Reviews of PICADOR STEAK & CHARCOAL. (Restaurant) in Auckland (Auckland).

PICADOR STEAK & CHARCOAL

355 Reviews

248 Comments

Restaurant

Steak house

a3/570 Whangaparaoa Road, Stanmore Bay, Auckland 0943, New Zealand

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Information of PICADOR STEAK & CHARCOAL, Restaurant in Auckland (Auckland)

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Reviews of PICADOR STEAK & CHARCOAL

L.

The food was fantastic when we had our dinner here tonight! Great quality and quantity! And the staff were all very friendly! Thank you for a wonderful meal!! Would definitely recommend this restaurant. And it is family friendly :)

C.

Lovely food and atmosphere. Mains are very large servings. Stuffed chicken and pork belly were delicious. Didn't enjoy the starters but the desserts were 10/10. Reasonably priced too. Would definitely visit again.

R.

Nice food, wait staff very inexperienced, hard for her to understand changes to your order. Very hot & only 2 fans to the whole restaurant. This could easily be rectified & it would need a fan per table.

G.

Yummy meal and top service!! We arrived without reservation and staff were able to give us a table as they were busy. Steak cooked perfect and veges steaming hot and delicious.

B.

Nice Sunday nice out with my Sons with bottomless stomachs. I think they were satisfied with their TBones & Bangers & Mash. Was really yum with lovely atmosphere.

T.

We have been a few times now and the food is always excellent. It has been a good location for a meal with friends.

A.

Great $20 steak meal 😋 food is always great here. Good service too. Totally would recommend 👌

A.

Nice staff nice atmosphere ordered a medium steak but came out rare and wasn't very nice to be honest, the tastiest thing on the plate were the fries.

A.

Great atmosphere and nice looking restaurant. Has a natural rustik look to it which is cool. Wasn't busy when we went there but the staff didn't slack. They were very polite and attentive. Food quality was great for it's price. Would definitely go back and try something different.

s.

So glad to have this excellent little place near us. The T Bone tonight was the best yet. Cooked to perfection. And the smokey crispy bits were without equal. Give this Picador a go. You wont regret it.

A.

Great service.. beautiful food!! The Beef and Lamb were super flavorful and sooo tender!! We'll be back!!

T.

Everything was amazing!! Great size portions. Definitely need to come back and try more items off the menu. Highly recommended

A.

Great service!! Husband had the strongest best long black hes had!! The food was beautifully presented and cooked to perfection!

T.

Wow, I really enjoyed my food and wine here, my ribs were succulent and delicious, with a hint of fresh thyme that made them even better. The Thai noodle salad was excellent as well, the beef was super tasty and tender, and noodle salad worked great with it 😁 The wine list was good too, some old favorites, and some different to the usual choices 😁

I.

Wonderful food. Pork belly the best in auckland Very good service Value for money

L.

Date night and I chose this restaurant. Unfortunately, we had to wait for 45 minutes for our dinner, the rump steak was over cooked and chewy.

C.

Great food, friendly staff, gorgeous setting. Highly recommend.

D.

A great $20 steak deal. Huge steak. Great mushys.

R.

Fantastic feed, they were quite busy and the drinks took a lite while to arrive but really good food and friendly service. The charcoal meat cooker ads a great flavour too.

L.

Great night out with Family for a 60th. The meals all came out relatively close together a big ask for a large table. Each steak cooked to perfection. Service was awesome. Thanks team Picador we will be back!

K.

Good atmosphere, nice food and good service.

E.

Nice little cafe by the golf course. I like their steak sandwich and their salads. The seafood platter is quite good too!

R.

Value for money meals. Great service and atmosphere. Food was delicious 😀

V.

Steak of course was great. The vegetables though were outstanding! The best cooked carrot and broccoli I have ever tasted. Desperate to get chef's secret. My husband was a big fan of blue cheese sauce and even stated, he wanted to "lick the bowl". (He didn't of course; that would be uncooth!)

