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Beach Bistro

86/100 (640 ratings)

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"got the vegetarian breakfast, was good, just cafe just regular cafe food. Service is friendly and and always has good vibes when I come here...."

Natalie.r.a.good

"Warm home style restaurant. Not the fancy one but makes you feel eating at home, tasty and relax. Owner was really kind and food was..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Really enjoy the little restaurant, foods are very delicious and service is suuuuuuuuuuper good. Must try the beef as appetizer, chef will cook it..."

Victoria Yang

"Fantastic Home Cooked Meal!This is not your typical commercialised restaurant. But provides a very at home feel.Owner was..."

Tony Ma

"Went for breakfast. I had the salmon benedict and wife had the bacon. My salmon benedict was amazing. It was on this potato hash the was crispy. The..."

Andre Cressy

"Went for breakfast staff very attentive and friendly Best coffee and great menu selection had the French toast and eggs benny perfect meal..."

Scorpio

"A cute cafe, had delicious breakfasts & coffee with friends, (fussy coffee drinkers) nice location & friendly staff. Great for a catch up, we will be..."

MamaBear

"This is not one of those hipster cafes that are so prevalent in Auckland these days. At the Beach bistro, the food is genuine, homely and delicious...."

Arabella Ross

"Always great food and great service. Love the new dolce option(coffee and cake till 10pm)Open till 10pm each night. Bistro nights are..."

Sandra Schmidt

"went to this place quite often as we live nearby. it's a small but cozy cafe right across the Browns bay beach. me and my parner LOVES this place. it..."

Stephanie Perwata

"This is my favourite cafe for coffee. The croissants are flown from France. The standard of food is beautiful and the flavours on the menu are above..."

Vicki Corless Brown

"A bit late adding my review. I went to this cafe back in November for breakfast. I had the french toast on both occasions for breakfast and they..."

K Bert8

"Stumbled across this place while walking along Browns Bay beach. We had pork loin stuffed with apple, eggplant and pistachio which had an AMAZING..."

Lisa Yang

"Just fantastic. Really. My wife and I have just come home from dinner, and our taste buds are still in a state of delight. Just gorgeous: sumptuous,..."

Paul Hubbard

"Lovely to have Beach Bistro open again 😀.... always made to feel welcome ❤️ and doggy heaven 🐶🐶🐶🐶 coffee was great and service..."

Sarah Bearne

"Favourite cafe in the neighbourhood! Always friendly service (although at times a little hit and miss), great coffee and superb location. Absolutely..."

Karen Park

"Very nice staff and an awesome place. Nice setup and very open. Food was good as well. Almost all of it. Calamari tasted chewy but apart from that..."

Adline Shandil

"Have been here several times since re-opening for coffee, breakfast, lunch and to try their deicious pastries. It never disappoints. Their staff..."

Monique Power

"■ Indoor & Outdoor seating, perfect view of Bbay beach■ Awesome staff■ Delicious brunch menu■ Gets very busyMan..."

FoodieOodie95

"I went to Beach Bistro with a group for my friends birthday lunch. This was the first time for all of us and we all LOVED it! You can not go past..."

WeiTing Ashley Shyu

"I ordered pukkolla and buffalo yoghurt whereas my friend ordered spicy funghi. My meal was really nice mostly because I'm craving for some yoghurts...."

Michelle

"Food and service always good. Enjoyable relaxed atmosphere by the beach.Had one of their gourmet pies absolutely delicious. ..eggs bene also..."

Les Seiler

"I took my little one here for lunch on weekend but unfortunately the kitchen is closed, so I tried some snack. Handcut potato chips is crunchy and..."

Flora

"Generally a good experience. The steak gratin dish I had was done fairly well. Steak was cooked to a good level of consistency and was reasonably..."

ZZQ

"This cafe is perfect for an early morning breakfast! The waiter has such a great personality and very friendly. He always tries to guess what we are..."

