Appetite

In Pukekohe, South Auckland, Appetite is a locally loved favourite with a knack for turning simple moments into memorable meals. The team leans into bold, comforting flavours and a globe‑trotting sensibility, with a menu designed to wow and tempt a return visit. From lunch through to dinner, they thread familiarity with surprise, always keeping things deliciously down to earth.

Flavours roam widely. One moment it is shakshuka with baked eggs tucked into spicy tomato and feta; the next, a soothing bowl of Shuyu ramen built on chicken and pork broth with pork belly, bamboo shoots and a soft‑boiled egg. The kitchen turns out house‑made pasta too: pillowy potato gnocchi with blue cheese, walnuts and radicchio, or ribbons of stracciatella fettuccine glossed with tomato and cow’s milk stracciatella. For heartier appetites, the Appetite Lamb Shoulder arrives slow‑cooked with mint sauce and red wine jus, while a 250g scotch fillet comes with your choice of sauce and sides, plus comforts like local mash and Balle Farms fries.

It is the kind of place people return to, not just for the plates but for the feeling: a dining experience like no other in Pukekohe, and one that sends you out already planning the next time. Make a date, bring good company, and let Appetite live up to its name.