A.

Absolutely the best steak dinner we have had in a long time. Tender scotch fillet, flavoursome chips and vegetables. Amazing gravy. Great service and really good prices. Our new favourite local. Recommend to all.

J.

What a fabulous find.Love it!!Steak was so great and warm & cozy restaurant, nice staffs and professional service.Definitely will come back~

C.

I ordered the $22 rare steak, my wife ordered a well done steak and my kids ordered the kids meals. Steak comes with sauce/gravy. Steak came crunchy on the outside and pink soft on the inside.I did not use the sauce as I wanted to taste the meat. Calm ambience. Staff is friendly.

j.

Really good place to enjoy a real T-Bone steak. My favorite is scotch fillet rear. I'm not a veggies lover but here they cook a really tasty side of veggies. The meat is always tender. Quick service and friendly staff. Highly recommend it.

R.

Great service and charcoal grilled meats. Yummy 😋

S.

Tuesday night special is amazing, that huge rump steak was to die for and with fries, gravy and a side salad for $20, its cheaper than eating at home, this will definitely be a regular stop for us. Even the rest of the menu is very well priced, totally recommend this to anyone who enjoys value for money, great service and delicious food.

A.

Love the food and the choice of music. Peaceful and friendly environment to have a good conversation with family friends work colleagues

R.

This places is amazing! When you go in the decoration is so inviting. The staff is friendly and accommodating. I was very impressed. The food took about 30-40minutes which is wonderful for the type of real meals they cook. The prices for a nice meal start at $18. I got a chicken burger with a small side of fries. My family got steaks, ribs, and lamb. The presentation was so beautiful, and the taste didn't disappoint. Delicious! No complaints. Great service!

H.

Tasty pork belly dish. Nice presentation too!

J.

Nice service, tidy restaurant and good steaks.

C.

Very generous portions. We had the baby back ribs and the pork belly, together with a delicious prawn-avocado-mango salad. Delicious. Reasonable choice of wines but could do with a wider choice of craft IPA and APA beers. Friendly service.We will return.

O.

So instead of writing a review afterwards, I'm going to do this one as we go. We arrived here with a little group and as I feared we were put on the back burner in the kitchen. And unfortunately also with getting our drinks from the bar. Ambiance is nice enough, but drinks took 15 minutes and orders for food were taken another 15 minutes. Not good enough for the seating capacity. Waiting for the food now, having a smoke after being here for an hour. More to follow: I ordered the ribs which were good though not quite baby ribs, they were too square and big for that , chips a bit burned but not too bad. Eye fillet was well cooked according to my wife, but the jus was just gravy from a packet and not a jus made from meat juice. Please put on the plate what you put on the menu. So all in all not too bad a food experience, but could be a lot better with better FOH organisation and attention to detail.

G.

Great place to grab a steak and a beer. The $20 rump special is a winner

S.

Very good, good food, great service 👍

T.

Great Steak perfectly cooked ,Good value would go again ,maybe take a pic next time ,Eye Fillet was small to weight so just a thick cut Medium Rare was bang on .

G.

Lovely venue. Not an amazing location view wise but nice and convenient and they have created a lovely ambiance. Service was good and food well prepared and presented. Calamari was really nice ans ribs were great. Wife had pork belly ans risotto and she didn't enjoy the meat but overall a good experience. Will go back when up there.

E.

Yummy food and atmosphere. Very reasonably priced and friendly staff. Definitely try the Rump Special. Would recommend and definitely visit again

T.

Great food, serving sizes, and service!

N.

Good food, great service.

T.

Haven’t had a ribeye steak for a long time cooked to perfection like at Picador. Sides were sublime too. Well done chef. Thanks to the friendly staff too 👍👍👍👍

F.

Basic meals, poor service, no decaf coffee but following covid protocols which was good to see.

J.

