Information about Hippopotamus Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
| Name | Hippopotamus Restaurant & Cocktail Bar |
| The Address | 90 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand |
| Rating | 4.3 |
| Rated count | 460 |
| Phone number | 04 802 8935 |
| Price level | 4 |
| Website | http://www.hippopotamus.co.nz/ |
| working hours | Monday: 6:30 – 10:00 AM Tuesday: 6:30 – 10:00 AM Wednesday: 6:30 – 10:00 AM Thursday: 6:30 – 10:00 AM Friday: 6:30 – 10:00 AM Saturday: 7:00 – 11:00 AM Sunday: 7:00 – 11:00 AM |
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Had high tea here for my friend’s hen’s. First time for me and the restaurant is lovely for a special occasion. High tea was good and there was about ten of us in our group. Good location. I’d like to try the à la carte menu next time so watch this space.
Suburb service, well executed flavors with tea and food. Great view of wellington waterfront and stunning venue. We’ll done!
We went to Hippopotamus for dinner. Their place is very elegant and the decorations are well presented.
We decided to have the Theatre menu. I don’t know if my expectations were too high but I was expecting a WOW of them creating our plates Infront of us. We were presented with one of the staff members plating our dish Infront of us, no effort was given or it wasn’t entertaining or a WOW. He just cut our meat and served it to us. This did make me disappointed with the theatre menu and it kind of spoiled my night or enjoyment of the meal. We thought some of the meal was going to be cooked in front of us not just cut.
Don’t get me wrong the service and staff were really friendly and nice. I just think they need to add a wow factor to the theatre menu. For a few dollars more you can do their two courses and get two courses instead of one half presented meal..
We decided to have the Theatre menu. I don’t know if my expectations were too high but I was expecting a WOW of them creating our plates Infront of us. We were presented with one of the staff members plating our dish Infront of us, no effort was given or it wasn’t entertaining or a WOW. He just cut our meat and served it to us. This did make me disappointed with the theatre menu and it kind of spoiled my night or enjoyment of the meal. We thought some of the meal was going to be cooked in front of us not just cut.
Don’t get me wrong the service and staff were really friendly and nice. I just think they need to add a wow factor to the theatre menu. For a few dollars more you can do their two courses and get two courses instead of one half presented meal..
I have visited Hippopotamus twice during my stay at QT. The first visit was a High Tea celebration for my 40th with my friends and we all enjoyed the food and the service so much. The presentation is of course incredible and what this restaurant is known for -the decor is stunning and unique and inspired you to dress up for the occasion.
The teapots are stunning and the teas served are beautifully fragrant and reach in flavour.
The chocolate themed High Tea was quite unique ad you do not see chocolate utilized in savouries often in NZ and it was a real treat. My favourite by far was the duck Pate that balanced so well with the dark chocolate paste. From the sweets the choux pastry and the dark chocolate rum baba.
I would definetly go back again for another celebration.
The teapots are stunning and the teas served are beautifully fragrant and reach in flavour.
The chocolate themed High Tea was quite unique ad you do not see chocolate utilized in savouries often in NZ and it was a real treat. My favourite by far was the duck Pate that balanced so well with the dark chocolate paste. From the sweets the choux pastry and the dark chocolate rum baba.
I would definetly go back again for another celebration.
The second visit was the breakfast with my friend. I had eggs Benedict with a swap for a sourdough instead of the English muffin. The eggs were perfectly cooked, there was a generous serving of bacon and the hollandaise souse was quite unique comparing regular cafes. The barista coffee was full bodied and had excellently frothed milk. We definitely felt full and satisfied .
I visited Wellington for my 30th birthday and decided to celebrate in the best way by treating myself to a lovely high tea at the Hippopotamus restaurant. I had such a wonderful experience, the atmosphere was incredible along with the view, lovely staff and of course the high tea itself was absolutely delicious!
