Rating out of 10: Food: 6.5 Service: 5 Value: 7 Ambience: 7We'd just ordered steak and chips when a woman wandered past with an axe in her head. Trick-or-treaters were trooping in to Lord Kitchener, the new gastropub going gangbusters in a neighbourhood famous for biryani, but almost bereft of beer. Turns out the original Lord Kitchener used to be commander-in-chief of the Indian Army. Related Content Restaurant review: Mr Toms, Ponsonby Restaurant review: Cassia, Ponsonby Restaurant review: Gemmayze St, Karangahape RdInstead, I watched my Yorkshire pudding languish on the pass for a good five minutes. Lord Kitchener has got its flavours nailed, but it really, really needs to sort its service.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 18, 2016 22:36 UTC