sidart

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wifey took me here on a surprised dinner. was wonderful, fully enjoyed the ambience and the art on the plate. thanks guys for making it an enjoyable night.

amazing, amazing food! definitely get the 4 course al a carte menu-you'll want to try alot!
highly recommend the cured salmon and the duck-both delicious.
service is fantastic, warm and not over done.
apartment-esque room with a great view creates an intimate setting.
keen for a second visit!

best food, excellent service, been around the world but new zealand has the best place by far. must do the 9 course with wine matching - the best 4 hour dinner course - amazing.
and they some how knew it was my birthday dinner and surprised me at the end, and also gave mini treats to take home.

simply brilliant!

went for the tuesday test kitchen with a group of friends. didn't quite know what to expect but was extremely happy with the quality of food and service. the 8-course degustation menu was truly artistic! the flavour combinations were out of the world. the service was fantastic too. we had a vegetarian at the table, however they seamlessly catered to that. overall the evening was perfect! will surely go back.

my wife & i went for a test kitchen on tuesday. it's an 8-course test menu which lasted from 6:30 to 9:00. all dishes were beautifully thought out, prepared & cooked. the last course with brown sugar (pudding), dill, mandarin & marsala, ended the dinner on a high note. (food - 5/5; service - 5/5; ambience - 4.5/5)

birthday dinner was a varied experience at sidart. saturday night, and the place was generously packed - perhaps 2 tables free. there was a centre table of 4 in the middle of the restaurant, which proved to be the bane of the rest of the diners for the entire evening. a bunch of young arrogant over-achieving medical registrars, one of which insisted on spending the entire evening baying at the top of his lungs pronouncing on all matter of patient problems - the final straw was when he guffawed "and i said i'm sure that you didn't get that gonorrhoea infection on your finger from a scratch!!" haw haw haw.. indeed sir, and that's when we decided to leave - fortunately after the last course of the 10-course tasting menu.
it was a mixed bag - the amuse bouche augured well for the evening, a mouth and texture treat of salmon and avocado - both of which i personally despise - but sidart had concocted something superb from this over-used pairing. the monkfish was acceptable, and the next course of trevally was, unfortunately very dry. the quail was the highlight of the courses - complex but well balanced - and this brings me to the problem with sidart: balance and editing. for example, the next dish of ostrich w/ coffee, haloumi and licorice - the schmear of which tipped the balance of the dish into the - well - distasteful. perhaps it's my unrefined palate, but someone needs to let sid know that there is a preponderance of ingredients on the plate, all of which may not necessarily need to be there. editing. that's not to say that we won't be back there soon. the creativity and flair on display in sidart's food is worthy of a another visit - just not with loud mouths around.

we came to sidart for friday lunch and had the 6-course vegetarian tasting menu. it was my first time trying indian fusion fine-dining and it was easily one of the the most impressive meals i’ve had in auckland. the service was fantastic, the food was innovative and delicious, and the presentation of each dish was impecable. i’ve often found the vegetarian dishes at fine-dining restaurants lacking in flavour but this was not the case at sidart. i really enjoyed the indian flavours that sid brilliantly infuses into local kiwi ingredients, it was truly a unique dining experience.

omg-first experience of 5 course degustation and wow.... came here tonight (saturday) for early dinner option... every dish and flavours and detail was truly excellent... with excellent service as well... will be back!

there is nothing i could have faulted with my meal last night. the complexity of flavors and textures. the staff were attentive without being overbearing. i would definitely recommend the tasting menu.

i now understand the name.
my meal was absolutely exquisite. i expected good presentation but it was more than that,the food was just beautiful!! it was indeed art and bursting with flavour.
i highly recommend sidart to dine out on a high class evening.

we came here for my mom’s birthday on saturday. we opted for the 7 course meal with the wine pairings. amazing service from matt as expected. the food was great. a couple dishes that were my favourite were the second fish dish and the beef. also i asked for the lychee and tamarind mock tail to have alcohol and that was a winner. i loved it. it’s my favourite cocktail. we end up staying for over 4 hours. so i suggest if you wanted to do the 7 course then book it at an earlier time.

oh sidart was amazing!
went there last night with my family and the service and food was 💯
definitely not a place you and girls go to, to get fed, but a place where you can sit and taste the food and appreciate it.
in every dish, including dessert, you could definitely taste a little bit of that indian cuisine, i don’t know what spices it is or what flavour i’m talking about when i say that but that’s something me and mum acknowledged over the night as we are very regular at indian takeaways and have relatives who always bring indian food over.

very appreciative of the experience and would love to come again, when i get the money 🤣

great experiance

came here to celebrate my 6 year anniversary. i think its definitely a nice place for a special date and well worth the money for the experience. we got the 7 course meal but its definitely feels like more if you include all of the snacks and the pallet cleansers. 

we really enjoyed the beer (i think it was their own craft beer but unfortunately zomato has an outdated menu online so i cannot confirm.) the cocktail we ordered was also amazing – i saw a couple tables also order the same one so its definitely a popular one.

all of the snacks at the beginning was finger food, and quite delicious. they were all unique in their own way. my only complaint is that the prawn tart leaked slightly and the decorative seeds got stuck on the bottom of the tart and we were not sure if we were supposed to eat it or not (it was still delicious).
the crab dish was a tad too sour but still refreshing. the quail and fish dishes were also cooked perfectly.
the mango lassi as a pallet cleanser was one of the cutest desserts ever. it tasted so delicious and nostalgic at the same time.
the desserts were both delicious – personal preference but i would have preferred the honey dessert (with the honeycomb gel) to finish rather than the second dessert with the dried orange.

overall, i had a lovely experience, and i think that sidart does an amazing execution of incorporating indian spices and cuisine to influence their dishes.