Friday Night Special- Deniro, Elliott Stables & Mezze Bar

It's Friday, friday, gotta get down on Friday! Okay, i just can't help myself. Every single time now I hear the word Friday, Rebecca Black's Friday song pops into my head. It's so annoying yet so addictive, in fact her song is almost turning into a cliche, you can pretty much expect everyone in the room to start singing the song in their heads as soon as someone says Friday. Can you imagine??? A whole group of people and suddenly someone says "See you guys on Friday!" and with a snap of your finger, the song just pops into their head! It's mind boggling!

Anywaayyy, I'm not here to talk about Friday. Well actually yes I am. But I'm talking about a different Friday. I'm talking about last Friday night with my girlfriends! Now the reason I named this post Friday Night Special is because we went to a few places and instead of writing different posts about it, I thought i'd just put it all in one. And I also thought I'd play with the meaning of Friday Night Special which could also mean a raunchy friday night with some sexy girls, however in our case the only common thing we have with that is that we were girls. Um yeah that's about it. Oh God i'm rambling!!! I tend to do that by the way.......


Sooooo our first stop was the Elliott Stables Epicurean Village in Auckland City. I love this place!!! But don't ask me why they call it an Epicurean Village because i don't even know what that means, however it IS certainly like a little village of foooood. It's like a posh, stony, victorian (?) type food court. It's made up of italian restaurants, french crepes, japanese restaurant, etc etc. It's fantastic! Elliott Stables has only really been running for the last couple of years so it's quite new and hidden away. But I have to say it is Auckland City's best kept secret! We had a little walk around and decided on Deniro Ristorante Italiano. That is the first and last time I'm going to type that out because I feel like it's such a tongue twister to say and let's face it, I'm not Italian. So from here on in, I'm going to call it Deniro's. I ordered a Risotto tossed with chicken pieces in a tomato sauce, my girlfriend Lelei had an Avocado Fettuccine and my other girlfriend, Niva, had a lovely salad. My risotto was amaziiiing! I've never been a huge fan of risotto but after this experience, I love it! It is perfectly balanced and to be honest, I'm not going to try and describe what i tasted because I'm no expert. All I know is that i loved it. Lelei's pasta must have been good too because she told me the last time they went there, she ordered the exact same thing! Need I say more?

Other than the yummy food, i LOVE the environment! It's such a posh and classy place and the lighting is low and romantic and the people are always well dressed with decent manners. The walls and floors are made of stone and the whole place is decorated with vintage, timeless furniture. It just felt so good being there. However as expected, the pricing for food is usually between the $20s and $30s. Now I believe this is worth it considering the experience you get as well. Oh and one last thing, the eye candy was not bad either, if you know what i mean. The three of us innocently chose a table in the main sitting area just so we could have a little 'look-see' at the two legged beings walking around. Innocently of course.

After dinner, the three of us girls went to Mezze Bar and Cafe on Little High Street. We always visit this cafe, in fact it's one of our favourite meet up spots. As usual, it's very classy and there is this little corner at the back with couches and pillows, very private, and we just spend hours there having a giggle. Now if you ever visit Mezze, I highly highly HIGHLY recommend you try the Chocolate Buttermilk Cake. Trust me when I say you are missing out if you don't try it. It's soft and gooey and melts in your mouth. I've ordered this cake twice now for my friends and family's birthdays and received so many responses asking where i bought it.

However because i was feeling a little big in my tummy that night, I decided on an Apple and Rhubarb Crumble with hot chocolate. Lelei had a raspberry cake dessert and Niva had wine. Our visit was unfortunately cut in the middle for about 15 minutes though because the fire alarm went off. It was really quite amusing. But anyway eventually we went back in and had our desserts. I was very disappointed with mine especially when i spent $13 on the pie alone. It wasn't impressive, it just tasted really off and I didn't end up finishing it. Lelei's dessert however was really quite yummy and I'll be sure to order one for myself in the near future. As usual again our experience though was lovely as it always is and we will never get sick of the place. I heart Mezze.

To end the night, we ended up visiting a club which shall not be named considering the scandals that always follow it, however it was perfectly innocent scandal free fun and we had a fantastic night! I don't think we could have chosen two better eateries to dine at that night. So in conclusion, if you're looking for a perfect night out, give Elliott Stables and Mezze Bar a go for dinner and then dessert. I guarantee you won't regret it!

DeNiro
Elliott Stables Epicurean Village
39 Elliott St
(09) 365 1166


Mezze Bar  

9 Durham Street East
Auckland 1010
(09) 307 2029