Aihe Restaurant - Aihe Restaurant 75 Beach Road

Name: Aihe Restaurant - Aihe Restaurant 75 Beach Road
Address: Aihe Restaurant 75 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand, 7520, Zealand

4.1/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

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Address :	Aihe Restaurant 75 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
Phone :	📞 +77
Postal code :	7520
Website :	http://aiherestaurant.co.nz/
Categories :	Restaurant ,

Aihe Restaurant 75 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand

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R	Ruth Corbett on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had Squid was chrisp but bland, had no presentation and portion was REALLY small for $18. Previous persons description of grain salad was spot on. Generally thought place was over priced. Would not go there again.
J	J K on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Family birthday. 2 chicken burgers that went down well. Cheese platter that was ok. Restaurant special fish ( dory) with caramel sea sauce. Fish dry and over cooked. Sauce did not suit at all! I assumed because it was a signature dish it would havd been refined and worth the risk. Choosing my words carefully - factual with no exaggeration- the meal was foul. I honestly cannot think of another way to describe it. This is the first meal I have had that could accurately be described as disgusting. I actually had to have something after to take away the taste . To be fair to the restaurant i did not adress the meal with them - perhaps they would have fixed it . Due to it being a special occasion i choose not to make a fuss. Thats on me . But for $180 dollars we choose very poorly. Service was good. Food came out quickly considering they were busy. Other meals might be ok but unless you are prepared to loose $40 - be wary of the fish. ( did i say it was over cooked and caramel sauce did not go with it. Complete miss match)? Nice beans though.
J	Joanna Murphy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lovely restaurant in Akaroa with great Harbour view. Staff super friendly and cannot fault the food, probably one nicest has browns I have had!!! Only down side was the coffee wasn't too nice, it was a little expensive which tbf you can see the quality in the food however the coffee quality wasn't up to some standard.
C	Craig Power on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Food was at a level that showed the love and art of a master at work. What a inspired young couple. Superior service and a warm welcome. My Personal Pick of Year. Great Value.
N	Nikki Mclauchlan on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Absolutely beautiful meal. Exceeding what we thought we were going to get. Portion sizes very generous and the flavours just delicious and flavoursome. Definitely recommend and would love to come back. Thank you
s	steve dann on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Excellent lunch, friendly service. Good staff and even a cheeky bird came inside and tried to share the lunch with us. Recommend the seafood chowder. Nice new fresh restaurant. ?
S	Shee Young on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Food was ok, but very pricey for the quantity that was provided.
R	Roch Molina on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The photos doesn't do the meals any justice. We have a tiny dog and the restaurant was kind enough to let us bring her with us. Servers and Manager were very welcoming. We sat outside on a winter night but the restaurant was designed efficiently that it was still warm. The setting was very lovely. Service was fast without compromising food taste. We had the pork belly and scallops to start with. Crispy skin on the juicy and tender pork with roasted pear, radish and fennel. The scallops sat on a pea broth with prosciutto, brioche crumb and truffle oil. For mains we had the Duck breast with beetroot, parsnip, seed mustard and mushroom and Lamb Backstrap with blackberry jus, tomato gel and mint oil (melts in your mouth with explosion of flavours all complementing each other, which is how I would describe all of these meals). We did not plan to have desserts but if the food is this good, its hard to pass by. I got a dark chocolate creameux with frangelico, orange honeycombe, hazelnut, strawberry and elderflower while my partner had the white chocolate mousse with cucumber, lemon sorbet and almon bicuit crumb. Night and day for us. We loved the sophisticated feel of the dark chocolate, it sets you in for a good night where you drink wine and relax while the white chocolate wakes you up in freshness and you just want to keep swapping back and forth between the two. With beatifully crafted food, lovely ambient setting and adequate serving size, it was money well spent for us. Will come back again and again from now on!