5 out of 5 here! Food excellence, service nice & price acceptable, better than most. Jamie, OWNER and his head waiter are so polite. The kitchen crew all have smiles. We have been many times with more to go. Love the menu too.

B.

Good food, prices are where you'd expect.

E.

Great food.really enjoyed it

B.

Excellent food steak, salmon ,, pork ribs cooked to perfection. Staff excellent, efficient. Atmosphere, music very tastful melodic without drowning conversations. Overall a very satisfying meal, lovely decor .

E.

We got takeaways from picador tried the stuffed chicken which was really nice! And picador burger which was satisfying, totally recomend this place

T.

Amazing food and service. Fair price and portion size. Our second time there and did not disappoint.

L.

Having enjoyed several meals here on previous occassions we were quite dissapointed in last nights meals. The restaurant was not over busy when we arrived at 6.00 pm. The service was prompt and efficient (we had 2 different servers which i believe is contrary to current Covid regs.) But the food was not to the standard we have really enjoyed in past visits.

R.

Often visit, love the sear on the meat (steak), good friendly service. Just wish they would be more creative with the sides that go along. Will try the ribs on our next visit... Keep up the good work...

J.

Good quality food and good portions at a good price.

J.

Excellent food served throughout the savoury portion of the meal. Have eaten here 3 or 4 times now and the quality of the dishes has always been to a high standard. The only disappointment are the desserts. Having tried everything available from this course, none of the choices on offer are particularly good.

A.

Where do I start, the garlic bread was deliciously smoked and so good, it didn't last long! And it didn't take long for our main meals to arrive, needless to say, we weren't disappointed!! It was worth it!! They were so juicy and tender and the sauce that came with them was even better!! I highly recommend this place!! I'll be coming back again!!

M.

Good food, cocktails would be a good touch

V.

Excellent value for money and great service. Despite having a young family beside us the noise level was well absorbed and we could keep our own conversation in a very busy restaurant. Steaks cooked to our differing orders, and both really good size and quality.

E.

We had a fantastic lunch here - two T Bone Steaks and a Lamb Rack. The meat had a nice chargrilled flavour, was cooked perfectly to our liking and very tender. Great value for such delicious and generous meals. We had to take half the steaks away in a takeaway box as they were huge! Great to have a good local restaurant like this. Can’t wait to go back

N.

Gotta love a steakhouse. Lots of other options too.

C.

The steaks here are flame grilled and they are awesome. This is the second time we have eaten here as a group and the same thing has occurred on each occasion. The staff dont notice that your glasses are empty and therefore lose put on the sale of a round of drinks. Having completed our main course we sat and waited 25 minutes for the dessert menus, in the end we had to wave the staff over and request the dessert menus. I had a total of 9 chips under my steak and the other guests not much more so we had to order an extra bowl full. Come on guys you have the makings of a superb restaurant here. Train you staff properly and be a little more generous with your accompanying side dishes to your steak. I was disappointed that they had the same issues as last time we were there. Last time we left without ordering dessert or more drinks, you are losing sales. The steaks are very good tho.

B.

Excellent meals Everytime and great service!

M.

Great place for dinner, wish we had gone sooner. Food was great and really good size portions on the food and drinks too. Kids enjoyed it as well :) We will be going again, Thanks :)

W.

Very good steak well cooked

K.

Excellent food. Great prices. Friendly atmosphere and helpful staff

L.

Beautiful food! I had the scotch fillet and it was perfectly cooked. Good portions and fantastic table service! Thanks guys!

K.

Food was average. Entrees were not nice and quite buttery. My prawn salad was nice. My partners lamb shanks was quite small and he had HEAPS of peas on the side. Our friends had ordered baby back ribs and when his order arrived it was spare ribs and his partner had thai beef salad which was very spicy.

P.

Fabulous restaurant Whangaparaoa- tonight we had their Beef Brisket - absolutely amazing. It was the best we had ever had - you are missing out if you don't try this place!

