Ambeli Restaurant – Fine Mediterranean dining in Wellington

We recently had a great write up in The Dominion Post, courtesy of actor Ross Young. Here is a little extract: “I do love food, and I love atmosphere. The theatrical side of dining out is important to me. It’s a combination of food and ambience. The reason I chose The Ambeli is because the [...]

Cuisine Awards 2011 Runner-up Article by Cuisine Magazine Aug 2011 The building is small; the dining experience expansive. Inside the colonial cottage on Wellington’s Majoribanks St lies a world of charm and originality. This is due, in no small part, to the vision and quirky enthusiasm of co-owner and maître d’ Shae Moleta. As a [...]

Best Smart Dining Metropolitan Runner Up – Article by Cuisine Magazine – August 2011 WE LOVE . . . everything, really. But especially the fact that in the last year, despite a changing of the guard in chefs (welcome Josh Evans), Ambeli has retained its quirky brilliance yet also evolved to another level. The clever [...]

This Tuesday 6th of September We celebrate our passion for smart, seasonal and organic cuisine through the eight wine matched courses of this Dessert Degustation, from OUR hearts to YOUR plate. “Dolce é la notte” – sweet is the night -8 courses & 8 wines – Amuse bouche: Olive Oil Ice Cream with Balsamic Pearls [...]

Dessert Degustation by Kate Myles We are so pleased to announce Ambeli’s Dessert Degustation “Sweet is the Night”. Eight wine-matched courses of mouthwatering and provocative desserts from our Legendary Chef Patissier, Kate Myles. Like all great degustation, “Sweet is the Night” is a journey through sweet and savoury with gestures of taste and sensations of [...]

In a departure from previous years, Cuisine magazine has hand-picked its Top 50 rather than taken entries, and the magazine’s editor, Sarah Nicholson, says the number of first-time finalists on the list is an indication of how strong the country’s restaurant scene has become. Now in its seventh year, the CUISINE NZ RESTAURANT OF THE [...]

2011 Special Stargrazing with AMBELI To celebrate the Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year Awards 2011, Ambeli is offering a special lunch or dinner STARGRAZING MENU from Sat 18th June, 2011. These dishes are matched to award-winning Villa Maria Estate wines. Reserve your table online or call 04 385 7577. Offer available till the 17th [...]

Cuisine awards If you’re seeking expert recommendations on where to eat throughout New Zealand, you’re in the right place. Cuisine has been the country’s top-selling food magazine for 25 years and its prestigious NZ Restaurant of the Year Awards has long been the benchmark for the country’s best eateries. This year’s Top 50 finalists span [...]

Thank you to all those people who attended the Esk Valley dinner. One of the people who blessed us with his presence was Raymond Chan who wrote a review on his website http://raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz. Here is his first paragrapgh . . . . . Esk Valley at The Ambeli – Passion Meets Passion 09-Jun-2011 It would [...]

Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year Awards 2011 – Finalists announced Ambeli is proud, excited & privileged to announce that we have been picked as a finalist in the Cuisine NZ Resaturant of the Year awards. It’s an exciting time to be eating out in New Zealand, as evidenced by the Top 50 finalists in [...]