Dine Restaurant is a training restaurant at 53 Otara Road in Ōtara, Manukau City, run by students and staff of the Manukau Institute of Technology, with a Google rating of 4.3 from 76 reviews. Customers mention the food, the student service and the good value for the price, and say the students are still learning.
The website describes a casual lunch and dinner service, open to the public on selected dates, with a high tea and three-course meals. Reservations are essential, and groups of five or more are encouraged to book. Bookings for more than ten people go through the restaurant's phone line, and online booking shows only available dates. Visitors are asked to bring a gold coin for on-site parking, and free parking is available on nearby streets or in the multi-storey car park.
Its Otara Road site on the institute's campus makes it a useful place for a meal and a bit of patience in Ōtara.