leinster road bistro

i have been to leinster road twice now, the first time was better than the second. thefoodis fairly average but it is expensive and i would rather spend this kind of money on something that i would rave about. my husband and i shared a starter, the parfait with crisp toast. we sent the toast back as it was soggy and looked as if it had been sitting around a bit!, but to be honest i don't think the chef did anything to it because when it was returned to our table it was just the same, we did not dare complain again. both our main courses were nice but not memorable. i had no idea that you could take byo this is definately not well advertised, wish i had known as the wine choice is really not good and is expensive. having said all of that the waitressing staff are very attentive and did a great job.

great restaurant in merivale, service is always top notch andfoodis always of a high standard. i went here with family and was a nice place to catch up. extensive wine list, byo corkage is slightly high though.

i went to leinster road restaurant a week ago now and found it to be a fantastic place to go for dinner and a few quiet drinks.
we walked in and was greated by a lovely young waitress. she seated us in a big lush booth which comfortably seated our party of 6.
the acoustics were great but the mix of reggae one minute and jazz the next didn't really do it for me.
i chose thai chicken salad and my partner had the beef fillet with french fries and salad.
he seemed to enjoy the beef and i totally loved my thai chicken salad, just such a great mix of flavors.
we decided we would share the cheese cake, was perfect size to share after a filling meal.
over all thefoodwas great and so was the service even if a bit reserved, but the waitress answered every question we had about the menu.
defiantly will be going back, prices were reasonable and the service was great.

this place is young but has class. the table waiting is a bit ordinary but thefoodobviously carries over from when the chef was at barcelona. not cheap, needs more marketing but is class food.

this restaurant deserves to be busier than it was the night we were there. parking right outside, lovely room, pleasant and professional staff and very good bistro food. a straight-forward menu without being boring and cooking that was simple but extremely well done. we had an excellent duck fois gras that could only be faulted for its huge portions (three of us only managed to eat half of the two servings that we ordered - one would have been plenty). this was followed by a fillet of tarakihi that was perfectly cooked with crispy skin, a delicious beef filet, and a rich and melt-in-the-mouth venison daube. the large portions all around left no room to try out the desserts. sure, you can get cheaper bistrofoodbut it can be hard to do simplefoodwell and these meals presented first-class ingredients handled expertly. we regarded it as good value for money.