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Orbit Restaurant
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WOW.
That really sums it up. Breathtaking panoramic views of Auckland slowly rotate around you. The service is excellent making sure you are happy while amazingly finding that delicate balance between harassing and abandoning you.
It is a little costly but if you ever have opportunity to go you really must.
Before and after dining you get free access to the main observation deck with it’s glass floors and amazing views.
Parking is discounted (it cost us $5 rather than the normal $29).
I’ve left the food to last, I don’t know how to describe it! It was fantastic. We went for the elegance fixed price menu since what we wanted was on it anyway. A starter with a glass of wine, a main with a glass of wine, and a dessert with your choice of hot drink for only $65.
We started with the Roast Pumpkin and Herb Soup finished with herb crème fraîche. It was the best pumpkin soup I have ever even imagined and the wine was fabulous.
I followed with the Roast Hawke’s Bay Lamb Loin on potato mash, with a tomato, rosemary and kalamata olive compote and grilled spring onion. The lamb was cooked to perfection and sooo tender. The combination of flavours was out of this world and it was served with another fabulous wine.
My partner had the Baked Chicken Breast on Indian spiced dhal cake, with steamed choy sum and eggplant chutney. From the sounds of appreciation I think it must have been pretty good too.
For dessert we had Jivara chocolate parfait with mandarin jelly and caramelised hazelnuts. Again, it was unbelievably delicious.
We finished with a cappuccino, one of the best I have ever had.
All in all, one of the best nights of my life!
Stars out of 10
10 (best)