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 oneplacein 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! thisplaceis great on a nice summer night as the court yard has these cool lanterns on the ceiling and a great outdoor bar

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

such a greatplacebut chef really under cooked meat in my cross burger

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 priceyplacefor 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 thisplacehas 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

overall - niceplacein 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: nice place, not noisy despite being busy

always fun coming here. the giant jenga is always a good party game! also the pork belly dish is excellent. greatplaceto hang with friends and relax after a long week

what a fantastic way to end our amazing weekend in wellington! theplaceis absolutely gorgeous, awesomely decorated and laid out and so comfortable, i could hang there all day and not tire of being there i’m sure. it’s gorgeous and has so many different areas that are equally as beautiful as the rest.

the staff are so wonderful! the girl that served us was a pure delight!! we all absolutely loved her.

i got the vegan portobello benedict with cashew hollandaise with added hash browns, which i didn’t need cause i was so full!!! but, hash browns, i couldn’t not right? the meal was so very delicious, like give a mouthgasm type delicious. and the hot sauce they have is amazing, i wish i’d taken a photo of the hot sauce because it made my hot sauce loving taste buds dance. it was pure perfection with my breakfast that’s one thing i know for certain.

my daughter made up a breakfast from the sides of giant beans (which she said were the best beans in the entire universe - i tasted them and said i think she’s right), hash browns and avocado with sourdough toast. she was so happy with her breakfast that she said she wanted to rewind and go there for breakfast yesterday too.

we were going to go there for dinner on saturday night as well but had decided not to for some ridiculous reason. boy did we regret that decision when we were there for breakfast.

i will be going back, every time i’m in wellington.

wasn't wowed. upmarket, well presented restaurant. food was a let down - sounds fancy but doesn't taste like it. staff were brilliant and the beer selection was not surprisingly very good. wanted to love it as the ambiance was excellent but unfortunately food isn't worth the price. didn't feel like a greatplacefor kids - but that is personal opinion - just putting that out there in case.

probably one of the most trendy places in town. great food, great setup and rooms to host large parties. lastly great service makes thisplaceshine.

***this does not reflect the customer service but more the food ***

being a rainy sunday and arriving for brunch after a nighyt on the wines we thought wed try thisplaceas we were down here for wow. we come every year and decided to try a differentplacefrom the normal that we go to.

what an amazing venue. so many cute and quaint lil areas to cater to so many types of parties from what we saw on our visit.

my partner and i ordered the breakfast bowl ( vegan ) and a soy latte and soy hot chocolate. the drinks came out first and were perfect. both seering hot which is my favourite.

the food came out and after expecting a large breakfast we thought the value for money ($20) for that bowel was a.bit of a rip, as we had to ask for bread to fill us up, this is what was definately needed wirh this meal.

it was also luke warm which on a cold sunday one does not wish on anyone.

the bread cost $4.50 for 3 slithers of ciabatta.

not impressed

i find thisplacevery average. it's a great bar, but the restaurant leaves something else to be desired. had the mac n cheese a couple of times. the first was dry, and i asked for more sauce. the second was flavourless, even with a ton of salt added.

went to this greatplacefor brunch with my kids and their children. we are from out of town and this was super easy to organise. the puppet show and face painting was adorable and went down well with the grandchildren. it was cold outside but gorgeous and warm inside. food and coffee was amazing. we were well taken care of. thanks so much you guys!

i love southern cross! the actual look of the restaurant is beautiful and the inside is comfortable and spacious and the outdoors is a little zen garden. the number of vegan and vegetarian option makes it impossible to choose because there's so many they're all delicious! i love to get the raspberry and chocolate brownie it like has this thing when its always cold and so its really fudgy and delicious. also the $10 cocktails are really really yum and i just love thisplaceso much.

my bf and i came here for drinks and dinner last night (a tuesday) and i can only describe the whole experience as abysmal. the staff were trying their best, but this is a big place and was very obviously understaffed.the girls on the bar were clearly struggling with the amount of people to serve and dirty glasses and plates sat piled on the end of most tables. my $16 mojito arrived after a 20min wait and was downright offensive. two mint leaves, lime cordial, soda, and i assume some rum. i didn't know a mojito could be defaced so badly, but hey you learn something new everyday. after over an hour wait our burgers arrived. sadly they had zero flavour and were dry as were the accompanying cardboard-esque chips. i've never been so thankful for tomato sauce as a saviour for that whole meal situation. while the bar has pretty cool décor and the staff are nice, it really feels like the southern cross management know they have a good thing going for them and don't feel the need to try anymore.