Garlic bread from the 65 and Dine Gastropub in Twizel

65 and Dine Gastropub Smokehouse

13 Tasman Road,
Twizel 7901

Phone: 03-435 0832

Website www.lunchtime.co.nz/Top-Hut-Bar-and-Bistro/Mackenzie/menu/
Email admin@falstonehospitality.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/65andDine/

We braved the rain and cold and treated us to a weekend away with our campervan, in Twizel - and naturally we had to sample some of the local cuisine!!  We decided to give the Gastropub a whirl (it looked new???) and promptly ordered the Garlic Loaf as starters (along with the *secret* recipe Garlic Butter!!!)

It promptly arrived and was still warm to the touch.  It is the first time ever in all the years, that we have seen it wrapped in baking paper - especially printed!!

Unwrapping it, you could just smell the *garlic* aroma!  It was cut into thick slices all the way to the bottom - with the steak knife provided for cutting through the very last 2 or 3 mm of crust.  Lots of flavour!! We did miss the sprinkling of green herbs!  The timber plate looked new-ish so not many cut grooves in it yet - they will come though!! Regular readers will know how I feel about these!
It is sold as "a loaf for 2" - and while I am still a moderate big eater - we decided to leave at least one slice behind so as to leave room for our mains - let alone dessert!  :)  I have yet to find a *loaf* small enough to be just right as starters!! 

A big cudos to Rachel in particular who was our waitress and also for the other staff present! It is refreshing to hear the question asked "HOW is your meal?" - an open question - yusssss!! So often we get asked ''Is everything ok?'' - closed question - and the short answer is yes, now go away!!  Ha, I recall the time I said no and the waiter promptly walked away without even asking why not - guess he was not really intrestred in the answer at all!!!

Hmmm how to rate this - ok lets see . . . .

Presentation	4 out of 5
Quantity	3.5 out of 5
Taste:	4.5 out of 5
Quality	4.5 out of 5
Overall score:	16.5 (out of poss 20)

Garlic bread from Fire and Ice Cafe in Hanmer

Fire and Ice
Cafe - Restaurant - Bar

37 Amuri Avenue,
Hanmer Springs 7334

Phone: 03 315 5006
Email: info@fireandicecafe.co.nz

www.fireandicecafe.co.nz/

There is not a lot to say about this.
One word would summ it up - -  Perfect!!

The arrangment suffered during transportation - for sure - and the bowl on the side contained a lovely cheese sauce/dip.  Lots of flavour / color - no wooden platter or napkin underneath . . .

Yup
A first
Perfect

(Must check and see if this is the highest ever score so far . . . )

Presentation	4.9 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	5 out of 5
Overall score:	19.9 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread in Armadillos Restaurant Belfast

 Armadillos Belfast

812 Main North Road
Belfast 8050

Ph 03 323 6126

Email: armadillosnz@gmail.com

www.armadillosrestaurantsnz.com/coming-soon



A new place to eat out in town - and it was our wedding anniversary - so we decided to Armadillos.
It is so new - the website has hardly caught up with it (had to dig for the actual place on the ''master'' site), and is one of many other eateries dotted around the South Island!!

The garlic bread was listed on the menau as:

Garlic Bread
Freshly baked ciabattas loaf smothered in our home made garlic butter



I was not sure how BIG the loaf would be - having had almost some baskeball sized offerings previously.  The size ended up just a fraction to large for two - or right if you were ravenous!!!
It came on a wooden board that was old and well-used - so much so, it made me wonder if this is an old hand-me down!?!?! Not what you would expect from a brand new place!!  We give it a single point as SOME effort was made re presentation. 
As you can see - it is a loaf and was still hot from the oven.  The Steak knife was needed to cut (it was cut and buttered almost all the way to the bottom) through the crust at the bottom - a feat just managed with my hands.  Try cutting a hot loaf with bare hands!!
The crumbs visible at the side turned out to be some sort of rock salt, which we left alone!!
It did have lots of flavour - as I like to say - one you can see!! Lots of freshly cut garlic in it!  




As an aside - closer inspection of the steak knife revealed that it has regularly been washed in a dish-washer.  A big No-no as the timber is suffering and eventually will fail to hold the blade in place.  They ought to be hand washed in clear luke warm water and if at all possible slighty re-oiled to preserve the timber!  This knife clearly showed a loosning of the blade from its tang-hold and will fail soon and thus need replacing - an expense coming  up . . . . . .