K.

Really nice food! The service started really well and unfortunately we then had to wait quite a while for our desert order to be taken. Small tweaking all that is needed. We'll definitely visit again.

K.

Food was really good! We will definitely come back to try out some more menu items. The service was a bit slow, but very friendly. Highly recommend!!

A.

Great value for money. Food was absolutely delicious and the service was good. We will definitely visit again

C.

Great local steak house. Chicken, steak, salads, lamb shanks all superb. Fish not so great. The fries are fantastic, we will be back but need to chat about the fish.

T.

Service was very good, food lacked seasoning, and not all flavors on each dish around our table were paired well. It seemed that the food lacked a bit of love.

A.

The food was great, but the service by Sander was really the icing on the cake. What a lovely evening.

J.

We were surprised when we turned up at 6.30 & it was a full house. We were seated though and after a reasonable wait a young waitress took our order for drinks and an entree. After about 15 minutes we realised that we'd been forgotten & it proved nearly impossible to catch anyones eye. Eventually a young waiter helped us & it transpired that our drinks & entree order were never taken - despite us watching her write it down. Our mains were fine. Nothing to write home about but good enough. It was reasonably priced.

D.

Meal was OK, ribs with chips is not so good without salad folks, there website needs up dating, as what was advertised was not actual at the restaurant itself, very pleasant on the service, I gota add though, taste wise, food excellent,

C.

Food was good!Very good! More customer service care needed. The restaurant was cold, didn't feel cosy or welcoming, with some more soft features would be a lovely space.

A.

Delicious food ..at reasonable prices.. had some nice beers too.

B.

Fantastic steaks, they really know how to cook them perfectly. The charcoal grill just gives the steak a beautiful flavour too. Also very good value for money.

K.

Was so good! Food was amazing and service was absolutely on point! 10/10 would go again

M.

Delicious Steak!🥩 Definitely recommend for who want to take crazy yummy steak and other foods. The best steak house at Coast!👏

J.

Excellent food and atmosphere.

M.

Great food very good service

S.

Was ok, the steak was cooked on charcoals too hot and the burger also a little over cooked, not bad but I remembered it was better from previous times.

T.

Great meal again These guys cook the best steak in town and their burgers are amazing Give it a go you won’t be disappointed We are regulars and the service is great

B.

Pleasurable experience with great food. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Affordable, lots of parking. I can absolutely recommend a great dining experience

L.

Great recommendation... we did the rump steak and T-BONE. Totally worth the drive through and partner with awesome wine. Hora!!!

S.

Delicious meals, great customer service. Lovely atmosphere. Highly recommend.

D.

The food was stunning. The service was great and the price was more than reasonable. A wonderful evening. Cant wait to come a bk and try more of your food.

I.

Always a great experience when we come to you guys. Great food, great atmosphere, and a great price. Always friendly and welcoming. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

S.

Service was a little slow. Would have spent more if we could have. Steak was nice but a touch over done. I'll try again to see if this is normal.

S.

Absolutely amazing! Great food, atmosphere, staff. Favourite restaurant.

R.

Steak is awesome cooked over charcoal, however the apple crumble is apple pie a small error on the menu. Service good and would go again.

R.

Always love the food and service here. Definitely worth a visit

D.

Thank you for an amazing night again. The service and food is second to none. You are by far one of my favourite restaurants. We’ll see you again soon.

M.

Enjoyed our club Christmas function. The food was delicious and well presented by friendly and attentive staff.

C.

Awesome food, great staff and good prices

K.

Great food, good value, never had a bad meal

A.

Enjoyed a meal here, good food, nice atmosphere

C.

Warm and friendly place.Great service

B.

My steak was cooked great and my partner had baby back ribs which I tried as well, both great and good value, The young waitress jasmine was very friendly and bubbly, i was surprised how full the place was and next time will book, a great dinner and will go again, I have recommended to my friends which is how I came to eat there in the first place

D.