Joe Smith

"This cafe / restaurant is my favourite in Browns Bay. It's perfect for a casual drop-in coffee and cake, a great brunch or lunch, or an evening..."

Sonia White

"Great location, delicious food. The Coconut French Toast was a stand-out, and The Beach Big Breakfast was very good, just needed some sauce on the..."

Maryana Hamilton

"I always feel welcome here, and the staff are very friendly and efficient. The food is consistently good (love the vegetarian breakfast and the..."

Paul L

"Great ambience and service. Fantastic views, quite and relaxing. The coffee is good and the service is very attentive. I find very enjoyable to visit..."

Roberto Mos

"I pretty much live at this cafe! It is my no.1 choice for breakfast and lunch 😊 highly recommend this cafe - their French toast is by far my fav..."

Chloe Hurtley

"Sunday morning often means brunch out in our household, so we decided to take the dog and go for a wander down to Browns Bay and ended up at this..."

Minily

"This is my go to place in Browns Bay. Lovely coffee, the best eggs bene and a relaxing atmosphere. I've taken my family there too for a weekend..."

Diane Hannay

"I went here for brunch while wedding planning and had the BEST time. There were four of us so we ordered two eggs bene with pork belly and two..."

Madicattt

"Great Cakes. Anita is a great..."

Troy

"Meat Pie. Anita makes a mean meat pie. It is tasty and hearty...."

Dave

"My husband and I had an evening meal here on 4th February - bubbly on arrival, 2 courses consisting Confit du Canard with an orange sauce on mashed..."

Gillian Kenyon

"We had lunch here on a Sunday. The tuna and citrus salad was excellent. So nice to have sushimi tuna, and it appears to be popular as I had the last..."

Robyn Wickenden

"This is a short review. (Visited 5.07.14)It had been a long day and I needed caffeine to help me through - turns out, my company was up for a..."

Katy Horrocks

"This is my cafe every Sunday morning after the market. The coffee is perfect, the food is great, the staff are lovely. And it has free WiFi. Need I..."

James Gibson

"Just loved this café - today being Easter Saturday we by chance ended up at this café - the staff were just awesome right from the start. We were..."

Lynne Cartwright

"Well, after posting a rather negative reivew a few months back, we decided to give this place another try. We always really enjoyed the food and the..."

Maria

"We go to Beach Cafe very regularly. We find the staff and the owner very friendly and eager to oblige. The food is always of good quality and very..."

Joan O'Connor

"As soon as walked in the owner was so welcoming and gave us a menu straight away and made it easy to choose what i wanted. the food also came with in..."

Cesca Pass

"We stumbled upon this lovely cafe while looking for another and found the owner so welcoming. As soon as we walked in we were acknowledged and asked..."

Jeanette

"Great service, friendly staff, good food and coffee. This was our first visit here following not so good experiences in other premises. Light airy..."

Rufus

"Over the last few months we have made several trips to beach. in Browns Bay. Every time we have enjoyed beautiful food accompanied with some of the..."

Todd Perry

"Had a family lunch here for my brothers birthday. The meals were fantastic, I love how they cater smaller meals for children. The pasta dish I had..."

Nicola Matthews

"The boys and I took mother out for lunch yesterday, what an experience. Mothers day was so busy the staff at Beach were awesome. They pampered my..."

Simon Burton

"Great coffee, and fabulous service. I had been to the cafe before when it was Spring Moon, sad and bad experience! What a change, they are open till..."

Jane Smith

"It's our favorite place in Browns Bay for brunch. We love their homemade hashbrowns and freshly squeezed juices! Eggs Benedict with salmon and The..."

Petka Adamkova

"I had a steak and eggs with some chips I won't say I will have that again a bit bland however my friend had the eggs with potato rosti and I had a..."

Estelle

"Fantastic Home Cooked Meal! This is not your typical commercialised restaurant. But provides a very at home feel. Owner was extremely friendly to..."

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"The best cafe in Browns Bay. The staff and owners are very friendly and the menu caters to all tastes. Excellent coffee and vegetarian food options...."

