The Good Luck Coconut — Restaurant in Waitematā

Let me first start by saying that the food here was great - I cannot fault the culinary experience at The Good Luck Coconut. If you're going just for food, and paying for each meal separately, they're great! However... the drinks were super expensive, and our group was overcharged for a couple of cocktails we were told would be complimentary (due to them incorrectly making the first drink order). A couple people also weren't charged for drinks they definitely said they'd ordered while they were at the till paying, leaving my friend - whose birthday we were out celebrating!!! - with a crazy bill. I believe the drinks issue was eventually rectified, but let me continue. There is a discrepancy over being charged extra for the food as well: we were all there for the set menu, and staff confirmed upon our arrival that we had a smaller party than anticipated. This meant were each only expecting to pay for our share (and our drinks, of course), and for the tab to be charged in total for the correct number of people who showed. Why would staff ask and confirm how many people were there otherwise? On the contrary, my friend - again, this is the birthday girl - was left with an additional charge for four people who weren't able to make it, which has left us all banding together to try cover this for her so she's not having to pay a crazy tab for HER celebration. I do understand that a number was given for our booking, but I don't understand why staff would confirm a lower number and then continue to cater for, and charge for, people that were not actually physically there. If they'd just catered for the total number, nobody would have lost out - and we wouldn't be left with this issue. The place was packed, the staff barely had time to cater to us... and I know our table spent a fair amount on drinks (especially since they're so expensive!), so it's not like we were stingy. Overall, I found the way my friend was treated has completely marred my experience at The Good Luck Coconut - while the atmosphere and food were decent, I don't agree with the "leftover" bill being as crazy as it was. This was to the tune of OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS for only eighteen people. If you're going with a group, make sure the staff are completely aware of how many people are actually there - otherwise they'll whack ya with whatever they can. Would I go again? Maybe, if someone invited me out there. But after the way this all played out, I definitely wouldn't make this...

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Come kick back and relax down here at The Good Luck Coconut, where our tiki bar will make you some of the best cocktails this side of the Blue Lagoon. And if our drinks aren’t enough to get you back on island time, then we’ve got a damn tasty sharing menu packed full of dishes influenced by the Pacific and Asian ingredients we use.

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MENU Cheers! LUNCH MENU DINNER MENU DRINK MENU Locally Sourced RESERVATIONS Open for dinner from 4:30pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Open for lunch from 12pm Thursday to Sunday. Closed Monday.

You can easily book online using the calendar. But if it doesn’t show the time you’re after, give us a call as we sometimes know more than it does! It’s best to give us a call too if you’re booking for more than 12 people.

We recommend a reservation but you’re welcome to drop by. If you prefer to give us a call or email to book then we can be reached on the details below.

info@thegoodluckcoconut.co.nz 09 30 30 440

FUNCTIONS Hold your next event at The Good Luck Coconut

We can provide a function space from 20 all the way up to 160 people, depending on your requirements. There are a number of different spaces throughout The Good Luck Coconut, some which can be sectioned off for privacy so have a chat with us and we will help you plan something to suit your requirements.

Of course there are set menus for you to choose from to make sure there's a little something from our menu for everyone. If you would like to know more, on email or 09 303 0440.

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Wanted to Love it, found myself disappointed. We eat out a lot, across a variety of places and a fair bit of fine dining, so we know what to expect usually. I'll start with the positives first. It's a lovely environment that really does a great job of making you feel you could be in a restaurant in Maui, or on an island in Fiji. The menu is pretty comprehensive and on message. What isn't quite so good, is the food portions, and some of the service left us feeling like we just weren't wanted. Our waiter lacked a bit of warmth and friendliness. There were 2 adults and a child in our party of 3, and we ordered 4 small plates and a large. We left hungry and feeling like we didn't get value for money. There were a couple of high points, the TiMata was really well executed, but the Poke had a lot of rice and a little less Salmon than we might have expected, and we couldn't really 'taste' the salmon because of the mayo it was in. It was presented nicely. The bread was warm and nice, and a novel colour my son enjoyed, and the butter was magnificent. The other dishes were the Tataki, which wasn't terrible, but we didn't personally enjoy the interpretation of it. The biggest problem really was the main dish we selected. It's $28 and vegetarian and sounds AMAZING, but in reality it was barely bigger than a side, with small but nice looking multicoloured carrots, with a lovely Labneh sauce. It's described as having charred Aubegine, but what we got was TINY, overcooked to the point of being nearly solid. As described it could have been a signature dish, and one I had been looking forward to trying, but was ultimately really small. Certainly not a main meal for even my 9 year old son, who isn't a big eater. I feel this restaurant really seriously needs to look at it's portion sizes and menu prices, because as much as I like fine dining and understand portions are usually smaller but higher quality, this missed the mark by a mile for us. My wife and I disputed sending it back and opted to not, but did try and give some feedback as we paid, but were met with a very defensive "this is a fine dining restaurant and our portions are sized accordingly". If they rectified some things, we would be willing to come back, as it's got the bones of a place that could be MAGIC, but it's not quite right in our opinion right now. Bathrooms were...