ESSC EATS is a restaurant at 48 Tuatoru Street in Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, rated 4.7 from 13 Google reviews, with separate phone lines for takeaways and catering. Reviewers praise the burgers and prawn ginger dumplings, the friendly service and the homely, RSA feel, with several saying the drive out the back of Eastbourne is well worth it.
A good neighbourhood restaurant earns its keep twice: on the plate and in the welcome. The ones that last in seaside suburbs cook what the area actually wants — honest burgers beside a dish or two with more ambition — and remember a regular's order. A kitchen that also takes on weddings, canapés and corporate catering is usually a well-drilled one, since feeding an event leaves little room for slip-ups. Phoning takeaways ahead is often how locals beat the weekend rush.
Run by Mark and Rebecca, it is the sort of place locals recommend and visitors make the drive for.