c
"An ideal spot to easily solve your lunch worries Very nice $9.9 French bread with roast beef Only need to pay attention to find it As it's not along..."
Eric Chou奧克蘭寶哥
"Been going there as a Regular every now and then. Love they’re Gluten-free options on the Menu, also very good value for money. See you soon Cheers..."
Oberzocker 511
"Easily the best bánh mì I’ve had in years. Super fresh bread, tender, juicy pork, fresh veggies… what more could you possibly want in a..."
Christopher Pratt
"An honest review if ever there was one: The crispy chicken banh mi, it was good but not great. I was expecting more than just a chopped up schnitzel..."
Steven L
"Fresh, tasty, and delicious authentic food...."
Eric Buisman
"We ordered lunch catering from Eat Mi for a film shoot, could not recommend them highly enough! The food was beyond delicious, and Wendy and her team..."
Ally Curtis
"Very pleased with the quality of the food we got. The soup stock for the pho was light, aromatic and flavoursome. The slices of beef were cooked to..."
Johnathan Teh
May Wah Chinese Takeaway
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
New Zealand
Chinese
Dinner
Lunch
Chinese
New Zealand
Dinner
Lunch
Underpass
Underpass
70/100 (100 ratings)
Restaurants
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Accepts American Express
Street Parking
Validated Parking
Reservations
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Television
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"One of the best place for after work drinks, especially with the crazy happy hour until 10pm on Friday! Love to go there with my friends. The only..."
Sophie Nidegger
"Awesome revamp of what used to be Carpark. Such an awesome bar, cheap tasty craft beer that regularly changes, good food, a pool table and friendly..."
Liam Trimble
"Prices are standard for the city, nice little quiet spot. The bar staff could smile now and then but overall good spot for a few drinks and nibbles..."
Renee R
"If craft beer is your thing this is the bar for you! Awesome selection that change regularly! Funky venue with a great vibe and..."
Simone Gough
"Excellent Beer sellection, good happy hour decent prices cool place has pool..."
Spencer Morris
"Love it. Great craft beer selection, great vibe and the staff are so nice :) A hidden..."
Emma Martin
"A chill pub with live music sometimes. Definetly a good place for billiards and few cheeky..."
Christopher Denis
"Good. quick, friendly service and tables cleared away quickly. Wouldn't mind then wiped down a little. Quite..."
Alan Shrimpton
"So far so good, only just opened as Pointers but doing few things right. Will definitely be back a..."
Dusan Valenta
"Recently renovated place formally known as Carpark. Good place for a pint of..."
Chaedoo Jun
"Best Live music I have heard in a very long time, David Dallas there was out of this..."
Fin Mathieson
"Lots of craft beers. Good bar menu. I like..."
Tim Warren
"Really cool spot we had our Christmas party in. Great staff and great..."
Danielle Pattenden
Sui Sha Ya Japanese Restaurant
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
Japanese
Asian
Japanese
Asian
Sit down
Asian
Japanese