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“Phenomenally good - yet - simply food”
Review of Hone's Garden

Hone's Garden
Ranked #1 of 4 Quick Bites in Russell
Price range: $13 - $33
Cuisines: Pizza, Seafood, Bar, New Zealand
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Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: After-hours, Outdoor Seating
Description: Authentic wood fired pizzas, local craft beer on tap and boutique NZ wines in a relaxed, sheltered tropical garden.
Reviewed 16 March 2023 via mobile

Wonderfully simple - yet very tasty - food; highly recommended.

My Chicken, Red Onion and BBQ sauce pizza was wonderful on a thin crust - cooked in an authentic pizza oven

Mrs W’s Greek Salad with Chicken was tasty and plentiful

Service was excellent - attentive, yet not overly friendly - set off an great evening.

Date of visit: March 2023
Thank L5150EPtonyw
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Reviewed 9 March 2023 via mobile

Right up my street. Let’s start with the important bit, great beer selection, great service too in a lovely setting located in the heart of Russell. Besides our drinks we shared a pizza which was good.

Date of visit: March 2023
Thank philsC7219SP
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Reviewed 8 March 2023 via mobile

Super tasty pizza and incredible customer service, the outdoor seating in the garden is so nice and relaxing too - can’t recommend this place enough!

Date of visit: March 2023
Thank NaomiFulton
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Reviewed 6 March 2023 via mobile

Excellent pizzas, great staff, wonderful beer and wine selection, in a ‘chilled out’ garden on a beautiful bay. What more could you ask for?

Date of visit: March 2023
Thank BenL240214
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Reviewed 4 February 2023 via mobile

We ended up eating elsewhere, as we heard the young English guy be so rude to a customer.
The guy that greeted us seem friendly, but after hearing the young English guy talk to some customers so rudely we chose not to eat their over priced pizza.

Date of visit: February 2023
Thank FarAway57717145617
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Nicholas L, Owner at Hone's Garden, responded to this reviewResponded 22 February 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback. Apologies that your impressions of one of our team members meant that you decided to dine elsewhere. We are extremely proud of the fun and welcoming atmosphere that we have created in the garden and of the service that all of the team are known for delivering, as per our other reviews, so it is disappointing to hear that on this occasion that this was not the case.

That said we do expect our team members to be treated with respect and in a manner that our guests would like to be treated themselves. We are aware that on this occasion that unfortunately was not the case with the interaction that you overheard.

As for our pizzas being overpriced, we would love for you to try one so you can make a better assessment. With the war in Ukraine (flour prices) and inflation across the board unfortunately to produce pizzas (from scratch) with fresh, local and high quality ingredients these are the prices we need to charge.

Thanks

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