Depot - Auckland New Zealand

Came in for lunch, good and service was great as usual. Oyster and Tua Tua was so fresh, and the tulbot slider was to die for.<br/ <br/ Look forward to next time

Only got the sliders and lamb rib because we were not that hungry but are desperate to try out depot. The lamb ribs were great, juicy and tender, the mashed potatoes compliments the rib and I could really always come back just for the ribs. The sliders were also very tasty, layers of fish and mayo and a buttery soft bread. this was a super delicious experience and the service staffs were also very friendly

Amazing restaurant. The oysters are always 10/10, great service. Very thankful for another faultless meal at one of my favourite restaurants.

The restaurant is an oyster bar with other raw seafood but it does much more than that. We didn't make a booking but was able to get a table. The tables look like they have menus which seem to be printed daily, but I'm not sure if the items change or not. We came for dinner but they also do breakfast and noticed beignets on their breakfast menu.The menu is split into raw, charcuterie, small dishes, large dishes and side dishes. It did look like they were made for sharing. We grabbed a couple of small and large dishes to share between us. Of the items on the menu, the bone marrow was what grabbed my attention. The serving consisted of three half bones filled with marrow baked in a wood-fired oven. It came with crispy bread and a really tart caper and parsley salad. It was delicious. The marrow was great on its own, with the bread or with the bread and salad. The salad did cut through the richness of the marrow but I enjoyed the marrow on its own as well. The kingfish belly was also really good, served with a slightly spicy eggplant kasundi (almost like a sweet chutney) and toast. The fresh fish with the spiced eggplant was a really nice combination. The pork hock was nice with the crispy but still slightly chewy crackling but did find the meat a bit on the dry side. The apple salad did help but I found it way too tart. The food here is really nice and well made. The service is also quite good, friendly and easy to approach. The prices were a bit high but the portions were actually decent. Definitely a great place to stop by for food.

Depot<br/ <br/ Not once or twice but over years have I been passed Depot. I have always wanted to go but I just never got around to getting there. I would have looked at reviews online, menus, and interior. I had definitely booked marked it on my Zomato account. Once I had arrived, the inside was different from standing outside in front of the dividers. I didn’t expect to see a<br/ Rustic scene/theme yelling out “boat shed slash wear n tear kitchen” it does make sense as Depot refers to storage of large items and equipment etc etc. Every staff was running around as if they have just got the place readily able to dine in and getting ready to open. But it was just busy and staff were doing their utmost to attend each table. Standing in front of the counter invisibly crossing fingers hoping for a table, in less than 60 seconds they had one available. I had read reviews and heard staff aren’t very nice but I truly got the opposite they were very hospitable, they smiled and were friendly. Good service is always a must in my book.<br/ From my view I could see the Oyster bar chef carefully opening through oyster shells. I excitedly decided to take a photo of the Oyster bar. The menu’s typeface was typewriter font small and faded, it was hard on the eyes that the dim lights made it invisible to see what I was reading. Had to pull out my phone torch to make out what I was reading. I thought it was ridiculous to do but I wanted to save my eye sight from future issues. On the menu are a beautiful array of home feel dishes that sounded hearty (loving the idea of shared plates as you do with comfort food). Had water in aluminium cups that looked like they were scooped up from popa’s shed that he kept from when his parents were still alive. Filled with over boiled water that left a tinkle of bitterness safe is good I guess.<br/ Respectfully keeping to the theme, we were seated on wear out painted high stalls, arched back leaning on rustic tables. We were served with pita bread and hummus. Then the best came out, bluff Oysters and Ceviche with Taro chips. Bluff oysters were a treat, don’t think I have had them before but they tasted sweeter and stronger. But for the price we payed like anywhere else you go to I should have taken the shells home for the garden, as a remembrance of precious seafood. The ceviche was so fresh the travally was cut into dice size squares mixed in herbs and I think it was cream not too sure, but it just mellowed well with the crunchy taro chips. We finished it off with the skirt steak that just goes well after eating oysters. Tender medium rare steak with crunch onions and a fresh ice burg to cool the palate from the rich flavours. End of the night good things come to an end but before I stop, I forgot to mention the skin potatoes, thick and crunchy I dramatically dribble for them.