Farina - Wynyard Quarter New Zealand

A great place to get your authentic Italian fix. Easily the best Duck dish ‘the duck ravioli’, great wood fired pizzas and amazing deserts. The Cannolo is one of the best in Auckland.

I give my reviews on comparison with similar priced restaurants. While this isn't in my top restaurants list, it's an excellent choice in Ponsonby for a mid-end dining experience. I would recommend the pizzas and drinks.

Came to Farina for my sister’s birthday dinner and had an amazing experience! The calamari was fantastic, as were this wood fired pizzas and pasta. Staff are very friendly and accommodating, lovely service. Even got to watch a very talented artist paint a new mural on the outside wall. Will definitely be back!

The guanciale pizza was by far the tastiest out of the three dishes we ordered. I do not recommend the spaghetti alla cetara as we thought it was way too salty. The duck tortelloni was bland but had interesting side flavour thanks to the sweetness of the pomegranate (like). I like the decor of the restaurant and that there was an outside area (but next to a parking lot and bins). Service was good, attentive, a bit on the slow side as we waited half an hour.<br/ <br/ Please note Zomato Gold users: This restaurant recently changed their Zomato Gold policy. You will need to spend minimum $35pp in order to get the free dish. This is unlike other restaurants which is normally buy 1 get 1 equal or less value dish for free. Currently this is not clearly advertised.

Another great night at Farina. The service was top notch as usual and the food was super tasty. I really enjoyed the cauliflower dish, and thought that adding some kind of sauce to it could be a nice touch.