Phil's Kitchen - Auckland

Snapper ceviche cannelloni was amazingly presented and a very well put together dish. Also tried the eye fillet and beef cheek ravioli. The eye fillet was 10/10. Beef cheek a bit saturated with fat for my liking. Snapper and mussells were awesome too. Beer list almost non existent but an ok wine list. <br/ <br/ Staff were adorable very friendly and accomodating. The venue it self from what i saw was very small but intimate and cosy. Worth bringing a jacket if you run cold. 100% a reservation place. Well worth it

Phil knows how to run a kitchen. I was delighted to get the opportunity to try this restaurant with my directors and colleagues a few weeks ago. One of my directors recommended this restaurant who had an acquaintance with Phil. The set menu on Wednesday's is fantastic. The bread to start off with had a perfect balance of sweetness and saltiness. I started my entree with the pork. Well plated, well seasoned and juicy. I had the chicken for the mains. The sauces worked extremely well with the chicken which was well cooked and also juicy. For the dessert I finished off with the white chocolate parfait that was not too sweet and put a pleasant note to finish off the meal. Service was fantastic with our drinks regularly filled. The only thing that hindered the experience was that it got quite hot as a fan nor air conditioning was present that night. Overall a fantastic experience and would definitely return. Highly recommended.

Was here last night for our anniversary. Everything was delicious. Service was great. Really nothing to fault. Will come back here again. A well-deserved 5*!

Went here for my mums birthday. Just so happened to fall on a Wednesday which meant we had the set menu for $50. We had the option a pork belly or gazpacho for entree chicken or fish for main and lemon meringue or white chocolate parfait for desert. We had the gazpacho which was pleasant surprise. There was a sorbet in the middle of the soup. Also had the pork belly which was tasty as f**k!!! Didn’t have the fish cause I don’t eat seafood so we had the chicken. The truffle purée was amazing! And you will notice a creme caramel on the plate..... yes that was on the plate which I thought was weird but it was a nice addition to the meal and it was made with corn flour apparently. The lemon meringue was nice and the white chocolate parfait with the kiwi fruit was super refreshing. Would 100% go back when lamb and steak are on the set menu! Definitely worth the money

Wednesday night dinner menu in a group of 4.<br/ The ambience is formal but low key with soft lighting. Great place for an intimate dinner and not loud with music and diners like some other places.<br/ <br/ The starter of parmesan veloute with soft poached egg and caramelised onion was such an interesting dish, perfect for cheese lovers because who can go wrong with a cheese soup? I love the idea of this dish and how unique and experimental it is. The egg was perfectly cooked but I really wish it was hot and not just slightly warmed up from the soup.<br/ <br/ For my main I chose the lamb which came with root veges and a tiny smoked fish on baby cos. Personally the amount of meat was too much, I struggled to finish it and I think one piece of lamb would have been perfect. It looked pink and perfectly cooked but was slightly on the chewy side. The piece of fish was smoked really well but the combination of flavours was a bit random.<br/ <br/ Favourite was definitely the dessert pear and wild honey clafoutis. Such a good flavour combo I could cry. Not to mention the softness in contrast with the crunchy almond slivers and the chewy edges.<br/ <br/ Only one staff taking all orders and serving dishes but seemed to work as small restaurant, only 5 6 other couples there. Our water was topped up often and we never had to wait very long for service when needed.