SpiritHouse Dunedin
542 Reviews
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- Friday5:15–9 PM
- Saturday5:15–9 PM
- Sunday5:15–9 PM
- Monday5:15–9 PM
- Tuesday5:15–9 PM
- Wednesday5:15–9 PM
- Thursday5:15–9 PM
About the Business
Spirit House |
Contacts
Website
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+6434559500
8 Esplanade, St Clair, Dunedin 9012
Hours
- Friday5:15–9 PM
- Saturday5:15–9 PM
- Sunday5:15–9 PM
- Monday5:15–9 PM
- Tuesday5:15–9 PM
- Wednesday5:15–9 PM
- Thursday5:15–9 PM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Toilets
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Small plates
- Wine
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Bar on site
- High chairs
- Casual
- Cosy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Cocktails
- Spirits
- Vegetarian options
- Vegan options
- Healthy options
Recommended Reviews
Murray Wilson
15.10.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
Great menu for a group, good excellent.Presented good. Only fault it arrived to quickly for a banquet meal.
Rosie
27.09.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
Seated next to the window with a gorgeous view out to st Claire's beach, it created the perfect setting for a dinner date! The seating arrangement was slightly cramped but the servers were very accommodating and made it bearable.I ordered the lamb shank in curry sauce and it was served with a side of rice. It was deliciously sweet and instead of curry, reminded me of an intense satay flavour, I wish it could have been a bit more tangy but it was relatively on the sweet side however the sauce was great paired with rice! The lamb was very tender and easy to shave off the bone and the sauce meshed well together with the meat. There were some potatoes in the dish too but that was about it. Would recommend! 3.8/5For dessert, we shared a cheesecake. The cheesecake wasn't really phenomenal, just an average tarty and creamy thick slice, accompanied with plain vanilla and a side of two lychees. Nothing exciting, but a goodie to finish dinner. 3/5Overall, enjoyed my time, the staff are very lovely, and the food was decent and ambience pretty enough for a second visit.
Bridgette Beckingham
04.09.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
Beautiful views awesome food and lovely service thanks
Mike Compton
29.08.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
The service was a bit slow at first after we were seated. We tried to attract waitresses attention to get drinks but were unsuccessful. Maybe she was new??? The service eventually picked up and we had 3 staff serving our table which was nice.The food was delicious and we would come again!
Yuzuru Ishikawa
31.07.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
We often go there when our friends visit us. Not very spacy and can get pretty busy and hard to book. Food is good, adults and kids both love them. Not many variety of deserts, but enough to please us. We probably would go back.Added 08/08/19: The food was excellent and would come back, but unfortunately, customer service was not up to our standard. We booked us at 7:45pm and waited and waited but food never being served then around 8:40pm waitress who took our order rush back to us saying they lost our order so we need to reorder, my goodness, restaurant looked almost empty as most of them already gone. They cooked us dinner as quick as possible, but it was already around 9pm when food arrived. We were kind of expecting manager to come and say some apology but none. Especially we brought 3 kids too so wanted to finish dinner asap and get them to bed. I understand mistake happens but what you would do when you did mistake is I think important. Luckily, food was great so I would come back but was not the best experience.
Matthew Wallis
27.07.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
Beautiful location and lovely staff but food was average. Seafood felt pre-frozen and the Vietnamese dishes tasted like they were made with lime concentrate rather than fresh lime juice. Probably won’t go back but was a pleasant enough venue.
waqas ahmad
26.07.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
Great taste and very good sea view. It is recommended to book the window table in advance to enjoy the views along with the food. The environment was really clean.
Mike Colombo
25.07.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
I made a booking online and was informed that I would have 1 hour and 20 minutes for dinner. That's fine, but if you restrict people to a small time period then you better make sure that you take the order quickly and serve the food in a reasonable time. Neither of those things happened. Sure, it was busy, but that's not my problem. After drinks and entrees, both delivered late, the mains eventually arrived and within 10 minutes my table was informed that we had to vacate the table for another booking. I said that wasn't going to happen and asked to see the manager. The manager came out and instead of asking what the problem was immediately went on the attack and told us we had to leave. She even suggested that she would bring out some containers so we could pack up the food. I had to laugh. I told her she had two options. The first was to pay for the whole meal including drinks (about $220), and we would pack everything in containers and leave in 10 minutes. The second was to not bother us for no less than 30 more minutes. She left and left us alone, but obviously to have had that experience tarnished the dining experience. I then heard them trying to pull that same nonsense on a nearby table, and their reaction was similar in that they complained they should have gotten the food out faster. I went over to that table and, in front of the manager who was telling them they had to leave, told the folks at the table that they (the manager) had tried to pull the same nonsense on me and we weren't leaving. In the end they didn't leave either. What horrible service. I made the restaurant pay for all my drinks for what they did. I will never return to that place.
Amanda Hubley
24.07.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
When we arrived we asked to sit at an empty table at the front and were told no. There were no table location options when booking. We ordered entrees while waiting for our fourth guest. The the mains arrived and the entrees never came. Turns out they were never placed with the kitchen. Worst yet is I had a stone in my green curry that had it not touched my tooth first I could have chewed and broken a tooth. I brought this to their attention showing them it was not spice but in fact a rock as it made a distinct tink noise on the empty entree plate. In the end they gave us a free drink off our bill for the trouble. But this was only after the manager was consulted, sneered at me from across the room and made me wait for what felt like an extra 10min or so while they served other people drinks. The wait staff was nice enough but the overall experience was bad.
Andrew Bird
20.07.2023
SpiritHouse Dunedin
Ordered the Cantonese Sweet and Sour Chicken with steamed riceThe chicken is not the best one I've had but it's decent. The dish itself could use a bit more gravy as it made the rice a bit dry to eat. Rice is in a nice portion. Overall a 3.2/5 dish cause it made me miss home.Spaces in the restaurant is a bit congested when it gets crowded. Maybe some Thai songs could be used as background noises to markup the Thai Ambience. The location is also by the sea so nothing could go wrong with a great view towards the ocean. Atmosphere is a solid 4.3/5Service is great actually. A few flaws would probably be one of the newer servers were in a jersey/ sportslike attire. That could maybe be a bit better but service overall was excellent. Solid 4.7/5
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8 Esplanade, St Clair, Dunedin 9012
SpiritHouse Dunedin