Cazador - Auckland

Initially spooked by the interior decor but quickly got over it with the insanely good food. Got to try a lot of dishes I’ve never had anywhere else and I think about them from time to time because they were just that good. The staff was helpful in choosing the right quantity of food and all the recommendations were tasty and memorable so there’s a decent chance that the entire menu is just fabulous.

We recently went to Cazador for dinner and the customer service was as good as the food.<br/ To start we had the roast Bone marrow with chimichurri and the chargrilled squid. The bone marrow was perfect but the squid really took the prize best we’ve had. <br/ <br/ For mains we had the pan roasted venison and braised rabbit leg. The rabbit was tender and the sauce complimented it perfectly. The venison was perfectly cooked, and we literally talked about this dinner for days afterwards. 10/10

Good food, good vibe, excellent service. We ordered the Cazador Feast $80pp course menu). It was good but everyone around us ordered from the a la carte menu and their dishes looked amazing!

This place is Devine! The decor is awesomely unique I came with a friend, but this would be the perfect date spot!We have amazing service, our waitress was fantastic with her recommendations of both wine and food and also provided some good banterWe had the charcuterie board and some other nibbles..... the charcuterie board was A M A Z I N G! Their pâtés, etc they make in house yum!!We loved their wine too!Can’t wait to come back!

PERFECTION. Food that makes you smile ear to ear, giving you happiness in each bite, because it’s that delicious. So much love has gone into this food that you can taste it. Cazador know what they’re doing with their food, especially their game meat!<br/ .<br/ The road to happiness:<br/ • Charcuterie board for 2 i always love finding a place that does a good charcuterie as it says a lot about their quality, and this one tops the charts. Duck liver parfait was out of this world, so smooth and velvety and a tennis ball size serving of it to go with everything. Venison pistachio terrine and hare/rabbit terrine both melt in your mouth and pack a punch with their delicate flavours, and the venison prosciutto is one of the most tender cured meats ever. Add a bit of the wicked mustard seed sauce to hit the ball out of the park. Huge selection of equally tasty toast and crackers to go with it all. I could literally have this for dinner, stop there, and be happy.<br/ • Chargrilled quail whole quail cooked to perfection, this meat is so easy to overcook but this was tender, juicy, and packed intense flavour balanced out with the bed of corn mash underneath.<br/ • Grilled venison again with the tender flavourful meat, eat it together with the labneh and sourdough crumb and be transported to food heaven.<br/ • Potatoes pure gold, crispy on the outside fluffy on the inside.<br/ • Wild boar salami this was the amuse bouche, really delicately flavoured despite being made of boar!<br/ • Fresh baked madelines pinch me because I’m still dreaming about these, beautiful warm pillowy madelines straight from the oven, eaten together with the salty buffalo curd and fresh strawberries is like a whole new world. Super light and fresh, could I have this for dessert every night?<br/ • Dark chocolate brandy mousse the texture is ultra thick, but when you taste it, it’s super light?! As if you could just eat it by the bucket, the rich chocolate flavour is all there but you don’t get the groggy feeling after. There’s an element of salt in there together with the nuts which makes it that much better.<br/ .<br/ What an experience. I might have a new favourite!