Presentation	1 out of 5
Quantity	3 out of 5
Taste:	4 out of 5
Quality	2 out of 5
Overall score:	10 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from the Seabreeze Cafe & Bar in Picton

Seabreeze Cafe &Bar


24 London Quay,
Picton 7220

Tel: 03-573 6136

https://www.seabreezecafe.co.nz/


A outdoor Lunch beckoned - The weather was superb and the al fresco dining was very tempting!  Bonus was the Garlic Bread on the menu
It was advertised as:

Garlic bread (GF option) / 9.50
French stick with fresh garlic butter



Tempting so we placed our orders and waited - not for to long - it arrived in good time! 3 large-is pieces - artistically displayed and NO napkin underneath the Bread - a bonus!  For the first time (from memory) there is a side salad greens on offer - a new trend me thinks!! 







The bread itself was crispy on the outside and still warm to the touch.  You could see the fresh cut Cloves liberally displayed - urm - applied to the bread. Yummy taste and easy to eat!
1.5 slices for each of us - just right

















Just for fun I looked up the website and saw this on it - not what we got - still . . . .

Presentation	3 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4 out of 5
Overall score:	17 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from Joe's Garage in Cranford St

Joe's Garage
478 Cranford St
Redwood
Christchurch

Tel 03 352 5637

https://www.joes.co.nz/restaurants/christchurch-cranford-st/menu/


 Firstly - apologies for the quality of the picture!!  My companion was to keen to get stuck into it and earting this sample before I could take a decent enough image.  I can tell you though that the presentation did not really suffer from this - it did come on napkin and wooden board and was just piled up like so. . . .

 The bread itself seemed to be warmed up first then cut and buttered.  The outside was just soft - no crispy crust at all.  This softness then went right throughout the bread.  While it had plenty of garlic flavour - the herbs were missing in action.
It being a franchise you could assume that the quality of the meals are standard across all restaurant.  In this case (having been to three others before) I can say for sure that there are different standards - at least for the garlic bread.  On the upside - lots of room for improvement . . . .

Presentation	0 out of 5
Quantity	2 out of 5
Taste:	3 out of 5
Quality	2 out of 5
Overall score:	7 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from Bullock Restaurant & Bar in Timaru

Bullock Restaurant & Bar
109 Sophia St, Timaru

FREEPHONE 0800 285 662
http://www.bullockrestaurant.co.nz/

 It was advertized as :

Garlic Loaf

Our locally baked Homestyle loaf smothered in our delicious freshly made Garlic butter

Half: $8 . . . .  Full: $14

So being wise (for once) we asked how big the loaf would be and then decided a half one would do just nicely!!  Just as well as you casn see this was a rather large loaf indeed.
It came in good time and was hot throughout.
Initial recations were along the lines of 'not another DE-constructed loaf' however we soon found out that the additional garlic butter was there for a reason.  The loaf was cut down only so far (about halfway) so after we cut a slice off (4 in total) we were able to add the rest of the butter to the regions where the chef's butter failed to drain down to - making it a deliciously flavoured bread - especially as seeing it was still hot enough to actually melt the butter into the bread texture.   A half loaf is more then enough for two people - especially if you want to eat a proper meal afterwards!!!  Those lucky enough to get the cheese/bacon topping slice had an additional flavor to enjoy.

The wooden board and paper napkin detracted from the presentation.  Oh and I have to say - the "Bread-knife" was of superb quality!!  Best I have seen in a long time - and that is saying something!! *smiles*

To enjoy this - use above details and yes - one has to book or miss out on a table - or wait a long time!





 

Presentation	2 out of 5
Quantity	4 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4 out of 5
Overall score:	15 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from Donegal House in Kaikoura

Donegal House

Schoolhouse Road
Kaikoura
New Zealand

Tel: +64 3 319 5083

www.donegalhouse.co.nz/


I did wonder if they would! Donegal House is your typical Irish Pub - along with a Motel Unit and some campground! Everything in there is Irish! And it is a busy place!

