Hammerheads Restaurant

DAYS OF BUSINESS

Mon - Sun:	11:30 to 23:00

Award winning Hammerheads Seafood Restaurant & Bar opened 1990 in a beautifully restored Heritage Building on Tamaki Drive at Okahu Bay, and continues to deliver the ocean's finest with a splendid seaside panorama in a relaxed but elegant setting. Hammerheads has become an Auckland icon, with a reputation for superb food and a wonderful atmosphere - and it's just five minutes from downtown Auckland!

Latest User Reviews

"Just fab!"

"Brilliant!" more reviews

Price Guide	Entrée $19 - $23, Main $29 - $38, Dessert $14 - $19
Payment Options	Cash, Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Eftpos
Features	Dress smart casual, Licensed, Outside dining area, Water views, Wheelchair access
Ambience	Child-friendly, Contemporary, Relaxed
Food	Vegetarian option
Styles	Cocktail
Suitable For	Birthday/Anniversary, Business lunch/dinner

Restaurant areas and private dining

Area name	Capacity seated	Capacity standing
Entire Restaurant	180	n/a
Vue Bar and Deck	120	n/a

Awards

2006 - Corbans Best Seafood Restaurant & First Runner Up Best Smart Casual Restaurant - Metro Magazine

2005 - Corbans Best Seafood Restaurant & First Runner Up Best Smart Casual Restaurant - Metro Magazine

2007 - Metro Magazine – Metro Corbans Restaurant of the Year Awards - Best Seafood Restaurant

2008 - Metro/Audi Restaurant of the Year Awards - Best Seafood Specialist

Menu

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Starter

Bread and Dips: to start

9.50

Entrées

Vanilla and Lime Cred Salmon: with verjuice reduction and baby capers

19.00/ 33.00

Seared Tuna: with crab, dill and coriander salad, pickled cucumber, chilli, ginger and saffron dressing

21.00/ 35.00

Lemon Scented Snapper: with roasted eggplant and mint salad, pickled green papaya, red grapefruit, lime and chilli

22.00/ 36.00

Warm Vegetable Salad: of roast beetroot, broccolini, wild mushrooms, pimiento with hazelnuts and baby watercress

19.00/ 33.00

Marinated Chicken: with potato and artichoke salad, goat’s cheese and a pine nut and basil dressing

19.00/ 33.00

Seared Prawns: palm sugar, chilli and lime dressing with fried shallots, mint and basil

22.00/ 36.00

Seared Scallops: with crab, cucumber, and avocado salad, fried shallots, coconut and lime dressing

23.00/ 37.00

Crispy Duck Spring Rolls : with pickled cucumber, plum reduction, and iceberg chiffonade

19.00/ 33.00

Also available as main courses. Clevedon coast rock and bluff oysters (when available).

Main Courses

Akaroa Salmon: with a black tiger prawns, fennel, watercress, tomato and basil

34.00

Seared Game Fish : with grilled zucchini, potato, pimiento, olive and watercress salad

34.50

Grilled Snapper Fillet: with leek and sweetcorn risotto, seared Boston scallops, topped with rocket pesto and onion relish

36.50

Roast Market Fish : with a medley of seafood, vanilla, lime and coriander

36.50

Beef Fillet: on potato gratin, roast Portobello mushrooms, saffron rouille and Madeira jus

38.00

Roast Duck: with bok choy, sugar snaps, orange segments and a mandarin plum glaze

36.00

Roast Lamb Rack: with potato, goat's cheese, shallots and basil

38.00

Casarecia Pasta : with a medley of mushrooms, artichokes, ricotta and basil

29.00

Seafood platter

Grilled Crayfish: with crab and coriander salad, lemon and micro leaves. (please confirm availability and price prior to making a reservation)

Serves two people.A selection of our most popular seafood including oysters, prawns, mussels, squid, snapper & salmon - $115.00.

