Reviews of Golden Sands Bistro. (Restaurant) in Auckland (Auckland).

Golden Sands Bistro

466 Reviews

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Non vegetarian restaurant

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32 The Esplanade, Eastern Beach, Auckland 2012, New Zealand

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This place has good reviews, this means that they treat their customers well and you’ll feel great with their services, recommended 100%!

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Reviews of Golden Sands Bistro

A. T.

Delicious food, awesome atmosphere, super reasonable prices for exceptionally good portion sizes... mouth watering dishes... definitely going back for more. Staff and management are amazing! Go enjoy for yourself! I cannot recommend this restaurant enough!!

L.

Excellent food and service. Great location. Could fix the toilet door so that it doesn't stay open but closes automatically so that patrons sitting and eating nearby, don't have to stare into it.

W. D.

I was so worried eating here after seeing the recent reviews However we had mothers day dinner here, i had the braised lamb shank single and seafood chowder the chowder was delicious only fault i would give is it needs a little more seafood and less surumi..perhaps mussels or prawns. The lamb shank was melt in your mouth the jus really topped it off. I dont know why the bad reviews the food was yummy staff were friendly. Really cool vibe ill definitly be back for breakfast sometime soon.

G. K.

Amazing food, great service and beautiful view. Lovely and warm environment 😊

S. R.

Food was bland. Tiramisu dessert real disappointment. Nothing like any Tiramisu I have had before. Lacked coffee taste. Not appealing on the plate at all.

Q. X.

A lovely restaurant across from the beach. We ordered the seafood chowder and duck envelope. Both of them were super delicious. The coffee was ok or maybe just not on my taste. Overall this is definitely a great place to go if you are coming to the beach.

J. S.

Delightful hosts, awesome service, delicious food and wonderful dessert. Loved this place and will definitely come back again and again!

c.

Lovely restaurant! Good quality food and the staff there have amazing manners. Would definitely recommend this restaurant to couples looking for a fine place for a date night, they have a lot of wines there for you to choose. As for younger members, the chocolate milkshake is amazing! It has a good ocean view so after you eat you can take some nice photos to post on your social media. 😂 The food there is mostly suited for adults, but the beef salad, fish & chips and the carbonara is a great choice for those who don’t like fancy food. Protip: Bring a camera along! You will be captured by the stunning views outside.

s.

Awesome Spot....had dinner with friends at The Barracuda.....such a good service with fantastic views...must visit....friendly staff and superb food....will surely visit again!!!

E. F.

The atmosphere was lovely,the food was well portioned and delicious,the service by staff was accommodating and friendly,thank you 🙂

M. R.

I had the pizza and a Heineken beer -$28 , the pizza was ok but could of had same quality pizza from Dominos / Pizza Hut for $5 and bought a beer for $3 at bottle store on way home. Pizza needs way more cheese and a choice of thick base .Service was great and the views great hence the 3 stars.

R. L.

Awesome food, location and hosts..

J. L.

We had a lovely dinner here at a table with a great view. Service was attentive, and the food on the specials menu was great.

D. H.

Best pizza I've ever had

A. S.

Excellent staff and location. Enjoyed coffee and food.

R. w.

A regular for us.Al ways excellent and you feel like a valued customer. Plenty of parking THIS Cafe is now wirh new owners MAYBE THE Previous owner got beaten by covid trading problems,hope he is ok The other day we met the new team and the meal was not up to the past but try so as to give them a try and we certainly will in couple of months again We wish them all the best and time to settle down o. Revisited , what an upgrade the pasta dish would compete with any in Italy .My wife had the fish chowder , ,she thought it was at least as godd, or better than what she received 18 months ago . These new owners really have it humming , suggest you phone for areservation .Rob

B. F.

Nice relaxing lunch, mussels and a cleansing ale. Fantastic view and service.

J. N.

Good value. Great bar and restaurant with friendly staff.

S. Y.

Excellent view, great staff and fabulous food. Coffee is fantastic. A great place to take someone special.

r. k.

