Cuisine: A La Carte, European, New Zealand
Price Point: Mains from $25 - $35+
Our approach to food is playful with respect for the classics. We firmly support the age-old axiom that food should be play a central role in the social environment, as it has throughout history. Our menus cater to large groups, intimate dining experiences and more casual catch up's with family and friends.
We source the highest quality seasonal produce from trusted suppliers and from local producers whenever possible. Our aim is to present modern Kiwi cuisine at it's best.
We hope you enjoy our food, that's why we make it!
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The Commons
21 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna
Auckland
Open Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 4 pm - Late
Friday - Sunday: 12 pm - Late
Public Holidays: 12 pm - Late ( may differ )
Phone: 09 929 2791
Sample Menu *may not be current
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Reviews
Kevin Daish - dined at The Commons on 12 January 2020
We booked this to take my 83 year old Grandma out when she was staying with us from out of town and we had a great time. She has been raving about it ever since and loved her prawns!
Gracie Miles - dined at The Commons on 26 October 2019
We went there for Friday night out dinner, the food was nice, we enjoy the polenta chips, pork belly tasty tender and the skin is crispy. would like to dine in again.
dan zhu - dined at The Commons on 27 September 2019
The Commons is a bustling little venue. Waitresses checked in regularly, but not too often! Scallops for entree, cant go wrong! Veal and pork belly for mains and, oh my life! Well presented and tasted divine. Rhubarb tart for dessert was quite sweet, but that's personal taste, my fellow diners loved it. I don't frequent Takapuna often but would go back for sure!
Gina Campbell - dined at The Commons on 31 August 2019
The Commons is a cool place to enjoy a meal together with friends and having dined there before, its great they are now part of First Table. I got to catch up with a good friend who has been overseas for 3 years and going early meant we could talk and laugh to our hearts content without encroaching on other peoples conversations in the booth next to us!The sharing plates were perfect for us to share before she went for dinner with her fiance. The cinnamon apple cake was delish to finish off our time together... Well done First Table for providing the opportunity for this experience. I'ts my second one this week having dined at Euro with a girlfriend for my birthday lunch and we have another first table booking at the weekend with our son when he fly's in from out of town. If you're dining at Euro, the pineapple & tapioca curd dessert with tamarillo & pineapple sorbet is to die for...beautifully light with softness of the tapioca (not like what Mum used to make!) and the crunch of thinly made pineapple crisps, could eat it all day...and the service at both The Commons and Euro was attentive and helpful when it came to selecting the most tastiest food to enjoy.
Christine Cooper - dined at The Commons on 14 August 2019
Delicious food. Didnt have our first choice of the shared rib eye but steaks were delicious. We shared the 3 desserts and the unanimous favourite was the chocolate mousse. Definitely would return and recommend.
Dawn Hutchison - dined at The Commons on 3 April 2019
It was a great Summer evening, we enjoyed a glass or two of Rose in the dappled sunlight in the courtyard and then dined inside. Very nice and efficient waitstaff. The pate and arincini risotto balls were delicious, followed by a huge portion of fish and chips and the shared steak dish which was wonderful. Too full for desert - great evening and a highly recommended venue.
Ann Thornton - dined at The Commons on 27 February 2019
The four of us had a lovely evening at The Commons. As we were arriving early we had a drink in the Garden Terrace next door and were lucky they had Happy Hour.
Our meals were all excellent - Fish of the Day and Chicken. Despite it was only the second working day of our waiter, he answered our questions professionally, albeit some of them after consulting the more experienced staff. High marks to him!
All in all we highly recommend a First Table at The Commons and we will be back again.
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Brigitte Van Kessel - dined at The Commons on 31 January 2019
Great first experience with First Table. I was worried that we'd get rushed through the night but we enjoyed a very leisurely evening with no pressure at all. It had also occurred to me that upon arrival we might find out there were some limitations to what we could order due to it being a discounted deal. No such problem at all - the menu was vast and the food was gorgeous. Wonderful service also - really friendly lovely staff. Great experience and we'll definitely be booking again.
Sarah Carroll - dined at The Commons on 1 March 2018
Fantastic dining in the garden. In this crazy time with the virus drama, the staff were still super friendly, helpful, cheery and attentive. We appreciated the welcoming atmosphere. The food was delicious, we had pesto chicken pizza which was one of the best I've ever had. We also shared fried chicken and beef meatballs. The chicken was probably the best I've had! The beed meatballs we didnt enjoy too much.
