Pinchos Bar — Restaurant in Ōrākei

Compact Bar Disappointment

Cramped Atmosphere: Enter this cramped bar, offering underwhelming pizza and drinks in a tight space.

Underwhelming Experience: Overall, the experience failed to impress, with several aspects leaving much to be desired.

Meager Portions, Steep Prices: Prepare for disappointment as the pizzas arrived in meager portions, accompanied by prices that felt unjustified for what was served.

Sauce Overload: An overwhelming reliance on commercial sauce dominated the flavor profile, lacking the homemade touch expected from a bar of this caliber.

Crunchy, but Unsatisfying: While the base boasted a satisfying crunch, it couldn't salvage the lackluster dining experience.

Tasteless Alternatives: Unfortunately, the other pizza options failed to deliver on taste, further contributing to the overall disappointment.

Uncomfortable Seating: Adding to the woes, uncomfortable seating arrangements detracted from any semblance of ambiance.

Friendly, but Inadequate: Despite friendly staff, their efforts couldn't salvage an otherwise...

Service was polite and friendly - order at the bar, pick a booth or table and sit down- drinks arrive shortly after and the food a little while later. A reasonable collection of wine, beer and spirits to support a few matches on the flat screen or catch-up with a few mates at the start of the weekend. Pizza menu looks very appealing, but I tried the fish and chips instead. Interesting little pub, I would imagine catering mostly to the community where...

Please !! Put the Spicy Thai sauce salad (mine had Prawns and Avo) on the menu! The bar tender (clearly with a foodie background) made this especially for me 2 nights ago :-) fresh and flavour filled, it just HAS to become a summer menu staple. Tonight I went back for an "Okahu" pizza, made by owner Anne. Again lovely flavours and generous topping (cashews, yum!). A cosy bar where the staff are attentive and friendly, as are the locals. Highly...