19 April 2011

PRIME BISTRO

I love this place. Only open weekdays for breakfast and lunch, it has a sharp snappy menu, a superb short wine list, two excellent operator/owners Ben Blair and Sven Nielsen, and a talented chef, Rob Richardson (who trained with Martin Bosley, no less.)

A casual but worthy atmosphere, and the menu is printed so I can read it without glasses...now that's a considerate touch. Proper bistro cooking, that's light enough to go back to work after a couple of courses. The best Caesar salad in town, lovely pasta dishes and oysters fresh from Waiheke that are served properly. (See above)

It sits a level up from Quay St, has a terrace overlooking the waterfont and offers after work drinks and snacks, no doubt for the army of corporate types who work in the glass tower above. Highly recommended.

PWC Tower, 188 Quay St, Auckland City T: 09 357 0188