Welcome

Lustre Kitchen and Dining - The name itself is a sort of double entendre - a warm glow on the one hand and a bit ... lusty ... on the other.

Think of a dining room with a dark low ceiling, gold framed mirrors, dark paint, soft glowing lights, shadows and mystery. A bit of over indulgence and hedonism ...a touch of aristocracy tainted by the most petite piece of Francophilia ....

Our Kitchen Bar Seating - the front of the arena - the action and intensity - a behind the scenes ticket to kitchen banter and narcissism - and a front row seat to the plating of menus created and served on a whim by whimsical Chefs - tortured, obsessed and passionate - the dishes ever evolving with the season - flowing, romantic, naughty, nostalgic, raw - like a love child of Henry Miller and Jane Austen.

We know where our food comes from - We know that it comes from like minded people - local people, real people, obsessed and passionate people who embody stoicism and grit when it comes to producing the best products, in the most sustainable way- but never preachy...

Our wines - as if made for Bacchus himself, grown in a land as majestic and ancient as the Acropolis of Athens - Aotearoa - made by mad scientists in the pursuit of perfection - also obsessed.. also passionate.

Our Spirits- ornate and delicate, made by ornate and delicate people(in a way)... caring and nurturing (probably)... meticulous ...served in glasses with the same adjectives.

At Lustre Kitchen and Dining we want you to experience the bounty that Aotearoa has - manifested in the form of subjectively beautiful and objectively 'over the top' dishes created by our twisted Chefs who read too much Bukowski to ever come back...

we want you to sense the effervescence of our bubbles or drink the wine or taste the cocktail or sip the whiskey or gin...

At Lustre Kitchen and Dining we never want you to leave ... but when you do finally have to leave we want you to leave with a warm glow... and a bit lusty...