SPIGA Italian Restaurant — Restaurant in Ōrākei

I recently celebrated my birthday at Spiga restaurant, and I can confidently say that it was a truly exceptional dining experience. I visited with a group of six, and every single one of us was blown away by the quality of the food and presentation.

We started off with a pizza to share, and it was delicious! Everyone at the table raved about how tasty it was and it was the perfect way to kick off our lunch.

For my main dish, I ordered the Tagliatelle allo zafferano con ragú di guance di manzo e gremolata. This dish, which consisted of saffron tagliatelle with beef cheek ragout, lemon, and thyme, was absolutely exquisite.

The pasta was perfectly cooked, and the beef cheek ragout was incredibly tender and flavorful. The gremolata added a bright, fresh note to the dish, making it the perfect combination of savory and refreshing.

All of the other dishes ordered by my companions were also exceptional. Every dish was expertly prepared and beautifully presented. The service at Spiga was also top-notch. Our server was attentive and friendly. Overall, I highly recommend Spiga for anyone looking for an unforgettable dining experience. The quality of the food, presentation, and service are all truly exceptional, making it the perfect choice for a special occasion or a fancy night out.

Oh and one last point, which is an important consideration for many which is cost. The Total bill was surprisingly really good...

I wish I could give this 5* as the staff is beyond incredible and the ambience is just perfect. I respect smaller portions for higher prices if the food tastes amazing. We ordered Pane e burro which I expect will be butter and bread which it was. But 2 tiny pinkie size stripes of toasted bread with butter and 1 anchovie for $15. Basically 2 tiny bites. Mortadella in carozza is 1 slice of mortadella with taleggio, crumbed and cut in half - 2 bites for $15. I got the agnolottti with 2 kinds of meat and truffle ($40). The filling was more like a paste and all very very bland with no flavour of truffle, more like hazelnut. My partner got Nduja pizza which was ok for $38 (If I remember). Got Tiramisu and Buffalo curd..again were tiny tiny portions ($15 each). The Spiga Spritz was nice, strong ($21 each). We left more than $200 lighter but not very satisfied. I respect pasta is handmade and everything from scratch just was expecting bigger and...

This evening we went for dinner @ Spiga and unfortunately we had a very poor experience.

At 7.30 pm the restaurant had plenty of places available, we asked for a table for 2 (we had no reservation) and they located us next to a family of 4, looking at the kitchen!

At 7.50 pm ( we hadn’t had the starter yet), they started the process of closing for the day. We left at 9 pm and the whole time we had people cleaning and organising for the day after.

When asked if everything was ok, we gave a genuine feedback and the waitress, that served us for the evening, instead of acknowledging the situation, she totally lacked of customer service.

We paid $ 250 for the evening and it would have been better to get a take away than going out at Spiga.

P.s. please make sure you invest some time in training your staff and buy...