Work Xmas function last night for 14. Service was outstanding. Menu was varied and food delicious. Market fish beautiful. Good selection of wines at different price points. Very enjoyable and would recommend. Thank you.
I came to Gigi’s in Ponsonby to celebrate my 50th birthday, unfortunately, the evening was ruined by the behaviour of one of the older male staff members who was being horrible to his young wait staff in front of us, and gloating about how he was the owner. His tone and manner left a very poor impression, and I felt uncomfortable addressing it at the time. It’s such a shame, because the rest of the staff seemed pleasant and the atmosphere had real potential.
I went here for my birthday a couple weeks ago and had the best service and even better food! everything about this place was amazing & I will definitely be coming back! Shout out Hugo & the rest of the team that was on the night absolutely loved!
Warm and friendly family run restaurant serving traditional European dishes. The atmosphere is clean and stylish with elegant low lighting and plenty of space. The staff are absolutely amazing - their son and daughter were working that evening and were so attentive, charming, professional and quick. The food was quite good, perhaps a little pricey for the style and scale but well executed. My fish was a little overdone as hot vegetables came served on top of it which kept it cooking past the perfection it no-doubt left the pan in. Very tricky with a thin and delicate white fleshed fish. The chef was very kind to carefully consider allergies and alter the dishes.
The ripeye steak was of excellent quality and I was pretty happy with it despite its little size. Great service was provided. a pleasant, unhurried dinner. love the lighting. lovely welcome staff
It was my first time here. I had the chargrilled rib eye, brocollini as a side dish, and the tiramisu. Hands down best steak ever. What I was dreaming of all week - a good steak. Luckily, they didn't disappoint. The tiramisu was tasty but standard. The service could be better. I found it difficult to get the staffs attention early on to put in our drinks and later mains orders.
Food was nice. The let down was the end of the night when we approached the counter to pay our bill (we were in a group of 8 people) and the staff member gave us the doc and a calculator to work the bill out ourselves. It was a long process and I am sure he could have ticked items off using his computer perhaps? Especially when you are paying $44 for a main, I would expect a slightly better service.
The restaurant is based in a trendy area and very much follows that vibe. Staff was friendly and efficient. The snapper was tasty and well presented. Unfortunately the gnocchi was a bit burnt. Overall ok.
Food so delicious it was an emotional experience! Great drinks list, excellent cocktails, brilliant service.
I booked a table for 5. 2 adults and 3 kids to celebrate my wife's birthday. Before I went there, I called them to find out if I can bring a cake. They have no issue with that at all. Upon arrival, we were greeted by the friendly staff and they took us to our table. They were very friendly and accommodating. They went through the menu with us and they were willing to prepare fish and chips for our little one. We ordered a chef special entrée which is pork meatball with tomato sauce and fried sage; a fish and chips, a confit duck with asparagus, peas, French lentils and quince jelly; a market fish which is john dory and a chargrilled medium rare eye fillet with chunky chips and herb-garlic butter. The mains are abit small in portion but they are very nice. After our meal, they prepared the cake and even lighted a candle for us. We have a good time. We will come again.
The Ponsonby Road Bistro is located at 165 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland 1011, New Zealand
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