Chris Tarpey

"I'm so glad to see this restaurant is open again... It's our favorite place for Sunday morning breakfast. Awesome food, super friendly owners and..."

Rene Lind-Steyn

"Such a stunning little spot for a gorgeous brunch at the beach. Beautiful views especially if you get the tables right on the road, food is..."

Ally Tarr

"Had a nice breakfast with my colleagues there today. Good coffee, good service, awesome views! What else to ask for?..."

Stanislav Ivanov

"Very good service and tasty food. Nice..."

Craig Lancaster

"Excellent place! We were there for dinner and had the cream of celery and bacon soup, fish pot pie and bangers and mash. The food was outstanding,..."

Ian Chan

"Lovely local cafe with beach views. Nice to sit outside on a good day. Very good breakfast menu plus their other food. Coffee good. Handy parking..."

Sheree Foster

Buon Venuti

81/100 (540 ratings)

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"Came here on a Saturday night, busy little place and we got takeaway, friendly staff and great food, dining in is a little more expensive compared to..."

Hannah__b

"Stopped here a few weeks ago for dinner and absolutely loved it! The staff here are beyond lovely, very attentive and helpful, even going as far as..."

Courtenay

"FANTASTICO!!! Bravo!High: The most SUBLIME PIZZA!!Low: no booth seating anymore : ( Dog friendly: outside tables..."

Me And My Darlings

"I often don’t leave reviews but this restaurant I felt like I needed to voice how much of a great experience I had, the waiter was very friendly/..."

Amy

"Authentic little Italian restaurant perfect for a family dinner after a day at the beach.Service: 7/10When we walked inside there was..."

Grace Huang

"Such an incredible little gem.It's always pretty quiet but the food is amazing. I solidly recommend it, it's got a cute little vibe, great for a..."

Romana Petrie

"Very polite and welcoming staff (both the waiter and the chef) and amazing food. Quiet and cozy place. The lasagna is worth trying. Everything..."

Lenise Leal

"We had a lovely meal, blue cheese gnocchi was great, so was the special veg cannelloni. Also had another pasta dish from their special black board..."

Msmooo

"I have been in this restaurant few times and every time I had great service and foods are mouth watering delicious all dishes and pizza are so good..."

Sharifulkhan9

"We came here last night for my dads birthday dinner. The food was great and service was excellent. Our table ordered funghi pizza, the venison..."

Britti A

"Heard that there were new owners and thought I'd better give it a try. The service was very friendly, menu extensive, and the pizza was one of the..."

Raspberry Beret

"I have been so many time to this restaurant. it's the typical Italian restaurant, ran and managed by a family. it's his point of strength. it's like..."

Margherita Cavani

"Always enjoyed the food here, authentic Italian food. Sometimes the service can be a bit slow when busy, but we normally go early so usually have..."

Chris Snyders

"Absolutely loved the food and our visit here tonight. The staff we really lovely, beautiful atmosphere and WOW the food is amazing! We will..."

Mmilesnz

"It's my son's favourite Italian restaurant- what can I say? The food is yummy, servings are generous and the crew are..."

JaimeC

"love this place, been here many times. i do admit the service and food arrival time can range from poor to excellent depending on the night but it..."

LH

"My partner and I have dined here a few times now , as well as getting takeaway meals from time to time. We have both enjoyed the meals immensely ,..."

Nigel Yorke

"Love this place, has great food, great atmosphere food always tastes great! My favourite is the Galliano chicken recommend it highly! If your looking..."

Samantha Grace

"I'm not a food expert by any means but every time I go there I love it. It's a quite little place where you can have fun.I won't mess around and say..."

Jason Gibbons

"Buon Venuti is a small family run restaurant in Browns Bay. It is home cooked style food, like you'd get in Italy. The atmosphere is very..."

Rob Rogers

"Been going here for many, many years- never had anything but a great meal, the homemade pasta, the creamy sauces, the flavours! There's a reason we..."

