Ember

Ember is a culinary destination for contemporary fine dining in Auckland. Ember offers a tempting menu featuring the finest local ingredients prepared simply yet creatively. The emphasis is on relaxed, unfussy dining, with dishes expertly crafted by the talented culinary team. As the temperatures drop, warmth and atmosphere emanate from the relaxing restaurant. This is simple cuisine presented with professional finesse and an understated, contemporary flourish.

Ember has been designed with the utmost relaxation and comfort in mind. Whether you're warming up next to the fire or refreshing yourself after dinner on the balcony, Ember promises an inviting dining experience. The contemporary yet rustic design of the restaurant employs fresh wood, clean lines and a feature fireplace that seems made for this family of restaurants. The modernity of the design is perfectly balanced by its understatement, offering contemporary dining at its best.

The carefully constructed menu boasts much the same balance as the restaurant itself, fusing simplicity with creativity. Dishes here encompass the best of New Zealand's seasonal fare, prepared in such a way that only the very best elements of each dish are allowed to shine. Begin with a few dishes from the Small Plates menu, such as crispy scampi toast or tangy pickled NZ mussels. Follow these with a plate to share between two; the lamb shoulder or tender pork scotch, roasted lovingly to perfection while their accompaniments are crafted with the utmost care – think cider, honey or summer's ripest stone fruit.

End on a high with something sweet – perhaps the exquisitely presented fried bread and butter pudding doused in stonefruit and custard. Enjoy the final moments of your Ember experience on the restaurant balcony or snuggle up and truly take comfort from your surroundings, both inside and out.