We'd happily go again :)
Melita Edwards - dined at The Commons on 21 March 2020
We had the whole place to ourselves dining at at he Commons. The restaurant space has an old industrial feel to it and we had a lovely booth with plenty of space for the two of us. The prawn entree was delicious with four large prawns beautifully presented and the salmon skewers with ponzu and Asian slaw also very good. The lamb rack and steak dishes were cooked really well and blushing when you cut into them. There was a side salad served with the dishes but to be honest there was plenty of food as the portions were generous and the salad wasn’t really required. Great food great flavour.
Marcus Shaw - dined at The Commons on 21 March 2020
Came with my family of three and really loved the food and atmosphere. Service was great as well
Terry Viliamu - dined at The Commons on 14 March 2020
Nice vibes. Good service. Prawns and surf and turf were good.
Rhadia Williams - dined at The Commons on 7 March 2020
The fried chicked here is always a favourite was to start a meal.
But the pork belly was delicious!
Delicious!!
Shaun Reade - dined at The Commons on 6 March 2020
Prompt and friendly service. Food was above average. Loved the Fried chicken thighs. Had Market Fish which was cooked nicely and the lamb rack. Finished with cheesecake dessert was nice. Pleasant lunch. Will return.
Sonia Gardner - dined at The Commons on 29 February 2020
Great food, excellent service
Gareth Birley - dined at The Commons on 29 February 2020
good service, good food.
Sherry Macadangdang - dined at The Commons on 12 January 2020
Great food and good service lovely decor and atmosphere.... will be going again
Lynda Taylor - dined at The Commons on 21 February 2020
Nice ambience to enjoy a drink.
Jerusalem Rikihana - dined at The Commons on 22 February 2020
Very delicious food and friendly service! Thank you.
Kiri Chivell - dined at The Commons on 19 February 2020
Delightful afternoon - yummy food and really friendly staff ... thanks
Alison O'Kane - dined at The Commons on 16 February 2020
Nice food and service. Good experience
Dana Guo - dined at The Commons on 16 February 2020
Been to the commons serval times , good service and food with a great atmosphere .Salmon dish was excellent and vegan lasagna average
Andrew Osborn - dined at The Commons on 8 February 2020
Wow - highly recommend this place to you all! We were running late and a wonderful gentleman by the name Mark welcomed us in despite running rather late. Am forever grateful for such great service! Will definitely be back xx
Crystal Lavulo - dined at The Commons on 26 January 2020
Excellent staff very attentive. The fried chicken to start was tasty but quite greasy. The surf and turf was cooked well but not much taste to the prawns. The burger was tasty. The side of chips over overcooked. The broccolini side was the best with silvered almonds.
The wine of choice was out of stock, so they offered another choice of e menu.
Carol Cunningham - dined at The Commons on 25 January 2020
Absolutely cool atmosphere close to the beach in Takapuna. The staff were very friendly and efficient. Chicken burger and lamb main were delicious and the calamari rings entree are a must! Pretty big portions too so if you're hungry, this is the place!
Daniel Braddock - dined at The Commons on 25 January 2020
Pro tip: if you're ordering the lamb rack, specify medium-rare or it'll come out medium-well. Other than that, this was a standout meal. The bread and dips were especially tasty.
Izzy O'Hagan - dined at The Commons on 23 January 2020
Very friendly staff, good size portions and tasty food.
Linda Rorke - dined at The Commons on 19 January 2020
Great food and great attentive service. We had a range of entrees, mains, side dishes and dessert and everything was delicious.
Jacqueline Yee - dined at The Commons on 19 January 2020
Food was really good and staff were friendly! Only thing was I was told it had to be one bill only because it was first table
Christine Lee - dined at The Commons on 12 January 2020
Lovely staff and yummy food. Definitely recommended.
Farah Herbert - dined at The Commons on 10 January 2020
This was not the first time we had eaten at The Commons. We really like the atmosphere and the service has always been friendly and prompt. Probably the biggest attraction is there is plenty of choice of well labelled gluten free meals to choose from which gets my vote every time. Would highly recommend eating there to everyone.
Kevin Daish - dined at The Commons on 12 January 2020
Fantastic time and meal. Will be back
Nathan Meeske - dined at The Commons on 11 January 2020
Very accommodating to our young family and all our needs. They were lovely and the food was great
Jessica Spouler - dined at The Commons on 4 January 2020
Awesome food. Great service once we sat down
Timothy Meyer - dined at The Commons on 5 January 2020
Good menu and food, friendly efficient service. I had the vegan moussaka and it was lovely. I ordered a soy flat white but was informed they don't stock soy milk.
Rebekah Hawthorn - dined at The Commons on 3 January 2020
Lovely food & the staff were nice & friendly.