We did order the Garlic Bread which arrived in good time.  The long baguette had 7 cuts and then made into 2 halves!  There was lots of garlic flavor and a good sprinkling of the obligatory herb!!! It was hot enough and semi crusty on the outside and soft buttery on the inside!  Cudos for adding lots of Garlic butter.
I sent a pic of this to my friend who said no points for presentation! I could live with the wicker basket (as it will not get cut) but the GREEN napkin was definitely some points of!

Presentation	2 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4 out of 5
Overall score:	16 (out of poss 20)

Garlic bread from Cafe Phoenix Hof in Vienna

Cafe Phoenix Hof
Neustiftgasse 55,
1070 Wien,
Austria

Tel 0043 (0) 699 1733 1072

http://www.phoenixhof.at/
Email   cafe@phoenixhof.at

It would proof to be our last sampling of Garlic bread while on tour around Europe and - it proved to be a bit fortuitous!  Upon arriving we were told that due to a cut in the gas line - they could only serve food that could be baked - or cold (salads).   Luckily the Garlic bread is oven baked so that was ok.  Although I am not so sure - as you can see the "tan" lines of a grill on the bread.  It came and was still warm to the touch - however we think the garlic was spread on after it has been warmed and not baked/cooked at all - it certainly was a 'fresh' taste (and re-tasting it at 4am). On the upside it was a crispy crusty outside and soft-ish on the fleshy inside part!!  Kudos yet again (must be a European thing) for the plate and no napkin (which always comes separate) presentation.
As the bread was small and was supposed to be for 2 people, we found a bit wanting, and could have had at least one more slice.

Presentation	4 out of 5
Quantity	3 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4 out of 5
Overall score:	16 (out of poss 20)

Garlic bread from Pizzeria Bella Italia

Pizzeria Bella Italia
Traunstein Strasse 11
4810 Gmunden
Austria

Tel 0761276763

www.https://www.bellaitalia-gmunden.at/#cat2

We found this delightful little piece of little Italy. Your typical Mum and Pop shop along with sons and who knows how many cousins . . .  It runs mostly as a food delivery service but also has enough seating to dine out.  Our place was right down in line of sight of the Kitchen so could see the hidden sight of what normally goes on - Thus could tell when our Garlic bread would arrive.  I actually saw him make it - a first!!! 
Typical with Pizza places is that you get a pizza base that doubles as bread.  It was pre-baked and then from a bucket - using a knife - liberally smeared on the garlic butter - or was that just straight crushed garlic?!?!?!  It certainly had LOTS of flavor.  Then for a quick 20seconds back into the oven before being served - hot!  I almost wished for another slice!  

Presentation	3 out of 5
Quantity	3 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4 out of 5
Overall score:	15 (out of poss 20)

Garlic bread from 'Zum Janni' in Treuchtlingen / Germany

Restaurant Stadthalle
Jahnstrasse 14
91757 Treuchtlingen
Germany

Tel (D) 0914201700 

Zum Janni

Email:  info@stadthalle-treuchtlingen.de

We decided to broaden our horizon and see if our European kinsfolk were as passionate about Garlic bread as this Kiwi is!


Seems it is more or less - probably less so then the same.  We found only a few places that actually served Garlic bread as appetizers.  In Treuchtlingen we found this delightful place, run by the Greek Family 'Avgoustis'.  There were certainly a good number of traditional  Greek meals on offer - along with more middle European offerings as well.

To the Bread itself then - as you can see from the image it was done on a grill rather then in an oven - or shock even a microwave herd!! It did arrive about 3 minutes after the main meal was served - we put that down to a busy staff . . . .

It was just warm and easy on the touch.  Kudos for the plate and no napkin!!! Certainly more of a decorative touch there.  4 slices of traditional baguette cut across and liberally sprinkled with Garlic and butter and some herbs.  The Zaziki was a nice touch - but overpowered the garlic flavor of the bread.  Hard to gauge on quantity as we ended up eating it alongside our main meal (pizza) 

Presentation	5 out of 5
Quantity	3 out of 5
Taste:	4 out of 5
Quality	4 out of 5
Overall score:	16 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from Reflections Cafe in Tekapo

