southern cross garden bar restaurant

the southern cross, is without a doubt, one of the best dining options in wellington. 

the amount of vegan options on the menu is impressive and i am always more than satisfied with what i try there. i have recently been through every vegan option on the menu and strongly recommend the buddha bowl, mac n cheese and portobello benedict. 

they also cater for people with a paleo based diet and vegetarians. it makes eating out with anyone who has dietary requirements a charm. 

i also cannot stress enough how fabulous the cake cabinet is. again, the team at the southern cross cater for everyone and i always leave happily trying a new one of their vegan slices, usually raw and refined sugar free!

this is the one place in wellington i have always left feeling satisfied and never regretted a penny spent. 

the best spot in wellington, a winner!

love coming here! stone grill is amazing and i love the atmosphere! this place is great on a nice summer night as the court yard has these cool lanterns on the ceiling and a great outdoor bar

yum yum yum!! i love this place.

there are so many vegetarian and vegan options for every imaginable course, which makes me beyond happy as it is rare to find somewhere where i have so many choices.

although, because of the unusual abundance of options, i panicked and ended up just ordered boring old eggs, i certainly wasn't disappointed!!

there was enough sauce to float a boat in, soft and gooey eggs, and very fresh spinach.

also had a peanut butter milkshake that made me fall even more in love than i already was, and it came out nice and promptly!

staff also informed us as soon as we walked in about their delays which was nice and very helpful of them, but didn't deter us at all.

my only complaint would be that we were sitting in a booth outside, and while lovely and warm, the bench was way too far away from the table for anyone under 6ft, and the bench slopped downwards towards the table making it hard-ish to stay seated. nothing a little more padding couldn't fix!!

they also forgot one of our milkshakes we ordered later in the meal, though this was left off the bill so no harm, no foul.

fantastic outdoor dining allowing for a mix of environments both inside formal and outdoor informal. great food with a great range to choose from.

amazing outdoor garden bar with delicious food!! we ordered all of the starter plates which were so nice we didn't need much mains at all. would definitely recommend the crunchy corn balls. we also got given a couple of pieces of brownie free as there were a couple of us who had birthdays that week. would 100% go back again!

went here on saturday morning for breakfast, my god the service was amazing i'm a complete hospo snob and actually couldn't find anything to fault even with a 3 year olds birthday party going on behind us, every little detail was looked after the food was fast and the wait staff couldn't have been nicer - congrats guys, that's how it should be done everywhere!

the fish was dry, the chips were cold and overly crispy, the coleslaw was haphazard (no love). 3 sirloins all came out well done, such a waste. the staff however were friendly and they had a good beer selection.

very disappointed yesterday (26th april), a holiday, to find that one of our favourite restaurants was understaffed, cold, and kept us waiting. we waited well over an hour after placing our orders for the food to be delivered. when the food arrived it was lukewarm, for two of us in particular, leathery and barely edible. this was spinach that i couldn't cut through, and bacon that i had to pick up in my fingers. i gave up. and this was my birthday treat with family. our guess was that an attempt had been made to keep these meals warm for a lengthy time while making the others, but there were only six of us. it wasn't a big crowd there either. there was no communication while we waited.

i hate this place and their stuck up patronage plus they charge like wounded bulls for something i can get at countdown for a 10nth of the price

came inside and asked where i ordered and they said at the table and for me to go find a seat in the garden(where i wanted to sit) and someone would come take my order and serve me. i have been out here sitting and waiting for 20 minutes now and theres waiters and waitresses walking to other customers and they see me here but no one is coming to serve me or to even give water or anything. not even a menu.

came here for a friend's birthday party. although the dinner menu was a special catering menu, it was good food. portions were good and the service was amazing, complimented the party well. the lighting was a little dim for a large group catering but there is enough space for large groups which is good. (we had a group of around 20, which they had a private room around the back behind the bar).
7/10

such a great place but chef really under cooked meat in my cross burger

quick prompt service, great selection of yummy food. been going here for years, they have never disappointed me

honestly one of the worst experiences i’ve ever had at a restaurant. we were part of a booking that a family member made at the restaurant and showed up only to find out that the manager that took our booking didn’t even write it down and they didn’t have a table for us. to make things worse that manager wasn’t on that night so the other manager tried to call him only to have him ignore and not pick up any calls. in the end they ended up giving us a function room but from here things only got worse. of course i felt bad for the waitress that was serving us since it was just her waiting on 20 or more people and she seemed quite panicked but honestly the wait for food as just not on. we wearied so long for entrees and mains only to have them all bland, dry and very gross honestly the only good things we had was the water and soda the garlic bread was alright but it’s safe to say that my family and i won’t ever return. it’s such a pricey place for food like that and even the fact that the manager messed up our booking left a very bad impression on all us. it’s hard to believe how this place has 4.1 stars when it doesn’t live up to that at all. my suggestion is save your money and go somewhere else that’s much more worth than this place

all in all the food was pretty top notch, we had the welly on a plate burger as well as a few entrees which we enjoyed. however, the service did not match this. the lady at the front of house didn’t smile once, i told her we had a booking & she just turned around grabbed some menus & started walking away so we hesitantly followed. our waiters were friendly but as soon as we finished our drinks we weren’t asked if we would like another one, but just if we would like the empty glasses taken away. after our entrees they cleared our plates as well taking our forks, when our mains were brought out they didn’t replace the forks. once our mains were finished not once were asked if we wanted to see the dessert menu. i may just be acting picky but the whole experience felt like we were just being rushed through.