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“Great food, great service in a lovely atmosphere”
Review of Ombra

Ombra
Ranked #28 of 1,093 Restaurants in Wellington
Price range: $10 - $40
Cuisines: European, Italian, Mediterranean, Pizza, Seafood, Contemporary
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Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Reservations
Description: We are a Venitian inspired bacaro (Bar and Restaurant), serving traditional and modern Italian sharing plates.
Reviewed 31 May 2021 via mobile

Service, food and drinks were outstanding. We shared 4 plates, our waitress was awesome and recommended enough food for us - you can always order more! Just because dinner was amazing we squeezed in tiramisu - so glad we did. The whole staff are totally on top of it - friendly and attentive. Would definitely recommend!

Date of visit: April 2021
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Reviewed 30 May 2021

I was walking around thinking that a late afternoon Prosecco would be nice and found Ombra. They happen to have n aperitif special with Prosecco as an option. Perfect! The wait staff was friendly and efficient. I ended up ordering the chickpea meatballs and they were delicious…edamame sauce, roasted red peppers, capers…yum!

Date of visit: May 2021
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Reviewed 28 April 2021 via mobile

The food was very good and the service excellent. Cicchetti are perhaps not as well-known as tapas but equally enjoyable. The name “Shadow” confused me until I realised it refers to a drink. This restaurant is well worth a trip.

Date of visit: April 2021
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Reviewed 26 April 2021 via mobile

I called to book a table and was told they could fit us in at 1820. Arrived at 1815 to be told they had stopped taking bookings and that it wasn't possible I had booked.

I showed them the number I had called and they confirmed it was theirs. The maitre de then asked me what she should do. They have no tables. Should I give you this table that's for someone else she asked me.

I said they shouldn't accept a booking if they can't honour it.

Apparently the error was mine for not knowing they had stopped taking bookings before they accepted my booking. How foolish of me.

We left. Not sure if the food is any good. The bookings and attitude aren't.

Date of visit: April 2021
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Ombra R, Owner at Ombra, responded to this reviewResponded 30 April 2021

Hi there. We apologise again for this situation, as we did in-store. We genuinely believe you did not book with us and have us confused with another restaurant. We had just one male waitperson that evening, who did not answer the phone; none of our other waitperson (female) recall taking any bookings for that evening past the early afternoon, and they both knew what booking that was; we do not ever take bookings for 5min intervals - for 6.20pm you would have been offered either 6.15pm or 6.30pm, if a booking was available; we did not confirm the number you showed us was ours. We offered to shift you to the bar with a complimentary drink to wait for the next available table but this was refused. We'd like to close this out and ensure your next experience at Ombr is a positive one. Please email me, dean@ombra.co.nz so we can discuss more. Thanks, Dean

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Reviewed 8 February 2021

Our first time at Ombra but definitely not our last. Staff was friendly and accommodating. Food is for sharing. They recommend 2 dishes per person. The food was tasty and we really enjoyed trying a range of dishes.

Date of visit: February 2021
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