Milenta

Amazing dishes and attentive service. I adore the location and decor has been well thought out and perfect for the area.We usually go for lunch and hopefully dinner sometime soon as I'm told the vibe is so different night vs day. Loving their heirloom tomatoes, picanha and delicious slow cooked on coals aged wagyu with bone marrow. My absolute star dish is their dessert, tres leche cake with smoked raspberries.

Waitstaff are very attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. The food was so delicious - fresh and bursting with flavour. We had just about everything on the menu and finished it all because it was just so good!

What a vibe! Such an amazing setting, tucked away and feels intimate yet has such a buzz about it and love the outdoor feel it has. The staff were absolutely second to none, friendly and knowledgeable about the food we were having and created a really warm environment and made it feel really special without being pretentious.The food / drinks were deeeelish! Flavour combinations I hadn’t tried before and the Hendricks margarita was like a refreshing shower at a boujee spa in a drink - just fab!We dined for the valentines set menu and for dessert we’re escorted to their bar next door called Shy Guy, and in all honesty I had a little apprehension about how it would flow with our evening but it was perfect. The atmosphere and vibe they have created at the bar is exactly what Auckland has been needing! It reminded me of the places in Sydney or the UK, a place where you can talk the night away with friends listening to good music (tunes were spot on) a super cool venue and great drinks. I wouldn’t have gone to Shy Guy without this experience and now I can’t wait to go back with friends.This place is exactly what not just vic park, but what Auckland has been needing. Huge kudos to Naz, the chefs, the front of house team and all the others who make this place what it is.

The food was great, and the service was excellent. We like the ambience, the open fireplace's wood fire smell, and the secluded setting.

Went for a birthday dinner and the service was impeccable. Milenta has very attentive wait staff who had some good suggestions on what to eat, also great back of house staff producing some amazing dishes. Cocktails were flowing and very well balanced. Nice decor and atmosphere with subtle low lighting and the aroma of the embers and flames right there in the kitchen. Mmm.Favourites were the blistered okra with the yellow mole and the blue cod in banana leaf. That being said, everything was divine and full of flavour. Highly recommend the dry aged ribeye, treat yourself! We also had the grilled chicken with a beautiful red pepper hummus but demo’d it before any pics could be taken.Will be back, new Auckland favourite for sure. Shout out Al and the rest of the wait staff.

Milenta. M is for melody, the song of South American food & wine. I is for innovation, found swirling through the smoked mascarpone wow how did they do that—mixed with the chilli chocolate tart it tastes like there’s a house fire in my mouth and I love it. L is for luxury, because you’ll spend too much and feel guilty then think hang on that was so yum I don’t regret it. E is for enchantment, as the moody lowlights hide your red wine teeth. N is for nurture, where the staff meet your every need. T is for try, ‘cause you hope the rest of Victoria Park Market will hurry up and pick up their game because it’s actually a nice part of town. A is for am I going back? Yes.

Best food I've probably had in New Zealand.The pork, on recommendation, was mind blowing. I never knew pork could be better than wagyu in a sense. The pineapple with it added an extra layer that cut through the fat and just put it on another level.Every dish here was amazing but I'll never forget the Kurobuta Pork chop.

We had the best dinner here for our anniversary. Great vibe all around, from the awesome FOH team to the playlist that had us singing along. Compliments to the chef because every dish was so well balanced, portioned, presented and tasted incredible. We had oysters to start then followed up with the bone in sirloin and fish with brown butter, capers and green olives. Along with a side of crispy papas. Everything hit the mark. We didn't expect much from dessert but the rubarb and pear empanadas and ancho chilli chocolate tart had us. Can't remember the last time we were blown away by every dish. Even the whisky cocktail and Limonada we're top tier. 10/10, can't wait to come back.*I took photos but they honestly don't do the food justice

Tucked in Victoria Park Market this place has a wonderful atmosphere. The food was amazing, shared plates of mouth watering flavors. Good wine selection. Staff were extremely converse with the menu and helpful with comments. Highly recommended for a special night dining out. Winter...wrap up warm as it is semi outdoors but lots of heaters and yes is undercover...summer time they roll the roof back, stunning. Thank you very much enjoyed our dining experience..will be back

We had a semi impropt decision for a place for dinner and decided to try here. We booked around midday and got a reply about an hour or 2 before the booking. We booked for an indoor area and was led away to the bar down the road. This might've been because the main area was full but we weren't really told why. The bar was nice though and we did get a nice booth to sit at. The retaurant is loacted on the carpark end of Victoria Park Market. There is a small sign by the door.The food menu is fairly large and does have a selection of interesting sounding items. We grabbed a few to share. Most of the plate were smallish though or were just so easy to eat. The Peruvian ceviche had a nice coconut flavour to it when you mixed everything together. The dressing on the tuna tiratido paired well with the fish but was a bit too sour to eat by itself. The fried arepas were crispy and filled with tender and tasty beef. The burrata was nice but I was looking for and failed to find any of the charred grapes. The picanha tartare was really ncie with the potato sticks. The pork chop main was delicious. Beaufitully cooked and seasoned and was very juicy. The main was just the protein so it might be good to order some sides too.Desert was mostly a let down. The tres leches cake was very nice and creamy. Nice flavour and tasty. The ice cream that came with it was a bit icy and the flavours were interesting. The leche flan was nice but the mango caramel on top was not. Not sure if they used fresh mango but it tasted more like a chutney with spices which I didn't like. The alfajore was just bad. It was so hard that you couldn;t relly get into it. It just tasted sour to me. It was one of the few times we actually sent a dish back.Overall the food was made really well and tasted really good. You can probably pick any item (expect the desserts) on the menu and you will most likely enjoy it. The bad desserts did leav a figurative and literal sour taste in my mouth after a really nice dinner.