East Restaurant

"Wow! This place is a vegan paradise. Hats off to the chef for imaginative dishes, beautifully presented! I came with my family who are vegan and vegetarian and eat out a lot - so we're quite fussy. Often the selection is limited but here we could have everything! We went full out and had all the starters, with the highlight being the Crispy cups with pineapple and Thai chilli jam. Then Larb salad, Bang bang shiitake mushrooms (very popular on the table!) and sticky jackfruit buns. We were a bit stuffed after all this food, but we then shared the signature Penang Curry with Lotus root, which was also delicious and also made space for desserts. I can't remember when we all ate so much - it was all too delicious not to try!!"

"Super tasty food that would be loved by vegans and non vegans. Slightly on the expensive side but good size of dishes. Loads of flavour. Downtown location that’s very modern and beautiful. Looks out over the road. Very nice toilets. Friendly staff. Wouk’s definitely recommend the food"

"I had my birthday dinner here yesterday and I loved everything about the restaurant. The decor it’s very lovely, warm and relaxing, such a good vibe. The drinks were delicious as well as the food. I was impressed. I’m new in Auckland and haven’t come across many vegetarian/vegan restaurants yet. I will definitely come back here. We ordered a set menu which was plenty of food for 6 people. Customer service was very good, we get well looked after, no issues at all. I recommend East restaurant."

"Booked in today and the restaurant is more than half empty upon arrival they decided to sit us exactly beside another occupied table. We requested if we can move to the corner sofa as most of the tables are empty but my husband was informed it was booked. The food and the decent ambiance builds the 3 stars service didn't match they have enough staffs in the floor for some reason 4 service staffs are just stuck in the bar area looks like their having training during service hours good for them not for the guests due to lack of service we decided to leave without desserts and the tables were left empty."

"The excellent service stood out to me. We came here for a birthday dinner and the waitress we had was very attentive and accommodating for this special occasion. The food was served quickly, presented beautifully, and full of flavor. I had the wraps and they were very good. The restaurant itself is clean and modern. We initially discovered this place by walking by it and were immediately drawn towards its hip vibe, and decided we had to try it out sometime. I'm so glad we did!"