Amazing food with mesmerising sea view . Staff is very helpful and on toes to provide you best service. Highly recommended.

S. W.

Always Yummy... Friendly Helpful Staff...

P. J. J.

Nice people who run the place, clean, good food not overpriced

W. V.

Excellent food, service, and good views. I have been here a few times over the last few years for family gatherings and everyone has enjoyed themselves.

Z. S.

Amazing views, small and cozy with great food!

S. M.

LOVED THE VEIW the cabenara was FANTASTIC staff attentive OVERALL 11 out of 10

A. W.

We had Barracuda via uber ears and it was DELICIOUS! Nice to have good traditional European style food. The chicken carbonara is divine and lamb shank is a really good size with perfect vegetables. Desert with berries was lovely. Only regret was we didn't order garlic bread to sop it all up.

B. G.

Food was excellent, along with the service

R. M.

Great coffee and lovely view. You’re pretty much right on the beach!

K. O.

Had a yummy lunch on Wednesday with a friend and service was excellent. Returned on Sunday evening to have dinner with hubby. The meal was divine and the lemon dessert was very clever and we look forward to dining there regularly

B. P.

Really nice food and lovely serving staff maybe a little high in price but would go again. View rocks!

F. W.

Excellent food, good service, one of the better ones around here.

K.

I highly recommend this place the food is great and all of the friendly staff are all so good as servers. they have the best lamp shank ever and my kids loved the creamy mushrooms I would say all of meals were outstanding Try them I know you will become a regular as l am☺️

i. A.

Definitely the best food I have ever eaten. The service was great. I found my happy place😃

M. W.

Went there for lunch yesterday. I am so impressed with the quality of the food but most of all the service. They had a Christmas special which sounded great but Unfortunately the sauce had dairy which I am unable to eat. The waitress offered me many diary free sauce options which as a picky eater I did not take just decided to have no sauce. When the food was brought out she told me the chef had made the sauce again without diary for me! The attention to customer request from the chef was so heart warming and the young girl so friendly rather than treating my request as a major inconvenience. Super impressed and will be back!!

N. D.

Nice place for a coffee, just opposite the beach. Do order fresh food from the menu here as it is amazing. I made the mistake of getting a savoury item on display from the counter, and it didn't taste fresh. The desserts are amazing.

P.

Lovely setting and food and staff

A. B.

Would have been nice to have home made rather than packet gravey/sauces over the chicken. The chowder consists mainly of that horrible reconstituted fish with bright orange die on the outside. Yuck. Love the restaurant location and staff though.

P. P.

Amazing location, amazing staff, great facilities. Great variety of foods and drinks available. You can sit inside or outside. Great views of eastern beach. Clean and tidy. Cold and hot foods. Cold and hot drinks. Plenty of specials to choose from as well. Chai late is very good. Kids like the biscuits. Dog friendly too as they have a water bowl. So cool.

K. C.

We had some relatives over from AUS and 5 of us went to The Barracuda for lunch today. It was absolutely fantastic. The service was excellent our AUS friends were amazed at the service. The food was excellent. One party was in a wheelchair and access was great and the staff we most helpful. absolutely excellent.

N. I.

I was there with family celebrating my mother in laws birthday party. The food was great and I thoroughly recommend the duck! My father in law unfortunately knocked over a beer that had just been served, at the end of our visit and even though he is a frequent diner had to pay for it. A disappointing end to an otherwise enjoyable occasion

R.

We had such a stunning meal at Barracuda. We were sitting outside looking at the beach which was lovely. We started with the bread and dips (yummy). My partner had the eye fillet mignon and I had the seafood parpadelle. Both were utterly delicious. We finished off with the steamed date pudding and creme brûlée. Service was excellent, price was pretty good, but the thing I'll go back for is the food. Really seriously good food.

R. G.

Just the Trick for catching up with a great friend 🥂

R. F.

Great food and service!

