46 & York — Restaurant in Waitematā

46 & York offers a nice place to grab drinks away from the main road in Parnell. We came here for drinks and really enjoyed the selection of cocktails and wines they had available. We got the ‘Better Late Than Never’, ‘Take it Sloe’, ‘In No Rush’ cocktails, and the Oystercatcher Pinot Noir. We also got a garlic bread as a nibble to go with our drinks.

The cocktails were brave and used some really nice mixers and liquors. My favourite was the ‘Better Late Than Never (Spritz)’. As someone who prefers gin, this was a good way to expand that to incorporate something sweet with a bit of tang to it. The cheesy garlic bread was excellent, a good amount of garlic, and lots of cheese.

The only downside to our experience was that there was a large amount of cigarette smoke coming in from the outdoor seating area out back, which was quite pervasive indoors too. Even with the doors closed this was still quite strong, which was a shame. Other than that, 46 & York is a fun place to stop by for...

My friends and I were profiled and disrespected when we order our lunch. We were dressed normally, were very polite, and did not act in any suspicious way, and yet the waiter made sure he took my credit card before brining out our food to "ensure we didn't forget to pay." We are university students in our early 20s and we're visiting Auckland for the weekend. We stopped by the restaurant on our way to catch our train home and had our backpacks with us... which is perhaps why he thought he needed to take precautions? Regardless as to why, it ws extremely unpleasant and upsetting, ruining what would have been a delicious meal. I have never had something like this...

I used to like this place but today I had the grossest experience there, and I don't think I'd be coming back. The girl at the bar brought us our drinks and then she went back to the bar, took her shoes off, got out a cloth and started cleaning and polishing her sneakers. She was on it for maybe 15mins. Right there at the bar, right over the stand with the glasses and the jug with water. She then proceeded to folding the cloth, putting it next to the glasses and serving drinks to other people. Without washing her hands or anything. That cloth remained on the bar, I'm wondering what she's gonna be doing with it next - maybe polishing the glasses?...