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“Absolutely fabulous authentic Italian food and a great atmosphere with real Italian waiters.”
Review of Baduzzi

Baduzzi
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Ranked #8 of 2,900 Restaurants in Auckland Central
Certificate of Excellence
Cuisines: Italian
Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Reservations
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Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Reservations
Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Absolutely fabulous authentic Italian food. Some people think Italian food is Pasta and Pizza, thats a small part of real Italian food is all about. Baduzzi understand that and offer a range of Italian specialities.

Date of visit: August 2024
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Michael Dearth, Owner at Baduzzi, responded to this reviewResponded 4 weeks ago

Good afternoon John,

Thank you kindly for your feedback.
We absolutely agree with you and enjoy showing more about authentic Italian cuisine to our customers.

We are looking forward seeing you soon,

Warm regards

Michaela
Restaurant manager

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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

There is no other word to describe our dining but as an ""experience"" in the best way possible

We felt noticed ,embraced and cared for by your exceptional waiting staff member Adam

The food was divine and the atmosphere was buzzing

Yet amazingly me and my birthday girl wife) were able to maintain a sparkling conversation throughout the whole evening and could easily hear each other , not often the case at other eateries we have been at which does dull the dining experience in our view

Compliments to the chef as the food was as I expressed earlier divine

We will definitely recommend to friends and will grace your red door again

The birthday treat was a lovely touch

All the very best for your future

Warm Regards

Brent Murray

Date of visit: September 2024
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Michael Dearth, Owner at Baduzzi, responded to this reviewResponded 4 weeks ago

Good afternoon Brent,

We are delighted to read your feedback and are extremely grateful for taking your time to share your experience.

It means a lot to us and we are looking forward seeing you soon,

Wishing you a wonderful week,

Warm regards
Michaela
Restaurant manager

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Reviewed 18 August 2024

I loved all that I ate! I'm Italian and I love food, we ordered 4 different dishes and were all fantastic and very authentic Italian yumminess! Lovely service, place,location and choice of menu. So far my best Italian restaurant in Auckland! Thank you 🇮🇹🍕🤌

Date of visit: August 2024
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Michael Dearth, Owner at Baduzzi, responded to this reviewResponded 27 August 2024

Ciao Valeria,

how wonderful to hear you have enjoyed everything at our little Italy in auckland :)
Grazie and we hope to see you soon again,

Michaela
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Reviewed 8 August 2024

Before I get into the details I have to say that the food was extremely good so no problems for what is after all the main purpose of a restaurant. I foulnd that the tables were very close but the main issue was the size of the tables for four people (as booked) essentially a shared food exoperince there just isn't enough room on the table to make it in anyway comfortable. The plates are not big but each round required a rework of glasses and plates and cutlery just to make room for the serving plate - again they were not big. This disrupted conversation and the flow of the evening overall its a good spot, it was busy with good food and the service was about what you would expect, nothing startling but good.

Date of visit: August 2024
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Michael Dearth, Owner at Baduzzi, responded to this reviewResponded 10 August 2024

Good evening,

I would like to kindly thank you for your feedback as every feedback is extremely important to us.
I am really sorry to hear you had feel squashed.
We will certainly try to accommodate you for more spacious table next time.


Looking forward seeing you soon,

Best regards

Michaela
Restaurant manager

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Reviewed 7 August 2024 via mobile

We have been frequent visitors for many years , the place is lovely with charm , however on this Occassion we were totally let down . We booked for 14 people an 18th birthday . We took a cake that someone had made as a gift , we were promptly told we weren’t allowed to even bring it in , seriously over $700 dollars and we had to beg to bring it in just for photos come on guys where’s your kindness it’s her birthday how does that hurt your pocket . There was more people than waiting staff , the whole time we weren’t even offered a drink just had to have water . We left after a poor effort of food straight to McDonald’s . Such a shame her 18th birthday was so pitiful . We won’t be back

Date of visit: August 2024
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Michael Dearth, Owner at Baduzzi, responded to this reviewResponded 13 August 2024

Good evening,

Thank you for taking your time to review us.
I am very disappointed to hear that you had a negative experience with us.
We take our feedback very seriously, especially the not so good ones.
We would love to hear more about your experience, so that we can use your valuable feedback.
We really aim to serve delicious food with great service all the time.
You may reach us anytime at info@baduzzi.co.nz or by phone at 09-3099339.

Kind regards
Michaela
Restaurant Manager

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