A deck-side eatery on Upland Road in Kelburn, with views over Wellington. Its handmade Italian-style pizzas have a thin, light, crusty base, and there is a chilli prawn pizza and a vegan option. The menu also has mussels, cockles, calamari and prawns served with house-made focaccia. Gelato is made locally, and the bar serves cocktails, local beer on tap, New Zealand wines, locally roasted Karamu coffee, kombucha, smoothies and milkshakes. The kitchen serves brunch, afternoon tapas, pizza and dinner, and the venue is open seven days a week.
A customer says a party of six, three of them vegetarian, was well looked after on a busy Saturday morning, with prompt service and good food. Among the 12 other restaurants within a kilometre, the nearest rated neighbours are Jeff Cafe Limited, 0.5 km away and rated 4.6, and One Sushi on Lambton Quay, 0.7 km away and rated 4.4. The business is run by a team led by a couple who met at the Parade Café on Oriental Bay in 1998. Our pick in Kelburn for a slow lunch with a view.