Had ribs and leg of lamb at this place and as a chef all I can say is it was the one the best match spices and flavours. Great service ambiance is formal yet very cozy close to browns bay beach so it a good idea to go for dip before you dig in to food heaven.!
This one the few Portuguese/Brazilian restaurant left in auckland with traditional flavour profile!
This is a lovely spot across the road from the beach. Friendly service but food took a little bit long to arrive, my second cup of tea was cold by the time it did. I however enjoyed my meal with perfectly poached eggs.
Colleagues chose here for Christmas do. Absolutely fantastic for 30 people. Cool breeze flowing in from the back door. We had the $29.99 all you can eat platters. Meat was cooked to perfection, this was after we had breads & dips to tide us over. Meat served with roast potatoes & salads. Our vegetarian eaters were able to eat off the alacarte menu or choose wood fired veges with spuds & salads. The chicken was my fav, others the lamb & hubby enjoyed the rare steak. Highly recommend for a big group. Also able to pay per person as we left.
Service staff are pretty good and try hard. But you can pretty much guarantee something will be wrong with the order. Food is good enough but it does take a while. I wouldn't recommend coming here if you are in a hurry.
Really enjoyed our meal, service was warm and friendly. Beef Rib wasnt great, but everything else was excellent. Due to some of the reviews we almost didnt go, really glad we did. Go along and make your own mind up!! We'll go back :)
Brunch menu, 6 different meals in our party. Service excellent, food excellent, coffee excellent. Couldn’t fault it. Recommended, will try dinner soon.
Excellent service from Lisa and Colin serving us this Monday evening.
We choose lighter dishes to share, crispy squid, cheesy bread rolls, courgette falafel, mushroom risotto, polenta chips. Everything was yummy. Service was friendly and attentive. Will be in to try brunch .
Keep up the good work.
Love the food here its so amazing . Cooked perfect and presentations great. Staff are lovely and they even do pints now ! Great add to Browns Bay just what it needed.
The espeto breakfast and hash benedic was nice and large. The acai bowl wasn't very nice. The berry flavour was rather strange. Coffee was nice
was going to go here a few weekends ago but a couple of reviews put us off, yesterday we thought we would see for ourselves though, pleased we did, quick service and the food was delish, we had the meat platter and the chunky fries, at first we thought might not be enough but we ended up with a doggy bag, will certainly be going back. i did think the decor needs some fairy lights up in the rafters or similar to add a little bit more
Visited for an evening meal in late May. Very warm welcome with attentive service. Loved the fact that the entrees were small (and inexpensive) which meant that our appetites weren't reduced when the mains came out. The mains were delicious, and we liked the fact that you ordered sides separately. The total cost of the meal for two people including drinks was around $100, which was well priced. Only gripe is that the decor is a little stark. Would be amazing on a nice summers night to sit outside, I would imagine. Will definitely visit again.
A new addition to Browns Bay, Espeto could be really good, we tried a Rib Eye steak (excellent) lamb cutlets (overcooked but ok) hot chips(fantastic hand cut!) calamari (fabulous but very tiny portion for $15, 6 pieces) creme brulee (awful not much on the dessert front come for the meat!). A great place for meat lovers but sadly the atmosphere is awful. They need to warm the decor up a bit, the concrete floors and constant table chair scraping noise drove me crazy. I really hope they change the decor and layout a bit because I'm sure with thought and by time the staff have settled in it could be very pleasant, especially when the outside is useable(heaters please!)
The food was really good but sadly the service was a let down. We constantly had to ask for more water to be brought to the table, took a while to get our order taken also the lack of deserts was a major disappointment, we had ordered 2 of the chocolate bombs and one cheesecake and the waitress was very unsteady carrying 3 plates and dropped one of them at the table which turned out to be the last one.
Overall I'd go back again the food was delicious just the service needs some improvement
Great ribs and pichana. Awesome polenta! Good setting too if you get a table at the beach end. Kids can run around at the playground while you wait for your meal
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Update 28 Feb: tried to book a table. Their website has been down for several days now with URL saying "suspended page". Called their number (found via Google). Picked option 1 for bookings. Rang for a while then hung up. Checked the place. Seems as if they closed down for now. Chairs are up and the doors are locked. Not clear if it's temporary or permanent.
Original review: Great new place. I had the char grilled chicken salad: very delicious. Dishes with meat will not allow anyone go hungry. It's always plenty and it tastes excellent. For instance try the lamb leg. For parties of 12 or more people you get different types of meat. It then works like in the Wildfire restaurant downtown Auckland. Eat until you had enough. Staff is very nice, and you also get a deal view from about half the tables. Lunch should not require a booking. To be on the safe side, use their online booking system. Espeto is definitely a good alternative to Deep Creek brewery and surely a great addition to the hospitality offerings in Browns Bay. Fifth star is missing because the waiting time at lunch was a bit too long for my taste.
Have been wanting to try this place for a while and wow, all I can say is I wish I hadn't left it so long to get here. The food was amazing, the staff very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be coming back. Browns Bay is becoming well known for all its great restaurants these days and this one would be one of the best.
Great food , we have been there about 5 times now for breakfast,lunch and dinner . Been spot on each time and surprised its not packed out each time we go , the service is great ,views of the sea and beach , great atmosphere and definitely value for money as not as expensive as it looks .I Had the porchetto tonight and it was melt in the mouth with crunchy crackling ,best ever! Thanks guys and well done !!
Superb Food... Fantastic views.... Premium cured meats.... the exclusive variety of Beers, Wines and Spirits.... waffles....Love it...!!!
We had the all you can eat.... omggg this food is awesome the service is great ... highly recommended.
Meal was great, service was the same till recently where I felt I was being served by someone in a corner shop.
Awsome service,food was 5star ambiance was spot on and value for of the money! Highly recommed to all!
Good for the Thursday night Meat Special if you love meat 👍
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