Blend Bar and Bistro is a venue at 7 King Street in Upper Hutt Central, which calls itself a place that celebrates being different. It serves food from several cultures alongside Kiwi classics, and it is set up to host small and large functions. The menu includes Angus beef and Guinness pie, sticky BBQ pork ribs, bang bang chicken bites, a range of burgers including a brisket burger and a smashed stack, mussels, chicken and spinach filo parcels, a Greek salad, pizzas including a margherita and pepperoni, and steaks including a 250g sirloin and a ribeye. Some dishes are marked gluten free, dairy free or vegetarian.
Customers say the staff are friendly and the atmosphere is lovely. Diners praise the meals as fairly priced and the customer service, with one visitor singling out a server for her professionalism. The burger and big breakfast went down well with families, and the kids loved it too. The venue offers catering for family events. Eight other restaurants are within a kilometre. Spice Valley and Rata's Kitchen, both 0.3 km away, are rated 4.8 and 4.9 by reviewers on Open Locally, and The Hook, also 0.3 km away, is rated 4.2 from 1,011 reviews.