Reflections Cafe in Tekapo

Reflections Café and Restaurant
SH 8 Lake Tekapo 7987

Tel +64 3 680 6234

Website: www.reflectionsrestaurant.co.nz


www.garlic-bread-from-reflections-cafe-in.html


This would be our 5th or 6th time we have eaten a meal there - seems we like the area and the cafe / restaurant too well!  Looking back at the other times we had been there - this effort has not changed for the last 3 years or so - but it is a change from 2012 - with the original bread longer and on a skinnier plate. 
Anyhow, the bread duly arrived in good time and - was hot to touch. Having learned from my last garlic bread (urm Cromwell I think) experience I grabbed the napkin (ok - so THAT's the reason they supply them????)  and tried to cut the bread - only to fail.  As you can see it was pre-cut and all you had to do was cut the 2 or 4 mm at the base.  Easier said then done steak knife not-withstanding - it was crusty beyond belief!!

 So I ended up taking the bread and turn it 90 degrees and then sliced downward (like a timber merchant) and that worked better.  Debating this with my companion we came to the conclusion it must have been sitting in a fry-pan or girdle and was 'fried' to create such a crust!

There was a good garlic flavor you could taste (and see) - sadly the touch of green herbs was missing.  Crusty on the outside (top AND bottom as previously mentioned), yet soft-fleshy on the inside.  We were not ravenous so probably one slice to many.

Presentation	3.5 out of 5
Quantity	3.5 out of 5
Taste:	4 out of 5
Quality	3 out of 5
Overall score:	14 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from the Lone Star Bar at Spitfire Place - Christchurch

The Lone Star
Spitfire place

544 Memorial Avenue
Christchurch

https://www.lonestar.co.nz/restaurants/spitfire/



It was advertised as:
Lone Star Artisan Loaf
A traditional seeded ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.

We had to ask if they do Garlic flavor or just plain butter - turns out that they will add the "garlic flavor" upon request only - so we duly ordered one.

As you can see from the image it is indeed a loaf.  It came WHOLE - eg NOT half pre-cut; whence the bread board and the bread-knife - which was sharp and nice to handle.  HOWEVER - as the bread was still very warm to hot - one could hold onto the loaf only for so long - usually about a half cut, before you had to release and try again to finish the cut.  (I should add that as a former pastry chef my hands have been 'conditioned' over a long period of time and can hold hot things longer then most people).  I guess I could have used a serviette to cushion the warmth.
 The bread itself was soft so despite the sharp knife we ended up squashing half of it during the cutting- and with the exception of one piece it snapped back 'into shape'.  Now for the butter - which - if you remember from the menu -  was meant to be 'warm'.  It obviously had been pre-made earlier in the day and then chilled.  Thus it ended up in nether-land - neither hard (as butter is once properly chilled) nor soft - and very hard to self-help with the buttering.  It just did not spread and remained a blob for a minute or two before the remaining heat of the bread melted some of it.
We had a mixed reaction with half of us saying it had good flavor and the other half saying " what flavor?"
Three of us managed to eat most of it - so for two people it would be more then enough - to much actually unless you are ravenous to start with.

Presentation	1 out of 5
Quantity	2 out of 5
Taste:	1 out of 5
Quality	2 out of 5
Overall score:	6 (out of poss 20)

Garlic bread from 5 Stags Bar in Cromwell

Harvest Hotel
Five Stags Bar & Restaurant
6 Barry Ave,
Cromwell

Email: info@thegate.nz
NZ Freephone: 0800 104 451
Phone: + 64 3 445 1777
https://thegate.nz/five-stags/









First of all - apologies for the  quality of the picture - it is from an older phone of mine which I had to gang-press back into action after the screen of my current phone died and is awaiting repairs!!

The Five Stags Bar and Restaurant are part of a wider Hotel Complex with 2 other food places competing for your $$! That said - we have been to the 5 Stags in Hanmer and figured we would get roughly the same quality and type of meals.  This serving was advertised as :
Garlic and Herb Breads
Our house made garlic breads served with aioli 

Interestingly enough it is indeed  'housemade' as opposed to bought bread - thus clearly it is a Vienna type loaf cut into slices.  The Aioli was plain and very much unlike the one from Hanmer which had a tiny bit of Jalapeno crushed through it (and giving a hint of spice).
It arrived in good time and was still warm to hot to touch. A plus was that it was buttered on both sides.
We had ordered 2 helpings to be divided between 5 people and even then we struggled between all of us to eat all of it. For a couple of folks it would have been 2.5 slices and probably to much as an entree.  The sprinkling of green herbs made it nice and the Garlic flavor was just there - could have been a tiny bit more for my likening!
The presentation suffered from the usual bread board (where you could see the grooves from previous cuts) and the obligatory paper napkin underneath!

