TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Babaganush

87/100 (2721 ratings)

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"Have been here lots of times and it is consistently excellent � Delicious, fresh food and friendly and efficient service. Would highly recommend!!!..."

Jayne Hartstone

"On Saturday 1 April 2017 at approx 7.30pm we My wife and I enjoyed the dining experience immensely... the ambience was welcoming the friendly,..."

Andy Collins

"Four of us went for lunch today. The service was wonderful and all 4 dishes that we had were absolutely beautiful. Can highly recommend this..."

Dawn Raine

"Absolutely loved it. Great service, great food and great atmosphere. Thank..."

Luana Tupou

"We've been here several times, food (and coffee) is consistently superb, and the service amazing - very friendly, helpful and genuine staff. I..."

Gavin Robinson

"Really good, tasty food, very reasonably priced. Always plenty of people eating there and the staff v...."

Richard Parker

"Really enjoyed our meal out at Babaganush last night. First time there for my boys and they throughly enjoyed the Coban Meze Platter to start and..."

Michelle Ericksen

"Fantastic food, good sized helpings, quick friendly service on a busy night, good atmosphere. We'll certainly go..."

Dave Moran

"Great service, great food, and a great atmosphere. Staff are always pleasant and accommodating. There's a reason why it's such a Hamilton..."

Chris Williams

"Love this place!! Definitely a family favourite as well as our "go to" during the week for our coffee. Great service and food every time from Hasan,..."

Rebecca Fitzgerald

"Absolutely amazing and good, fast..."

Dilshod Umarov

"Love the great atmosphere, the friendly wonderful staff and the fact that as a Vegan accompanying carnivores to dinner we all get our food..."

Sue Lawrence

"Cool ambience, friendly staff. We had ordered pizza, chicken iskender and mutton iskender. Iskender is must have dish and they rightly boast about..."

Harshal Mayekar

"Must visit resto in Hamilton.Turkish cuisine at it's best.If ur in here, should try the iskendar delicacy.Its Super Yumm.The auro and ambience is the..."

Rahul Gopinadhan

"Amazing service we're greeted and seated immediately. Explained the menu and then given time to choose. We choose the cream chessey filo and lamb..."

Stephen Town-Treweek

"Love, love this place. Their food is very yummy. Love their iskenderand Baklava is so good.On a busy day service not so great, but..."

Edith McDonald

"Best Turkish food, ever. As vegeterians, falafel is our only option and we love it with the pide (for lunch only), and iskender. So delicious! Our..."

Yuha

"Turkish restaurant in Hamilton East, nice environment. Food is ok, good service. Lunch specials are good value for money, both pizza and kebabs are..."

Jim

"The environment is lovely, the food awesome! The service not so much, wouldn’t stop me going back though! Just need to keep on them to deliver what..."

Sharyn Affleck

"Wonderful atmosphere. Highly recommend the homemade baklava. Excellent service every time I go in. The food actually melts in your mouth. Can't wait..."

Orry Elkington

"Love the food, especially the vegetarian options. A little on the pricey side though, but worth it in my opinion. Try not to go too often or you'll..."

Freddie Boucher

"Great food, good customer service, cleared tables nicely, refilled water often, and happily put un-eaten food in takeaway containers for us to-go..."

Mae

"This place is warm, welcoming & super friendly. The service is quick, the staff are happy and they know what proper service is. The avocado & chicken..."

Nika Edgar-Brewer

"The vegetarian moussaka is amazing! Lovely wait staff an reasonable prices. The atmosphere is warm and friendly. Will definitely return to try more..."

Ange Robinson

"Came for dinner with a friend for her birthday last week. Had the vege moussaka, and it was unreal, so good. The hummus on the side, best I've ever..."

Emma Rozema

"Nice decor and good food. Very quick service. Meat and veges all were fresh.. Lamb kofte were amazing.. The desert portion is also big and can be..."

Richa Khattar Goyal

"I've never been disappointed with babaganoush. Best service in Hamilton, great food and reasonably priced. They accommodated our group of 15 with..."

Mary

"Dropped be here for a late lunch while passing through Hamilton. Service was top notch - the manager was nice enough to help me charge my phone while..."

Danny

"We came here for lunch with a couple of hungry kids who needed quick feeding. Good, quick service in a nice atmosphere - Turkish without being..."

Hungry Family

"Mediterranean food in hamilton ..? Ur first choice should be babaganush restaurant. Warm and welcoming staff, i had ordered a platter and it was..."

Miara

"A fantastic place for supreme Mediterranean type cuisine. The ambience matches the type of cuisine. Gourmet pizzas and Moussaka stand out. Highly..."

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"Last minute dinner decision at a family gathering last week and we all agreed on babaganush as a few of us hadn't tried it before.Boom! Sooo..."

Brad Lalich

"Great location parking no problem. We sat outside very pleasant after a hot day. I had the beef mousaka, it was the best I had anywhere...."

