Dockside Restaurant & Bar

Coolest place in the Wellington with awesome food and amazing dock view. The service staff are just splendid. Huge paid parking around the place.

My partner ordered a burger and it was served with spots of mould all over the bun. Unfortunately, he only noticed after he had taken a bite from it. It was absolutely disgusting, especially considering that this is meant to be a ‘fine dining’ restaurant. The worst part was that the chef didn’t even come to our table to apologise for making such a significant error. Instead we had several waitresses apologising for something that was the chefs fault. Pretty pathetic service from the chef. To say we were disappointed is an understatement.

Everything about Dockside last night was perfect. Wellington had turned on another stunning Summer's evening. Sitting outside on the wharf the positive vibes (from the socially distanced tables for drinks) and the atmosphere was buzzing.
Inside for dinner, with of course the fabulous view of the water, the boats and the wharf. All our meals were exceptional. Beautifully presented and tasted divine. My friends from out of town were in raptures. To top it all off the service was 5 star Michelin standard. If you are wanting a fantastic dining experience on Wellington's waterfront you can't do better!

Great place by the harbour, beautiful view from both indoor and outdoor seating. Good enough platters and food, but the platters could be tad bigger.

Went here for my nephews wedding and the food was amazing. The outstanding staff were awesome, very friendly and exceptionally helpful

Was there for our sons wedding. The food was amazing had the seafood chowder as a starter followed by a fish wrapped in nori. And then finally the pavalova. Simply Devine.
Staff were awesome anything we needed they did. They were very helpful considering it was a big group of roughly 80.
Thanks Dockside for helping to make it an amazing day.

I haven't been for a long while and the act has been much improved. Best to eat there outside of Fri night drinking sessions during summer. Awesome tasty, and easily edible food options with emphasis on seafood. All whole overlooking Harbour side. Lovely.

Great food, lovely staff, lovely outlook. Just don't trust what's written in the menu; every dish is poorly under sold- they are all nicer than the menu would lead you to believe

We bought a grabone 5 course degastion dinner. Just because we bought a special deal didn't stop us from getting a fabulous table with a great view, excellent service/staff and a great meal. Will definitely return.

Went here after Eminem, staff were friendly. Just had a couple of drinks before heading home. Will be back love the views

Love this restaurant. Nothing is too much trouble. Food is brilliant. Staff are friendly, helpful and always have a smile.

Generally a nice experience. The staff were very friendly and attentive an my 2 companions enjoyed their meals. So why the 3?
Well our table was booked for 6.15. We arrived and were told to head upstairs to our table. Only to be turned back by other staff who said the room wasnt ready yet due to a previous wedding function and could we go back downstairs and get a few drinks while we waited. After 25 minutes I went to the bar to enquire when the upstairs was going to be ready to be told that it had been ready for about 20 minutes.but nobody had bothered to come fetch us.
My 2nd reason for the 3 was the selection of vegatarian mains or lack thereof. There was only 1 choice which when it arrived was a large beetroot in pastry (nice play on words for the name though "beet Wellington") with a very small smattering of vegetables. This dish would have left me very hungry had I not opted to order a few side dishes of vegatables. I wonder if the chef had actually tried eating this course as their main meal for the day? It was lacking substance.

The food was lovely but didn't especially wow us, especially for the price point. However the wait staff are friendly and efficient and I did have an excellent martini. I did also find the parmesan churro on the steak very delicious and the chocolate ball was fun.

Went here for my nephews wedding and the food was amazing. But the outstanding staff were awesome, very friendly and exceptionally helpful

Better than a year ago.not sure about technacolour food but lovely fresh and tasty.soft shell crab great and duck lovely and moist

The service is great, but the food here is a little disappointing for the higher prices paid. My sirloin steak was quite tough to cut into and was somewhat salty. Presentation was generally very impressive.
The lights weren't turned on when it became dark so it was quite hard to see what you're eating! Bad marks there

Very nice location with decent food that was well presented. The staff were a bit too enthusiastic and you couldn't take a bit of time to enjoy and relax without having a menu, bill or something else out under your nose. This was a shame as it disrupted conversation. Overall decent though.

My lunch will stay in my memory it was sooo good. This is a beautiful spot and the most immaculately clean toilets I have ever used. The staff were helpful and charming - I would definitely return.

Bit of a icon on the Wellington restaurant scene. Fantastic location right on the water and the food and service is always of a high standard. Good wine list too though they could offer more 'by the glass' options.

Too bad 5 stars is the highest you can rate. This place was one of the highlights of our trip to Wellington. Great food! EVERTHING tasted amazing! And the service was above and beyond! The waiter from Paris was just perfect!