Presentation	2 out of 5
Quantity	2 out of 5
Taste:	4 out of 5
Quality	3 out of 5
Overall score:	11 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from the Village Inn

The Village Inn Complex

41 Talbot St
Geraldine


Tel: 03 693 1004
Email: info@villageinn.co.nz
Website: www.villageinn.co.nz

The sign outside had Montheith"s so we figured we would be in good hands. 
The bread came in good time and was hot to touch - fresh from the oven.  Sadly it was buttered just on the upside. The greenery is a nice touch and had good flavor. For my liking it could have had a bit more 'garlic' flavor!  3 pieces each was just right - especially as they were small sized. 
The down side was the wicker basket along with the paper napkin.

Presentation	2 out of 5
Quantity	3 out of 5
Taste:	2 out of 5
Quality	2 out of 5
Overall score:	9 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from Mackenzies Cafe Bar Grill in Tekapo

Mackenzies Cafe Bar Grill

State Highway 8,
Lake Tekapo 7999

Phone: 03-680 6886

No known website or email address

We stopped at one of our favorite places in New Zealand - Lake Tekapo.  It was her's truly to cook so she took the easy option and we treated ourselves to a meal out!

We had been to this a few times (2013/15) and always found it a good place.  Our ordered Garlic bread came in good time even though the place was busy - always a good sign!

It arrived on, what we guessed must be an engineered stone - and no napkin underneath - a big plus.  The three pieces looked small - however by the time we halved one piece (1.5 for the two of us) it was just the right amount. Not filling up and leaving you wanting a morsel more.
There was lots of flavor and a big surprise was, that you could see some actual freshly cut Garlic cloves under the cheese!!
The baguette was crispy on the outside and nice warm and fleshy on the inside.

We have a friend who is a garlic bread aficionado and I am confident that she would have rated this 21 out of 20! 

Myself I am not overly fond of cheese on my garlic bread which would perhaps be the only distraction.  So we give this an almost perfect score - 19.5

Presentation	5 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	4.5 out of 5
Quality	5 out of 5
Overall score:	19.5 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from The Railway Hotel in Richmond

The Railway Hotel
(Formerly known as Bar321)
321 Lower Queen Street
Richmond / Nelson

Email:  bookings@therailway.co.nz
Tel:  03 5447289

https://www.facebook.com/The-Railway-280113872584603/


Formally the Railway Hotel in Richmond - with the train rails going directly past the hotel.  Neither are visible today and everything has changed.  Not sure even if this is the "original" site to it.


The Bar itself had a change too - it used to be known as Bar321.  I have never included a street shot of the location - in this case I am making an exception. We did say that if the menu did not appeal we could always go and have the American diet next door!!



The place looked comfortable enough and we decided to stay.  Turns out the new Chef is from the former Huruni Bar/Hotel in Canterbury - a place we have stopped a few times and always had good meals.  All good then.

The garlic bread itself arrived in good time.  A bit soft on the outside and needed to be cut at the bottom.  Big wraps for serving it on a plate and without the napkin underneath.  It ended up a bit salty - you can just spot the salt on the plate.  The inside was soft / liberally flavored and had one or two herbs with it.  There was more then enough for the two of us - and we had to pace ourselves in order not to get to full before the main-meal arrived.

Presentation	5 out of 5
Quantity	2 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4 out of 5
Overall score:	16 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from 5 Stags in Hanmer

5 Stags Restaurant

2 Fraser Close,
Hanmer springs

Tel: 03-315 7799

Website:  www.fivestagshanmer.co.nz/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/fivestagshanmer/

Another night out and we decided to try something new this time - the 5 Stags restaurant - which was appropriately themed!
We ordered the Garlic bread and that arrived in good time.
 It was hot with plenty of garlic butter / flavor inside.  The outside was soft - could have been a teeny bit more crunchy. Loved the liberal added / sprinkled herbs (inside and out)!!
The roll was just enough for two, not to much or to little!  The sauce - was a revelation - sour-cream with a touch of garlic and - wait for it - a little bit of jalapeno (all blended together) making it spicy (and just right).  It arrived on a new-ish timber platter (bamboo), which was a shame but for that it would have been near enough perfect. (readers from previous blog entries will remember that I prefer the garlic bread to arrive on a porcelain plate - for health/cleanliness reasons)
We rated this very highly and no doubt will go back there on our next visit to Hanmer.



