Where to eat in Auckland: Vivace

Adding to my posts earlier re: the poor level of education and effort present with regard to wait staff in Auckland (and NZ as a whole), there are some bright patches to be seen. Amongst these is Vivace, in High Street.

The first thing I did when we walked in last week was to order Caprioskas. I was somewhat impressed when the barman not only made the drinks without the use of reference material or a “huh – what’s that?”, but made the refreshments to a suitably high standard.

Now that I’ve got that off my chest… The food was reasonably good – decent risotto and pasta respectively, and I’d probably eat there again. Ultimately nothing that made me sit up and take notice too much, but I didn’t automatically add it to my mental list of places not to eat again (currently headed by The Observatory).

The floor however, is a different matter. I’ve seen various comments around the ‘net that the floor is slippery (which it is) and that people fall over every so often (which they do). Whilst entertaining, it would be a bit disconcerting if it happened to a friend.

Further to this, the outside area has planks on the floor, with reasonable gaps between the planks. Not good for those who wear shoes with anything approaching stiletto heels, as discovered by my company the night we went.

I really must return with a torch and rope one day to find her.