Hideaway Bar and Restaurant Ponsonby

The pizza was the worst $25 meal you could have, it’s so disgusting but the Korean chicken was quite decent and not sure about the other food, they need to invest on their food/kitchen area and equipment and/or replace chef or change recipes because they most likely try get you drunk so you can’t taste the pizza, it’s also burning hot when it got delivered BURINING

Went here for a bottomless brunch with mates and it was an amazing experience. The staff were super friendly and excited, props to the owner for running such a hospitable business!

The service was really quick and it was actually really easy to order your drinks at the bar, compared to other bottomless brunches were you’re constantly waiting on the wait staff to notice your glass is empty.

The beetroot and feta bites and cauliflower bites were yum, and complimentary fries were great.

All up, great experience and definitely recommend going here for a fun bottomless brunch in a prime Ponsonby spot!

Thanks Ben!

This is an awesome place to eat/drink. The baked Camembert and pizza was truly delicious, the staff were friendly and seemed genuinely happy to be there and help

Highly recommend Hideaway for a great bottomless brunch experience. Food, service, drinks and atmosphere were all top notch - thanks for having us, will definitely be back!

*$70 bargain*

A group of my friends and I went for the bottomless brunch and all 11 of us were absolutely impressed. We have tried our fair share of bottomless brunches and this one at the hideaway is now our favourite!

On arrival all the staff were super friendly and welcoming, giving the choice of a cocktail on entry between an aperol spritz or an espresso martini.
We were told that they run things a little differently to other bottomless places. At the hideaway you go up and collect your drinks yourself. Being explained to that this service allows us to get as many drinks a we like without being held back by staff delays.
At the start this seemed a little tedious. But with people taking turns at grabbing multi glasses for the table the service seemed to work better than other more traditional bottomless places.

The “small plates” were delicious. We went for the squid and the fried chicken. Each was very well cooked with tasty flavours. The pizza was all you can eat too! Although filled with mimosas we didn’t get around to that. The pizzas were quite basic and not really anything too flash. This did not bring down the over all experience one bit.

The owner Ben was super charismatic and friendly. Well done on providing such an awesome experience!

We will definitely be back!

I dined there under first table on the 21st of October. I had dinner with 2 friends. First time going there. It was busy on arrival but we scored a great seat by the bar. We ordered a Merlot which was lovely and rich, a Pinot Gris and a beer. Drinks were great. We had the salmon and chicken pizzas. Really yummy and enjoyed the gluten option. We definitely would order that again. The Korean chicken sizing was small, the meat was tender but the sauce had a slight bitter taste. We probably wouldn’t order that again. The fries were average. The service was impeccable. From the time we entered we were well looked after. Thanks for the experience.

This place is amazing! Staff are super friendly, food is delicious, and no one can complain about bottomless drinks! 11/10 would recommend to everyone

Did the boujee Bottomless Brunch and the atmosphere, service and food was great. The owner creates such a great vibe that gets everyone happy for a bottomless. One of the top bottomless brunches in Auckland.

Stay away at all costs. Quite possibly the worst experience I’ve ever had. We came for the bottomless brunch, we arrived at 12 (when we booked in for) and were told no cocktails until 12.30. Despite being a bottomless brunch, we had to get all the drinks ourselves at the bar, this would have been fine (although taxing) if it wasn’t for the 2 hour time limit, you waste half your time in line for the bar and even then still waiting as there was often no glassware etc.also they basically never had glasses, and they would use hot glasses straight from the dishwasher when they arrived and also kept the wine on the counter behind them, which meant for very warm wine every single time, not what you want on a hot day, don’t understand why they can’t put the wine in the fridge? As for the food, it was meant to be bottomless pizzas (and fries? This was confusing as we got different answers from all the staff), however, we only got our ‘bottomless’ pizzas right at the end of the 2 hours. 2 hours for the most basic and rubbery pizzas that were all the wrong order. As for the tapas, the portions were outrageously small and also took an hour to arrive. We had arrived quite early on the day so we were also able to see that at the start of the service, the portions were well sized for other tables however, halfway through the bottomless brunch I guess the kitchen staff … gave up? The manager was also just outrageous, he was very rude to the staff and had excuses for everything, he said to us that the reasons our pizzas took 2 hours was because the chef was currently in Blenheim … respectfully, we don’t care? Don’t open your restaurant for service if you don’t have the appropriate staff to cater for your customers. We are aware that they only opened recently and could anticipate some teething problems however it seemed like the whole time no one knew what was going on and it was just confusing, for example some tables had drink tokens, some didn’t, staff were confused on the drink policy and they never knew about our food. Also chatting to friends and other people on different tables during the brunch, it seemed like everyone was annoyed at how things were run and had terrible experiences there in the past, no idea where these 5 star reviews are coming from. For $70 there is no way I’m wasting my money again to wait 2 hours for food, have to serve myself and drink hot wine.

TLDR:
- came for the bottomless brunch, not worth the money
- food took 2 hours
- warm drinks
- rude manager and clueless staff

We had the best time at the Bottomless Brunch. Complimentary cocktail was on point and loved that you could just go to the bar and get another drink when you're ready. The included food was generous and tasted good -will definitely go again.

Went to the Hideaway for a work function. It accommodated our 35 staff perfectly! Food was amazing, staff were fantastic and the drink options were great!

We managed to get in on a sunny day and with the open roof it made for a fantastic afternoon & evening.

Highly recommended for large groups.

Everything was so lovely, Beatriz took care of us during our meals and she couldn’t have been more attentive and nice through the evening

Some great beers on tap and very tasty food. Great atmosphere and the service was good. I look forward to trying the other Pizzas as well as the St Leonards beers. Thanks also for the fathers day promo

Recently heard about Hideaway and popped in here for dinner and a catchup with mates. It is tucked away from the pace of the world and feels relaxed!

The pizzas were super tasty and having beers brewed on site was a great surprise!

Didn't try the Cocktails but think i will suggest to my wife that we come back shortly and try them out!

Spent an awesome Friday evening here with some friends, great food with lots of choices, drinks were awesome, great selection of cocktails, and really good was amazing, especially the in-house brewed craft beer. Great atmosphere and very friendly staff!

Great atmosphere, beer, and food!

Pork Belly to die for! Good selection of beer and best cider I have ever tried!

Fabulous spot to enjoy good food, good company and great cider! Highly recommend! Service was fantastic, loved the crew!

Went for dinner and absolutely loved this place. Such a great venue with amazing drinks and the pizzas! Make sure you try the Smoked Salmon Pizza.