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Reviewed May 21, 2023

Great location. But the experience is very variable, highs and lows. The front of house staff put in good effort over all. But, the food experience is average. I would suggest that the focus of the place should be on good quality BBQ. The inclusion...of Tapas as supplied is just noise really, most of the tapas doesn’t work in it’s own capacity. Salads were ‘aged’. The barbecue experience that comes after is also quite disappointing. It’s difficult to imagine with the extreme high quality of materials that New Zealand offers how it’s all packaged up into a pretty ordinary experience.For example some of the beef is chewy, the lamb is over cooked, the chicken servings on the thighs are large and fundamentally meatless but quite substantial etc, what? Frozen calamari with mayonnaise, what? My high suggestion to the management of wildfire is to jump on a plane to Sydney and go to the restaurant Braza and see how it’s done right.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed March 15, 2023 via mobile

We had the burgers with fries and a couple of local beers. Just the ticket! Burgers had great flavor and fries excellent crisp! Very satisfied, especially the quiet away from frenzy of downtown and great view of the boats!

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed February 27, 2023 via mobile

This was a great meal. We had the 2 course meal and it was fantastic. They keep bringing out food until you can’t eat anymore. The food is great quality and staff very friendly. Location is great. Can’t recommend this highly enough. Espresso martini was...also excellentMore

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed February 24, 2023 via mobile

Lovely evening with family. We have been here a number of times over the years and mostly it has been very good. Tonight was excellent with lovely staff, great meats as always, and lovely sides. We thoroughly enjoyed our night and will come again. THANKYOU...to the management and staff for keeping it all together during these post Covid tricky times.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed February 6, 2023

We ate here on a Sunday night. We only needed a small meal and were offered the bar menu which was good value and tasted good. Staff were friendly and service efficient

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed January 27, 2023

The restaurant overlooks the rear area of the Viaduct and the Maritime Museum. Front of house were very accommodating and we were seating quickly. The food was fresh and tasty, the prawns and calamari highly recommended.

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed January 6, 2023 via mobile

We visited as a group of nine. First to arrive were salads and no sign of any meat. Salads were finished before meat arrived and then only sausages followed by sausages and, you guessed it, more sausages. Eventually we had to ask for something else....A waiter came with a plate with one lonely asparagus on it and asked it anyone would like asparagus. Desert was asked for three times before it arrived, and then to top off the night we were presented with a bill for 17 people and double the coat and told to check whether everything was ok. Very poor for a restaurant that isn’t cheap. Food was however very good, but service a real mess. For this reason, I wouldn’t go again. Plenty better choices in the area.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 21, 2022 via mobile

Walked in and tried to get a table for dinner. Just for two of us. Restaurant is only 30% full. Lots of tables inside and outside. Hostess said she wouldn’t seat a table for two now only larger parties. Was very rude and didn’t make...any offer for any time to come back. We went down the street to the restaurant at our hotel the Hilton and spent over $200.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed October 2, 2022

We were at Wildfire over the weekend. We had to ask when the meat will be served. For what you pay and what you get it is not value for money at all. Bigger tables were constantly served and when they came to our table...nothing was left or not everyone could get some. They also didn’t return. We had to ask after 45 minutes if we can order some drinks. Very disappointing service and quality of service and food.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed September 17, 2022 via mobile

Wow! This place restored my faith in NZ restaurants… everywhere we’ve eaten prior was such a disappointment and so overpriced!! We came here not expecting it to be much better, but was pleasantly proven wrong. We had the most expensive option which was over $100...NZD pp, but was well worth it!! All the meat and seafood was perfection, and the sides that came with were just perfect! Service was good and the atmosphere happy. Please dont change as most places do. This will be our regular every time we are in Auckland NZ!!More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed June 5, 2022 via mobile

If you're look for great variety, great tasting meat and very pleasant staff you have dine here. Full as a bull

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed July 3, 2021

Booked well in advance then questioned that we booked the $69 meal when we had booked the $79 deal. Prewarned about one vegetarian and she was not served until we had to ask several times. Tables were served a SMALL bowl of roasted potatoes and...a green salad SMALL which consisted of a small variety of lettuce nothing else and by the time the meat came around potatoes were COLD. I found all meats were of poor quality and tough, calamary came once, we asked several times for more, never came. Muscles never appeared. From our table of 16 they certainly got their moneys worth from us but I sincerely felt ripped off by a very substandard service and food. Would not go again and would not recommend it. Highly disappointing for my daughter's 30th. Seriously I find sharing a piece of meat going around to all tables unhealthy and you were lucky if you didn't get the dregs. Desserts looked like they were from Gilmours.More

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed March 26, 2021

Very friendly service. We ordered the sliders and they were terrible. Slabs of bread with just meat. some had blobs of ?cheese then with a long pick in the middle and a dried gerkin! Tasted terrible. Savings was the hot chips were nice!

Date of visit: March 2021
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Reviewed January 29, 2021

Everything about our experience at Wildfire was fantastic. We all thoroughly enjoyed our night. Will definitely return. Thanks to the team at Wildfire!

Date of visit: January 2021
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Reviewed January 22, 2021

We had a crew meal here at the end of a 3 week sailing expedition. Everyone who ate really enjoyed the quality and quantity of food. The service was spot on and having been on crew cooked for for a couple of weeks having real...food was fantastic. Can really recommend eating here.More

Date of visit: February 2020
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