THE GOOD HOME HOWICK

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About

Classic Family Restaurant and Bar. Indoor and outdoor alfresco dining. Several areas for Functions from 10 to 300 people. TAB and Gaming Lounge, Fishing Club, Pool Table. Accommodation available upstairs. Live Music, DJ, Quiz Nights, see our Website or FB page for events

PRICE RANGE

$15.00 – $55.00

CUISINES

Bar, European, Pub, Gastropub

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks

FEATURES

Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Dog Friendly, Family style, Sports bars, Gift Cards Available

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4.0

60 reviews

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Pam S

1 contribution

The Good Home away from home at The Prospect Howick Village

Jul 2023 • solo

Stayed 3 nights at The Good Home late July over a long weekend getaway. My room was clean, tidy, with a very comfortable bed. It didn’t matter the room was a bit tight, I was really only there to sleep. Initial concern of sharing a bathroom soon went out the window, as the saying goes; close enough to almost be my own, clean, with an excellent shower and toilet combo. Being in the centre of Hawick Village, there is a comfortable vibe, with plenty of shopping, coffee, bakery, deli and dining choices. For some folk, staying in close proximity to the main drive through the village might present noise issues on some nights due to a few local boy racers, not the speed but their intermittent noise! It definitely wasn’t constant or overly aggravating enough to spoil my stay and having packed a good pair of earplugs, once my head hit the pillow, all was quiet and peaceful. Dining and bar facilities downstairs in The Prospect pub offer a really relaxed public house atmosphere, food was very good pub food, reasonably priced, staff were nice & helpful, wine was also reasonably priced (who knew one could order either a regular or a large glass of wine, must be an Auckland thing!), and I even found patrons very friendly towards a solo traveller. I will definitely check out availability for future stays in Auckland.

Written 31 July 2023

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Getaway14888004656

1 contribution

Great Dinning

Jul 2023 • couples

It is not often you go to dine out that you feel uncomfortable just eating there. Good Home Howick was impeccably clean and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the table setting. The food was great as well as the service. Great night out, thanks.

Written 14 July 2023

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Alan

1 contribution

Great visit

Apr 2022 • none

Spent some time here at the Good Home in Howick during my recent visit to Auckland. Very clean and friendly staff. Food was very impressive along with the people dining during my time here. Found the Room to be very comfortable and warm. Will stay here again in future on my next visit.

Written 18 May 2022

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CapriGTSteve

Watford37 contributions

Excellent food

Dec 2022 • none

I took my family here for lunch. Weather was excellent so we took 2 tables outside. Dog friendly and they even have treats. Great service and the food was wonderful. In my opinion it is excellent value for money. I will go back next time I am in NZ.

Written 20 February 2023

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MataMan

Auckland Central15 contributions

A lovely basic pub meal

Aug 2023 • family

Lovely evening. Great environment. Nice food. Basic but nice. Service is terrific. We had a lovely night. We can rely on The Good Home as a pub meal.

Written 10 August 2023

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SamuraiKiwi

Auckland23 contributions

A great local for good food and drinks.

May 2023 • family

I have visited The Good Home about 3-4 times this year for both drinks and food and have been consistently very happy. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Service was a little slow when I went around New Years for lunch but I got the impression they were quite short staffed as has been reported a lot in hospitality lately. I have tried the Thai Beef Salad and the Salmon Salad recently and both were excellent. When I took a little person they were super happy with the spaghetti and meatballs. It’s been a while since I had one of their pizzas but I remember them being very good as well. Drinks menu is large and they seem to have regular cocktail changes. A great local spot that hosts regular local events. Lovely outdoor area and is dog friendly.

Written 2 May 2023

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Bina P

3 contributions

My first visit

Sept 2022 • none

Absolutely grand food, Service super good, Staff friendly and obliging. Meals value for money, hot and good serves, even children's meals were great!! Highly recommend Good Home and would visit more!

