Restaurant

The Engine Room

Name: The Engine Room
Address: 115 Queen St, Auckland, Auckland, NZ

door 28 locals aangeraden,

Tips van locals

Geordie & Anna

February 2, 2017

This is high on my list of restaurants to visit. A popular and long standing favourite in Northcote Point for over a decade.

Laurie

December 6, 2020

Located at 115 Queen St, The Engine Room is only a 2 minute walk away (150 metres). The Engine Room is the Metro Peugeot Restaurant of the Year 2019 Best Neighbourhood Restaurant runner up for 2019. You enter through big glass doors with big brass handles and someone opens the door for you with a cheerful smile. There are bare timber tables, a long bar, comfortable black-leather banquettes and big windows with a fantastic view to the bridge and the city. Parts of the menu haven’t changed in 15 years – steak frites, a sublime goats’ cheese soufflé – and the rest of it changes regularly, often with a Thai or middle-eastern influence alongside the bistro classics. There are usually four or five specials a night, which keeps things fresh. Flavours are robust and balanced – a dish of beautifully rendered pork belly might come with peas, polenta, lightly grilled witloof, peach and tomato pesto, a savoury-sweet-fatty-acidy mix. It’s polished and considered; water glasses are kept topped up; wine matches are impeccable without being predictable. The Engine Room has been serving up good honest food since 2006. There is a vibrant buzz and great food, accompanied by a stellar drinks list, including exceptional riffs on classic cocktails made using seasonal fruits and herbs. Check out the Engine Room's website at engineroom.net.nz