OT—NZ and AUS Restaurants

[Ira Fishman]

We are leaving Monday for a long planned and awaited trip, but we have given little thought to restaurants. We will be in:


Te Arai
Auckland
Napier
Wellington
Queenstown
Sydney
Flinders
Melbourne


Restaurant suggestions most welcome. We are not looking for fine dining, just good local fare.


Thanks as always.


Ira

[MKrohn]

The good news is the South Pacific Peso aka the Australian dollar is at recent lows against the USD so whilst things are expensive here, it may not be as bad for tourists.


I can probably help with Sydney, it's a pain to get around the place, do you know where you are staying?


One thing I would recommend is take the Manly Ferry from Circular Quay, go to the beach and if you wanted to eat/drink with locals, go to the [size=78%]Restaurant Manly - Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club[/size]

[Daryl David]

Napier/Hawkes Bay


Best Cocktail Bar: Teresa Bar
Best local fare: Central Fire Station or Mr. D’s
Best Fancy Winery Dinner: Craggy Range or Black Barn Bistro

[Tom_Doak]

Te Arai:  besides the resort, the little pizza place with the big deck in Mangawhai Heads is pretty good.


Auckland:  lots of good choices down by The Viaduct


Queenstown:  Amisfield Winery, which is out past the airport on the way to Arrowtown


Melbourne:  if you like Indian food, it's outstanding just about anywhere you go.  Also Kisume in the city is one of the best Japanese restaurants I've come across.


Mornington Peninsula:  there is really not a lot of good dining down there; the clubhouse at The National has very good food.

[Sean Walsh]

In Melbourne


I love Movida & Movida Next door
Lucy Liu also very good


Many many others. Melbourne does food as well as it does golf

[Marty Bonnar]

In Melbourne


I love Movida & Movida Next door
Lucy Liu also very good


Many many others. Melbourne does food as well as it does golf

And some pretty nice bars too!
Cheers, mate!
M.

[Matthew Delahunty]

In Melbourne, the banquet at Supernormal is superb.  Lots of good affordable eating in Melbourne, St Kilda, South Yarra and the bayside suburbs.




On the Mornington Peninsula, St Andrew's Beach Brewery is a great place for some beers and bar food on a balmy summer evening - and if you're in Flinders a better option than dealing with the traffic and crazy number of people in Sorrento or Portsea at this time of year.

[Daryl David]

In Melbourne, the banquet at Supernormal is superb.  Lots of good affordable eating in Melbourne, St Kilda, South Yarra and the bayside suburbs.




On the Mornington Peninsula, St Andrew's Beach Brewery is a great place for some beers and bar food on a balmy summer evening - and if you're in Flinders a better option than dealing with the traffic and crazy number of people in Sorrento or Portsea at this time of year.

[Daryl David]

Mornington: Rare Hare is excellent. Also Ten Minutes By Tractor.