Peter W

"Absolutely amazing and such great value for money!! It was super busy but our service was outstanding the food quality outstanding friendly lovely..."

Nicola Pere

"We came here for dinner. The restaurant was busy and could be noisy at times. Overall the ambiance was still nice.We started with the prawn..."

Tim Ng

"My most favourite restaurant! Great food n fab service. Amazing baklava n love the ambience. Really yummy pizzas too. Its a must try and a guaranteed..."

Shaz VanHaaren

"Awesome little cosy restaurant. I love the cushions and the colours of the place. Been in for lunch and dinner on several occasions and has never..."

Kayla

"My friends at work and I love Babaganush! We go there 4 days a week for coffee, and would go 5 days a week if they were open Mondays. The staff is..."

Maree

"The coffees are fantastic. The muffins delicious. The staff are very friendly and help set a warm and welcoming atmosphere that you want to enjoy..."

Gina Wallace

"Awesome customer service and atmosphere. Staff are exceptional and a perfect coffee with food to match every time. Kid friendly and always a..."

Rachel Beer

"Great service here. I enjoyed my meal (Beef Moussaka). I have dined here on several occasions. I also get coffee regularly and I can't fault their..."

Carolyn Steel

"Table for two at around 7.30 pm on a Friday. Didn't book, and it was lucky they had a table, it was pretty full!Food and service..."

Chris Beale

"Good food, but service was lacking.Took a good 20 minutes to get served after being seated!! No drink order taken.Waitress seemed..."

Aaron McFarlane

"Impromptu visit on a Thursday night. We did not book, I would recommend booking as half an hour later the restaurant was full.My partner for the..."

John Russell

"We went to Babaganush on Thursday evening lucky we booked a table before hand because the restaurant was fully packed.. the service was very quick..."

Parul Sharma

"A group of us dined here one evening recently. The service was friendly and helpful, the food was lovely.Lots of choice on the menu too. Some of the..."

Briandijones

"We dined here on a Saturday night and the restaurant was rather full but service was still prompt and our meals arrived quicker than expected. The..."

Nina

"We dined here on a Friday night with our three children aged 6-13. There were other diners with children, so we felt very relaxed about being there..."

Karen M

"We had lunch at Babaganush today. My husband was not keen as he is fussy and is not willing to try ethnic food or anything different, however I..."

Colleen Stacey

"This charming restaurant was a pleasant surprise to new comers to Hamilton. We were passing though and were looking for some tasty mediterranean..."

Alison Preston

"It's really hard to find a restaurant vegetarian meal that is different, so I was pleasantly surprised when friends recently took us to Babaganush..."

Celeste Bowden

"Funky little place! Walked in off the street...great timing luckily there was a table available as it was VERY busy so maybe best to book first...but..."

NICOLE

"We had a lovely birthday dinner at Babaganush. The prices were very reasonable (including wine), and we pre-ordered a birthday cake which was..."

Fiona Butler

"Indulge you taste buds at this warm and welcoming restaurant.As you take a seat on the well cushioned chairs and indulge in the vibrant..."

Heaven

"Joined a large group here last night for dinner, at frist glance I felt the place was trying to be authentic but not quite getting there but was..."

Coffee Lover

"What initially drew us to the restaurant was the lunch special they had displayed outside. Starving after a long day, a friend and I stopped by this..."

Yatchi

"Had a quick yet great lunch while visiting Hamilton. Place was quite busy with locals - always a good sign. Service was excellent. Food - very good!..."

Vladimir G

"The best Turkish food of our family in Hamilton. Excellent service, quick to serve, food is so fresh and high quality, Lovely and cozy place. Highly..."

Serena Li

"So delicious and huge portions for the dinner mains! Well worth the money! Lovely atmosphere and the banana + chicken pizza was very interesting and..."

Sheela

"We went as a big group We had a set menu which had excellent choices And the food Wow! Delicious Flavoursome Beautifully presented Generous portions..."

Theo Roodakker

"Wasn't sure looking at it from the outside, but after you walk through the doors it's beautiful! Comfortable cushions on the wall seats, which are..."

Emma Riddell

"Went for lunch as my office is nearby. Had mixed kebab rice and was quite good. Can get better with service but no issues so will definitely come..."

Rohit Batra

"Great food and many options. Staff are kind and attentive and always ready to help. Price isn’t bad for the quality and is good to bring larger..."

Tay

"Babaganush was amazing! The food was outstanding, I forgot to get a photo of our entree, it was the garlic bread and was fantastic! The kebab was..."

Jason Hagen

"The server lady was very friendly and helpful. A middle aged guy who I presume was the manager was great. The food was delicious and well priced. It..."

Conall Hayes

"The food was very delicious and service was great. Nancy brought the food to us and she was very friendly. I recommend this place if you’re..."

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