prego

absolutely love this place - by far one of the best italian restaurants in auckland. the place is always packed but their service is consistently great. their mushroom pizza and duck risotto are our all time favourite!!! this is one of the places that we will always go back.

the duck all'anatra will change your life

the duck all'anatra will change your life

the duck all'anatra will change your life

the duck all'anatra will change your life

service : firstly you don’t need to call for a booking, found this out when we called and got hung up on. went here last night for dinner along with my partner, and we felt as if we weren’t treated as well as the other customers because my partner and i are quiet young. first, it was a cold night and we were seated outside, which is fine, however all the other diners were asked if they wanted a blanket and had regular check ups, as for us we ordered our food and had to keep asking the waitress/ waiter to take the order for our next meal. we had a total of four different servers and only one of them were lovely but it felt as though it was all over the place.

food: the wait for food wasn’t too bad, the entree was pretty average to the point i don’t even remember what i ate. the fettuccine alfredo was good but i felt as though i have tried nicer fettuccine or similar from cheaper restaurants, one word to describe it would be underwhelming. lastly we had a crème brûlée, i have traveled the world and tried many crème brûlée’s, in fact i try one at every restaurant i visit in order to find the perfect one, last night i had high hopes but was let down. the caramelised sugar glaze was thick and hard and there was a very overwhelming taste of egg, the food was yum, but was it worth the money?

overall: overall if i wanted a dining experience like that i wouldn’t want to spend that much money, probably won’t go back there again, the service was average except that one person and the food was overpriced for the lack of tastes.

2 stars & 1wish:
stars: nice environment, nice decoration, liked that there was outdoor heaters.
wish: attentive staff that looked happy to serve.

we went there last night for my birthday first time dining there due to all the great reviews !
they don’t take small group bookings wish they did bar was packed no place to wait .
waited in the car for 30 minutes till hostess informed us they have a table ready .
they were packed but didn’t stop the great service and plates from coming .
food was delicious place was pumping with busy atmosphere if you like quite dining it’s not the place for you .
over all we were happy with food atmosphere and service will go back again.

be far one of the best italian restaurants in auckland! the service was amazing and the ambiance was 10/10 (strongly recommend sitting outside for dinner- there's really good music, a heater and fairy lights on the tree). we went on a saturday night and of course prego was packed. the wait time was actually only around 30 minutes and it went by pretty fast while we had a drink at the bar.

to kick the evening off, we had some apero spritz (which was off the menu). it was very delicious and refreshing and definitely brought me back to italy. we then shared the cavatelli with chicken, mushrooms and bacon. oh my, what a winning combo- the chicken was super tender, the pasta can be a bit more firm but the creamy sauce made this dish a killer and i almost licked the plate after finishing up the pasta. we also shared a bianco pizza and again the mushrooms and white mozzarella was just perfect. i also asked for extra parmesan and chili flakes and the experience couldn't have been made better. we finished off the night the italian way- by ordering two limoncello shots. unfortunately those were quite light and too sweet. overall, i'd strongly recommend prego and i'd definitely return again and again!

anyone who knows me knows that i live to eat italian food. i will eat it, drink it, snort it, and ingest it pretty much any way i can. i have eaten more italian meals than i can count. and i can honestly say that one of the if not the best italian meal i've ever had was at this restaurant last night.

to celebrate my 29th my friends took me here. they bought a cake and we arrived there early. the place was buzzing despite the horrendous weather we'd been having all weekend. we were promptly greeted and sat at the bar with drinks in our hands waiting on our table to open up.

the staff took the cake we brought in, to the kitchen right away and wished me a happy birthday. restaurant managers and owners don't realise this, but patrons like myself don't judge restaurants based solely on their meals or their own experiences at a place. we also notice the little things. we were seated at the bar when i noticed that the manager/owner kept giving her staff encouraging pats on the back and touched their hands briefly to thank them for doing something. this was great to watch because they were so busy and it was apparent by how quickly and efficiently the staff moved and the  manager was equally busy.

anyway finally we got seated within 15 min (exactly when our reservation was made) and someone from our party cancelled. the setting and chair was cleared promptly. one of us ordered the lamb, so one else ordered the calamari and two if us ordered the saltimbocca di pollo. 

creamy, light, decadent, satisfying are all the words that come to mind when i think of the dish. it was two pieces of scaloppini with the skin off (so pleased with that). and a rich buttery lemon sage cream with roast

potatoes and a bit of prosciutto wedged between the two buts if chicken breast. perfection. 

i can honestly say that it was the coup de grâce in the whole experience that was prego and i mean that in the best way possible. i was blown away because everything from the service to the demeanour of the waiting staff was just a buildup to a great meal. 

would happily go back. 

most flavourful italian food ive ever had in new zealand. the location it great, service is amazing, and just the food was good! everything on the plate went well with everything else. some may say its pricy but the quality of food and service your getting is absolutely worth it.

we came here last night for hens dinner and truly enjoyed our experience .

i would say the highlight is their super wait staff. in particular our waiter who was a young guy super bubbly and had knowledge on everything on the menu and where to go afterwards . basically 12 of us asked him for his opinion on what to eat and he gave us a full run down. possibly the best service we have ever received so thank you! prego don’t let this star go

food was great , nice big portions and at a very fair price for the quality. i loved my bianco pizza the crust and base were delicious and garlicky. the prawn pasta was good not as flavour full though.

most definitely will return

it is one of my favourite italian resturant. every time i visit here they don’t dissapoint me with the quality of their food. love their creamy pasta and fresh seafood wood fire pizza they taste phenomenal.

i have been going to prego for over 20 years and i would have had over 250+ meals there in my time....

the service is exceptional... the food has always been great... and the espresso martinis are legendary!!!!

over this time i have gotten to know all the staff so when coming back for a meal at home!! i look forward to many more years of dining!!!

had a work dinner there. was a decent place, gets very crowded. i enjoyed their garlic bread. was very soft and fresh. i ordered the spaghetti agaloi with chicken. it was good pasta for sure. for being an oil based pasta, it wasn’t overly oily which made the dish more enjoyable. for the dessert, i ordered the tiramisu which i was very disappointed in. i tried the trio sherbet my colleague had ordered, which was sooo much more better. the flavours they serve was very refreshing and tasty. wouldn’t mind going again to try a few more dishes as they have so many options. i felt that their portions was decent but still a bit pricy. but quantity was overall was nice and fresh for sure.

prego is a long time favourite. we went today for a leisurely ladies lunch and catch up. the food and service was amazing as usual. the weather wasn’t quite up to it today but when it’s sunny nothing can beat an afternoon spent in the courtyard!

went here last night for my friend's birthday. the service was great, the place is very busy and the food was amazing. takes me back to italy! prices are quite high and top notch. but the ambience and the service makes up for it. i ordered the linguine all marinara and bellini for drink. loved both very much!

always busy place but always top service and amazing food there. their pizza is one of the best in auckland and their pasta and linguine always die for! you could feel you always are looked after very well.

i'm always on the look out for a good pasta.

service here is your usual standard and the ambience is nice and modern. we had the pesce, spaghetti agioli and fettuccine alfredo. they were all very delicious and brought out in a timely manner. i will say though it is a tad on the expensive side and the portions are a tad small as well but other wise it's a nice place.