Denise

"Oh yes. Really good authentic Italian, at a great price! The staff are fantastic, I believe it's family run but I may be mistaken. Hidden away, we..."

Erin Hall

"This is one of our regulars, cheap and cheerful authentic Italian food. New owners but just as good as previously. Recommended for a value meal with..."

Fraser Collins

"it's a small place in Browns Bay not on the main street but the food it's great. It is for sure a taste of Italy and it is done pretty much the way..."

Daiana Cordoba

"Delicious authentic Italian food served in a lovely atmosphere! The pizzas here are great and in the same style that you would get them in Italy. We..."

Mmmfood

"Authentic Italian, reminds me of the restaurants we ate at in Italy. Delicious food! Nice range on the menu too. Ambient atmosphere, friendly staff,..."

Olivia Clements

"Delicimo! After a simple google of restaurants in Browns Bay, we decided to head along to Buon Venuti - we were not disappointed. The welcome and..."

Catherine Carran

"We have been going to Bueon Venuti for years. Gina and Maria are excellent cooks, The food is always great. 10/10 Laura the waitress is great too...."

Glenys Newby

"In one word - YUMMY! I loved the Italian atmosphere and music! It took me back to Italy! The steak was perfect! And the home-made tirimisu was..."

Princess Hadeel

"It was great to return to Buon Venuti, and just as great to find things hadn't changed. Still the "real deal" - true Italian food with a..."

PhilBee

"Good and hearty Italian dishes, all true to Italian style, just like the true blue Italian proprietor of this fine restaurant.If you are..."

Chris

"Buon Venuti is a great little restaurant. It’s a high quality suburban Italian family business which maintains consistent food quality, a great..."

John Marks

"Amazing soul good at really reasonable prices! Best pasta we have ever had, definitely favourite restaurant ever.The pizza bread and..."

Nicole

"I've lived in Browns Bay for a number of years and somehow never tried Buon Venuti until today. I will definitely be coming back! My wife and I had a..."

Omar K

"My partner walked into this place last minute. I was craving something like ramen noodles. But we had already eaten out at a Korean place the night..."

Mia T (MIA 3POU)

"Hadn't been into Buon Venuti since 1992 when I lived in Browns Bay, and while the ownership has changed hands, and they've remodeled a little, the..."

Todd McKinney

"I meant to do this such a long time ago but awhile ago me and boyfriend went here and now we are coming back tonight and we are so excited. The food..."

Olivia Grainger

"Love this place! Food is always well prepared and delicious! Staff are lovely. Ordered quattro stagioni pizza and garlic & mozzarella pizza..."

Carol Buckner

"SUPER SATISFYING! My favourite pizzeria since - I have been coming here since I was a child, on and off for the last 40 years! The current Chef does..."

Lucky in Love Auckland Weddings

"Im a pizza fanatic, and this is probably the best Italian pizza on the North Shore and top 5 in..."

Tej Kumar

"Superb Italian food with great service. The guy tending us was really friendly and welcoming. Cosy place on a wintery..."

Rob

"We went with our teenage kids. We haven’t been for a while so weren’t sure what to expect. The new owners are doing a great job. The atmosphere..."

michelle O'Loughlin

"Every meal I've had here has veen excellent...."

Karen Norton Fernandez

"Lovely food and people, one of, if not my favorite pizza in..."

Mark Collier

"I hadn't been here for ages and didn't expect it to be as good as it was. The new owners have done a great job in tidying up the place and it has a..."

Christine Laverty

"I'm always nervous ordering scallops and/or chicken livers- it doesn't take much to wreck them. Both were fresh and cooked to perfection. Service was..."

Sara Jensen

"Lovely restaurant with friendly staff and delicious food. The restaurant is very quaint and should definitely be considered for your Italian fix..."

Karl Swart

"My favorite Italian restaurant. Food is on another level. I took friends who are celebrating Persian New Year today. They loved it. Thank you so..."

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