Desserts

Sticky Date Pudding : with butterscotch sauce, praline and vanilla bean ice cream

16.00

Bread and Butter Pudding : with poached apple and raspberry compote

16.00

Baked Baileys and White Chocolate Cheesecake: with mascarpone and spiced poached pear

16.00

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta : with a caramelised rhubarb compote

16.00

Baked Valrhona Chocolate and Liqueur Cake: with sweet and sour cherries and mascarpone

17.00

Ice Cream and Sorbet Selection : with pistachio praline

14.00

Sweet and Chocolate Selection

15.00

Selection of New Zealand Cheeses: with spiced fig and apricot relish

19.00

Side Orders

Rocket and Watercress Salad: with shaved parmesan

7.00

Mesclun Salad : with roast hazelnut dressing

7.00

Shaved Fennel: tomato and red onion salad

7.00

Crispy Fried Potato: with parmesan and basil

7.00

Selection of Steamed Vegetables

7.00

Bowl of French Fries

7.00

All efforts have been made by www.menulog.co.nz to ensure the accuracy of this restaurant's menus at the time of publishing. However, we cannot guarantee that the menu or prices will be valid at the time of your visit.

All prices are in New Zealand Dollars (NZD$) unless otherwise specified.

This menu was last updated on 7/6/08.

User rating

(9 reviews)

Overall		9.4
Food		9.7
Ambience		9.6
Service		9.7
Value		8.8

Previous user experiences

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

Just fab! (June, 2008)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

Brilliant! (April, 2008)

Overall 9.3 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 8, Service 9

Terrific evening, highly recommended (March, 2008)

Overall 9 - Food 10, Ambience 9, Value 7, Service 10

good service and food, but a little bit expensive (March, 2008)

Overall 8.3 - Food 8, Ambience 9, Value 8, Service 8

definately get the window seats if you're a couple.. and ask if you can get a view of the city uninterrupted by the trees n stuff... a very ambient romantic dining experience overall... (February, 2008)

Overall 8.5 - Food 9, Ambience 8, Value 7, Service 10

First thing noticed is carparking, pays to go a smidgen earlier than expected as the carpark is small. Prices are "Normal" Auckland food prices. Waiting staff looked after the table well, did not check on how meals were after a few minutes from being served. But nothing major. Side order prices could be reviewed, seemed a bit pricey for what you got. All in all a great night out. (February, 2008)

Overall 9.8 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 9, Service 10

A wonderful and excellent evening. Very friendly staff, excellent food and ambience. Will visit again. Highly recommended - 5* (Brenda - February, 2008)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

One of the very top Auckland resaurants where satisfaction is certain (December, 2007)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

We had a very enjoyable relaxing dinner, (August, 2007)

"...It's been around for almost 20 years, it's got that harbour view - and you can park at the door. A lot of people apparently enjoy Hammerheads..."

Ewan McDonald, The New Zealand Herald - June 2008

"Start with the view: looking across Okahu Bay to the city as the sun sets, it’s magnificent. The room itself is handsome... We’re impressed."

N/A, Metro Live Magazine - May 2008

"...Hammerheads has one of the best positions in Auckland, with an all-too-rare view of the water and boats... When you eat seafood here you can do so with confidence."

N/A, Metro Live Magazine - May 2007

"A wide selection of seafood is to be expected here and Hammerheads offers nine different seafood dishes, plus platters..."

Lauraine Jacobs, Cuisine Magazine - March 2007

"After breads and dips to take in the last light fading over the skyline, I opened with the lemon scented snapper which comes with roast eggplant and on a bed of tart mint salad with pickled papaya, red grapefruit, lime and chilli... On this night -- and this is testament to the consistency of Hammerheads -- we both left utterly satisfied with our choices, and wondering why so many food writers have seldom bothered with this marvellous place in favour of Viaduct restaurants and familiar standbys such as The French Cafe."

Graham Reid, View Auckland - January 2007

"The room itself, with its high ceilings and arched windows looking out on the bay and a pink western sky, also helped restore our appetites in time for a close study of the menu, which is fish-heavy and distinguished by the greens and herbs in evidence...Mostly, Hammerheads is excellent value, reliable without being boringly predictable."

Bevan Rapson, Metro Magazine - April 2006

“On the way is Hammerheads…a classy, mainly seafood, restaurant with great views…”

Julie Biuso, Lonely Planet New Zealand - September 2005

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