the lula inn

dasha was an awesome waitress, 100% recommend, great quality service, yummy food,gooddrinks, felt very well looked after 👍👍

came here yesterday with a few friends it took a while someone to come serve us and my friends went up twice to ask them if we can have menus eventually a girl came and apologised gave us the menu and while we were looking at our menu she started complaining about having to do a extra shift which was very unprofessional really disappointed coming here i don’t think i would recommend it anyone i think the only thing i liked was it was agoodvalue for money...

suchgoodvibes! great food, drinks always flowing! molly was the best waitress for our group, making sure our glasses were always full 🥂 she gave the best customer service making sure we were always alright & our food was served at agoodtime! would defs come back!

absolutely wonderful service,goodfood and most importantly a+++ service! molly was the most attentive server and made us feel more than welcome. thank you so much!!!

lula inn you did it again,goodvibes, food, music and drinks. our server molly was the best!! kept our drinks topped up 👍👍 10/10 would recommend,

notgoodenough! service and food was average ! i had the market fish with prawns it was cold and tasteless and my partner got the chicken parm which was as he describe like brick !

lula inn is the best! always agoodtime 😆 we had molly as our server and she was awesome!! we will definitely be back!! our drinks were never empty and the food wasgoodtoo 😋

i was apprehensive but avi and alex made the afternoon memorable. great service,goodmusic, decent food, andgoodcompany.

cat was a reallygoodsever, she chatted with us in a casual but professional matter, and got us what we needed. we had lost of fun thanks to cat!

cat was an amazing waitress and made sure to check on us every time she was available! definitely made my 21st experience agoodone with her on the floor :)

although this place is situated in a fantastic location overlooking auckland's waitemata harbour, unfortunately in my first time coming here i did not have a great experience. the service and the food was not up to scratch, and i fear this place gets packed as there really aren't any other options for a bottomless brunch.lula's inn does gather a lot of attention and is often extremely busy as it has a great location and offers a very reasonable price for bottomless brunch. the inside is nice and simple with a seaside feel which definitely compliments the awesome view.however, the view and the aesthetic of the place remain the best things here. the service in my first experience was not the best. firstly the waitress that we had did not seem confident in pouring and would often compile all of our plastic wine glasses at the end of the table and pour them in one lot taking a long time as there was a large layer of foam each time... which at one point took her 15 minutes to pour for 10 people. another issue that we had with the service was a rather major one we thought in the grand scheme of a bottomless brunch. we were left with only drinks for most of the 2 hours, and with around 15 minutes left the food comes out. i really do feel that the food should be coming out as soon as possible, especially when there is that much alcohol involved. the staff also seemed annoyed when we asked how long the food would be which was rather disappointing. once the food did finally arrive, it was unfortunately not the greatest. my partner got the pannacotta which was not set, making it not the best. i got the mince on toast and the bread was completely sodden. this was all very disappointing after waiting such a long time as well. unfortunately across the table there were other issues as well, not just our dishes.although reasonably priced the whole experience did not seem worth the money. unfortunately the food was not up to agoodenough standard and the service was definitely lacking. i personally don't have any desire to go back.

i booked a table for an occasion for 12 people... during the organising process i had over looked basically the most important detail - the date which i even confirmed! on the date i had thought i had booked we turned up .. much to my shock it was the day after! - this error was 110% my fault and i felt horrible (i am an event manager by trade - so this isn't something that happens), but jamie took us under his wing and went above and beyond to manage to fit us in - with a smile!- we had a lovely outlook he even accommodated an elderly guest so that she could get down to her table without a fuss. once we were seated the service was prompt and we were always looked after (not one of the occasions where you get shunned because you are squeezed in).
i just want to take the time to thank you all! especially jamie & anita.goodhospitality to me is going above and beyond whether it's the little things or something big like this one. you all should be very proud of the service you provide and i would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant for others in the future - i will definitely be back again once i have got over my embarrassment! 100x thank you

who wouldn’t get excited for bottomless dumplings! came here on a thursday night with the work crowd for a $40 all you can eat 90 min feast which included beer or bubbles. the evening started off well (not) as two glasses of prosecco went out of the poor waitress’ hold and onto the floor & our coats. things only went up from there though as we settled alongside the water, near a roaring fire, and tucked into some chow. the food was a bit bland to be honest and needed some chilli heat, but there were agoodvariety of prawn, mushroom and vege dumplings, as well as meat options for my companions. the tofu bao was underwhelming, just needed a bit more filling. still,goodvalue for money and a fun experience. lula inn has a fun atmosphere and cute decor. we were all pretty happy chappies!

came here for dinner on a saturday night so had to wait a while longer for our food to arrive than normal. other than that, the food was fresh & flavorful. the manager was great and provided verygoodcustomer service! probably wouldn’t come back due to such a limited menu.

my friend and i went to the lula inn today for lunch using first table.

the wait staff were extremely friendly. we ordered the karaage chicken, bao bun (chicken and pork), roti with butter chicken sauce, market fish ceviche and the cacciatore pizza. we were initially thinking of ordering the platter but the waitress was honest and told us that the platter is more suited for a table of four. when we saw another table order the platter, we definitely agreed with her!

a condition with using first table at lula inn is that we had to order one beverage each. i ordered the pineapple refresher while my friend ordered the doris plum. both drinks were refreshing for a nice warm day.

the karaage chicken has to be one of the best i've tried in auckland, the dipping sauce was phenomenal. the roti was alright and the butter chicken sauce was what you would expect, a standard butter chicken (with no meat, just sauce). my friend enjoyed his chicken boa bun, unfortunately my boa bun decided to stick to the steam basket and the pork was a bit dry, luckily the butter chicken sauce helped with the dryness. the market fish ceviche was again refreshing for a warm day. the pizza was faultless, there was plenty of cheese and meat but the impressive part was the base. the pizza base was extremely soft and delicious.

at around 1 pm we noticed the waitress switching menus out, i asked her if we should order our dessert now but she told us to potentially wait till we've finished eating. when we were done i asked her about dessert again but she said they've swapped to their bar menu which doesn't have a dessert option. so, if i was to fault lula inn, this would probably be the only fault, the menu swapping.

overall, the price wasgoodhowever this was after 50%. highly highly recommend their karaage chicken!