Capriata - Mount Wellington

We usually love the food there. Every time we go, I order a plate of seafood linguine which has a very rich taste and the sauce is quite delicious. Last weekend we ordered a chefs special which was Confit Duck with Jus. The duck was tender and nice but in general the dish had wayyyy too much salt on it and it was a bit hard to swallow without keep sipping my glass of water.. Both the mashed potato and duck had so much salt on them. It is usually a nice restaurant for lovely weekend evening meals but this cuisine was not the most pleasant one to have.

We ate here for dinner last week. I had the snapper with champagne sauce which was superb. My partner had the veggie option spaghetti. We shared a few glasses of wine and had the chocolate mousse and a cheesecake to finish. Bill was 120/ inc a tip.<br/ <br/ The only thing that pulls this place back to a 4 is the vibe. The tables and chairs are a little rigid in style and the piped music was a very strange Mixx of tunes some of which were high tempo and not really conducive to a relaxed meal. If they added table clothes and changed the play list and the wall deco this would be a lot more popular than it appears to be as the food was genuinely excellent.

We had a delightful dining experience at Capriata. Four of us dined there, each choosing a pasta dish; Capriata, Linguine Pesce and 2 Penne Pollo. We had Pane All Aglia to start and our main course came reasonably quickly afterwards.  Others nearby were eating pizza which looked yummy. Great to find a BYO reasonably priced AND we could hear ourselves talk. Our total bill with the corkage came to $139.00

I judge a restaurant by whether I would like to go back there again. Capriata is a particular favourite of ours and we dine there frequently, which I suppose says it all. The lady owner/manager and her staff are welcoming, helpful yet unobtrusive and the ambience is pleasant. We dined there tonight 3 June and we were six at the table including a 2 month old baby. A lovely evening enhanced by excellent food. One lamb rump, two steaks, one spaghetti bolognese all very satisfying. We started by sharing a pizza as an entree the pizzas are the best we've found anywhere. I won't go on about  desserts but they were equally as good as promised. I like Capriata and never hesitate when a meal there is suggested. It is very hard now in Auckland to find reasonably priced BYO's with good food and a pleasant dining experience.

10/10 everything was bang on a little less busy than ur usual town or ponsonby restaurant but that suited me fine. Eye fillet was perfect sides too really happy to find this place ;