L. U.

We were invited to a wedding anniversary lunch last Saturday. They are obviously a fine dining restaurant & the tables were dressed very well. Our experience didn't take long to begin. My husband had had major surgery a week prior to this but we chose to go as it was his sister & her hubbys do. Post surgery my husband was drinking apple juice & thought we'd take a small bottle with us. It didn't take long for someone to come over & tell us to put it away, we explained why we had it but she wasn't prepared to listen & walked off saying put it on the floor, needless to say he kept drinking it. We also had issues with the food. We started with bread & dips, the bread at our end wasn't baked properly of which they replaced. The main we had was very nice but the desert arrived with cream out of a can, which to me does not go with fine dining. We won't be going back

H. T.

So happy I chose The Barracuda to have lunch for a birthday treat. Thoroughly enjoyed our meals and the service was first class. Would look forward to going there again and would thoroughly recommend this Restaurant on Eastern Beach.

M. N.

We were there with kids, sitting outside enjoying great view, coffee, yummy buscuits. Really great location, friendly staff! Would like to come back to try them out for lunch or dinner!

A. D.

Pasta for the kids and the chicken an chippies was enjoyed by the kids. Nice location in fact u don't get much better...my pork belly meal was nice apart from the pork belly... i'd say it was 65%fat and there was no crackle on the pork just a measely bit of old crackle on the side. staff were friendly enough.

c. b.

I came here for my 18th birthday. I ordered the duck aa my main and it was cooked perfectly. For desert i ordered the Lemon De Sorrento and this just topped of my meal. The service was outstanding and would highly recommend for everyone to visit this restaurant. To top off the night the view could not be better looking out onto the beach

n. a.

great place to dine out m delicious food, very attentive staff ,love there seafood chowder and the eye fillet steak ,brulee definitely the dessert to have highly recommended

D.

The pizza was outstanding, simple with a delicious crust. Pricing was very good, highly recommend this Cafe Bar to all

J. E.

Great restaurant, beach and staff

p. c.

Lovely spot, admittedly I've only been a couple of times for breakfast, but the food is great, service is equal, and the view is gorgeous.

G. C.

Service was a little slow at times, but waitress was awesome when she was serving us. Food was ok. I'd go there again.

A. B. (. G. Y. T.

Haven't tried their food yet but their coffee is amazing. I live next door and often pop in for a cup of long black. Mmmmm. One of the best coffees in Auckland

D. A.

One of the best restaurants in the eastern suburbs great service and food will go again

T.

Beautiful location great service and delicious food 😋

A. A.

This has been a favourite restaurant of mine for a very long time. The food is great and service is excellent. It's a gem that only the locals know about.

d.

Great place to relax by the beach with a drink of your choice.

K. S. F.

Small and friendly place. Good service and delicious food.

S. O.

Food was delicious and beautifully cooked, staff were professional and pleasant, but omg please turn the heaters on in winter...maybe need to fit another heat pump in the back of the restaurant.

D.

The most delicious food, drinks. We loved the welcoming, Friendly environment:) . Enjoyed each single minute. Wonderful services . Strongly recommending to everyone to enjoy their time with friends, families.

O. S.

Very good food, nice people,come and enjoy!

C. S.

Great place. Excellent views, food and service . Table spacing complies as does availability of hand sanitizer and contactless payment . Busy but prompt sevice.

L. v. H.

It was cute and quiet spot to spend some time celebrating my birthday with my family, amazing staff and good quality food, would love to go again sometime soon.

W. W.

Absolutely delicious lunch, thank you. I have to say it was one of the best meals I've had! Portion size was excellent and cost reasonable!

d.

Awesome place. Awesome service. Awesome food and Friendly staff. Would recommend.

D. V.

Fantastic food, great service as always. Strongly recommending to all locals to enjoy the view with delicious food and refreshing drinks

J. G.

Enjoyed our meals but garlic butter and cream cheese beatroot dips are really odd. The beatroot not eatable.

S.

Love coming here - great food, good service. A limited menu (so you know what they do, they do very well), fantastic wine list and views over Eastern Beach that are amazing.

