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“Yummy food”

Amici Italian Cafe and Restaurant
Ranked #28 of 158 Restaurants in Whangarei
Price range: $5 - $30
Cuisines: Diner, Italian
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Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Outdoor Seating, Reservations
Description: Nestled in the heart of Whangarei, down bustling Quality Street, Amici is a charming eatery serving an extensive menu to cater for all throughout breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.
Reviewed 29 September 2018 via mobile

We stayed in the heart of Whangarei tonight and visited your Italian restaurant. The food was fabulous. My risotto was delicious and my daughters steak was cooked to perfection. Very tasty garlic pizza bread too. Thank you to the chef and friendly staff. We would gladly dine again with you.

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank sandyandsteve2018
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Reviewed 24 September 2018 via mobile

Very helpful and informed in catering for dietary restrictions, and the staff were lovely and attentive!

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank Odyssey818278
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Reviewed 28 July 2018

After living in Whanagrei for a few years finally stopped in here. We had tried the neighboring restaurants before and felt like a change. We were very pleasantly surprised. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Food arrived quickly. Very tasty pizzas. A good selection of gelato too. The cushions on the out door seats and the the awning at the entrance is rather faded giving a somewhat appearance of a tired restaurant. Worth going in side though for a meal. (perhaps with some increased business they can liven up the appearance as it would be good to see this place buzzing.)

Date of visit: July 2018
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1  Thank lost-kiwi-007
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Reviewed 31 May 2018

We had visited this restaurant three years ago and it was only average. We should have tried somewhere else for our 20th wedding anniversary but my wife likes Italian food. We arrived at 8pm and checked that it was okay to be so late. The server said it was okay and that they are open "until late". We confirmed several times that my choice of seafood spaghetti did not have any crustaceans in it as I am allergic. Normally anything listed "seafood" has shrimp so we asked again to be sure. No, "only mussels" I was told.

My wife's gnocchi plate came out and it was okay in quality if a perhaps a bit soggy but more like an appetizer portion. My spaghetti came with several massive prawns ! The manager, dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt, suggested they could redo it without the prawns. By this time I am concerned about cross contamination as there was not a lot so far to give me confidence in their quality control. I tried to order one of the meat dishes but was told that it would take too long. I ended up with the spaghetti and mussels just so we could get some food and leave. The mussels were good - except the one suspicious unopened shell (quality control again)- but the spaghetti tasted like someone had used a can of Heinz spaghetti.

To his credit, the manager did give us free deserts.

Strange restaurant in that is trying to a "nice Italian" restaurant with nice decorations etc but the menus were worn out (and mine was slightly ripped), neither the manager nor the waitress knew the proper placement of a knife on the table and the restaurant was cold. Little things that we noticed and would not have commented on if we did not have issues with the food.

Date of visit: May 2018
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1  Thank MaxS4307
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Reviewed 24 May 2018

Had lunch on Mother's Day with family, they were exceptionally busy, so service understandably was rather slow, however this did not detract from our meals. service being polite & prefessioonal at all times Food was well presented & catered for all tastes. A serving of mussels in the shell was large & delicious, Pizza & Pasta enjoyed as was the big breakfast for our not so adventurous family. Ambiance very pleasant , but rather noisy inside due to the time of day & young children there. However, I would be pleased to dine there again some time soon.

Date of visit: May 2018
Thank Leone B
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