Sera Amano — Restaurant in Cromwell Community

We made an overnight pit stop in Cromwell, NZ. This was done to break up our journey from Dunedin to Aoraki Mt Cook.

We decided on Sera Amano, and Italian restaurant with a very good Google rating. Again a group of 6 descended on this restaurant without a reservation - we ought not to have worried. The place was not packed on a Tuesday.

We had the best Campari spritz (more like a Negroni w/o gin), and the best Italian meal. Our server was Dhruv, and the chef's name regrettably escapes me. Suffice to say, this was the best Italian meal we had in NZ and Australia.

Thank you Dhruv and the Chef, whose name...

Hey, thanks for giving us the chance to leave feedback. There were a few things that let down the experience. The chef was loudly snorting as if he was sick and wiping his nose with his hand, very off putting for eating. The Gnocchi was burnt and the carbonara was bland. The atmosphere of the restaurant was underwhelming with music that had adds in it, maybe try a playlist without adds would be better. I was hoping for a lot better especially when paying $140 for dinner. I can’t say i would ever come back for that experience and I won’t be recommending...

Seafood linguini is generous. My mum truffle risotti is solid. Nice tiramisu and milky pana cotta. But an area to improve on is the cleanliness of the mussels. One of it I had a hard time opening and once the waiter open, realized that there was some seaweed in it. Had to clarify on whether it is safe to consume which took up some time. (Btw I got a tummy upset from a previous meal elsewhere so I was concerned.) Nevertheless staff was patient to the request and clarification, took back to the kitchen to clean. Overall...