G. M.

What a stunning view.sit and relax outside across from the stunning eastern beach. They make great coffee. Very friendly staff.

G. F.

Great spot beside the beach for breakfast. Enthusiastic and friendly staff and very nice food. Recommended.

P. F.

Wonderful staff, friendly and attentive Something on the menu for every one. Beautiful views

M. T.

Good food and great service, first time there for lunch and didn't disappoint.

K. H.

Best chicken and mushroom pasta. Not over rich. Lovely staff.

P. P.

Lovely meal, great service and nice vicinity

L. P.

Coffee ok, muffins big but not very tasty (cheese on top but none inside!)

K. S.

Good food ..excellent location and views. Summers best restaurant

M. V. B.

Great food, great service, awesome view!

A. K.

The lamb shank was amazing!

h.

great food and very nice view :)

T. T.

Meals cooked to perfection highly recommend, must try

F. S.

Very good restaurant and great food. Recommended!

V. A.

Fabulous evening, there were 32 of us for my wife's 70th birthday food and service amazing. Thankyou to all involved friends, family and Barracuda staff

S.

Amazing pizza 🍕 thankyou

H. W.

Really welcoming place.Food always nice & displayed well on the plates.Portion sizes are very good.Recommend Barracuda for that special meal or family get together.

S. s.

Lovely seaside cafe, amazing food and great service! Worth visiting again!

A.

Very nice place with happy hour time available. It would be even better if they had beer tap, but they don’t!

p. k.

Love the food, love the view and friendly welcome each time we visit.

A. M.

Great brunch and reasonably priced. Only complaint (and I didn't) was that the poached eggs were too hard.

D. C.

Great food, good view, good customer service, worth the drive to this place.

T. S.

What an amazing place. Food was fantastic and service was great. Will definitely be back.

A. A.

Delicious food, timely service, could not complain about anything. Will definitely be back.

L. M.

Like the entree, main and dessert were just around average given the price you pay. Staffs are not lazy as well.

M. B.

Great place. Consistently good. Our favorite local restaurant

C. R.

Great food and a decent menu- good range .

D.

Awesome meal service. Top. Notch will be back recommend the pecan pie 😁😁😁🥂

S. C.

Staff are always so friendly and happy and the food is always amazing. Definitely worth every dollar

A. P.

Great food and amazing service!!! Highly recommend

B.

Great service and very enjoyable food.

0. E. E.

Lovely meal but very pricey in relation to the other restaurants in the area.

V. J. P.

Had coffee ! A small suggestion , if you could serve it in a wide mug , There will be an added perfection . Cheers

R. B.

Great view, lovely meal, even from the specials menu which is excellent value.

A. G.

Excellent service, friendly staff and food brilliant

P. M.

Always enjoy our visits, great food and great service.

R. P.

Had a lovely fresh saĺad for lunch. Enjoyed. Would recommend to all friend's .

m. A.

Lovely atmosphere with nice menu and great service.

N. B.

Fantastic restaurant. Good kids menu. Great view.

R. S.

Excellent good and service I highly recommend this restaurant.

D. P.

Had a great meal there last night with friends, highly recommended!

P. D. K.

delicious food, great wait staff

W. G.

Lovely coffee and cake to takeaway for beach walk. Lovely friendly staff.

A. P.

Fantastic. Service impeccable and view wonderful. Enjoyed bubbles at happy hour!

w. B.

As per usual outstanding food. Great pricing and so lovely

K. W.

Lovely food but very busy and long wait time

양.

The soup was quite nice and really nice view

R.

When the weather is good , there is no better place to enjoy a coffee under umbrellas on the sidewalk with great view of the beach and islands.

B. R.

Very nice place and food, beach breath talking, nice and friendly staff.

G. B.

Great food, excellent service.

B. W.

Great location nice food that is reasonably priced

A.

Excellent food and service as usual 👌

M. A.

Relaxing atmosphere, excellent food and cheerful friendly service.

