Origine
195 Reviews
- Friday12 PM–12 AM
- Saturday12 PM–12 AM
- Sunday12–10 PM
- Monday12–10 PM
- Tuesday12–10 PM
- Wednesday12–10 PM
- Thursday12 PM–12 AM
About the Business
Bienvenue • Origine Restaurant Auckland | Origine is a spectacular French restaurant on Auckland's waterfront, serving the best of New Zealand produce, inspired by classic French technique.
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+64276744463
Commercial Bay Level 2/172 Quay Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Hours
- Friday12 PM–12 AM
- Saturday12 PM–12 AM
- Sunday12–10 PM
- Monday12–10 PM
- Tuesday12–10 PM
- Wednesday12–10 PM
- Thursday12 PM–12 AM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Toilets
- Wheelchair-accessible lift
- Family friendly
- Wi-Fi
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Small plates
- Wine
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Bar on site
- Cosy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Cocktails
- Late-night food
- Spirits
- Vegetarian options
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Organic dishes
- Vegan options
- Gender-neutral toilets
- Transgender safe space
Recommended Reviews
Jina Hong
23.10.2023
Origine
What a gorgeous experience through and through. The door was quite inconspicuous, but the interior was stunning, with a great open plan and high roofs. Also, a great view of the viaduct.The servers were all very friendly with excellent knowledge of their drinks list and menu, and had great recommendations for pairing of drinks and food.Food came in great timing, giving us enough time to enjoy our share platters/separate meals but also quick enough so that we didn't feel super hungry.Everything was absolutely delicious. The star of the show for me was the duck - melt in your mouth texture and deliciously seasoned. The eclair was quite firm (as if just removed from the chiller), but I could not fault anything else.
Mark Barlow
07.10.2023
Origine
Origine has fantastic views and atmosphere, with the food, wine and service to match. Excellent friendly staff ensured our every need was met. The food was delicious and well presented. The wine selection was excellent. Recommended.
Hao Van
05.10.2023
Origine
Awesome dinner at Origine, a French inspired fine-dining with fabulous waterfront view. The food is divine and beautifully presented! All of the staff was truly pleasant to talk with.We thought the snacks and starters would have ‘fine-dining portion’ but not at all. After 5 starters for sharing between 5 of of us, we were completely full for the mains.Highly recommend the Duck Liver Parfait and Fried Courgette Flower Goat Cheese.
Sherry z
18.09.2023
Origine
Service is nice and make you feel comfortable. Like duck liver and potato puree （comes with steak）. Soup is a bit salty, won't order it again next time. Pork belly is strongly recommended: skin, fat & lean got three different texture & tastes, but all perfectly mixed up together, just can't stop eating, love it!
Alex Doncon
18.09.2023
Origine
My wife and I dined at Origine for the beginning of our honeymoon in Auckland. We are so glad we did. Everything was excellent. All the food we had was excellent, the ambience and view were great, the wine list and wines were some of the best we've had, and the service from the husband and wife team at front-of-house was excellent. Such a great start to our honeymoon.They also catered to my wife's gluten free diet very well.There are a few negative reviews of Origine on Google Maps recently (although the overwhelming majority are positive), and it almost put me off booking. I'm so glad we ignored the negative reviews and booked.
Tiffany Lindsey
31.08.2023
Origine
Lucile and Chris know what they’re doing at Origine! We enjoyed every morsel of our meal and sat by the window with a fabulous water view. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Maximillion L
30.08.2023
Origine
First of all we were impressed by the interior design of the dining room and the showcase of the vertical ceiling lights. Amazing! We enjoyed looking at them more than the harbour view at night.We were also impressed by the starters and entrees. I had the oysters special (forgot the name, was told they were from Invercargill but not the Bluff oysters) and Venison Tartare. My partner had the Salmon Glavlax from Big Glory Bay and Venison Terrine. All four dishes were exquisite. Halfway through and we loved itSurprised the Poisson du Jour featured Swordfish as we know it’s a predator fish and high in mercury. We try to avoid eating Swordfish but I guess consuming it once in awhile is fine.Sorry to say we weren’t blown away by the mains. The Duck Confit looked amazing. The skin was crispy but it wasn’t the perfect kind,.The duck meat was not at all tough but neither was it so tender that it melted in your mouth. It was also kind of salty and I can only think that I’ve had much better duck confit somewhere else. Probably a 7 for this dish.Unfortunately my partner’s Sirloin was worse. The plating certainly looked appetising but the crust of the sirloin has gone chewy and the meat although still tender it was completely cold. So was the pinot noir reduction it was not even lukewarm. It tasted more like a gravy but not very tasty.It seemed the dishes, including the duck have been left out too long to get cold, perhaps they have been waiting for the fries to get cooked? The flavour of the sirloin was just bland. The best tasting bit on the plate was the amazing mustard. Oh did I say the mustard that came with the terrine was even more amazing!? The fries were divine by the way but… The staff offered to reheat the sirloin and our experience was already ruined! How could a restaurant of this level made mistakes like this?The Broccoli in the Legumes du Jardin were undercooked as they were both difficult to be cut separated and hard to chew, but the Green beans, Brussels Sprouts and Onions were perfectly tasty.I was also impressed by the Parfait with Feijoa. It has the perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess but less so by the Petite Fours. Coffee was fine but I can’t say I like them.The service was excellent and the staff was relaxed but still very professional unlike the other restaurant we visited just two days ago.We thought Origine was going to be special but it was just another disappointing experience for us.
Sonia Tang
24.07.2023
Origine
The first thing we notice is how outstanding the service is. The food is refined, impressive amounts of flavour, with a myriad of components that all somehow worked and complemented each other. Just one of the courses was less successful than its should have been.Highly recommend this gorgeous place to celebrate a special occasion or catch up with family and friends.
Scott Coles
23.07.2023
Origine
Wow. Wow - So good. Exquisite fine dining for reasonable price. Everything was great but my Wild shot Elk (Wapiti) was exceptional. Wife had fish main. We went for lunch had octopus salad and raw schnapper for starters. Service was marvelous.
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Commercial Bay Level 2/172 Quay Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Origine