Nice meals good prices plenty parking .would go back again

J.

Great food at a great price. Definitely recommend to all for a great meal! Thanks alot team 😁

B.

Amazing food and Service!

L.

Very very good food. I would highly recommend going to Picador. I would recommend booking ahead thouh as it is very busy. The good was cooked to perfection and the staff are so lovely

J.

Can't beat $20 Tuesdays & Wednesdays, you won't go home hungry!

L.

Food was good but slightly overpriced for what you got and some of the tables felt too close to each other.

a.

Very good service and well prepared, cooked and presented food. An attractive setting but a little spoiled by overly loud electro pop music.

L.

Loved our meal. Meals are big, couldn't eat it all. Will be back

E.

The first time I have been here for lunch the food was delicious, the restaurant was clean tidy tasteful decor beautiful layout and the chef can cook a beautifully presented dish I eat out a lot and the food here was great portions and so so tasty

A.

Great service..better food. No faults. 10/10

L.

Absolutely loved it. Staff were very friendly. Service was excellent and the food was delicious and very affordable. Will definitely be going back.

M.

Fantastic steaks, beautiful and cosy ambiance and excellent friendly service, we went to Picador on wife’s birthday night and we had the best time, the steaks equal to the best in the business, will definitely go back.

k.

Wow, awesome place to dine, beautiful food , friendly staff, will definitely eat here again, highly recommend AAA+++

s.

It's a great place, the chef came out to see my wife because she wanted a blue steak.

G.

Food was great and the staff were fabulous.

S.

Great food. Highly recommend. Friendly staff.

D.

Went in absolutely positively after a big juicy steak. Ended up chosing bangers and mash. OMG awesome. Thanks

S.

Nothing amazing, food was good. A little over priced in my opinion, had to wait a bit longer than one would expect.

E.

Just go right. It’s delicious !! Watch out the pizzas are large. Enough for 2 unless you have an enormous appetite.

B.

Steak is always of a high quality and always delicious. Love going there whenever the need for a good steak arises.

C.

Great Value, Great Food.

M.

I had the beef brisket Sunday roast, was yum, wife had the pork belly and that was yum also

D.

Always a fantastic meal experience and the Tuesday steak deal is awesome.

S.

Very good

B.

Awesome place. Well priced. Great portions. The steaks are great!

A.

Delicious! Amazing food. Great speedy service. Deffo going back

D.

Great atmosphere, our Steak & Charcoal was awesome. Can't wait to go back again!

e.

Excellent service and food would go back in a heart beat

C.

Great food and service

J.

Friendly great service and the food was well presented and taste was great

M.

Great place for an evening out. Highly recommended.

T.

Great place for a steak. Love their charcoal grill, adds a fantastic flavour to the meat.

I.

Best Scotch fillet ever. Service was good too.

G.

Good stake with reasonable price. Friendly staff. Best for family dining out.

M.

Great food, venue, people and service. Great value for money. My favourite place!

A.

Great little steakhouse on the coast. Great value.

L.

Great food, friendly people. Definitely recommend it.

G.

Food was great, service needs work on. Overall good night

G.

Beautiful food and the staff were lovely

W.

The $20 steak meal is well worth a visit 😋

S.

Exceptional food and service, just a great place to get what all kiwis love meeeeeat! Well.done guys 👍

J.

Great place the food was good I would recommend it to everyone It is just what the cost need 😊😊😊

l.

Absolutely delicious, flavorful food! Very enjoyable, thank you!

A.

My favourite. Great service and food.

P.

Excellent service like always! Food is always great highly recommend.

E.

Good venue, good parking, tasty food, great service, well priced

L.

Food was great service a little slow

M.

Very nice meal, more starters to choose from would be better.

J.

Best steak and mushroom sauce I've had ever. Highly recommended to everyone

R.

great food but staff a bit inexperienced...would go back

J.