Written 2 October 2022

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Timetravela1

Auckland189 contributions

Very handy, great service, and friendly…..

Feb 2022 • none

Took wife and granddaughters out for dinner last night, didn’t book just arrived and where warmly greeted at the door, showed our covert passports etc, and were seated straight away even though it looked very busy, good menu to choose from, super fast service, and very attentive. Really nice food, good value for money, plenty of easy local parking, very pleasing experience….

Written 19 February 2022

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wombat2002

Auckland85 contributions

Great steak

May 2020 • couples

Really nice atmosphere, friendly staff. Had Steak main and Tuna main. With a side of mash. Great flavours, tuna perfectly cooked. Will definitely return

Written 22 May 2020

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Deb62Hay

Hemel Hempstead441 contributions

Latish dinner

Feb 2020 • couples

We were staying with family in Howick village who suggested this pub. Nice courtyard to front of building. Free sun cream was a nice touch. Comfortable and spacious bar area. Not too busy when we visited. We ordered sliders (3 mini burgers), portion of wedges and Katsu chicken. Good range of craft beers. Recommend mac-a three wolves pale ale.

Written 3 March 2020

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Arotake

Royal Tunbridge Wells817 contributions

Some good some not so

Dec 2019 • none

One of our party of 4 had a great meal, the rack (albeit just 3 chops) of lamb, other not so (the pulled pork and beef burger not great. Thought the pork and beef were going to be separate but the pork was in the beef patty, my error maybe but a bit odd tasting). Service was at times a bit too keen but overall very good, I guess you would c all this a gastropub rather than a restaurant so overall it was OK but wont be rushing back. Drinks are expensive imho. Went there another time just for drinks and was surprised at cost of a round for 8 of us (over $100).

Written 27 December 2019

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CollRr

Auckland312 contributions

Dinner in the library!

Aug 2019 • family

We had a family celebration here. The Good Home is a well known pub and restaurant in Howick, Auckland. It is warm and friendly and on this occasion we had a party of 10 and were given a secluded nook in the venue, called the library. There is a children’s menu as well as an adult menu and extensive drinks list. The restaurant serves pizzas as well as tapas, starters and main courses. I had the venison which was cooked to perfection and very tasty. A good spot for a brunch or dinner as a couple or in a family group. Plenty of parking close by. We were here on a Saturday night so it was abuzz with people, but we had space to chat and engage with the people in our party.

Written 23 August 2019

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SocialBizGuy

Auckland69 contributions

The service at this restaurant has been inconsistent over the past few years

Sept 2018 • friends

I really feel that I need to write this post as the service at this restaurant has gone downhill. I don't want to make friends there any more as I don't know what to expect. On Tuesday night I went there with friends. In the beginning, we were offered water and drinks. All good. However, not once did they come to top up the water and I was unable to get their attention. In the end, I got up and found a metal jug with water in it and I filled up our glasses. The staff even saw me do this. Even worse I ended up doing it four times! Not once did they offer any more alcohol to anyone, other than to come to us at about 9 pm to say that it was the final call for drinks from the bar. So disappointing.

Written 31 July 2019

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Karen B

Flat Bush61 contributions

Suzie’s 70th girls lunch

Jul 2019 • friends

Friday lunch with 12 girls to celebrate a special Birthday. The Good Home did a great job of getting all the meals out at the same time- not easy when there are so many. I picked pan fried fish with a salsa, pesto & tomatoes, it was delicious. Good selection of wines Mocka was yum but could have been hotter. A fun long lunch.

Written 11 July 2019

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FrequentFlier250083

Auckland2 contributions

Off night??

Jun 2019 • family

I was up here on Saturday night and the bouncer struggled to remove this troublemaker apparently the cops were called never saw them in fact never saw a cop all night even when then troublemaker and his associate got in their car both drunk and drove off, wont be back.

Written 4 June 2019

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