Eight Restaurant is a buffet restaurant on the main lobby level of Cordis hotel, at 83 Symonds Street in Grafton, Auckland. Its website describes eight kitchens with fresh seafood, grilled meats, Asian dishes, handcrafted salads and desserts, and it suits celebrations, family dining and a night out.
Self-parking is at the Secure Parking carpark at 67 Symonds Street, a short walk away. Eight diners can get a reduced parking rate of $7.50 from 4.30pm to midnight, paid by scanning a QR code. Dining vouchers are sold for gifts. Open Locally lists nine other restaurants within a kilometre, including Ember Restaurant, 1982 Xinjiang Rice Noodles City, Kita Food House and Haven Eatery Takeaway, all about 0.6 kilometres away. Xinjiang Rice Noodles City is rated 4.8 from 328 reviews and Kita Food House 4.5 from 145. Our view is that it is a good choice for a buffet with a wide range of food in central Auckland.