The Cocktails were a bit small for the price though, apart from that we were happy with the evening.
Gwyn Morgan - dined at The Commons on 3 January 2020
It was not our first time at The Commons and just like the previous two times we've been there, everything was delicious - entrées, mains and desserts. The staff is super polite and friendly. Great food, great service :D
Thaís Farah - dined at The Commons on 29 December 2019
Great food and atmosphere would recommend
Claire Garnett - dined at The Commons on 28 December 2019
Fantastic
Wendy Ackman - dined at The Commons on 29 December 2019
Yummy food and great cocktails!! Will definitely be back for another lunch! The garden looks like a nice for afternoon drinks also, will definitely be coming back
Katrina Leach - dined at The Commons on 29 December 2019
Very nice setting and food was tasty...very friendly table service...would definitely go back...
Mike Logan - dined at The Commons on 28 December 2019
We booked this to take my 83 year old Grandma out when she was staying with us from out of town and we had a great time. She has been raving about it ever since and loved her prawns!
Gracie Miles - dined at The Commons on 26 October 2019
Wonderful service from the Waitress - Tatiana
Dannielle Bristowe - dined at The Commons on 8 December 2019
We were the first customers for lunch and were greeted with a big smile. My fish of the day was salmon cooked beautifully. Classic burger was done well. Overall our dining experience was good as we were well looked after and would definitely go back again.
Janet Ooi - dined at The Commons on 7 December 2019
Nice place right next to beach, the shirmp were so good like best i ever hv in ages, steak cook perfect, service were superb. Do bring your pram if you going with toddler cos they don't have high chair. We will come again, love this place
Joy Goddard - dined at The Commons on 30 November 2019
Great food, good atmosphere. Will definitely be back :)
은혜 박 - dined at The Commons on 10 November 2019
Great service from a very friendly waitress. Food was excellent! First Table is awesome
Taryn Seeger - dined at The Commons on 10 November 2019
The restaurant was quiet but the service is very slow. My husband ordered lamb rack, and it was cooked to well done. So he spoke to one of the waitress and they change it for him. The second replacement plate came fairly fast and the meat is medium-well. Another diner ordered pork belly, from plate you can see that it is dried. When she cut on it she said it is very dried.
When we were asked by, presumably the restaurant manager about the meal, he is the most arrogant and impolite of all because when we provided our feedback, he just responded it rudely.
My friend and I went to the ladies, and it is filthy to look at because the "rubber toilet pump" was just beside the toilet with some "brown" stuff on it.
Lee San Cheong - dined at The Commons on 2 November 2019
Loved the food as usual, great friendly service too
Lochy Crane - dined at The Commons on 19 October 2019
Tried for the first time and we were not disappointed. The ambience is lovely, love the mix of natural timbers, booth tables and greenery. The food was excellent and the staff attentive. Bonus was that the music wasn't too loud, love getting in early before things get too busy and noisey. We'll be back.
Caroline Barrington-Nash - dined at The Commons on 19 October 2019
Was Extremely good. Will be back and will use forst table again.
Scotty Grant - dined at The Commons on 19 October 2019
A very enjoyable lunch out with the girls!
Donna Popham - dined at The Commons on 4 October 2019
The food was delicious and generously sized portions. My chicken burger was perfect and the presentation of the food was top class!
Sajid Choudhary - dined at The Commons on 29 September 2019
We went there for Friday night out dinner, the food was nice, we enjoy the polenta chips, pork belly tasty tender and the skin is crispy. would like to dine in again.
dan zhu - dined at The Commons on 27 September 2019
Excellent
Alice Zhou - dined at The Commons on 21 September 2019
The Commons had very good service and the combination of flavours and quality of food was amazing. I would definitely recommend it
Paul Anstis - dined at The Commons on 21 September 2019
Delicious food, good surroundings. More vegetarian options would be good - it seemed every vegetarian option was based on mushrooms.
Jessica Vader - dined at The Commons on 14 September 2019
Loved the mains and entrees
So much flavour in the basics (potatoes, carrot and mushroom)
Sauces matched well with the polenta and calamari
We ordered the apple and cinnamon cake for dessert and were a tad underwhelmed with this. Would have been nice to have a biscuity texture on top so it was less sloppy.
Waitresses were polite and happy to help us!
Sydney Ensor - dined at The Commons on 14 September 2019
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This was not the first time we had eaten at The Commons. We really like the atmosphere and the service has always been friendly and prompt. Probably the biggest attraction is there is plenty of choice of well labelled gluten free meals to choose from which gets my vote every time. Would highly recommend eating there to everyone.