Remuera Local Cafe & Bistro

Great service and food was very delicious. Highly recommended.

Our second time to Local in Remuera. Loved it just as much the second time as we did the first time. Food was delicious, service was top notch - we couldn't ask for anything more. Can't wait to go again.

nice vibe. good food

Great little bistro in a lovely part of Auckland. First time here and was happily surprised. Food quality was great we all enjoyed our food including my daughter who is normally very fussy. We ordered the lamb shank was beautiful, and my husband had the steak which he also enjoyed.
Service was great and the time we went was nice and quite around 630.
Would definately recommend and will go again.

Good value for money even without First Table. Lovely decor inside. My partner had the crepes and they were amazing. I went for the chicken burger which was great.

We recently dined at Remuera Local Cafe & Bistro. Have to say the food was very tasty and presented beautifully. The wait between order and arrival was just right. Would definitely dine there again.

Not a good starters, the squid was not fresh and rubbery.
Salmon was good but kind of bland,
Ambience is very weak.
They need more than one waitress as she was very nice but one person cant manage all tables so was massive gaps between service.

Spur of the moment visit here but thoroughly enjoyed lunch meal. Had vegetarian burger which was ok, husband had salmon eggs bene which he enjoyed.

Had a lovely dining experience, staff were very attentive. The food was great! Generous sized starters! Lovely ambience

Seating a bit awkward. Staff friendly and helpful. Food ok

Nice atmosphere and lovely setting on a sunny day. Food was very good, wait time a little longer than we expected

2 out of 4 of the meals were fine and the curly fries were awesome! The omelettes were overcooked and dry and were not enjoyed by either of the 2 that ordered them. My chicken burger was good and the pizza seemed to be well received. The girl serving us was new and had difficulty working out how to apply the First Table discount but we can excuse that. However, we would not rush back.

Four of us had dinner here on Friday evening, the food was great - really generous portions and some next level potato fries. Great service too, we will definitely be coming back!

The staff went above and beyond on their service in particular catering to my daughters very specific dietary requirements.

Went to this restaurant last night with my partner. Neither of us had been here before but we will definitely be back. We both ordered the eye fillet and agreed it was absolutely divine. The restaurant is small and quiet which suited our tastes perfectly. Service was great. We will be back!

Very nice, had the salmon and it was delicious

We had the lamb shank and pork belly and they were both awesome!

Great breakfast and good spot for people watching on a sunday morning!

Nice breakfast. Good service and generous servings of food.

Great little local - food was yum!

Good service and food

We enjoyed our meals especially those in our group who had steaks. I would have preferred my Pork Belly on a kumara mash rancher than lentils.

Very salty dry meat

Great place to eat, truely amazing food (the lamb is to die for), good atmosphere and a nice chilled ambience.

Very average food with a 40 minute wait until it arrived - not good when you have just an hour for lunch and don't work anywhere near Remuera.

food acceptable

Food and service were in good quality. Staff were friendly and nice. Fish was freshly cooked. It went perfect with risotto and the sauce!

Excellent dining experience

First Table 6.30pm booking great time. Good portions for entree and mains. Unfortunately, the seafood dish for mains was not available for the evening as they had run out at lunchtime!!!

Really good food and atmosphere

A great small restaurant. Excellent food and service. Highly recommended!

We were tired after a long day so searched for a quiet little place with easy parking for our regular weekly date night. The Remuera Local Cafe and Bistro was the perfect spot. A lovely quiet little neighbourhood Bistro with free parking (after 6pm) on the road outside. We both had Eye Fillet on a mushroom and potato gratin served with roasted tomato, red onion relish and a beef jus with a side of roasted cauliflower and broccoli. Perfectly cooked, beautifully presented and plenty of it.

I wish I could always leave a good review - I usually does. You get 50% off the food, which usually makes you more lenient right?

Well... The service was really attentive, and the waitress tried her very best... but regretfully everything made it hard for her.

> The Space: a little sad, not so good lighting. Unsure how the multiples neon signs and giant TV screen playing rugby are supposed to fit with the French Bistro ambiance. The only other couple in the restaurant left by 7pm... so I suppose we can call it a private dinning experience?

> The Wine: very average list. What we ordered first was unavailable and waitress suggested another option 'off the menu'... dubious. All the bottles on the menu are between $55 and $70... But they all retail between $8 and $17. That's a BIG markup.

> The Food: Again, a couple of items were not available... The duck risotto was average and the salad on top just out of place, the squids were just bad and chewie. The eye filet was good and well cooked, the snapper dry unimpressive. Overall just very average good, 50% off making it just digestible. By that stage we didn't feel like desert.

I wouldn't recommend it. I wouldn't name this place a 'Bistro', and nothing French about the food ( I am french myself, so let me tell you!)... Maybe grab a coffee on the weekend with the lovely smile of the waitress, but that's about it.

There are some GREAT restaurants on First Table, regretfully this one is not of of them.

Nice place. I enjoyed the experience and the smoothies were delicious

4 of us went for dinner. Food was outstanding and beautifully presented. Nice wine list. Was nice atmosphere, no blaring music so we could hear to talk.
Great service
I would recommend 100%.

A good, well-priced meal, especially at half price!

Fun night.

Felt the food was good but we waited an hour before any food came out. Table service was very poor e.g. no cutlery provided to eat the main course when it arrived and the waiter had disappeared. For the price of the food you would expect way better service. We were very disappointed.

Sunday morning in Remuera is a lovely relaxed experience. Easy parking just by the cafe.
We both ordered the avocado on rosti. This was really yummy and a good size brekkie. Coffee and chai lattes great too. Atmosphere is lovely although we were a bit chilly as the doors were wide open, I guess to entice more folk in. All in all, I was happy and would return.
Then we had a relaxing wander around the shops. Lovely morning

Lovely cafe to enjoy breakfast at. Food was delish and excellent service. Would deff go back!

Lovely little bistro. The atmosphere was great and the food is quite yummy as well. I especially enjoyed the steak which was cooked just right.

However, the waiter is a little unattentive (such as we need to ask for an order, water and basically anything we need).

I would like to go again especially with first table deals.

We think this would have been our best first table experience so far. Everything was just right.
All four of us chose different meals and we all loved what we received. Generous portion size, great taste. We will be returning!!

Amazing food and excellent staff

We won't be returning to this restaurant.
Service was poor, food took more than an hour to come to the table only to discover that potato gratin was replaced with french fries. Worst French Onion soup we've ever tasted. Even with 50% off the food we still wished we'd spend our $100 elsewhere.

Busy makes staff no smile but food excellent

Great food and service, but only 2 groups of four in the restaurant on a Saturday night. Support your local restaurants people, these guys deserve to do well.

People so kind n food so excellent.

Very friendly, good food, accommodating staff, parking was a little tricky but eventually were sorted

Nice and warm place to go with nice food and services

Nice cosy atmosphere. Service and food both agreeable. Generous portions for the soups. Great to have the early 6pm dining spot.