It's so delicious!!! Good price and the restaurant is beautiful!!

M.

Such good flavours, so well cooked... fast service

C.

Friendly staff and delicious food. Nice atmosphere.

i.

Best steaks on the coast....friendliest staff love it

M.

Was good , slow meal delivery though

C.

Very nice food and service . Cheers

a.

Nice meal, steak was great value, awesome being local.

J.

Superbly cooked scotch fillet! Will definitely be back.

H.

Good food. Nice atmosphere also

J.

Amazing steak meal. Highly recommended!

K.

Brilliant great value steak on a Tuesday and Wednesday

E.

So good that it's become the Wednesday Steak night ritual.

Q.

Awesome food and awesome people definitely recommend it ☺️

M.

Awesome food lovely people highly recommended 🥂

E.

Nice decor friendly staff, food was good

S.

Excellent food and service! We will be back!

S.

Beautiful beautiful steak. Its a yum yum. Its a moo moo

A.

Food was amazing but a little cold in the restaurant

M.

Jolly nice eye fillet...yum. third time back. Still a good meal.

L.

Yummy 😋

J.

Amazing food. Good service

G.

Great food. Pity about the service

M.

Loved it. Yummy as. Great friendly service

K.

Best steak hands on up in NZ

L.

Great food Great service We will be back

G.

New restaurant & promising start. Looking forward to going back to try again.

L.

Awesome staff.Awesome food. Great for children.

K.

The best t bone steak i have every had

l.

Absolutely delish and terrific service.

S.

Great food, staff and layout. Would return.

G.

Great food good atmosphere

M.

Great food, great value.

C.

The service was great & the food amazing.

r.

Nice food but found cold and draughty on a colder night

M.

Great food, great value!

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Best charcoal steak house in town

A.

Excellent friendly service. Scone and coffees perfect

J.

Great food excellent flavors

M.

Delicious and a great atmosphere to go with!

C.

Good service, great steaks and ribs

S.

Honest food, prices and friendly staff.

l.

Great steaks and great atmosphere

S.

Had an awesome dinner 😍

A.

They serve the best steaks on the shore

B.

The T bone steak was very well prepared.

H.

A nice little place to meet up in the heart of Gulf Harbour 😃

L.

Food is yummy and good price 👍

S.

Food was okay service great 😊

g.

The charcoal grill has a awesome taste

E.

Delicious meals and friendly staff

p.

Good service food not the best

B.

Great specials Tuesday & Wednesday

l.

Beautiful sirloin steak definitely loved it

M.

Good food ans service.

S.

Enjoyable meal. Pleasant surroundings.

D.

Excellent food and atmosphere

s.

Good food well worth going

D.

Excellent value and friendly service

M.

Friendly service and good food

D.

The food was beautiful

W.

It qas real good food.

C.

Just Perfect. Absolutely loved it.

W.

Good quality and reasonable price

W.

Scotch fillet is delish!

m.

Fast nice great price

Y.

Nice atmosphere and food.

S.

Recommend to any one👍

j.

Prob best place on coast for a feed

K.

The music is annoying and does my head in

j.

Just as yummy as always 😘

B.

Good food

M.

Loved it.

R.

I really liked it here 😊

r.

Awesome

d.

Awesome

L.

Wonderful family meal

P.

GREAT STEAKS.

S.

Great steak

F.

Great food

J.

Great

C.

Amazing steak.

P.

Again awesome food

S.

Great food

C.

Awesome

L.

Yum!!

B.

Great pizza

J.

Fantastic steak

S.

Great meal

J.

Nice steak

R.

Scrummy food

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my favorite

이.

Awesome place!!!!!

A.

Great food, and friendly staff will visit here again

j.

(Translated) Char-grilled steak This is the first time I've ever tasted such a steak. (Original) 숯불어구운 스테이크 이렇게 맛잇는 스테이크는 처음입니다 꼭추천

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