Citizen Park — Restaurant in Albert-Eden

We had a birthday party booked here and were advised time for the venue would be allocated 7pm to 1am. The staff tell us at 1155pm that they will be closing at 1230am and last call at 12am. This was not discussed. When we tried having a mature conversation of why the bar tenders were very rude and said and i quote "bro you want to fight" lets take it outside. If he had just explained that there was not many people buying drinks now or the party has gotten smaller we would have accepted it, but he was super aggressive, and we were not drunk at all. And there was another woman bar tender who was acting drunk or was drunk. Very unproffessional employees. She then ran through our crowd at 1230am with a beer in hand to leave the venue. Everything was great in the beginning, we were allowed to drop off cake early, food was easy to order, although not value for money (brie was so small) for the price. Also the music is way too loud The venue was not free and there was a deposit that needed to be paid and was paid off in food/drink during the night plus guests paid for thier own drinks. We have emailed the events co ordinator and got no reply...

Great food and service. Rather large meals (even the sides are large!), which is nice - you never feel like you didn't get enough of what you ordered. The food, at first glance, appears somewhat expensive at first glance but then when you see the quantity, and then experience the quality of it, it's totally understandable 😀.

There is a wide variety of meals, including vegetarian and vegan options (not relevant to me, but useful for some friends and family), and every category of food and beverages has enough variability to please just about anyone. Lots of fun, quirky options as well.

It can be a little loud for my liking, but it's hard to legitimately fault them for this, simply because it's such a popular establishment!

Recommended for anyone who likes a casual yet stylish decor and ambience, and of course,...

Recently with a menu change and winter upon us, the entire space has become somewhat of a cozy smoke-free paradise for the first-wave of dining enthusiasts: it's the perfect Friday night hangout. Personally I kicked off with a St Clair Block 9 riesling (my current favourite). Calamari and Pablo's beer sauce chicken wings followed. My young tyke had the best kids cheese burger ever with a side of crinkle cut fries. The beef brisket nachos are to die for. Not too crazy about the smoked fish fritters but that's just me. Kraken rum & lime cocktails, pineapple tamale (served with liquorice gelato) and chocolate sundae were next. And I already know what I'm having NEXT TIME - twice cooked pork belly with wild mushroom & leek pasta bake! Such a fun way to start...