Reviews - Ponsonby Road Bistro - 165 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland

Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year 2011
Runner-Up

"We love... that dining here is always fun and buzzy. And always delicious, of course, whether you drop in for a pizza or treat yourself to three courses. Then there's the friendly, slick service from Melissa Morrow and her team – they're a big part of the winning formula." View the review

Sunday Star Times
Review: Ponsonby Road Bistro

"Pumpkin and ricotta tortellini with sage butter, amaretti crumbs and parmesan - partnered with a Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2007. Looks great and tastes even better: perfect plump pumpkin pillows." View the review

Metro The 50 Best Restaurants in Auckland
Finalist -  Best Service, Finalist - Best Wine List, Runner-up - Best Upmarket Bistro

"If there was a prize for the best comfort/cool combo, we'd give it to PRB and if there was one for dedication to food in the face of easy money for drinking, PRB would get that too" View the review

Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year 2011
Finalist

"People-watch from the pavement tables at this buzzy Ponsonby Rd favourite or nestle into the leather banquettes inside. Great food and sterling service are constants" View the review

NZ Herald
Ponsonby Road Bistro Review

"Being a first-timer to this popular eatery I was alive to my first impressions - bustling, blond, hip, gorgeous, well-groomed. The layout of the large space is clever, with different seating areas sectioned off and each feeling like it has its own style" View the review

Eat Here Now
Ponsonby Road Bistro Review

"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 the prices are reasonable. It may be the perfect place in Ponsonby for a long lunch" View the review

Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year 2010
Best Casual Dining Metropolitan Runner-up

"When the clever crew from Ponsonby favourite Rocco opened this eatery as Ponsonby Road Bistro in 2009, they captured the zeitgeist of well-priced bistros and did it with style and aplomb.
Everything on the crowd-pleasing menu is under $30 (steak aside), the wine list is a cut above (and we like that you can get 500ml carafes), and the fit-out has an air of urbane cool with a welcoming vibe from the engaging staff" View the review