Universo Brasserie & Bar

Wow! What a great way to start a Sunday morning with breakfast at Universo. The staff were very friendly and obliging. The food was amazing with lots of different choices. We will be back.

We will definitely be back - great service and exceptional food.

great food and good service.

Food was great. Service attentive. A great place overall. The place feels comfortable and has a seductive tone to it.

Our mains were absolutely delicious! Top quality ingredients artistically combined to create unforgettable taste. The staff was friendly and polite. Highly recommend this place!

Great breakfast and wonderful location to go an explore the city centre!

The number of times we walked passed this cool eatery at the Art Gallery during the early hours of ANZAC dawn parade over the years, and thought to try it out and never got around to it feels like a typical new years resolution. My wife and I finally made it in and so glad that we made it in on a cold drizzly Christchurch morning. The staff member were very welcoming from the start and got us excited for our impromptu breakfast date. My wife had the Pork Belly and I had the Salmon Hash, wow! So much flavor in a breakfast dish, definitely something we both did not expect. We have been to places with great meals but a lack luster coffee, this is definitely not one of them. The little in house made mini meringues gave it a very nice touch to our hot drinks. Universo Brasserie is now off our bucket list to try, but one we have added to the list of must revisit!

Had the pleasure of breakfast at Universo.The food and service were great along with a fantastic view.
Thanks a lot

This was my first time dining here and found the food and service amazing!

Excellent food and service thanks.

Awesome breakfast menu and great spot, the wife loved it

I can highly recommend Universo Brassiere and Bar. Fantastic food, staff and service. They didn’t even mind that I was 15 minutes late! I was very grateful. A wee glitch with the bill at the end but staff handled it incredibly well when I phoned, and quickly rectified the situation. Thanks for a great dining experience on a very grotty winters evening.

Great food and service, would return again.. might even pay full price :)

Great location - excellent food and service

Hi it was the first time my friends and I had dined at Universo. The food was
absolutely delicious and we all really enjoyed it. I had the market fish, one of my friends had the sefood volente, and the other pork belly. The atmosphere and music are great to. One of my friends was pointing and commenting at the lights behind the bar and the waiter thought we needed his assistance so came over straight away. We will definitely be coming back again in the not to distant future. Would love to sit outside in the Summer and watch the world go by, with a few drinks and awesome food.

Great location at the art gallery, delicious food especially the calamari, I head the chefs special which was amazing, all that thrown in with friendly attentive staff made for a fabulous evening

Universo is one of the hippest and cozy places to have a brunch in the weekends. Looking outside the city vibe and having a nicely presented warm meal makes a full day. The food and service is both lovely, as usual.

Great, will return

Food and staff were great. But the restaurant lacks some character to make it worth the full price of the meals.

Enjoyed a beautiful cooked breakfast which included bacon and eggs, and spicy baked beans. The brasserie and bar is very stylish and you can be cosy in the winter or super cool in the summer especially sitting outside. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

Amazing amazing amazing food x

Thanks to all the staff at Universo for making our evening out so pleasurable. The quality of the food, service and ambiance were outstanding. My friends and I had a great evening and look forward to returning in the future.

Great food and exceptional service

Delicious food as always. Attentive and friendly staff.

Had an awesome meal at Universo Brasserie & Bar. For starters we had the pork belly and calamari followed by the duck and fish of the day.
Overall it was presented and cooked to a high standard. Would recommend to others

Great location and decor.The quality of food varied from plate to plate but overall well presented and good quality
.Thankyou and we'll be back

What a great evening. The food was divine, from entree right through to dessert. The pork bites were delicious, and perfect size to share between 2. The duck was great but the steak - that was amazing. We shared the two person dessert, and it could have fed 4! Again, delicious. We were serviced well. The only slight negative was it was very cold in there. Keep your coat on! Otherwise, a lovely meal.

We had a lovely dinner prior to going to an event at the art gallery. Our waiter was attentive, noting when we needed things. Food was stunning. Best gnocchi I've had in a long time and my partner was very happy with his pork belly. Also shared some breads and dips, beef croquettes and the roasted cauliflower. All were delicious and the chocolate brownie capped it all off perfectly.

Exquisite food, exceptional service.

Amazing breakfast, delicious food with a wide range of choices. Service a little slow but that is understandable as they just opened for the day.

First time dining at Universo and we would definitely return. Great location and the food and service was really good.

Food was great! Service was friendly and attentive!

Universo is a lovely spot for Breakfast. I would 100% recommend their fried brioche - a french toast style dish with ice cream, caramel drizzle, passionfruit sauce and crushed meringe. Lovely coffees as well and they did a very cute panda stencil on mine. Service both times I've gone has been extremely warm and accommodating.

The food was nice but portions were quite small, not sure if it was because they knew we were on first table or not. But really enjoyed the night out all the same

Loved the food, service and ambience.The pork was delicious but we all really enjoyed our meals-one of the best meals we have had for a long time.
Definitely will return.

Really great service! Love the vibe of at Universo Brasserie.

Great service, loved the brioche French bread. Lovely surroundings
Definitely be back

Great food and awesome service

For starters, my partner and I shared the house-made flat bread with three dips. The pesto and tapenade were excellent (I unashamedly finished the tapenade with my fork), though the pumpkin hummus was a little bland. Nevertheless, we thoroughly enjoyed this plate. I had the Pork Belly and my partner had the Ribeye. Both were cooked to perfection and had generous portions.

I also want to make a special note about the atmosphere of the restaurant. It was really nice watching the sun set over the square in front of the art gallery. The restaurant itself is tastefully decorated. I really enjoyed this meal out and highly recommend Universo.

It was very quiet however, it had just opened for the day and more people arrived as we ate. Breakfast was delicious and it was a relief to finally pay for a coffee (cappuccino) that had a decent amount of 'foam' on top as I have found a lot of poor versions in Christchurch lately. The rest of the menu for later dining looked pretty appealing so would love to return and try that too.

Incredible service, beautiful food & cool atmosphere!!

It was our first time at Universo last night and it was amazing! We will definitely be back!

Good food in an interesting setting, had the pork belly and the eggs bene, pork belly a touch dry, but plenty of other options available :)

Lovely meal and excellent service, would definitely go again.

Went for breakfast. Not disappointed. Beautiful eggs bene with streaky bacon. Enjoyed the potato rosti which the eggs were resting on. Delicious. We will be back.

Awesome food and service, great atmosphere. Will be back!

Universo is absolutely superb. We had a party of 4 and felt that the service was very good. We had the fish and pork as shared starters and then had a main each. Everything with the food was fantastic. Having used first table now over 20’times, Universo is right at the top of the list. Highly recommended

What an absolute delight Universo is... good prices, yummy food with truck loads of flavour and staff that are very friendly and leave you feeling good! What more could you ask for... can't wait to return!!! ;-)

Loved the food, everything we had was delicious. Service was great too.