Soul Bar and Bistro

4.6

62 Reviews

$A40 and under

International

Innovative
Romantic
Good for special occasions

Soul is located in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour, the entertainment heart of
New Zealand’s largest city. Equal parts elegant and fun; Soul achieves the impossible – to be all things to all people. Feeding souls with relaxed cocktails, business lunches, romantic dinners, or a vibrant night out - Soul offers it all. Spectacular sunsets are captured from Soul’s west facing terrace, and DJ’s on Friday and Saturday nights keep late night revellers buzzing till the wee hours.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$A40 and under
Cuisines
International
Hours of Operation
Daily 11:00 am–11:00 pm
Phone number
09-356 7249
Website
http://www.soulbar.co.nz/
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
Viaduct Harbour, Corner of Lower Hobson Street and Customs Street West, Auckland City, Auckland 1143
Area
Auckland
Parking details
None

Grilled SnapperNZ$37.00
citrus salad, fennel, pear, celery, crispy rice
Roasted HapukuNZ$40.00
crayfish raviolo, truffle dressing, beach spinach
Fried Beer Battered TarakihiNZ$28.00
persian style russian potato salad with dill
Grilled TarakihiNZ$32.00
mint, pea salsa verde, pea feathers, almonds
Whole FlounderNZ$33.00
capers, lemon, parsley, macona almonds

Meat & Poultry

Pork BellyNZ$37.00
creamed corn, green tomato sofrito, corn crackling
Bostock's Chicken BreastNZ$37.00
organic sprout tabbouleh, calabrian chilli butter
Hawke's Bay Lamb RackNZ$46.00
pea croquettes, mint salsa verde, labneh
Slow Cooked Wakanui Scotch 350 GramsNZ$58.00
asparagus, shrimp butter
Savannah Beef FilletNZ$38.00
rösti, black peppered sauce

Pasta

FusilliNZ$25.00
basil pesto, summer blossoms, pinoli pine nuts
Scampi CavatelliNZ$37.00
tomato bisque, chilli oil
PaccheriNZ$32.00
cloudy bay clams, calabrian chilli, aqua pazza
Macaroni CheeseNZ$18.00
ham off the bone, parmesan crust

Sides & Such

BroccoliniNZ$9.00
nancy's mustard crumbs
AsparagusNZ$14.00
miso bagna cauda
Cauliflower Colombo & CoconutNZ$10.00
Heirloom Tomato SaladNZ$9.00
cucumbers, feta
Red Jacket PotatoesNZ$9.00
white bbq sauce
Rocket & Parmesan SaladNZ$11.00
Skinny FriesNZ$9.00

What 62 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.5Service
4.5Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Energetic

62 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
New Zealand
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 12 October 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
料理・デザートも美味しくサービスも最高。オークランドで一番の思い出になりました。
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simon
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 May 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Soul retains the high standards set by the original owner. The fish was beautiful prepared and presented and cooked perfectly. The terrace tables on a warm and sunny day are fabulous under the floral baskets-and looking over the viaduct basin it feels like you are transported somewhere else. The staff were attentive without being over the top. I am never disappointed when I visit Soul.
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gabi
New Zealand
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 20 April 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Great location, food and wine selection. Tuna tartare, salt and pepper squid, lamb a bit rare, fillet of beef medium rare and a nice bottle of Zinfandel. Too full for dessert. Definitely will go again.
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WilliamR
New York City
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on 27 March 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything is so good that I make the Soul a regular stop for an excellent meal. It’s a real pleasure to eat & drink 🍸 in this restaurant.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 20 February 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, great atmospere! We always come back!
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michellew
Fort Lauderdale
24 reviews
3.0
24 reviews
Dined on 17 February 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Planned all day for this dinner and was excited to have the whole fish. They were out of it :( Food is very high end and lots of odd seasonings and ingredients. Shrimp scampi was not as one would expect, flan was more like a polenta cake. A very expensive dinner that did not meet the high expectations from the reviews. Just my opinion Restaurant very loud and sterile Not good for any conversation
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Jerseygirl
VIP
Philadelphia
57 reviews
5.0
57 reviews
Dined on 12 February 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
All the seats inside and out at this lovely place are harbor view. We had a bit of trouble understanding the menu descriptions but our waiter, Zach was very helpful. My husband had the steak with oyster starter and I had the local fish and "red rascals". All very delicious. A nice start to our month long visit to New Zealand and Australia
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hylasgirl
VIP
Salt Lake City
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on 23 January 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely wonderful!!
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Joan
Phoenix
62 reviews
4.0
62 reviews
Dined on 22 January 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I had very high expectations and although very good, it did not meet them.
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Alice
Tampa
50 reviews
5.0
50 reviews
Dined on 20 January 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Excellent! Because of reviews on Open Table we visited Soul last weekend while visiting Auckland. We were not disappointed. We had an excellent experience. The main course tuna was outstanding and my husband's snapper was delicious. We were fortunate to have a table on the patio and the view and weather were perfect.
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Viaduct Harbour, Corner of Lower Hobson Street and Customs Street West, Auckland City, Auckland 1143

Additional information

Area
Auckland
Hours of Operation
Daily 11:00 am–11:00 pm
Price
$A40 and under
Cuisines
International
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None

Website
http://www.soulbar.co.nz/
Phone number
09-356 7249

Soul Bar and Bistro

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Sourdough & Ciabatta

Lewis Road Creamery Butter or Pomegranate & EvoNZ$5.00

Mozzarella ToastNZ$10.00

Smoked Trevally ToastNZ$8.00

Crayfish ToastNZ$16.00

Starters

Fried Green TomatoesNZ$18.00

Mozzarella Fior di LatteNZ$19.00

Beef TartareNZ$19.00

Smoked Chicken Liver PâtéNZ$19.00

Scampi CocktailNZ$28.00

Raw Bar & Oysters

Kingfish CrudoNZ$19.00

Tuna CarpaccioNZ$19.00

Oyster Shooter

Shucked

Te Matuku Bay, Waiheke Island

Mahurangi Bay, Mahurangi

Organic Clevedon Oyster, Clevedon Coast

Hot

Beer Battered

Kilpatrick

Salads

Green GoddessNZ$17.00

Waikanae CrabNZ$36.00

Rice BowlNZ$16.00

Caesar SaladNZ$18.00

Add a Skewer

Sweet & Sour Pork

Chimichurri Chicken

Hapuku

Barbequed Glazed Beef

Soul Classics

Salt & Pepper SquidNZ$19.50

West Coast Whitebait FrittersNZ$28.50

Jude's Seafood Chowder Circa 1989NZ$16.50

Fish

Grilled SnapperNZ$37.00

Roasted HapukuNZ$40.00

Fried Beer Battered TarakihiNZ$28.00

Grilled TarakihiNZ$32.00

Whole FlounderNZ$33.00

Meat & Poultry

Pork BellyNZ$37.00

Bostock's Chicken BreastNZ$37.00

Hawke's Bay Lamb RackNZ$46.00

Slow Cooked Wakanui Scotch 350 GramsNZ$58.00

Savannah Beef FilletNZ$38.00

Pasta

FusilliNZ$25.00

Scampi CavatelliNZ$37.00

PaccheriNZ$32.00

Macaroni CheeseNZ$18.00

Sides & Such

BroccoliniNZ$9.00

AsparagusNZ$14.00

Cauliflower Colombo & CoconutNZ$10.00

Heirloom Tomato SaladNZ$9.00

Red Jacket PotatoesNZ$9.00

Rocket & Parmesan SaladNZ$11.00

Skinny FriesNZ$9.00

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