[T2DMan]

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Contact Details:
Viaduct Harbour
Auckland Central
Auckland
Ph. 0-9-356 7249

[gregdane]

We visited Auckland in early January 2006 and stayed at the Sebel Suites. Just downstairs, facing Viaduct Harbour, was this nice bistro, Soul. It was handy and, the first time, we thought- why not? As our week went by, we found ourselves returning time after time. Although we never had a full meal there, we enjoyed the entrees immensely, especially the pate'- the best I've ever had. We celebrated our marriage in NZ there and the staff couldn't do enough to make it a memorable evening.

[T2DMan]

All the best for yor marriage, may it be happy and life long - I am 14 years happily married with 5 kids. Lots of fun. Thanks for choosing New Zealand for your holiday.

[Wallbert]

After reading all the good reviews and hearing about all their awards, I thought Soul would be a great place to treat Mum for Mother's Day. We were seated on the terrace/outdoor area which was quite cramped and crowded. Being Mother's Day, we had expected this and so weren't too put off by it, however we were surprised to see that apart from the terrace, the rest of the restaurant was quite empty.

The Maitre d' who seated us was unsmiling and a bit cold, and asked us if we would like still, sparkling or tap water. We asked for tap, but this took over 20 minutes to arrive. This proved typical throughout the day, with service being very slow throughout the meal. This was quite surprising since, as I mentioned earlier, the restaurant was not actually that full.

The meals were unsubstatial with underwhelming flavours. My ravioli was mainly pasta with very little filling. Furthermore, the filling was cold while the pasta was hot. Definitely not worth what we paid for them. The only redeeming feature was the dessert, which was brilliant.

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Man Eating Pasta: Soul Bar & Bistro - Viaduct Harbour