The Malthouse — Restaurant in North Island

Nice place but one of the worst food experiences I have ever had to endure both taste and value for money. We ordered the sun fed vegan chicken lettuce cups, margarita pizza and chips . Total of $52. The salad / lettuce cups were $18. ( fairly pricey but ok if you get an enjoyable salad ) I asked for vegan chicken to be swapped out for real chicken, which the chief kindly agreed to but when the plate arrived, there was literally 3 tea spoon sized scraps of chicken on the plate. In addition to this the lettuce was old, dry and missing the apple Mayo dressing. The main ingredient was so sugary walnuts which were gross, just put real walnuts on this .,See attached photos. It’s nice that there is a supposedly a healthy option offered on the menu but people don’t want to be served rotten produce , just because it’s a pub. You may as well remove it off the menu. It would be more honest . This would have gone back if I’d not been on my lunch break. The margarita pizza my husband ordered was also the most tasteless margarita he’s ever had and he’s orders this dish all over Wellington. Wrong and cheap cheese used and old tomatoes. Best part of the experience was the lovely staff and the chips . I guess this is then just a beer pub with a nice fit out....

Have loved the Malthouse since moving here! Always a great rotating tap list of local and national craft beers, as well as literally hundreds of bottles on offer. They also frequently host special events and takeovers with themed lineups, so it’s cool to come by every few weeks. Great stop for some post-work or after dinner drinks! Really can’t go wrong and will find something for everyone to drink.

Heads up that it can get very crowded during one-off events or weekends depending on the time (it’s right on the nightlife strip after all). Not gonna count them being popular against them though! And the staff does their best to accommodate even when at...

I wasn't very impressed with the beer list or service. It's a good beginners place to start, but there wasn't too much interesting on the menu. I finally found something I wanted to drink and the staff didn't know what it was and weren't very friendly about it. I was pretty bummed because it was a beer from back home. I understand the beer list changes and it's difficult to keep up with taplists, but still disappointing. I watched interactions after I left the bar and other customers got a lot better service than me. Not sure what I did? I ended up with a disappointing contract brew because I wasn't familiar...