Polynesian Taste is an island food restaurant and takeaway at 285 Great South Road in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland. It holds a Google rating of 4.5 from 54 reviews, and reviewers often mention the island food, the lamb lū and the manioke. Reviews are mixed, with some finding the food cold or the coconut milk off, while others find it hot and fresh.
Island food is often cooked in batches, so how it tastes depends on whether dishes are cooked to order or reheated. Lū dishes rely on taro leaves and coconut milk, which should be rich and fresh rather than sour or flat. Raw fish dishes need clean containers and cold, fresh fish to taste right. When choosing a Pacific restaurant, ask what was cooked today and whether the family dishes are made in house.
For lamb lū or a takeaway island meal on Great South Road in Ōtāhuhu, it is a place worth trying.