My partner and I went to Rita for our birthdays and had one of the best meals of our lives! Their menu changes every day and they offer additional appetizers for an extra price. Every dish that was brought to us was delicious! I have no complaints. The confit duck melted in my mouth, the beef stock complimented the ricotta gnocchi perfectly, and I'm still dreaming of the citrus profiterole. We ordered Negronis to go with our meals and they were very well made. The staff was kind, attentive, and informative. The restaurant is quaint and modern. Altogether, we spent $249. It's pricy, but it's worth it if you want to treat yourself!
This cute and intimate little spot presents a creative prix fixe menu of three courses for $95NZ, decided each night by the chefs (with vegetarian/pescatarian options if notified in advance). Everything was good on a Wednesday night, particularly the lamb tagine and broccoli with blue cheese. We also had lovely, attentive service from Florence. Reservations are essential.
We had the absolute pleasure of dining here on Saturday evening.
It's getting hard to find a menu where both food and wine are equal in terms of what they deliver, but the quality Rita's delivers of both just blew me away.
From the curated wine list to the ambience of the venue - even the bathrooms were an experience. The casual grace of both FOH and BOH staff -in an open kitchen nonetheless!- added to the overwhelmingly positive experience we had. I genuinely couldn't find a fault with Rita's.
I will rave about this restaurant until someone takes me again.
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