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UK Flower Girl
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Kermadec Ocean Fresh Restaurant

  • June 10, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by UK Flower Girl from Market Weighton, England
Kermadec Ocean Fresh Restaurant

After our much needed 6-hour slumber at the Hyatt when we first arrived, it was time to go out for something to eat. The splendid view from our room encouraged us to start looking at the Viaduct Harbour area. After a few minute stroll we started surveying our choices: Italian, seafood, Irish pub, etc. Some places were really crowded, others quite empty. After reading about 10 menus, we chose Kermadec, a seafood restaurant located above The Loaded Hog. A nice terrace beckoned us from below.

We waited for a moment at the door to be seated and when we didn’t catch the attention of anyone we approached a waiter to be seated. With the terrace on our minds we asked to be seated out there. "I’m sorry, we aren’t serving food our there right now, only drinks and dessert". Our friendly waitress, Phillipa (Phellipa in NZ tongue) seated us at a corner table as close to the terrace as possible. After such a long nap I needed to feel the fresh breeze to wake me.

Our first New Zealand meal. Let’s get something nice. Tom ordered grilled tuna and I the fish burger (not deep-fried, either!). With these we had a bottle of mineral water and a bottle of Montana Chardonnay. Other than the drinks being overpriced, the food was pretty good.

The restaurant itself seemed quite nice. Wood and glass with a terrace overlooking the harbour. You really can’t go wrong, can you? Note the columns of wood that look like tree trunks. They are passage columns telling the story of the voyage of the Maori people and their struggles with settlement. The bases of the columns record the marks of the Maori chiefs that signed the Treaty of Waitangi (a very important document in NZ history).

The diverse menu offered a variety of fresh fish such as Orange Roughy, Salmon, Tuna, Hapuka, and Monkfish—something for everyone. Our meals came with French Fries (or chips—they use both terms here) and by the time we were done eating there was no room for dessert. Our bill came with a comment card so Tom obliged and filled it out telling them that the food was really good, but they charge too much for drinks. He also mentioned the terrace. We partly chose the Kermadec for the terrace and then we couldn’t sit out there. Disappointing, but not enough to leave to find another restaurant.

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