fish restaurant

love this place for fine dining.  therestaurantis very elegant with sea/water view.  also you get a nice view 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

greatrestaurantand beautiful view located in hilton hotel. staff are nice and friendly. definitely come back with my family again. thanks.

good place for fine dining. the food is good and the service is prompt. the fish and chips was perfectly cooked. duck was over cooked but the creamy risotto made it a winner. great setup of therestaurantand picturesque harbour view.

we first dined at fishrestaurantalmost four years ago and were wowed by the experience. true fine dining. food was great; the flavours were complex; staff were truely professional and well presented. we still talk about the chacolate fondant we had from time to time with fond memory. last weekend was the 4th or 5th time we had dinner there. somehow it has lost that wow factor. food is pretty good, nothing wrong, but just not on the same level. a bit one dimensional, instead of different layers of flavours. the background music had that heavy beat and wasn't really ideal for a relaxing dining experience. the gap between 2 courses is too short, ten minutes at most. bang bang bang! if we didn't order a cheese board after desert, we would have finished our dinner in an hour and half! it's a goodrestaurantbut we wouldn't call it fine dining. it's a shame really. you have great location, great setup, etc. we hope you will improve and we will be happy to dine there again in the near future.

fish is a wonderfulrestaurantwith excellent service. food really flavoursome and beautifully presented. the only gripe that i have is that my kingcrab fishcakes were not properly drained so they were rather oily. the rest was lovely. the fishpot was superb indeed. will definitely go back.

one of my favoriterestaurantin auckland.
1. i love their view. especially at just before sun set in the summer.
2. main food was like 👋🏻👋🏾😬
but!! must try their entree menu called queen crab.
i used a spoon for a last drop of soup under crab. sooooooooo good. 👍🏻
3. most of all, i have to talk about deserts.
valrhona chocolate mouse with glass of pinot noir was the most orgasmic experience of my tongue.
4. so boring for their wine list. almost same for 2years. come on..it’s hilton right?🤨

very nicerestaurantwithin hilton hotel. great location, speechless views, nice food, wide wine selections and great services. great place for special occasions.

one of the best dining experiences i have had in a long time! the service was impeccable & the therestaurantwent above and beyond to cater to our needs including a complimentary dessert for my mum for her birthday. the crayfish mac n cheese and clams were delicious as well as the tataki! highly recommend! also had the truffle fries, salmon and lamb and all were great! therestaurantitself was beautiful in the interior and the view also! also had the pear tart and crack pie for dessert and they were both great!! 5 stars!

they cancelled my booking on valentine's day

my partner and i booked our valentine's day dinner via a first table (which provide a great service btw) at fish for 14/02 at 5:30 pm on the 8th of feb.
we have received a confirmation from first table and from fishrestaurantabout our booking.
on 11/02 i received one call from fish that i could not answer because i was driving. i called them back 28 minutes after and no one answered.
i thought they (fish) were just trying to confirm my booking. they never tried to call me again.
i was super excited to go there with my partner. by the photos, it was a very romantic place and it would be perfect to celebrate valentine's day. i've planned what we would order, imaged both of us there looking at the ocean and having a nice moment together. so many expectations.
on the 14th of feb, valentine's day we arrived at therestaurantat 5:15 pm. the manager received us at the entrance and straight away advised we could no longer redeem our first table booking (that was scheduled for that specific day and time) that night because they had a set menu for valentine's day. i was hoping he would offer us the set menu and let us use the voucher for the day and time we have booked for. it did not happen. 
after all my expectations, plans and etc my partner and i went walking on the streets to find arestaurantthat was not fully booked.
i was so so so so disappointed with fish restaurant. they messed up with our valentine's day. they did not e-mail me to cancel (they actually e-mailed me on the day confirming the booking), they did not txt me, they did not try to call me again (the manager said they tried to call multiple time, which was not true because i can prove they called me just once). they let us go there to say on our faces we no longer could redeem our booking. it is extremely unprofessional and sad. it was not about money, it is about people's feeling and respect.

came to the fishrestaurantwith my partner to celebrate valentine’s day. it was great. the food was absolutely amazing, service was great. very friendly staff. me and my partner enjoyed thoroughly. oh! and yes the views are mind blowing. definitely coming back for more amazing time.

fish is actually located within the hilton hotel which is at the very end of princes wharf, gotta go for a bit of a walk to get there, it's a nice walk though. therestaurantinterior and decor is very nice, situated on the first floor of the hilton hotel, you can get a pretty nice view out into the harbour, day or night, i prefer this place at night because you get to see the cloud on the opposite side lit up, and some city line views which really adds to the ambience.

food here is ... top notch. presentation is on point, can't really complain about the service either, very attentive staff who are knowledgeable about their menu. food itself also tastes very good, i really liked their kingfish bites (which were complimentary) and the queen crab (there was so much flavour in these it's hard to believe. my got the fish and chips for my main and that was just ok, maybe i'll try something else next time but it definitely wasn't bad.

so this is definitely a place for a fancy date or you just some privacy and quiet dining, because as opposed to a lot of other fine dining joints in auckland, fish is actually pretty low key, so you don't feel like a crowd eating here.

not as impressed as i thought i would be with thisrestaurantbut it was still great. wonderful service and great location over looking the harbour. i do think the food is a bit over priced compared to other similar restaurants in the area. we shared the bread and brown butter to start it was nice, the brown butter was delicious. everyone else had an entree to start and said they were all great. for main i had the crayfish tail. it was good but not wow like i thought it would be especially for the price. it lacked much flavour and was really just a piece of crayfish with a few plain potatoes and plain fennel? didn't seem too inspired. i tried my husband's salmon dish, it was incredible, i definitely had food envy. for desert i had the pear tart, it had wonderful flavours.

amazing service, ambience and food. therestaurantlives up to their name by serving a variety of seafood items. sashimi is a must try.. soo fresh! beautifully presented main dishes. we had the flounder and the charsiu fish... yumm! their wine selections are excellent too. nice place to go on a date or for a intimate catchup. worth to checkout!

this is a long overdue review. we went there in november last year. had a high expectation before we went because of its fame and location. yet the experience was fairly disappointing.

we didn’t feel welcome when we reached the place, no greeting and no smile. it’s not the kind of service you would expect from a place like this. the waitresses were a bit arrogant i have to say. and i hate saying this, but i definitely saw a different attitude when the waitresses talked to us and other local guests. this is awful.

the food was ok. but i could certainly find something better in melbourne, with cheaper price and better service.

once again, this should not be the service i get from arestaurantin hilton. not worth the price and i would not recommend any of my friends to go.

came for a special occasion and we were keen on the set menu and they have their volvo ocean race menu on so we gave it a try.

initial impression wasn't good, the steps leading up to therestaurantwere filthy, disappointing for a place such as the hilton. service is nice and friendly, a bit slow considering the place wasn't even half full and i take into consideration our waiter wasn't a from here but he didn't understand us when we asked for a cc & dry and a g & t. i found that a bit strange and had to explain what those drinks were and what went into them.
the runner from the kitchen was very polite, friendly and always had a big smile on her face when she came to our table, that was nice.

the ambience is nice, we sat right next to the glass wall/windows which weren't clean and the place is relatively quiet so we had to whisper our conversation for the night.

all of the food came out in good time and again was just nice, nothing with wow factor though, it all seemed like straight forward dishes, if anything it was overpriced for what we got compared to other set menus around the city. but i guess rates are high being on the water.

not necessarily a bad experience but not a great one either.