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EPOLITOS

Friday, December 10, 2010

[Pictures: David Straight] God, Epolito’s is good. If you can be bothered driving out to One Tree Hill. Do bother. The pizzas are huge, ginormous even. Almost impossible to finish between three. The best one, in our opinion, is the artichoke, lemon (real lemon, in slices) and parmesan one. They call it the Eastside. We [...]

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THE ENGINE ROOM

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

[Pictures: Todd Eyre] We were greeted with a cocktail menu, a good one. There was a Rhubarb Sour and a Mellow Yellow, a delicious fuzzy confection with tequila and limoncello and gin. The Engine Room is light and bright and airy. There are no table cloths, the service is relaxed but responsive. In fact, the [...]

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SUNDAY PAINTERS

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

[Pictures: Todd Eyre] Sunday Painters is a wee bit raucous and slightly slapdash, but it really works. The staff seem to know everyone; the place is full of middle-aged ladies hooting over bottles of red wine. Reportedly, the owners got together after talking about opening a restaurant for years at their Sunday painting group and [...]

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PONSONBY ROAD BISTRO

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

It’s a bit of a pity that the Ponsonby Road Bistro’s footpath tables are often hogged by hard-faced blondes clutching glasses of chardonnay, for it is a very fine restaurant – the kind we here at Eat Here Now would like to see more of. It’s slick but not pretentious, the food is exemplary and [...]

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COCO’S CANTINA

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Coco’s Cantina feels like a local: a warm, friendly, dark and ever busy one. Service is capable and welcoming. The decor is a mish-mash of gingham tablecloths and vintage odds and ends, and it works, with more cosy corners than seems logical. This is not fine dining, but it is very good dining – and priced accordingly. [...]

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