southern cross garden bar restaurant

love coming here! stone grill is amazing and i love the atmosphere! this place is great on anicesummer 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 outniceand promptly!

staff also informed us as soon as we walked in about their delays which wasniceand 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.

amazing outdoor garden bar with delicious food!! we ordered all of the starter plates which were sonicewe 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!

overall -niceplace in good location. great food

food: good selection of cabinet and menu food. i dug into poached eggs on toast, a relatively sedate meal but nice.

service: we were told it would take a while as they were short staffed but it was a bit excessive. one of our group had to wait about 30 minutes for his coffee - he was desperately seeking a coffee to attempt to cure the previous nights affairs....

ambience:niceplace, not noisy despite being busy

what aniceplace! the staffs were excellent and very helpful. the food was great, the eggs were cooked to perfection. would go here again for dinner next time!

4.5/5 taste
4.5/5 display
4/5 quantity
4/5 customer service

verynicestonegrill for its value!

they have often have 1 plus 1 offers.
good atmosphere, good service, good quality

service was great but the meal wasn't exactly what we were expecting. taste was average.nicedining area and lovely drinks made. ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️😐

i like the southern cross, but i rarely visit. i recently heard they do a lot of vegan dishes which i wasn't expecting. we were in town and decided to pop in for lunch.

pretty busy but we were served immediately and got a table by the window.

sure enough, there were a number of delicious sounding vegetarian and vegan options on the menu.

we ordered:

portobello benedict

sesame seed avocado balls on english muffins with portobello mushrooms, wilted spinach & homemade
cashew hollandaise  ($18.00)

buddha bowl

roasted spiced carrot & mint salad, wild rice pilaf with
cranberry, toasted chickpeas, spinach leaves, topped 
with a creamy almond dressing . plus added zany zeus halloumi. (25.00)

the portobello was lovely and fresh. filling too. my partner gave me a couple of pieces of halloumi which really complimented the dish adding anicesalty edge to it.

 my partner had the buddha bowl. it was huge. delicious. crunchy chickpeas,. great mix of flavours. cashew cream complimented the dish nicely.

we were both very impressed.

i walked past the checkout counter and noticed the cabinet food. it all looked amazing, like seriously inviting. so many options. some regular cakes, others raw cakes. 

we took away a lemon and raspberry drizzle loaf and the raw snickers. $6.00 each.

they were both superb.

all up $55.00. well worth it.

highly recommend. i'll definitely swing past this way more often now.

southern cross provided an upmarket feel in terms of typical pub dining, the decor suggested a homely feel that my party thoroughly enjoyed. we were greeted by a very enthusiastic waitress that was able to seat us instantly even without a booking on a somewhat bustling friday night. we had the salmon risotto, with a three-choice stonegrill as well as a cross burger. my sidekick enjoyed his burger, saying 'it delivered exactly what he expected it to'. my salmon risotto was slightly overcooked and the risotto was rather overpowering, but overall good. the stone-grill provided anicenovelty allowing us to cook our meat to our own satisfaction and would definitely recommend it to someone looking for a different dining experience.

very dissapointing.  overpriced.  mediocre food.
i went in for the vegetarian lentil plate and found the
beetroot was from a can and the bok choy wasn't even
prepped correctly.  basically a heap of carelessly assembled
vegetables thrown over a bland pile of lentils.
at $23.nzd, this place has its priorities out of balance.
aniceband was playing in the next room, but the music was ruined by the
sad and expensive food.  best to give this place a miss as there are
many other pub style bars serving excellent food at reasonable
prices within easy walking distance of this dive.

a verynicelocation, and a very hidden spot with the garden bar out the back. service was great and the food was tasty. we had a shared platter which was great for 3 people and filled us up nicely. the menu offered a wide variety at aniceprice and looked good!

food is ok, had pie and fries. chips were to salty and the gravy to runny and not even warm.

they misheard my order and thought i only wanted fries rather than pie and fries. that's ok. they asked me to pay the difference $3.50... i'm just about ok with that.

what annoyed me was they than didn't bring me chips with my pie. i had specifically wanted fries to dip in the gravy. as such the dish was incomplete. i dint eat the gravy and the pie was boring by itself.

the staff werenice- i think this is a failure of policy by the company to guide staff in these situations.

cup of fries would of cost a few cents...

we r here now. food was good. however, we were served stale kumara fries that were gone past its due date. it's healy hazard. we were quiteniceabout it though. lady took it to the kitchen n came back apologising n offered a side. we were done so no use. offered us tea/coffee - we don't drink. i suggested a dessert from counter that was same price for our 11 yr old who was served the kumara chips. she said am she cannot do those as a "special" n said she is not taking anymore orders. was taken aback by the abruptness. sorry, i recognise this is an institution in welly but for me it's a zero tolerance zone - you can't serve rotten food to anyone. a definite letdown on 15 year anniversary.

great menu! big selection and lots of things looked worth trying! wasnicesitting out the back enjoying the sunlight and fresh air. i had the vegan breakfast which included tofu scramble - a new for me! was very yum and all my friends finished their meals and loved them as well, reccomend for families etc because such a variable menu with lots of choices.

southern cross is one of my favourite places to sit in in wellington. it's super lovely on aniceday to sit in the garden out the back and had a fantastic selection of sweets from the cabinet. i went for brunch and ordered the vegan breakfast which i was rather disappointed with. the serving was huge and it was quite expensive but it wasn't very tasty and the tofu wasn't veryniceat all. i also ordered the business juice which was incredible. i will definitely be returning but maybe not for brunch! would love to try some of the small plates that looked really tasty and use it as a spot to go for a drink or a juice!