 

Presentation	4 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4.5 out of 5
Overall score:	18.5 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from the Moeraki Tavern

 Moeraki Tavern
144 Haven St,
Moeraki 9482

Phone: 03-439 4705
www.moerakitavern.com/
Email: publife@moerakitavern.com

https://garlic-bread-critique.blogspot.com/2018/03/garlic-bread-from-moeraki-tavern.html

 The link above will take you back to our previous time we were there.  This time it was far less crowded so wee able to take a seat.  It gave us the opportunity and compare notes as well as do a proper assessment. 
The garlic bread itself has not changed from last time - so that was a nice surprise.  Even better was the presentation - nice clean (and warm) platter.  The only tiny bit distracting was the the placed napkin.
The taste was excellent - lots of flavor and the sprinkling of herbs helped! The "fleshy" and "crusty" bit were in perfect harmony.  Do not let the image fool you - the pieces were large enough and we  ended up with 1.5 bits each (cutting the third slice in half). It ended up with just the right amount - not to much or less!
The napkin underneath will give you an idea on size.
Overall we rate this very highly and give top marks.

Presentation	4.8 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	4.8 out of 5
Overall score:	19.6 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from the Roasted Bean Cafe in Hanmer

The Roasted Bean Cafe

47 Amuri Ave,
Hanmer Springs 7333

Ph.  03 315 7430

Web: www.roastedbean.co.nz/

It is listed on the menu as "Fresh baked loaf of bread served with garlic butter"  and sits opposite of the "Grand Flat Bread - which is Garlic and pesto base with sundried tomatoes, cashew nuts, feta cheese, olives and a sweet chilli swirl. 

We gave the pizza based bread a miss and ordered the 'loaf'.  The news from the waitress was that it would arrive first and our pizza's (our mains) sometime after that.  So imagine our surprise when they arrived all at the same time.  The Garlic 'Loaf' itself was a ciabatta type bread - nicely cut into triangle and had lots of garlic butter flavor along with a tiny amount of green herbs.  You could easily see the garlic in the bread.  It was crusty on the outside and soft fleshy on the inside - and again - with plenty of flavor.  It arrived as you can see on a plate and had no serviette underneath - a big plus there.   Do not let the image fool you - the size of the slices was rather large and even though we  (2 of us) were hungry, we struggled to get through that lot - in fact we had a doggie bag.  It might have been different if our mains had arrived much later - but not wanting to let the pizza get cold we ended up using the aforementioned doggie bag. But for that it would have rated very highly.

Presentation	4 out of 5
Quantity	2 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	5 out of 5
Overall score:	17 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from Coco Putt Ale House Rarotonga

 
Coco Putt Ale House Rarotonga
Onemaru Road
Aroa
Arorangi
Rarotonga

Phone: (+682) 27181
http://www.cocoputt.co.ck/index.htm

info@cocoputt.co.ck

 It should prove to be a good night out! Coco Putt is a min Golf place almost literally in the middle of no-where and like so many places  in the Cook Islands have more then one string to their bow!  Attached to it is a eating place - affectionately called Ale House. 
The Garlic bread we ordered came in good time and there was plenty - both in flavor and quantity! If there would be one fault - we almost struggled to eat it all - and leave some space for our main dinner! The artistic display may have suffered a tiny bit during transit - but was still upright.  The Garlic Bread was soft on the inside and crunchy crusty on the outside.  As regular readers of this blog know - for H+S reasons I prefer my bread to be served on a solid platter and not on timber that has seen better days! A napkin was supplied with your cutlery so there was no need to add one to the plate itself (thus no distractions) !  We rated this very highly - certainly one of our top ten samples we have consumed over the years! 

Presentation	4.5 out of 5
Quantity	4 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	5 out of 5
Overall score:	18.5 (out of poss 20)