La Spiaggia - Auckland

Maria, Emilio and their wonderful team really know what excellent cuisine and hospitality is all about . Every menu item is delicious from the rib eye on the bone, to authentic pasta , tender scaloppine , perfectly cooked fish and the brilliant pizzas . You are assured of a warm welcome and friendly, engaged service at this atmospheric slice of the mediterranean/ adriatic in beautiful Murrays Bay. For those with a larger group the private room taking up to twelve is a great option . We are regular visitors to the main part of the restaurant but chose the private room for my wifes birthday celebrations . This worked brilliantly. La Spiaggia is very popular for a reason so make sure you book !

We went to the La Spiaggia in Murrays Bay last week to celebrate a birthday that had been delayed due to the current situation. We had read a number of very positive reviews about the food and were very much looking forward to it, and can truly say it exceeded our expectations. One of us loves red meat especially large steaks so the 500 grams rib eye on the menu made an easy choice. We went for the Garlic parmesan pizza bread and Mustard chicken crepe to share as an entree, followed by the 500 gram Rib Eye on the bone with mushroom sauce, and the slow cooked pork belly. All dishes were delicious , well seasoned and a generous size. The steak was cooked perfectly blue and was devoured eagerly right to the gnawing of the bones. The pork also was cooked to perfection with fats being rendered leaving a succulent piece of meat and crisp crackling. The vegetables with the pork were a great accompaniment and included, potatoes, carrots, broccolini, radishes and green beans. The pizza bread was the best that we have had and the chicken crepe was substantial, with large chunks of chicken and a lively mustardy taste. We were full at the completion of our meal, so we took a tiramisu to go and enjoyed that the following day. The ambience was warm and welcoming and the service was excellent. We highly recommend this restaurant, especially for lovers of Italian cuisine.

Second meal here....great food and awesome hospitality....will definitely be back again!!

So Enjoyable Our evening was celebrating mine and my sons Birthday 10 of us  Maria gave us the side room. So lovely the children enjoying real italian dishes Spaghetti Bolognese  and Margherita Pizas. We were greeted warmly by Maria and her husband and seated.. Nothing was too much trouble the sevice was great our waitress was very helpful making sure our little people got there food first.. Maria's husband took our orders and  explained the menu to us in his enthusiastic manner.. our group all tried different dishes on the menu the slow roasted Pork Belly is to die for  the Gnocchi 4 cheeses beautiful and light i enjoyed the seafood pasta dish Linguine Marinara  which was loaded with king prawns, mussels,clams A nice surprise was mine and my sons desert came out with a birthday candle. This is such a popular restaurant and not surprising with such beautiful dishes. we all left feeling like we had enjoyed a wonderful meal...What a great venue across the road from Murrays bay beach.

Nice and cosy atmosphere, super friendly staff. I had bone in ribeye which was juicy and packed with flavors, and freshly baked pizzas were one of the nicest gourmet pizza that I ever had. Very good to have this superb restaurant around our neighborhoods.