fish restaurant

food is good and service isnicebut the way they arranged parking is shocking. security in front will tell you that hilton sorts the parking whereas once you pay the bill hilton staff tells you that there are exceptions and you have to pay full price to wilson parking. if you want to charge for parking, put a sign in front of the gate and please don't confuse people. very sour taste after anicemeal.

took my parents to a birthday lunch for my mum here, had someniceviews as we managed to get a window seat. very tidy dining area.
got the bread with a tomato & balsamic vinegar mousse for starters, was a bit unsure of it at first but tasted amazing. only bad thing is the vinegar sinks to the bottom of the mousse so need to fish it out to make sure you get the full taste of the mousse.
for starters 3 of us had the crumbed prawns with a sauce that was a little bit too spicy for my liking, however prawns were big and deliciously cooked. dad got the smoked fish cakes, which he enjoyed but did say the smoked flavour was very strong. the waiter also explained that the chef loved to put sprinklings of sun dried tomatoes on everything which was true with the prawns.
for mains i had the skin on fried tarakihi, not something i'd normally go for but very happy i did. skin was crispy and fish was well cooked. potatoes were a good side, and the sauce was yummy but not enough for the dish. did have to season my fish a little bit more as found it lacked enough salt.
partner had the pork belly. it was tender and rated in the top 3 pork bellys he has had. we were sad the portion wasn't a little bit bigger.
mum had salmon which she enjoyed and left a very clean plate, while my dad had the fish and chips that came with a lot of chips. the fish and batter was good though.
all and all it was a good lunch. some portions/amounts could have been a little bit bigger.

had a lovely experience here, the view from every seat is absolutely amazing during the sunset and you can definitely get some reallynicegram shots!

the food was great, however as we used first tables, it excludes all the dishes including crayfish so we were unable to get the full experience and try all the different dishes. if you’re not a big fan of chocolate you might find desserts a little tricky, as all the desserts (besides the cheeseboard (?) ) had chocolate in it.

the service was good, there was one waiter who had to serve an entire room of customers and not once did we feel like we had gotten lesser service than any other restaurant.

ambience: 5/5
food: 4/5
service: 5/5

love this place for fine dining.  the restaurant is very elegant with sea/water view.  also you get aniceview of the city and the "cloud".  the service was very good and the seafood was very well cooked and yummy.  all in all i'd give this place a 5/5.

service: 5/5
food quality: 5/5
food quantity: 4/5
presentation: 5/5
environment: 5/5
price: 4/5

great restaurant and beautiful view located in hilton hotel. staff areniceand friendly. definitely come back with my family again. thanks.

unfortunately didn't hear back re booking but fronted up anyway. met by maitre de who admitted he read the booking but didn't reply!
on being seated in aniceposition, menus given to us, my friends was marked and dirty which we felt was not good for silver service restaurant.( perhaps being picky!)
lunch menu was excellant, food and service during our lunch was excellant, so overall a pleasant lunch.

would recommend to friends as special place.
jan

nice food andniceview! the waiter recommended tooth fish to us, mouth feel was interesting, not like regular fish teast in my brain but we really like it.

surprisingly the portion wasn’t small (at least the market fish), can’t even finish it. andnicestarter.
over $80 pp with 8 ppl + a bottle of wine.

finally went for the serendipity high tea on sunday. the waiter wasniceenough to go through the menu with us and explain that because of level 2 restrictions everything would be table service.
we noticed when we walked in that the food was already out on the buffet counter which needed up affecting the salads and made the leaves wilt.
for $55 per person they serve you up to 2 pots of zealong tea each and unlimited high tea items.
i think if it weren't for level 2 we would have enjoyed it more because we would have been able to go and choose what we wanted. felt a little bad that their were certain items on the trays that we didnt try.
it wasnicethat we were able to reorder items we liked. scones were served fresh from the oven which i really would have liked for the salads too.
view was beautiful and it was just aniceexperience for a sunday.
for an extra $20 per person you can get bottomless prosecco.

honestly for a fancy place - it is not very fancy. despite that, food wasnice(though overpriced). i liked the tuna entree. service was amazing though, simply spot on.

one of the best dining experiences i've had, staff were great and knowledgeable. the food highlighted nz seafood perfectly and the location was verynicetoo.

bj was our server and he was absolutely beyond expectations, so lovely and made great conversations with us. we made sure to give him anicetip he deserved it, made our night so much more enjoyable + the food was amazing i highly recommend this place.

absolutely amazing. lamb melts and it is beautifully cooked, the tooth fish even though it is not amazingly plated, all the flavours in the dish blend together and they make a party in your mouth. less good, the lobster as main is a 100% kiwi dish. too much sauce for anicepiece of lobster. the starters needed a little bit more flavouring, except from the crab where the broth was cooked to perfection. the deserts.. to die for. we had the crack tart and the chocolate mousse. divine. and the cherry on top? the service! jacob took his time to help us with the wine choices, to explain the dishes and was really knowledgeable. a night to repeat! the true review should be a 4.5, but that option doesn't exist. it just doesn't take the 5 star because of details but it is definitely close!

verynicerestaurant within hilton hotel. great location, speechless views,nicefood, wide wine selections and great services. great place for special occasions.

veryniceatmosphere, staffs are friendly. we ordered oysters, raw market fish oka and tiger prawns as starter. oysters are super fresh and meaty , we also love the flavour of the fish oka. the tiger prawns was very salty tho. for the mains, we had lamb belly and scotch fillet, both of them were delicious! we thoroughly enjoyed the whole dining experience.