Rita - Aro Valley
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based on 8 reviews
Boston Terrace, Wellington, Circa 1974. Kind permission provided by Ans Westra
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| Address : | Rita 89 Aro Street, Aro Valley, Wellington 6021, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +8 |
| Postal code : | 6021 |
| Website : | http://www.rita.co.nz/ |
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Steve Montgomery on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Have been meaning to book here for a while now, finally got around to doing it. Upon arrival, we were greeted by the friendly staff. We were the first ones there for a 5:30 pm sitting. Rita is a set menu for $75 per head at the time of writing this review. The staff explained to us what was on the menu and showed us the drink list, and we opted for a beer. They had the Garage Project March IPA, which we order two. On tonight's menu, it was: Stracciatella, beet and plum salad, basil, rocket starter. - What I liked about this was the combination of the beets and plum with a bit of the stracciatlla. The flavours worked so well together. The portion was perfect.
Next was the main: Grilled albacore tuna, tuna, saffron, almond and currant meatball, red pepper and red wine stew, potato matchsticks, saffron aioli and potato sourdough. This dish was terrific; the tuna was perfectly cooked and complemented by the red pepper and red wine stew. I have never had potato sourdough so soft, almost like a doughnut dough, and it was the perfect way to swab up the leftover sauce. Again just the right portion size. I almost forgot that they don't serve tap water, it's all sparkling, which is a real treat as a lot of places charge extra for that. The staff were very attentive in topping up the water.
Finally, to top off all this tasty food was a Chocolate and raspberry cake, hazelnut praline cream dessert. Oh my god, the cream was so good. If you gave me a bucket of it, it would be destroyed in seconds.
Overall we had such an enjoyable experience at Rita, even in the current times of social distancing they pulled it off. I'm annoyed we didn't try this place earlier. The staff made us feel welcome and were fantastic. If you can get a booking here do it, you won't be disappointed.
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Sara Hardgrave on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What an awesome little restaurant! The food and service was AMAZING and the best meal out we've had in a long time! I can't wait to go again!
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Kate on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had a lovely meal for my partners birthday. We felt the food was good but not quite as great as we were expecting from the reviews. Service was friendly, but not overbearing.
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Virginia Sharplin on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wellington has some of the most authentic and nicest hospitality workers I have ever met worldwide, and the experience at Ritas was yet another example. The restaurant could do with some colour decoration, and lots of sound dampening; a full house was overwhelming to the ears and conversational ability. Parts of the menu verged on greatness. Overall our party of four had a wonderful experience.
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Lisa T on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The zucchini and mozzarella was so simple but impeccably balanced.
The beef was cooked perfectly.
Their homemade bread is structurally sound but also unbelievably soft at the same time - I wanted it to be my pillow.
And it was remarkable how much real strawberry flavour they were able to pack into their ice cream.
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andrew young on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Five star meal, great service and atmosphere. Will keep coming back. Support local business.
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kerry charles on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Delicious food, great service and a lovely atmosphere. Rita is a great special occasion restaurant. A tiny restaurant so make sure you book well in advance, and it's a set menu so just turn up and eat the 3 courses expertly prepared for you (let them know dietary requirements in advance). Make sure you visit the bathrooms - they're a delightful experience!
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Tim Cook on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This place genuinely had the best staff that I've ever encountered. Extraordinary. The food was really interesting, fabulous and well presented. The venue was cute too even if there were no soft furnishings or curtains to be seen which made it quite a loud and harsh environment for the ears. Which is a shame because it reduced the potentially intimate setting to that of a cafe.
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