Joe's Garage Wellington — Restaurant in North Island

First impressions were great. The place is clean, well air conditioned and nice and roomy. We were immediately greeted and served by very friendly and helpful staff, the staff member who helped us was particularly nice and cheerful. I did have one criticism and that was that the bathrooms weren't particularly clean when I went in and should be maintained better

Lunch: The food was well cooked and delicious. Featuring mainly meat based items such as burgers and rolls they still maintain a very simple but delicious menu featuring various creative combinations. The main meal tasted great and the desserts were also good with the ice cream being particularly nice.

Updated review- Dinner: Previously I had given this place 5 stars in my review and had highly recommended it. Unfortunately I have now brought that rating down to three stars due to the dinner we had here. The schnitzel was bland and chewy, the milkshake was plain and boring and the beef hotpot was ruined by a strange ingredient they added which I couldn't place. If you are going to eat here definitely go at lunchtime as their dinner menu is...

One of my favorite cafes in Wellington, my recent visit - after a long break - was one of the best ever! The place is still amazing inside; clean but richly textured and interesting, with lots of metal, concrete, and wood to help sell the “Garage” aesthetic. The staff are great - my barista on this visit was particularly amazing; effusive, friendly, and with a bright spark in his eyes that revealed that his level of engagement wasn’t in any way fake or forced. The coffee I ordered - a mocha for myself and flat white for my wife - was delicious, far above the already high standard you should expect from Wellington. The food, too, was brilliant - order yourself a “sweetie” if you want to experience “simplicity done well”. Time to make Joe’s a regular spot again - even if it is now out of my way to do so; it’s worth...

I had been to JG in Wigram in Chch the week prior and was really impressed with food, atmosphere etc so took the family out to the local one and in hindsight, wish I hadn’t. The service was flat and lacking energy. Every wine we ordered was unavailable, the food was ok, the mushroom pizza was weirdly delivered with a dumping of wilted mesculin leaves on top, the other meat pizza felt undercooked.. Dirty dishes from our shared starter sat on the table for the entire meal and the side plates we had to eat off were dirty. Dessert was offered as an after thought after we had asked for a pizza box to take leftovers home. All we seem to read in the news is how much Wellington hospitality is suffering right now, you wouldn’t know it from the indifferent vibe...