New York Grill occupies the vibrant rooftop of Westfield Newmarket at 309 Broadway, and has made its name as one of Auckland's destination steakhouses. The kitchen centres on juicy, high-quality cuts and the day's freshest seafood — the house is best known for its quality steak selection and fresh oysters — alongside lighter vegetarian and gluten-free options, so the whole table is covered.
The menu runs from sourdough with truffle mascarpone and daily oysters through to a serious grill list: New Zealand grass-fed Angus from Manawatu, butter-aged scotch fillet, dry-aged prime rib and wagyu from Southern Station, Lake Ohau and Japan. There are legendary burgers, handmade pastas, seasonal market fish, scrumptious salads and sides, plus a dedicated kids menu and a dessert list. Every steak is rested for half its cooking time to keep it tender and comes with a complimentary sauce or butter of your choice.
Beyond the plate there are plenty of reasons to linger on the rooftop: $10 handmade cocktails during happy hour, kids eating free on Sundays, and extra free parking for diners who spend $50. Open daily from midday for lunch, dinner and drinks, New York Grill also hosts functions and sells gift cards, with reservations taken by phone or email.
Perched on the rooftop of Westfield Newmarket at 309 Broadway, New York Grill brings a slice of the Big Apple to the middle of Auckland's busiest shopping precinct. This is a restaurant with a clear point of view: when you decide to eat a delicious, juicy steak, there is no compromise for the best. Regulars agree — the house is known across Auckland for its quality steak selection and its fresh oysters, and the dining room's own slogan says it all: true love is best served rare.
What surprises many first-time visitors is how broad the menu is beyond the grill. There are lighter vegetarian and gluten-free options woven throughout, an express lunch for shoppers on a schedule, a dedicated kids menu, and a dessert list worth saving room for.
The grill section opens with a frank bit of honesty: a great steak, like a great wine, requires time. Every steak needs a minimum of 25 minutes, because each one is rested for half its cooking time to increase tenderness — order the larger cuts medium-well or well done and allow even longer. Every steak and lamb dish also comes with one complimentary sauce or butter, from béarnaise and red wine jus to chimichurri, truffle butter and cowboy butter.
The line-up starts with New Zealand grass-fed Angus: the house New York Strip and the Eye Fillet, both from Manawatu. From there it gets more adventurous — a butter-aged Scotch fillet, a dry-aged prime rib “OP cut”, and Canterbury lamb rack. The Flaming Great Steak turns dinner into theatre: a 500g New York Strip flambéed at the table on a hot skillet with two sauces or butters.
Wagyu gets its own chapter. Choose between NZ Wagyu scotch fillet from Southern Station (MBS 5-6), a Lake Ohau Wagyu New York Strip (MBS 5-7), or Japanese A5 Wagyu sirloin — or go all in on The Ultimate Wagyu Experience, a selection of two New Zealand wagyu and one Japanese wagyu with four sauces or butters. For groups, the sharing boards are the move: a bone-in braised lamb shoulder with chimichurri, bean purée and tortillas, or The Butcher's Block — eye fillet, New York Strip and butter-aged scotch with three sauces.
The small plates make a strong case for arriving hungry. Daily oysters come fresh with mignonette or buttermilk-fried with wasabi aioli; flame-grilled octopus, chargrilled black tiger prawns, calamari fritti, duck liver parfait, beef carpaccio and market fish crudo fill out the seafood end, while St. Louis pork ribs with smoked glaze and chimichurri bring the smoke.
Large plates cover the rest of the table: market fish that changes with the season, wild-mushroom linguine, rigatoni bolognese, lasagna al forno, charcoal-roasted chicken, and the legendary Double Wagyu Cheese Burger with cheddar, gherkin and onion jam. Sides lean indulgent — steak house fries with optional parmesan and truffle, onion rings, grilled wild mushrooms, charred broccolini and truffle mac 'n cheese. A dietary key flags vegetarian, no-gluten-added and no-dairy-added dishes across the menu.
The restaurant trades from midday until late, seven days, covering lunch, dinner and drinks — convenient when you're mid-shop on Broadway. Happy hour runs until 5pm on weekends and 6pm Monday to Thursday with $10 handmade cocktails, and Sundays belong to families: kids under 12 eat free with every adult main. Drivers get a bonus too — spend $50 and the team unlocks four hours of free parking on weekdays, three hours on weekends.
Larger gatherings are well catered for, with functions promising a little New York love, and gift cards available for anyone who'd rather give the steakhouse experience than wrap it. Reservations are easy: book online, call 09 872 7642 or email [email protected].
Whether it's a long, grill-forward dinner on the rooftop, a quick express lunch between shops, or a wagyu splurge, New York Grill keeps its promise simple: the home of the juiciest steaks, served with a side of New York spirit above Newmarket.