C. D.

We had a fantastic meal. Service was great!

h.

Sea view, cosy environment

J.

Had an awesome time tonight. Staff helpful, polite. Great service

M. G.

Nice food in a lovely setting... Would go again.

C. B.

Reasonable price for above quality family meals, good service and nice ambiance.

A. T.

Good food and service. Nice decor

E.

Love there kids meal My favourite family restaurant

P.

Good meal, great service and a lovely ambience

G. G.

Had a quite beer after a busy day. Lovely atmosphere looking out to the beach.

K.

Food excellent. Coffee really hot and tasty.

K.

Nice food, nice location & great customer service.

S.

Great food, great service

E.

Good food and service. Need some aircon in there though.

L. D.

Excellent coconut latte.

R.

Nice meal, pleasant surroundings

M.

Only stopped for coffee. Great coffee and great service!

L. M.

Nice spot for bruch on a Sunday. Pricey but worth it for the cleanliness and view

W.

Excellent food, lovely bay view !!

G.

Catch of the day is always good, nice view

a.

Nice place along the beach. They have a delicious omelette

D.

Lovely spot by the beach... and very nice hosts

T. M.

Awesome views and owners... we will be back

L. P.

Fish was dry and not fresh. Service was fantastic

D. C.

Nice place for lunch and reasonable cost set lunch meals.

g.

Lovely food and good views.

W. M.

Great service excellent food

A.

Delicious! Thanks for wonderful evening! Will come in back soon.

D.

Nice enough spot for a drink. Food not great.

J. D. K.

Great night out. Good food

L.

The best food ever love it❤️

H.

Great food friendly staff Thanks

R.

Lovelly outlook! Food and coffee were good.

M.

Always friendly. Always great food.

K. H.

Friendly cafe/bar in a great location. Recommended

I.

Excellent food and service.

T.

Great food and great service

C. H.

Very busy. Food very nice .

L. B.

Lovely fish dish tonite recommend

S.

great food always our favorate restaurant

N.

must try grate food and location highly recommended

D.

Great beach front restaurant with great food

E.

Exc food, smiling happy staff, sea view.

T.

Nice food and friendly service ✅

C.

Lovely position, food and staff

L. B.

I think JOE O REILLY wrote the review for the wrong restaurant

V.

Spoilt the Mothers for dessert. Delicious!

R.

Great food and view

T. K.

The sea food special was awesome.

r.

Lovely environment and good food

C.

Very good view when high tide

s. g.

Good Ambience and Great food

J. K.

Tasty food nice views

B. S. (. S.

Breath taking views and great hospitality.

M. C.

Poor menu but was ok

T.

Great food and service

M.

Great food right on the waterfront

M.

Lovely meal & service.

L.

Great food & service

L.

Decent food and service.

P. M.

Lovely local spot in Eastern Beach

F. K.

Nice coffee and area

Q.

Good food and service

M.

Great chai lattes

G. B.

Very nice meal

D. M.

Yum. Say no more.

S. G.

Very friendly

A.

Service was good.

A. G.

Food was amazing

C.

Absolutely amazing.

D.

Not bad.......

N.

Great food

A.

Superb, and always!

R.

Loved it...

K.

Not for me.

E.

Friendly staff.

K.

Nice location

S. M.

Food is devine

R. F.

Nice place

M.

great place

C. D.

Great view and lovely staff. Will definitely be returning.

L.

(Translated) It's the only cafe on Eastern Beach! You don't need another one! There is also an Indian restaurant on this beach, but Barracuda is more interesting! It has perfect food and atmosphere! (Original) É o único café da Eastern Beach! Não precisa de outro! Nessa praia tem tbm um restaurante indiano, mas o Barracuda é mais interessante! Tem comida e ambiente perfeitos!

X.

(Translated) The service and dishes are very good, and the environment is also very good. (Original) 服务和菜品都很好，环境也很好。

S.

(Translated) This is the place to go to the beach in the future (Original) 以后要去海滩就是这里啦

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